Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Information

Summary of financial information of the entity's reportable segments for continuing operations

									Segment
	External		Inter-			Total			Operating
(in thousands)	Sales		Segment			Sales			Income (Loss)
December 31, 2014
Contract Drilling:
U.S. Land	$	890,047	$	—		$	890,047		$	318,122
Offshore	69,473		—			69,473			21,484
International Land	92,885		—			92,885			12,214
	1,052,405		—			1,052,405			351,820
Other	4,180		222			4,402			(1,899		)
	1,056,585		222			1,056,807			349,921
Eliminations	—		(222		)	(222		)	—
Total	$	1,056,585	$	—		$	1,056,585		$	349,921
									Segment
	External		Inter-			Total			Operating
(in thousands)	Sales		Segment			Sales			Income (Loss)
December 31, 2013
Contract Drilling:
U.S. Land	$	731,674	$	—		$	731,674		$	250,952
Offshore	59,054		—			59,054			18,498
International Land	95,341		—			95,341			12,751
	886,069		—			886,069			282,201
Other	3,083		220			3,303			(3,005		)
	889,152		220			889,372			279,196
Eliminations	—		(220		)	(220		)	—
Total	$	889,152	$	—		$	889,152		$	279,196

Schedule of reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Segment operating income	$	349,921		$	279,196
Income from asset sales	4,155			5,664
Corporate general and administrative costs and corporate depreciation	(22,257		)	(20,829		)
Operating income	331,819			264,031
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income	285			453
Interest expense	(561		)	(1,194		)
Gain on sale of investment securities	—			—
Other	314			(345		)
Total other income (expense)	38			(1,086		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	331,857		$	262,945

Schedule of total assets by reportable segments

	December 31,		September 30,
	2014		2014
	(in thousands)
Total assets
U.S. Land	$	5,451,403	$	5,260,810
Offshore	138,539		137,101
International Land	650,872		589,968
Other	40,612		40,080
	6,281,426		6,027,959
Investments and corporate operations	512,696		686,696
Total assets from continued operations	6,794,122		6,714,655
Discontinued operations	7,397		7,206
	$	6,801,519	$	6,721,861

Schedule of revenues from external customers by country based on the location of service provided

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Operating revenues
United States	$	956,281	$	788,691
Colombia	23,451		26,730
Argentina	25,083		26,359
Ecuador	15,194		17,800
Other foreign	36,576		29,572
Total	$	1,056,585	$	889,152