Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000046765
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		108,943,754
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3