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Divestitures (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
rig
Mar. 31, 2014
rig
Dec. 31, 2014
rig
Property, Plant and Equipment Impairment or Disposal [Abstract]      
Proceeds from non-core oil and natural gas asset sales, net of related expenses $ 49,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses $ 8,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses  
Number of drilling rigs removed from service     31unt_Numberofdrillingrigsremovedfromservice
Number of rigs sold 1unt_NumberofRigsSold 4unt_NumberofRigsSold  
Net book value of drilling rigs sold 300,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals 16,300,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals  
Gain on sale of drilling rigs $ 7,900us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment $ 9,600,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment