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Summary of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Revolving credit facility $ 162,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit $ 35,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Long-term Debt, gross 1,237,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt 1,110,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense 25,090us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense 26,194us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
Long-term Debt, net 1,211,910us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 1,083,806us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Revolving Credit Facility    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense 1,476us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
1,623us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
7.25% Senior Notes due 2019    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Senior notes 300,000us-gaap_SeniorLongTermNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pva_SeniorNotesDue2019Member
300,000us-gaap_SeniorLongTermNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pva_SeniorNotesDue2019Member
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense 3,928us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pva_SeniorNotesDue2019Member
4,131us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pva_SeniorNotesDue2019Member
8.50% Senior Notes due 2020    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Senior notes 775,000us-gaap_SeniorLongTermNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pva_SeniorNotesDue2020Member
775,000us-gaap_SeniorLongTermNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pva_SeniorNotesDue2020Member
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense $ 19,686us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pva_SeniorNotesDue2020Member
$ 20,440us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pva_SeniorNotesDue2020Member