Business Segments - Capital Expenditures (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 436,797	$ 166,320	$ 145,481
Other Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	25,504	11,638	12,378
Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	255,634	109,894	105,037
Pressure Pumping | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	137,935	34,676	21,678
Directional Drilling | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	16,598	8,591	4,681
Corporate Segment | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 1,126	$ 1,521	$ 1,707