Superior Energy Services 10-K26 Feb 152014 FY Annual reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Billions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 17, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Superior Energy Services Inc
Entity Central Index Key	886835
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-14
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		149,785,368
Entity Public Float			$5.41
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Trading Symbol	spn
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$393,046	$196,047
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $22,076 and $31,030 at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	926,768	937,195
Deferred income taxes	32,138	8,785
Prepaid expenses	74,750	70,421
Income tax receivable		5,532
Inventory and other current assets	185,429	258,449
Assets Held-for-sale, at Carrying Value	116,680
Total current assets	1,728,811	1,476,429
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,733,839	3,002,194
Goodwill	2,468,409	2,458,109
Notes receivable	25,970	23,708
Intangible and other long-term assets, net	420,360	450,867
Total assets	7,377,389	7,411,307
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	225,306	216,029
Accrued expenses	363,747	376,049
Income taxes payable	40,213
Current maturities of long-term debt	20,941	20,000
Current portion of decommissioning liabilities		27,322
Liabilities Held-for-sale	61,840
Total current liabilities	712,047	639,400
Deferred income taxes	702,996	736,080
Decommissioning liabilities	88,000	56,197
Long-term debt, net	1,627,842	1,646,535
Other long-term liabilities	166,766	201,651
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock of $0.01 par value. Authorized, 5,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock of $0.001 par value. Authorized - 250,000,000, Issued - 149,648,826, Outstanding - 149,708,825 at December 31, 2014 Authorized - 250,000,000, Issued - 158,976,784, Outstanding - 159,158,022 at December 31, 2013	150	159
Additional paid in capital	2,620,328	2,873,579
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	-36,280	-17,500
Retained earnings	1,495,540	1,275,206
Total stockholders' equity	4,079,738	4,131,444
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$7,377,389	$7,411,307

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$22,076	$31,030
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	250,000,000	250,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	149,648,826	158,976,784
Common stock, shares outstanding	149,708,825	159,158,022

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Services	$3,466,279	$3,371,847	$3,315,072
Rentals	1,090,343	978,210	978,204
Total, Revenues	4,556,622	4,350,057	4,293,276
Costs and expenses:
Cost of Services (exclusive of items shown separately below)	2,308,270	2,244,881	2,100,168
Cost of Rentals (exclusive of items shown separately below)	426,563	388,709	369,252
Cost of goods and services	2,734,833	2,633,590	2,469,420
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	650,814	604,441	488,061
General and administrative expenses	624,371	597,778	625,422
Reduction in value of assets		300,078
Income from operations	546,604	214,170	710,373
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	96,734	107,902	116,479
Interest expense, net	-96,734	-107,902	-116,479
Other Expense	-7,681	-4,627	-2,317
Loss on early estinguishment of debt		-884	-2,294
Gain on sale of equity-method investments			17,880
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	442,189	100,757	607,163
Income taxes	161,399	55,272	223,246
Net income from continuing operations	280,790	45,485	383,917
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-22,973	-156,903	-17,982
Net income (loss)	$257,817	($111,418)	$365,935
Earnings per share information:
Continuing operations, basic	$1.81	$0.29	$2.57
Discontinued operations, basic	($0.15)	($0.99)	($0.12)
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$1.66	($0.70)	$2.45
Continuing operations, diluted	$1.79	$0.28	$2.54
Discontinued operations, diluted	($0.14)	($0.97)	($0.12)
Diluted earnings per share	$1.65	($0.69)	$2.42
Cash dividends declared per share	$0.24	$0.08
Weighted average common shares used in computing earnings per share:
Basic	155,154	159,206	149,288
Incremental common shares from stock based compensation	1,572	1,574	1,818
Diluted	156,726	160,780	151,106

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Com

Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$257,817	($111,418)	$365,935
Unrealized net gain (loss) on investment securities, net of tax		-256	-897
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax	-1,153
Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax	-19,933	2,073	8,516
Comprehensive income (loss)	$239,037	($109,601)	$373,554

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Cha

Consolidated Statements Of Changes In Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2011	$80	$447,007	($26,936)	$1,033,448	$1,453,599
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2011	80,425,443
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Net income (loss)				365,935	365,935
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Unrealized net gain (loss) on investment securities			-897		-897
Unrealized net gain (loss) on investment securities, net of tax			-897		-897
Foreign currency translation adjustment			8,516		8,516
Stock Withheld and Retired Value		-3,424			-3,424
Stock Withheld and Retired Shares	135,128
Restricted stock grant and expense, net of forefeitures, shares	-295,366
Vesting of restricted stock assumed with acquisition	64,356
Exercise of stock options, value	2	14,775			14,777
Exercise of stock options, shares	1,962,248
Tax benefit (expense) from stock-based compensation		-675			-675
Stock-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures		23,737			23,737
Shares issued to pay performance share unit, value		1,140			1,140
Shares issued to pay performance share unit, shares	43,259
Shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, value		3,360			3,360
Shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares	147,026				147,026
Stock issued under acquisition, value	76	2,361,391			2,361,467
Stock issued under acquisition, shares	74,699,065
Fair value of options exchanged in with acquisition		3,932			3,932
Share issuance cost		-388			-388
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2012	158	2,850,855	-19,317	1,399,383	4,231,079
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012	157,501,635
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Net income (loss)				-111,418	-111,418
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Unrealized net gain (loss) on investment securities			-256		-256
Unrealized net gain (loss) on investment securities, net of tax			-256		-256
Foreign currency translation adjustment			2,073		2,073
Stock Withheld and Retired Value		2,811			2,811
Stock Withheld and Retired Shares	119,070
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	-426,883
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value		-10,627			-10,627
Restricted stock grant and expense, net of forefeitures, value	1
Restricted stock grant and expense, net of forefeitures, shares	-1,154,032
Vesting of restricted stock assumed with acquisition	210,951
Exercise of stock options, value		6,263			6,263
Exercise of stock options, shares	470,712
Tax benefit (expense) from stock-based compensation		-1,185			-1,185
Cash dividends declared ($0.08 per share)				-12,759	-12,759
Stock-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures		26,071			26,072
Shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, value		5,013			5,013
Shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares	185,407				185,407
Exercise of stock options, shares	426,883
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2013	159	2,873,579	-17,500	1,275,206	4,131,444
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013	158,976,784
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Net income (loss)				257,817	257,817
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Net of Tax			1,153		1,153
Foreign currency translation adjustment			-19,933		-19,933
Stock Withheld and Retired Value		-7,315			-7,315
Stock Withheld and Retired Shares	267,340
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	-10,246,091				2,532,540
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	-10	-299,734			-299,744
Incremental common shares from restricted stock units	95,914
Restricted stock grant and expense, net of forefeitures, shares	-152,447,000
Vesting of restricted stock assumed with acquisition	114,839
Exercise of stock options, value	1	10,560			10,561
Exercise of stock options, shares	880,687				880,687
Tax benefit (expense) from stock-based compensation		6,160			6,160
Cash dividends declared ($0.08 per share)				-37,483	-37,483
Stock-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures		30,982			30,982
Shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, value		6,096			6,096
Shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares	246,480				246,480
Exercise of stock options, shares	10,246,091				-2,532,540
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2014	$150	$2,620,328	($36,280)	$1,495,540	$4,079,738
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014	149,648,826

Recovered_Sheet1

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends declared per share	$0.24	$0.08
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Amount	$0.08	$0.08

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Cas

Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$257,817	($111,418)	$365,935
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	652,143	625,928	510,526
Writeoff of debt acquisition costs and note discount		-884	-3,460
Deferred income taxes	-49,567	14,435	11,218
Gain loss from Equity method investment			-17,880
Reduction in value of assets including discontinued operations		419,380
Stock based and performance share unit compensation expense	42,748	35,832	36,570
Amortization of debt acquisition costs and note discount	8,110	8,919	9,856
(Gains) losses on sales of assets and businesses	-12,777	-657	5,763
Other reconciling items, net	-6,803	-1,783	-12,377
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	-9,487	85,423	-42,946
Inventory and other current assets	53,594	-70,995	62,720
Accounts payable	36,450	-32,304	-30,977
Accrued expenses	16,411	25,154	-26,107
Income taxes	46,134	-162,148	152,093
Other, net	-1,762	56,158	-10,691
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Total	1,033,011	892,808	1,035,043
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for capital expenditures	-616,102	-608,960	-1,141,922
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities, Equity	10,622		41,874
Change in restricted cash held for acquisition of business			785,280
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	-24,327	-23,797	-1,091,161
Cash Proceeds From Sales of Assets And Businesses	147,305	6,292	193,166
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments			34,087
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Investing Activities		22,650
Other	7,767	-1,753	21,558
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Total	-474,735	-605,568	-1,157,118
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit	-14,736	-581,771	-771,439
Proceeds from Long-term Lines of Credit	14,736	581,771	696,439
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	2,602		400,000
Principal payments of long-term debt	-21,564	-170,000	-177,546
Share repurchases	-299,734	-10,627
Cash dividends	-49,756
Payment of debt acquisition costs			-25,274
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	10,560	6,264	14,777
Proceeds from issuance of stock through employee benefit plans	4,870	4,124	2,855
Other	724	-6,840	-5,973
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Total	-357,168	-181,203	130,984
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-4,109	-1,189	2,016
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	196,999	104,848	10,925
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	196,047	91,199	80,274
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$393,046	$196,047	$91,199

Summary_Of_Significant_Account

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

	Basis of Presentation

	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Superior Energy Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2014 presentation.

	Business

	The Company provides a wide variety of services and products to the energy industry related to the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. The Company serves major, national and independent oil and natural gas companies throughout the world. The Company’s operations are managed and organized by business units, which offer products and services within the various phases of a well’s economic life cycle. The Company reports its operating results in four business segments: Drilling Products and Services; Onshore Completion and Workover Services; Production Services; and Technical Solutions (formerly, Subsea and Technical Solutions). Given the Company’s history of growth and long-term strategy of expanding geographically, the Company also provides supplemental segment revenue information in three geographic areas: U.S. land; Gulf of Mexico; and International.

	Use of Estimates

	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

	Major Customers and Concentration of Credit Risk

	The majority of the Company’s business is conducted with major and independent oil and gas companies. The Company evaluates the financial strength of its customers and provides allowances for probable credit losses when deemed necessary.

	The market for the Company’s services and products is the oil and gas industry in the U.S. land and Gulf of Mexico areas and select international market areas. Oil and gas companies make capital expenditures on exploration, development and production operations. The level of these expenditures historically has been characterized by significant volatility.

	The Company derives a large amount of revenue from a small number of major and independent oil and gas companies. There were no customers that exceeded 10% of total revenue in 2014. In 2013 and 2012, EOG Resources, Inc. accounted for approximately 10% and 13%, respectively, of total revenue, primarily within the Onshore Completion and Workover segment.

	In addition to trade receivables, other financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and derivative instruments used in hedging activities. The financial institutions in which the Company transacts business are large, investment grade financial institutions which are “well capitalized” under applicable regulatory capital adequacy guidelines, thereby minimizing its exposure to credit risks for deposits in excess of federally insured amounts and for failure to perform as the counterparty on interest rate swap agreements. The Company periodically evaluates the creditworthiness of financial institutions that may serve as a counterparty to its derivative instruments.

	Cash Equivalents

	The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of 90 days or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

	Accounts Receivable and Allowances

	Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount or the earned amount but not yet invoiced and do not bear interest. The Company maintains allowances for estimated uncollectible receivables, including bad debts and other items. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Company’s best estimate of probable uncollectible amounts in existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience and specific identification.

	Inventory

	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out or weighted-average cost methods for finished goods and work-in-process. Supplies and consumables consist principally of products used in the Company’s services provided to its customers.

	Property, Plant and Equipment

	Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, except assets acquired using purchase accounting, which are recorded at fair value as of the date of acquisition. With the exception of certain marine assets and oil and natural gas properties, depreciation is computed using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

	Buildings and improvements	5	to	40	years
	Marine vessels and equipment	5	to	25	years
	Machinery and equipment	2	to	25	years
	Automobiles, trucks, tractors and trailers	3	to	10	years
	Furniture and fixtures	2	to	10	years

	The Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under the successful efforts method, the costs of successful exploratory wells and leases containing productive reserves are capitalized. Costs incurred to drill and equip developmental wells, including unsuccessful wells, are capitalized. Other costs such as geological and geophysical costs and the drilling costs of unsuccessful exploratory wells are expensed. Leasehold and well costs are depleted on a units-of-production basis based on the estimated remaining equivalent oil and gas reserves of each field.

	Capitalized Interest

	The Company capitalizes interest on the cost of major capital projects during the active construction period. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying assets and is amortized over the useful lives of the assets. The Company capitalized $1.0 million, $2.4 million and $7.7 million of interest expense in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for various capital projects.

	Reduction in Value of Long-Lived Assets

	Long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment and purchased intangibles subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of such assets to their fair value calculated, in part, by the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. Cash flow estimates are based upon, among other things, historical results adjusted to reflect the best estimate of future market rates, utilization levels, and operating performance. Estimates of cash flows may differ from actual cash flows due to, among other things, changes in economic conditions or changes in an asset’s operating performance. The Company’s assets are grouped by subsidiary or division for the impairment testing, which represent the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. The Company has long-lived assets, such as facilities, utilized by multiple operating divisions that do not have identifiable cash flows. Impairment testing for these long-lived assets is based on the consolidated entity. If the asset grouping’s fair value is less than the carrying amount of those items, impairment losses are recorded in the amount by which the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell. The net carrying value of assets not fully recoverable is reduced to fair value. The estimate of fair value represents the Company’s best estimate based on industry trends and reference to market transactions and is subject to variability. The oil and gas industry is cyclical and estimates of the period over which future cash flows will be generated, as well as the predictability of these cash flows, can have a significant impact on the carrying values of these assets and, in periods of prolonged down cycles, may result in impairment charges. See note 9 for a discussion of reduction in values of long-lived assets recorded during 2013.

	Goodwill

	The following table summarizes the activity for the Company’s goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):


					Onshore
		Drilling			Completion
		Products			and Workover			Production			Technical
	and Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Total
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	144,947		$	1,418,050		$	878,052		$	91,016		$	2,532,065
Acquisition activities		-			1,500			15,099			-			16,599
Disposition activities		-756			-			-			-			-756
Reduction in value of assets		-			-			-			-91,016			-91,016
Foreign currency translation adjustment		681			-			536			-			1,217
Balance, December 31, 2013		144,872			1,419,550			893,687			-			2,458,109
Acquisition activities		-			-			13,909			-			13,909
Disposition activities		-			-			-			-			-
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-2,033			-			-1,576			-			-3,609
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	142,839		$	1,419,550		$	906,020		$	-		$	2,468,409

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of the asset has decreased below its carrying value. During the third quarter of 2014, the Company changed its annual goodwill impairment testing date from December 31 to October 1. Management considers this accounting change preferable because it allows the Company additional time to complete the annual goodwill test. This change does not accelerate, delay, avoid, or cause an impairment charge, nor does this change result in adjustments to previously issued financial statements. In order to estimate the fair value of the reporting units (which is consistent with the reported business segments), the Company used a weighting of the discounted cash flow method and the public company guideline method of determining fair value of each reporting unit. The Company weighted the discounted cash flow method 80% and the public company guideline method 20% due to differences between the Company’s reporting units and the peer companies’ size, profitability and diversity of operations. In order to validate the reasonableness of the estimated fair values obtained for the reporting units, a reconciliation of fair value to market capitalization was performed for each unit on a standalone basis. A control premium, derived from market transaction data, was used in this reconciliation to ensure that fair values were reasonably stated in conjunction with the Company’s capitalization. These fair value estimates were then compared to the carrying value of the reporting units. No impairment loss was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2014, as the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its carrying amount. Based on the most recent goodwill impairment test, the fair values of the Drilling Products and Services and Onshore Completion and Workover Services segments were substantially in excess of their carrying values. The fair value of the Production Services segment exceeded its carrying value by approximately 9%. A significant amount of judgment was involved in performing these evaluations since the results are based on estimated future events.

See note 9 for a discussion of reduction in value of goodwill recorded during 2013. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s accumulated reduction in value of goodwill was $91.0 million.

If, among other factors, (1) the Company’s market capitalization declines and remains below its stockholders’ equity, (2) the fair value of the reporting units decline, or (3) economic or competitive conditions deteriorate, the Company could conclude in future periods that impairment losses are required.

Notes Receivable

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Wild Well Control, Inc. (Wild Well) has decommissioning obligations related to its ownership of the Bullwinkle platform. Notes receivable consist of a commitment from the seller of the platform towards its eventual abandonment. Pursuant to an agreement with the seller, the Company will invoice the seller an agreed upon amount at the completion of certain decommissioning activities. The gross amount of this obligation totaled $115.0 million and is recorded at present value using an effective interest rate of 6.58%. The related discount is amortized to interest income based on the expected timing of the platform’s removal. The Company recorded interest income related to notes receivable of $1.6 million, $2.6 million and $2.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Intangible and Other Long-Term Assets

Intangible and other long-term assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):


		31-Dec-14									31-Dec-13
		Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated		Net
		Amount			Amortization			Balance			Amount			Amortization		Balance
Customer relationships		$	339,695		$	-64,954		$	274,741		$	335,590		$	-44,117	$	291,473
Tradenames			41,265			-13,151			28,114			45,025			-9,175		35,850
Non-compete agreements			4,487			-3,281			1,206			4,256			-2,163		2,093
Debt issuance costs			63,829			-36,360			27,469			63,829			-28,250		35,579
Deferred compensation			12,982			-			12,982			13,731			-		13,731
plan assets			12,982			-			12,982			13,731			-		13,731
Escrowed cash			58,421			-			58,421			58,406			-		58,406
Other			18,356			-929			17,427			14,597			-862		13,735
Total		$	539,035		$	-118,675		$	420,360		$	535,434		$	-84,567	$	450,867

Customer relationships, tradenames, and non-compete agreements are amortized using the straight line method over the life of the related asset with weighted average useful lives of 17 years, 10 years, and 3 years, respectively. Amortization expense (exclusive of debt issuance costs) was $25.9 million, $26.2 million and $22.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Estimated annual amortization of intangible assets (exclusive of debt acquisition costs) will be approximately $25.6 million for 2015, $24.8 million for 2016, $24.0 million for 2017, $23.9 million for 2018 and $23.7 million for 2019, excluding the effects of any acquisitions or dispositions subsequent to December 31, 2014.

Debt issuance costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the life of the related debt agreements with a weighted average useful life of 7 years. Amortization of debt issuance costs is recorded in interest expense, net of amounts capitalized within the consolidated statements of operations.

In accordance with the asset purchase agreement between Wild Well and the seller to acquire the Bullwinkle platform and its related assets and to assume the related decommissioning obligations, Wild Well obtained a $50.0 million performance bond and funded $50.0 million into an escrow account. Included in intangible and other long-term assets, net is escrowed cash related to the Bullwinkle platform of $50.4 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Decommissioning Liabilities

The Company records estimated future decommissioning liabilities in accordance with the authoritative guidance related to asset retirement obligations (decommissioning liabilities), which requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred, with a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Subsequent to initial measurement, the decommissioning liability is required to be accreted each period to present value.

The Company’s decommissioning liabilities associated with the Bullwinkle platform and its related assets consist of costs related to the plugging of wells, the removal of the related facilities and equipment, and site restoration. The Company reviews the adequacy of its decommissioning liabilities whenever indicators suggest that the estimated cash flows needed to satisfy the liability have changed materially. During 2013, as a result of an increase in third party drilling activity in the vicinity of the Bullwinkle platform, the Company believed new economic opportunities existed for additional production handling agreements with those third party production companies utilizing the Bullwinkle platform. As a result, the Company revised its estimates relating to the timing of decommissioning work on its Bullwinkle assets, including a 10 year postponement of the platform decommissioning to an estimated date of 2038. This change in estimate resulted in a reduction in the present value of decommissioning liabilities. Further, as of December 31, 2013, the Company anticipated that it would be able to decommission several depleted wells that are part of the Bullwinkle assets based on the estimates received from engineers regarding platform availability during 2014. As a result, as of December 31, 2013, the decommissioning liabilities associated with those wells were classified as current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Based on revised estimates received during 2014, the Company did not anticipate decommissioning any of the wells during the next twelve months. As a result, all of the decommissioning liabilities were classified as long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014.

The following table summarizes the activity for the Company’s decommissioning liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):


		2014			2013
Decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively		$	83,519		$	93,053
Liabilities acquired and incurred			866			445
Liabilities settled			-579			-87
Accretion			4,470			5,320
Revisions in estimated timing and cash flows			-276			-15,212
Total decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively		$	88,000		$	83,519


Revenue Recognition

Products and services are generally sold based upon purchase orders or contracts with customers that include fixed or determinable prices. Revenue is recognized when services or equipment are provided and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company’s drilling products and services are billed on a day rate basis, and revenue from the sale of equipment is recognized when the title to the equipment has been transferred. Reimbursements from customers for the cost of drilling products and services that are damaged or lost down-hole are reflected as revenue at the time of the incident. The Company accounts for the revenue and related costs on large-scale platform decommissioning contracts on the percentage-of-completion method utilizing costs incurred as a percentage of total estimated costs. The Company recognizes oil and gas revenue from its interests in producing wells as oil and natural gas is sold.

Taxes Collected from Customers

In accordance with authoritative guidance related to taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities, the Company elected to net taxes collected from customers against those remitted to government authorities in the financial statements consistent with the historical presentation of this information.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes and the related accounts under the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws and rates that are in effect when the temporary differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on the deferred income taxes is recognized in income in the period in which the change occurs. A valuation allowance is recorded when management believes it is more likely than not that at least some portion of any deferred tax asset will not be realized.

The Company has adopted authoritative guidance surrounding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. It is the Company’s policy to recognize interest and applicable penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed in the same manner as basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that could have been outstanding assuming the exercise of stock options and conversion of restricted stock units.

Stock options for approximately 1,100,000 shares, 1,100,000 shares and 2,100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Cash Dividends

In December 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved initiating a quarterly dividend program and declared an initial quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend payable of $12.8 million was included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. The initial dividend was paid on February 19, 2014 to all stockholders of record as of January 30, 2014. During 2014, $49.8 million of dividends was paid to stockholders.

Discontinued Operations

The Company classifies assets and liabilities of a disposal group as held for sale and discontinued operations if the following criteria are met: (1) management, with appropriate authority, commits to a plan to sell a disposal group; (2) the asset is available for immediate sale in its current condition; (3) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions to complete the sale have been initiated; (4) the sale is probable; (5) the disposal group is being actively marketed for sale at a reasonable price; and (6) actions required to complete the plan of sale indicate it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan of sale will occur or that the plan will be withdrawn. Once deemed as held for sale, the Company no longer depreciates the assets of the disposal group. Upon sale, the Company calculates the gain or loss associated with the disposition by comparing the carrying value of the assets less direct costs of the sale with the proceeds received. In the consolidated statements of operations, losses from discontinued operations are presented, net of tax effect, as a separate caption below net income (loss) from continuing operations.

Fair Value Measurements

The company follows the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements relating to financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities, including presentation of required disclosures herein. This guidance establishes a fair value framework requiring the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets and liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

Level 2: Observable inputs other than those included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets or model-derived valuations or other inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data; and

Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and borrowings under its credit facility approximates their carrying amounts due to their short maturity or market interest rates. The fair value of the Company’s debt was $1,624.3 million and $1,789.0 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and was categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of these debt instruments is determined by reference to the market value of the instrument as quoted in an over-the-counter market.

Foreign Currency

Results of operations for foreign subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated using average exchange rates during the period. Assets and liabilities of these foreign subsidiaries are translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates, and the resulting translation adjustments are reported as accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Company’s stockholders’ equity.

For international subsidiaries where the functional currency is the U.S. dollar, financial statements are remeasured into U.S. dollars using the historical exchange rate for most of the long-term assets and liabilities and the balance sheet date exchange rate for most of the current assets and liabilities. An average exchange rate is used for each period for revenues and expenses. These transaction gains and losses, as well as any other transactions in a currency other than the functional currency, are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which the currency exchange rates change. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded $7.3 million, $7.1 million and $2.9 million of foreign currency losses, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

In accordance with authoritative guidance related to stock compensation, the Company records compensation costs relating to share-based payment transactions and includes such costs in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. The cost is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity award). Excess tax benefits of awards that are recognized in equity related to stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting are reflected as financing cash flows.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet at their respective fair values. Interest rate swap agreements that are effective at hedging the fair value of fixed-rate debt agreements are designated and accounted for as fair value hedges. The Company also assesses, both at inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used in hedging relationships are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair value.

In an attempt to achieve a more balanced debt portfolio between fixed and variable interest, the Company enters into interest rate swaps. Under these agreements, the Company is entitled to receive semi-annual interest payments at a fixed rate and is obligated to make quarterly interest payments at a variable rate. The Company had fixed-rate interest on approximately 61% and 60% of its long-term debt as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company had notional amounts of $300 million related to interest rate swaps with a variable interest rate, adjusted every 90 days, based on LIBOR plus a fixed margin as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Self-Insurance Reserves

The Company is self-insured, through deductibles and retentions, up to certain levels for losses under its insurance programs. With the Company’s growth, the Company has elected to retain more risk by increasing its self-insurance levels. The Company accrues for these liabilities based on estimates of the ultimate cost of claims incurred as of the balance sheet date. The Company regularly reviews the estimates of reported and unreported claims and provides for losses through reserves. The Company obtains actuarial reviews to evaluate the reasonableness of internal estimates for losses related to workers’ compensation, auto liability and group medical on an annual basis.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP. The guidance in this update requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue that it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the accounting guidance on its ongoing financial reporting.

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant and Equipment, which changes the definition of discontinued operations. The guidance permits only those disposed components (or components held-for-sale) representing a strategic shift that have (or will have) a major effect on operations and financial results to be reported in discontinued operations. The new standard is effective prospectively for disposals (or classifications as held-for-sale) that occur after December 31, 2014. The Company has adopted the accounting guidance as of January 1, 2015.

Subsequent Events

In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company has evaluated and disclosed all material subsequent events that occurred after the balance sheet date, but before financial statements were issued.

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa

Supplemental Cash Flow Information	12 Months Ended
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	Dec. 31, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	(2) Supplemental Cash Flow Information
	The following table includes the Company’s supplemental cash flow information for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):


		2014		2013		2012
	Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	102,880	$	97,129	$	109,112

	Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$	127,132	$	164,158	$	42,261

	Details of business acquisitions:
	Fair value of assets	$	29,468	$	34,964	$	4,364,872
	Fair value of liabilities		-5,125		-10,942		-695,243
	Common stock issued		-		-		-2,361,466
	Cash paid		24,343		24,022		1,308,163
	Less cash acquired		-16		-225		-217,002
	Net cash paid for acquisitions	$	24,327	$	23,797	$	1,091,161

	Non-cash investing activity:
	Capital expenditures included in accounts payable,
	accrued expenses and other long term liabilities	$	49,118	$	70,463	$	61,035

	Non-cash financing activity:
	Cash dividends declared	$	-	$	12,759	$	-

Discontinued_Operations

Discontinued Operations	12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations	Dec. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Discontinued Operations	(3) Discontinued Operations

	2014

	During 2014, the Company conducted a strategic review and analysis of its subsea construction business. As of December 31, 2014, the Company has sold $131.1 million of the assets related to this business and is committed to sell the remaining assets and exit the subsea construction business. The disposition of the remaining assets is expected to be completed by the end of the first half of 2015.

	During 2014, the Company also made a decision to discontinue its conventional decommissioning business. As of December 31, 2014, the Company was committed to sell the assets of and exit the conventional decommissioning business. The disposition of assets is expected to be completed by the end of the first half of 2015.
	Both the subsea construction business and conventional decommissioning business were included in the Technical Solutions segment, formerly referred to as the Subsea and Technical Solutions segment. As of December 31, 2014, the assets and liabilities of these businesses were classified as held for sale. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the results of operations of these businesses are reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations.

	The following table summarizes the components of loss from discontinued operations, net of tax for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):



		2014		2013		2012
	Revenues	$	145,463	$	261,767	$	274,792

	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (benefit) expense of ($19,330),	$	-22,973	$	-156,903	$	-775
	($15,439) and $1,774, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and
	2012, respectively


	For the year ended December 31, 2014, loss from discontinued operations included an $18.8 million gain related to the sale of marine vessels and equipment in the subsea construction business.

	For the year ended December 31, 2013, loss from discontinued operations included a $119.3 million expense related to the reduction in value of assets. The expense relating to the reduction in value of assets was comprised of a $98.3 million expense primarily relating to certain marine vessels included in our subsea construction business; a $15.4 million expense relating to reduction in carrying values of the intangible assets in the subsea construction business; and a $5.6 million expense relating to the retirement of long-lived assets in our conventional decommissioning business.

	The following summarizes the assets and liabilities related to the businesses reported as discontinued operations as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):



		2014		2013
	Accounts receivable, net	$	16,701	$	26,858
	Prepaid expenses		2,463		8,164
	Inventory and other current assets		5,576		63,618
	Current assets	$	24,740	$	98,640
	Property, plant and equipment, net		91,171		217,089
	Intangible and other long-term assets, net		769		4,854
	Long-term assets	$	91,940	$	221,943
	Accounts payable		20,530		13,449
	Accrued expenses		24,496		52,133
	Current liabilities	$	45,026	$	65,582
	Other long-term liabilities	$	16,814	$	21,801

	Assets and liabilities held for sale include a capital lease for a dynamically positioned subsea vessel. Such amounts are recorded at the present value of the lease payments. The vessel’s gross asset value under the capital lease was $37.6 million at inception and accumulated depreciation through December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $17.4 million and $16.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, $16.8 million of other long-term liabilities and $4.6 million of accounts payable related to this capital lease are included in the liabilities held for sale. As of December 31, 2013, $21.4 million of other long-term liabilities and $4.2 million of accounts payable related to this capital lease are included in the liabilities held for sale. In February 2015, the Company purchased this leased vessel for $45.2 million. The purchase was made to facilitate the disposition of the vessel during the first half of 2015.

	2012

	During 2012, the Company sold one of its derrick barges and received proceeds of $44.5 million, inclusive of selling costs. The Company recorded a pre-tax loss of $3.1 million, inclusive of $9.7 million of goodwill, during the year ended December 31, 2012 in connection with this sale. The operations and loss on the sale of this disposal group have been reported within loss from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

	During 2012, the Company sold 18 liftboats and related assets comprising its former Marine business. The Company received cash proceeds of $138.6 million, inclusive of working capital and selling costs. In connection with the sale, the Company repaid $12.5 million in U.S. Government guaranteed long-term financing. Additionally, the Company paid $4.0 million of make-whole premiums and wrote off $0.7 million of unamortized loan costs as a result of this repayment. The Company’s pre-tax loss on the disposal of this business recorded during 2012 was $10.0 million.

	The following table summarizes the components of loss from discontinued operations, net of tax related to the dispositions of derrick barges and liftboats for the year ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):


		2012
	Revenues	$	16,231

	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $620	$	-17,207

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions	Dec. 31, 2014
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	(4) Acquisitions

	2014

	In October 2014, the Company acquired all of the equity interests in a company that provides well testing and slickline services in India. The purchase price of the acquisition was approximately $22.0 million. Goodwill of $13.9 million was recognized as a result of this acquisition and was calculated as the excess of the consideration paid over the net assets recognized and represents estimated future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. None of the goodwill related to this acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes. All of the goodwill was assigned to the Production Services segment.

	2013

	In March 2013, the Company acquired all of the equity interests in a company that provides cementing services in Colombia. The Company paid approximately $20.4 million at closing and repaid $3.0 million of the acquired company’s debt. In 2014, the Company paid $2.4 million as a result of a post-closing process to reconcile the net working capital of the acquired company and settlement of certain liabilities. Goodwill of $15.1 million was recognized as a result of this acquisition and was calculated as the excess of the consideration paid over the net assets recognized and represents estimated future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. None of the goodwill related to this acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes. All of the goodwill was assigned to the Production Services segment.

	2012

	In February 2012, the Company acquired Complete in a cash and stock merger transaction valued at approximately $2,914.8 million. Complete focused on providing specialized completion and production services and products that help oil and gas companies develop hydrocarbon reserves, reduce costs and enhance production. Complete’s operations were located throughout the U.S. and Mexico. The acquisition of Complete substantially expanded the size and scope of the Company’s services.

	Goodwill of $1,922.7 million was recognized as a result of this acquisition and was calculated as the excess of the consideration paid over the net assets recognized and represents estimated future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. It includes access to new product and service offerings, an experienced management team and workforce, and other benefits that the Company believes will result from the combination of the operations, and any other intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. None of the goodwill related to this acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill has been allocated between the Onshore Completion and Workover Services and the Production Services segments based on the relative fair value of these segments.
	In August 2012, the Company acquired all of the equity interests in a company that provides mechanical wireline, electric line and well testing services to oil and gas companies in Argentina. The Company paid approximately $37.6 million in cash related to this acquisition, including approximately $6.5 million of contingent consideration which was paid during 2013 based upon achievement of certain performance metrics. Goodwill of $22.6 million was recognized as a result of this acquisition and was calculated as the excess of the consideration paid over the net assets recognized and represents estimated future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. None of the goodwill related to this acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill has been allocated to the Onshore Completion and Workover Services, the Production Services, and the Technical Solutions segments based on each segment’s relative fair value.

Property_Plant_And_Equipment

Property, Plant And Equipment	12 Months Ended
Property, Plant And Equipment	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant And Equipment	(5) Property, Plant and Equipment
	A summary of property, plant and equipment as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in thousands):



		2014		2013
	Buildings, improvements and leasehold improvements	$	328,651	$	284,273
	Marine vessels and equipment		55,494		137,955
	Machinery and equipment		4,126,570		3,864,599
	Automobiles, trucks, tractors and trailers		66,032		64,102
	Furniture and fixtures		75,631		72,563
	Construction-in-progress		102,895		211,017
	Land		58,814		56,786
	Oil and gas producing assets		189,294		137,910
	Total		5,003,381		4,829,205
	Accumulated depreciation and depletion		-2,269,542		-1,827,011
	Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,733,839	$	3,002,194

	The Company had $93.3 million and $75.0 million of leasehold improvements as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the life of the asset or the term of the lease using the straight line method. Depreciation expense (excluding depletion, amortization and accretion) was $620.6 million, $572.9 million, and $460.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Inventory_and_Other_Current_As

Inventory and Other Current Assets	12 Months Ended
Inventory and Other Current Assets	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory and Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Inventory and Other Current Assets	(6) Inventory and Other Current Assets
	Inventory and other current assets includes $165.6 million and $162.9 million of inventory as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The components of inventory balances as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



		2014		2013
	Finished goods	$	72,788	$	65,621
	Raw materials		29,718		20,764
	Work-in-process		20,317		20,064
	Supplies and consumables		42,739		56,470
	Total	$	165,562	$	162,919


	As of December 31, 2013, inventory and other current assets included $63.2 million of costs incurred and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts. The Company follows the percentage-of-completion method of accounting for applicable contracts.

	As of December 31, 2013, inventory and other current assets also included $8.8 million of available-for-sale securities recorded at fair value. These available-for-sale securities consisted of approximately 1.4 million shares of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (SandRidge) common stock held by the Company. During 2014, the Company sold all of its remaining shares of SandRidge common stock for $10.6 million. In connection with the sale, the Company reversed $1.2 million of previously recorded unrealized losses, of which $1.8 million was reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of $0.6 million.
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded an unrealized loss on these securities of $0.4 million, of which $0.3 million was reported within accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of $0.1 million. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded an unrealized loss on these securities of $1.4 million, of which $0.9 million was reported within accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of $0.5 million. During 2012, the Company sold approximately 5.6 million shares of SandRidge stock for $41.9 million, resulting in a realized gain of $0.9 million.

Debt

Debt	12 Months Ended
Debt	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt [Abstract]
Debt	(7) Debt
	The Company’s long-term debt as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):


			2014		2013
	Term loan - interest payable monthly at floating rate and		$	345,000	$	365,000
	principal payable quarterly, due February 2017		$	345,000	$	365,000
	Senior Notes - interest payable semiannually at 6 3/8%,			500,000		500,000
	due May 2019			500,000		500,000
	Senior Notes - interest payable semiannually at 7 1/8%,			800,000		800,000
	due December 2021			800,000		800,000
	Other			3,783		1,535
				1,648,783		1,666,535
	Less current portion			20,941		20,000
	Long-term debt		$	1,627,842	$	1,646,535

	Annual maturities of long-term debt for each of the five fiscal years following December 31, 2014 and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):


	2015	$	20,941
	2016		21,134
	2017		306,085
	2018		623
	2019		500,000
	Thereafter		800,000
	Total	$	1,648,783

	Credit Facility

	The Company has a $1.0 billion bank credit facility, comprised of a $600 million revolving credit facility and a $400 million term loan. As of December 31, 2014, $345 million was outstanding under the term loan. The principal balance of the term loan is payable in installments of $5.0 million on the last day of each fiscal quarter, which began on June 30, 2012. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had no amounts outstanding under the revolving portion of its credit facility. The Company had $44.2 million of letters of credit outstanding, which reduce the Company’s borrowing availability under this portion of the credit facility.

	Any amounts outstanding on the revolving portion of the credit facility and the term loan are due on February 7, 2017. Amounts borrowed under the credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus margins that depend on the Company’s credit rating.

	Senior Unsecured Notes

	The Company has outstanding $500 million of 6 3/8% unsecured senior notes due 2019. The indenture governing the 6 3/8% senior notes requires semi-annual interest payments on May 1st and November 1st of each year through the maturity date of May 1, 2019.

	The Company also has outstanding $800 million of 7 1/8% unsecured senior notes due 2021. The indenture governing the 7 1/8% senior notes requires semi-annual interest payments on June 15th and December 15th of each year through the maturity date of December 15, 2021.

	During 2012, the Company redeemed $150 million, or 50%, of the principal amount of its $300 million 6 7/8% unsecured senior notes due 2014 at 100% of face value. This redemption resulted in a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $2.3 million related to the write off of debt acquisition costs and notes discount. During 2013, the Company redeemed the remaining $150 million aggregate principal amount of its 6 7/8% unsecured senior notes due 2014 at 100% of face value using proceeds from the revolving portion of its credit facility. The redemption resulted in a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million related to the writeoff of unamortized debt acquisition costs and note discount.

StockBased_Compensation_And_Re

Stock-Based Compensation And Retirement Plans	12 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation And Retirement Plans	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock-Based and Long-Term Compensation	(8) Stock-Based and Long-Term Compensation
	The Company maintains various stock incentive plans that provide long-term incentives to the Company’s key employees, including officers and directors (Eligible Participants). Under the stock incentive plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, other stock-based awards or any combination thereof to Eligible Participants. The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors establishes the terms and conditions of any awards granted under the plans, provided that the exercise price of any stock options granted may not be less than the fair value of the common stock on the date of the grant. Under the terms of the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, approximately 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance to employees and non-employee directors. As of December 31, 2014, approximately 5,400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were available for future grants under the 2013 plan.

	Total stock-based compensation expense and the associated tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):



	Compensation Expense
			2014			2013			2012
	Stock options		$	3,900		$	3,586		$	4,829
	Restricted stock			15,800			21,460			16,981
	Restricted stock units			11,282			-			2,360
	Performance share units			10,688			10,014			11,894
	Strategic performance share units			2,404			-			-
	Total		$	44,074		$	35,060		$	36,064

	Tax Benefit
			2014			2013			2012
	Stock options		$	1,443		$	1,327		$	1,787
	Restricted stock			5,846			7,940			6,283
	Restricted stock units			4,174			-			873
	Total		$	11,463		$	9,267		$	8,943

	Stock Options

	The Company has granted non-qualified stock options under its stock incentive plans. The stock options generally vest in equal installments over three years and expire in ten years. Non-vested stock options are generally forfeitable upon termination of employment.

	The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock option grants based on the fair value at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The Company uses historical data, among other factors, to estimate the expected volatility and the expected life of the stock options. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for the expected life of the stock option. The dividend yield is based on our history of dividend payouts.

	The following table presents the fair value of stock option grants made during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, as well as the options assumed and converted in the Complete acquisition, and the related assumptions used to calculate the fair value:



			2014			2013			2012
	Weighted average fair value of grants		$	6.95		$	8.98		$	21.76

	Black-Scholes-Merton Assumptions:
	Risk free interest rate			1.42%			0.63%			0.41%
	Expected life (years)			4			4			2
	Volatility			34.50%			48.41%			55.27%
	Dividend yield			1.23			-			-

	For 2012, the expected life of options assumed and converted in connection with the Complete acquisition was approximately two years, and the expected life of new option grants issued in 2012 was approximately five years, resulting in a weighted average life of approximately two years.

	The Company has reported tax benefits of $5.6 million, $0.7 million, $0.6 million from the exercise of stock options for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as financing cash flows in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
	The following table summarizes stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014:



			Number of Options		Weighted Average Option Price			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
			Number of Options		Weighted Average Option Price			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		(in thousands)
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2013		4,857,376		$	21.43		4.8		$	29,990
	Granted		567,084		$	26.01
	Exercised		-880,687		$	11.99
	Forfeited		-41,166		$	25.39
	Expired		-18,102		$	35.77
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2014		4,484,505		$	23.76		5.1		$	4,095
	Exercisable as of December 31, 2014		3,660,017		$	23.45		4.3		$	4,095
	Options expected to vest as of December 31, 2014		824,488		$	25.14		8.7		$	-

	The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on December 31, 2014 and the stock option price, multiplied by the number of “in-the-money” stock options) that would have been received by the stock option holders if all the options had been exercised on December 31, 2014. The Company expects all of its remaining non-vested options to vest as they are primarily held by its officers and senior managers.

	The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised (the difference between the stock price upon exercise and the stock option price) during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $17.1 million, $5.1 million and $40.4 million, respectively. The Company received $10.6 million, $6.3 million and $14.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, from employee stock option exercises.

The following table summarizes non-vested stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014:



			Number of Options		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested as of December 31, 2013			536,498		$	10.19
Granted			567,084		$	6.95
Vested			-237,928		$	13.39
Forfeited			-41,166		$	8.16
Non-vested as of December 31, 2014			824,488		$	7.83

As of December 31, 2014, there was $4.2 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options outstanding. The Company expects to recognize approximately $2.4 million, $1.3 million and $0.5 million of compensation expense during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, for these outstanding non-vested stock options.
Restricted Stock

Shares of restricted stock generally vest in equal annual installments over three years. On February 7, 2012, the Company also assumed and converted 609,743 shares of restricted stock related to the Complete acquisition. Non-vested shares are generally forfeited upon termination of employment. With the exception of the non-vested shares of restricted stock assumed and converted as a result of the Complete acquisition, holders of shares of restricted stock are entitled to all rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the restricted stock, including the right to vote the shares and receive any dividends or other distributions. Compensation expense associated with restricted stock is measured based on the grant date fair value of our common stock.

A summary of the status of restricted stock for the year ended December 31, 2014 is presented in the table below:



			Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested as of December 31, 2013			2,020,448		$	24.71
Vested			-842,257		$	27.27
Forfeited			-155,911		$	24.29
Non-vested as of December 31, 2014			1,022,280		$	24.08

The weighted average grant-date fair value per share of restricted stock granted during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $23.14 and $22.87, respectively. No restricted stock was granted during the year ended December 31, 2014. The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $23.0 million, $9.6 million and $13.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, there was approximately $10.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock. The Company expects to recognize approximately $10.0 million and $0.4 million during the years 2015 and 2016, respectively, for non-vested restricted stock.

Restricted Stock Units

Beginning in 2014, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were granted to eligible employees. Prior to 2014, RSUs were only granted to non-employee directors. RSUs granted to employees vest in equal annual installments over three years. On the vesting date, each RSU is converted to one share of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate value determined by the Company’s closing stock price on the vesting date. Holders of RSUs are not entitled to any rights of stockholders, such as the right to vote share, but will accrue dividend equivalents that are paid out upon vesting.

Each non-employee director is issued annually a number of RSUs having an aggregate dollar value determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. The exact number of RSUs granted is determined by dividing the aggregate dollar value determined by the Company’s Board of Directors by the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the day of the annual stockholders’ meeting. If the director’s election occurs at a time other than at the annual meeting, the director will receive a pro rata number of RSUs based on the number of months between his or her election date and the anniversary of the previous annual meeting. Each RSU granted prior to 2013 represents the right to receive from the Company, within 30 days of the date the director ceases to serve on the Board, one share of the Company’s common stock. Beginning with the RSU grants in 2013, the RSUs will vest and pay out in shares of the Company’s common stock in the year following the grant date on the date of Company’s annual meeting.

A summary of the activity of restricted stock units for the year ended December 31, 2014 is presented in the table below:



			Number of Restricted Stock Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2013			324,481		$	26.34
Granted			1,352,184		$	26.45
Vested			-95,914		$	30.65
Forfeited			-164,274		$	26.36
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014			1,416,477		$	26.40

As of December 31, 2014, there was approximately $21.2 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs. The Company expects to recognize approximately $10.6 million, $10.0 million, and $0.6 million for the years ended 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively.

Performance Share Units

The Company has issued performance share units (PSUs) to its employees as part of the Company’s long-term incentive program. There is a three-year performance period associated with each PSU grant. The two performance measures applicable to all participants are the Company’s return on invested capital and total stockholder return relative to those of the Company’s pre-defined peer group. If the participant has met specified continued service requirements, the PSUs will settle in cash or a combination of cash and up to 50% of equivalent value in the Company’s common stock, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2014, there were 360,329 PSUs outstanding (115,788, 115,376 and 129,165 related to performance periods ending December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively). The Company has recorded both current and long-term liabilities for this liability-based compensation award.

In February 2014, the Company granted strategic performance share units (SPSUs) to certain executive officers of the Company. The executives received a grant of SPSUs in February 2014 and will receive another grant in 2015, each with a specified target grant date value and each subject to a one-year performance period. The SPSUs will be paid out in an equivalent number of the Company’s common stock with the number SPSUs earned based upon the level of the Company’s free cash flow achieved for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The earned SPSUs will vest in 2016 provided the participant remains actively employed by the Company through January 2, 2016.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In 2013, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). This plan went into effect on July 1, 2013 and replaced the prior plan. Under this plan 3,000,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance. Eligible employees are allowed to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount during six-month offering periods beginning on January 1 and July 1 of each year and ending on June 30 and December 31 of each year, respectively. Shares were purchased under this plan for the time period ending December 31, 2014.
The following table summarizes ESPP activity for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands except shares):



		2014			2013			2012
		2013 Plan			2013 and 2007 Plans			2007 Plan
Cash received for shares issued		$	4,870		$	4,124		$	2,855
Compensation expense		$	1,078		$	947		$	504
Shares issued			246,480			185,407			147,026

401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan

The Company maintains a defined contribution profit sharing plan for employees who have satisfied minimum service requirements. Employees may contribute up to 75% of their eligible earnings to the plan subject to the contribution limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. In 2012, the Company adopted a “safe harbor” match for its 401(k) plan, which includes a nondiscretionary match of 100% of an employee’s contributions to the plan, up to 4% of the employee’s salary. The Company made contributions of $16.7 million, $16.0 million and $8.4 million in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans

The Company has a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which allows certain highly compensated employees to defer up to 75% of their base salary, up to 100% of their bonus, and up to 100% of the cash portion of their PSU compensation to the plan. The Company also has a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for its non-employee directors which allows each director to defer up to 100% of their cash compensation paid by the Company to the plan. Additionally, participating directors may defer up to 100% of the shares of common stock they are entitled to receive in connection with the payout of RSUs. Payments are made to participants based on their annual enrollment elections and plan balances. Participants earn a return on their deferred compensation that is based on hypothetical investments in certain mutual funds. Changes in market value of these hypothetical participant investments are reflected as an adjustment to the deferred compensation liability of the Company with an offset to compensation expense (see note 13). As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the liability of the Company to the participants was $14.7 million and $15.0 million, respectively, which reflects the accumulated participant deferrals and earnings (losses) as of that date. These amounts are recorded in other long-term liabilities. Additionally, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had $2.3 million and $1.9 million in accounts payable in anticipation of pending payments. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $0.9 million, $2.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively, related to the earnings and losses of the deferred compensation plan liability. The Company makes contributions that approximate the participant deferrals into various investments, principally life insurance that is invested in mutual funds similar to the participants’ hypothetical investment elections. Changes in market value of the investments and life insurance are reflected as adjustments to the deferred compensation plan asset with an offset to other income (expense). As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the deferred compensation plan asset was $13.0 million and $13.7 million, respectively, and is recorded in intangible and other long-term assets, net. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded other income of $1.2 million, $2.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively, related to the net earnings and losses of the deferred compensation plan assets.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

The Company has a supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP). The SERP provides retirement benefits to the Company’s executive officers and certain other designated key employees. The SERP is an unfunded, non-qualified defined contribution retirement plan, and all contributions under the plan are unfunded credits to a notional account maintained for each participant. Under the SERP, the Company will generally make annual contributions to a retirement account based on age and years of service. During 2014, 2013 and 2012, the participants in the plan received contributions ranging from 5% to 35% of salary and annual cash bonus, which totaled $1.2 million, $1.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The Company may also make discretionary contributions to a participant’s account. The Company recorded compensation expense of $1.6 million, $1.2 million and $2.4 million in general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, inclusive of discretionary contributions. During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company paid $3.0 million, $3.0 million and $6.7 million, respectively, to select participants in the SERP.

Reduction_in_Value_of_Assets

Reduction in Value of Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Reduction In Value Of Assets [Abstract]
Reduction In Value Of Assets	(9) Reduction in Value of Assets

	During 2013, the Company recorded $300.1 million in expense related to reduction in value of assets. The components of reduction in value of assets are as follows (in thousands):



		2013
	Reduction in value of long-lived assets and related other assets	$	180,320
	Reduction in value of goodwill		91,016
	Retirements of long-lived assets		14,418
	Reduction in value of assets related to Venezuela exit activities		14,324
	Total reduction in value of assets	$	300,078

	Reduction in Value of Long-Lived Assets

	During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded $180.3 million in expense in connection with reduction in value of its long-lived assets and related other assets. The reduction in value of assets expense was comprised of $122.8 million related to certain marine equipment and related write-off of other assets of $31.9 million included in the Technical Solutions segment, $11.4 million related to equipment in the coiled tubing division within the Production Services segment and $11.2 million related to mechanical drilling rigs included in the Onshore Completion and Workover Services segment. In addition, the Company recorded an $3.0 million expense related to reduction in carrying values of the intangible assets in the coiled tubing business in the Production Services segment.

	The reduction in value of assets in the Technical Solutions segment was primarily driven by the decline in demand for services in the Company’s marine technical services business. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the demand for these services continued to decline and the forecast for these markets did not indicate a timely recovery sufficient to support the carrying values of these assets. The reduction in value of assets in the Onshore Completion and Workover Services segment related to the reduction in carrying values of the mechanical drilling rigs, primarily driven by the shift in customer demand away from mechanically powered rigs to electrically powered drilling rigs. The reduction in value of assets in the Production Services segment related to the coiled tubing business in Mexico and was primarily driven by the decrease in demand for the Company’s services during 2013 coupled with a decrease in the forecast for future activities in that region.

	Reduction in Value of Goodwill
	The Company performed its annual test for goodwill impairment as of December 31, 2013, which indicated that the carrying value of the Technical Solutions segment exceeded its fair value, indicating that goodwill was potentially impaired. As such, the Company performed the second step of the goodwill impairment test, which involved calculating the implied fair value of the goodwill by allocating the fair value of the Technical Solutions segment to all of the assets and liabilities other than goodwill and comparing it to the carrying amount of goodwill. The Company determined that the implied fair value of the goodwill for the Technical Solutions segment was less than its carrying value and fully wrote-off the goodwill balance of $91.0 million, which is included in the reduction in value of assets in the consolidated statement of operations. The reduction in value of goodwill in our Technical Solutions segment was primarily driven by the decline in demand for services in our subsea construction and marine technical services divisions. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the demand for these services continued to decline and the forecast for these markets did not indicate a timely recovery sufficient to support the carrying values of the goodwill.

	Retirements of Long-Lived Assets

	During 2013, the Company recorded $14.4 million for retirement and abandonment of inoperable and/or functionally obsolete long-lived assets. The total amount recorded includes $6.4 million for Technical Solutions segment, $5.8 million for Onshore Completion and Workover Services segment and $2.2 million for Production Services segment.

	Reduction in Value of Assets Related to Venezuela Exit Activities

	In November 2013, the government of Venezuela seized two of the Company’s hydraulic snubbing units from its facility in Anaco, Venezuela. As a result, the Company recorded a $14.3 million reduction in value of net assets, primarily related to accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and property, plant and equipment. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company generated $9.5 million and $20.5 million, respectively, in revenue from its operations in Venezuela.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	(10) Income Taxes

	The components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):



			2014			2013			2012
	Domestic		$	372,672		$	165,463		$	554,675
	Foreign			69,517			-64,706			52,488
			$	442,189		$	100,757		$	607,163

	The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):



			2014			2013			2012
	Current:
	Federal		$	150,997		$	19,897		$	119,797
	State			11,339			10,816			14,155
	Foreign			36,287			25,613			33,279
				198,623			56,326			167,231
	Deferred:
	Federal			-33,172			-6,341			54,718
	State			648			386			915
	Foreign			-4,700			4,901			382
				-37,224			-1,054			56,015
			$	161,399		$	55,272		$	223,246

	Income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate of 35% to income (loss) before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 as follows (in thousands):



			2014			2013			2012
	Computed expected tax expense		$	154,766		$	35,265		$	212,581
	Increase (decrease) resulting from
	State and foreign income taxes			8,467			-852			15,176
	Reduction in value of assets			-			34,874			-
	Other			-1,834			-14,015			-4,511
	Income tax		$	161,399		$	55,272		$	223,246

	The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



			2014			2013
	Deferred tax assets:
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	3,942		$	8,482
	Operating loss and tax credit carryforwards			21,928			32,543
	Compensation and employee benefits			57,045			50,136
	Decommissioning liabilities			21,029			22,124
	Other			50,641			51,161
				154,585			164,446
	Valuation allowance			-			-
	Net deferred tax assets			154,585			164,446
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Property, plant and equipment			648,054			671,172
	Notes receivable			5,718			5,429
	Goodwill and other intangible assets			138,017			136,940
	Deferred revenue on long-term contracts			1,470			21,354
	Other			32,184			56,846
	Deferred tax liabilities			825,443			891,741
	Net deferred tax liability		$	670,858		$	727,295

	The net deferred tax assets reflect management’s estimate of the amount that will be realized from future profitability and the reversal of taxable temporary differences that can be predicted with reasonable certainty. A valuation allowance is recognized if it is more likely than not that at least some portion of any deferred tax asset will not be realized.

Net deferred tax liabilities were classified in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 as follows (in thousands):



		2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Current deferred income taxes		$	32,138		$	8,785
Deferred tax liabilities:
Non-current deferred income taxes			-702,996			-736,080
Net deferred tax liability		$	-670,858		$	-727,295

As of December 31, 2014, the Company had approximately $1.3 million in net operating loss carryforwards, which are available to reduce future taxable income. The expiration dates for utilization of the loss carryforwards are 2020 through 2026. Utilization of $0.5 million of the net operating loss carryforwards will be subject to the annual limitations due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As of December 31, 2014, the Company also has various state net operating loss carryforwards with expiration dates from 2016 to 2029. A deferred tax asset of $9.9 million reflects the expected future tax benefit for the state loss carryforwards.

The Company has not provided U.S. income tax expense on earnings of its foreign subsidiaries, since the Company has reinvested or expects to reinvest outside the U.S. the undistributed earnings indefinitely. As of December 31, 2014, the undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries were approximately $61.0 million. If these earnings are repatriated to the U.S. in the future, additional tax provisions may be required. It is not practicable to estimate the amount of taxes that might be payable on such undistributed earnings.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S., including federal and various state filings, and certain foreign jurisdictions. The number of years that are open under the statute of limitations and subject to audit varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. The Company remains subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for years after 2010.
The Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $30.3 million, $29.9 million and $26.4 million as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively all of which would impact the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized.
The activity in unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands):



		2014			2013			2012
Unrecognized tax benefits,		$	29,899		$	26,399		$	21,692
December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively		$	29,899		$	26,399		$	21,692
Additions based on tax positions related to current year			-			-			-
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years			7,860			5,065			6,873
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years			-7,415			-1,565			-2,166
Unrecognized tax benefits,		$	30,344		$	29,899		$	26,399
December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively		$	30,344		$	29,899		$	26,399

Segment_Information

Segment Information	12 Months Ended
Segment Information	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Information [Abstract]
Segment Information	(11) Segment Information

	Business Segments

	The Drilling Products and Services segment rents and sells bottom hole assemblies, premium drill pipe, tubulars and specialized equipment for use with onshore and offshore oil and gas well drilling, completion, production and workover activities. It also provides on-site accommodations and bolting and machining services. The Onshore Completion and Workover Services segment provides pressure pumping services used to complete and stimulate production in new oil and gas wells, fluid handling services and well servicing rigs that provide a variety of well completion, workover and maintenance services. The Production Services segment provides intervention services such as coiled tubing, cased hole and mechanical wireline, hydraulic workover and snubbing, production testing and optimization, and remedial pumping services. It also provides specialized pressure control tools used to manage and control pressure throughout the life of a well. The Technical Solutions segment provides services typically requiring specialized engineering, manufacturing or project planning, including well control services, well containment systems, stimulation and sand control services and well plug and abandonment services. It also includes production handling arrangements and the production and sale of oil and gas.

	For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, operating results for the Company’s subsea construction and conventional decommissioning businesses are reported in discontinued operations (see note 3). Previously those operating results were reported within the Technical Solutions segment, which was previously named the Subsea and Technical Solutions segment.

	The Company evaluates the performance of its reportable segments based on income or loss from operations. The segment measure is calculated as follows: segment revenues less segment operating expenses, depreciation expense and allocated general and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses are allocated to the segments based primarily on specific identification and, to the extent that such identification is not practical, other methods which the Company believes to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided. The Company believes this segment measure is useful in evaluating the performance of its reportable segments because it highlights operating trends and aids analytical comparisons.

	Summarized financial information for the Company’s segments for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is shown in the following tables (in thousands):


	Year Ended December 31, 2014

						Onshore
			Drilling			Completion
			Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical						Consolidated
			Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Unallocated			Total
	Revenues		$	923,849		$	1,727,904		$	1,356,057		$	548,812		$	-		$	4,556,622
	Cost of services and rentals
	(exclusive of items shown separately below)			290,341			1,201,497			945,201			297,794			-			2,734,833
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization			187,825			233,479			165,144			64,366			-			650,814
	and accretion			187,825			233,479			165,144			64,366			-			650,814
	General and administrative expenses			155,606			159,325			190,172			119,268			-			624,371
	Income from operations			290,077			133,603			55,540			67,384			-			546,604
	Interest expense, net			-			-			-			1,577			-98,311			-96,734
	Other expense			-			-			-			-			-7,681			-7,681
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	290,077		$	133,603		$	55,540		$	68,961		$	-105,992		$	442,189
	before income taxes		$	290,077		$	133,603		$	55,540		$	68,961		$	-105,992		$	442,189





	Year Ended December 31, 2013

						Onshore
			Drilling			Completion
			Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical						Consolidated
			Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Unallocated			Total
	Revenues		$	838,514		$	1,596,704		$	1,445,555		$	469,284		$	-		$	4,350,057
	Cost of services and rentals
	(exclusive of items shown separately below)			276,131			1,083,494			1,011,933			262,032			-			2,633,590
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization			169,296			215,506			178,442			41,197			-			604,441
	and accretion			169,296			215,506			178,442			41,197			-			604,441
	General and administrative expenses			142,850			156,405			190,931			107,592			-			597,778
	Reduction in value of assets			2,292			16,975			28,568			252,243			-			300,078
	Income (loss) from operations			247,945			124,324			35,681			-193,780			-			214,170
	Interest expense, net			-			-			-			1,323			-109,225			-107,902
	Other income (expense)			-			-			-			836			-5,463			-4,627
	Loss on early extinguishment of debt			-			-			-			-			-884			-884
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	247,945		$	124,324		$	35,681		$	-191,621		$	-115,572		$	100,757
	before income taxes		$	247,945		$	124,324		$	35,681		$	-191,621		$	-115,572		$	100,757





	Year Ended December 31, 2012

						Onshore
			Drilling			Completion
			Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical						Consolidated
		Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Unallocated			Total
Revenues		$	775,066		$	1,593,977		$	1,510,990		$	413,243		$	-		$	4,293,276
Cost of services and rentals
(exclusive of items shown separately below)			255,853			1,039,732			929,552			244,283			-			2,469,420
Depreciation, depletion, amortization			150,687			171,853			135,910			29,611			-			488,061
and accretion			150,687			171,853			135,910			29,611			-			488,061
General and administrative expenses			130,954			185,548			210,411			98,509			-			625,422
Income from operations			237,572			196,844			235,117			40,840			-			710,373
Interest expense, net			-			-			-			849			-117,328			-116,479
Other expense			-			-			-			-212			-2,105			-2,317
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			-			-			-			-			-2,294			-2,294
Gain on sale of equity-method investment															17,880			17,880
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	237,572		$	196,844		$	235,117		$	41,477		$	-103,847		$	607,163
before income taxes		$	237,572		$	196,844		$	235,117		$	41,477		$	-103,847		$	607,163





Identifiable Assets
					Onshore
		Drilling			Completion
		Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical						Consolidated
		Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Unallocated			Total
31-Dec-14		$	1,304,110		$	3,010,295		$	2,116,171		$	946,813		$	-		$	7,377,389
31-Dec-13		$	1,245,501		$	2,973,916		$	2,176,785		$	1,015,105		$	-		$	7,411,307
31-Dec-12		$	1,086,804		$	3,223,984		$	2,185,779		$	1,295,134		$	11,185		$	7,802,886

As of December 31, 2014, the Technical Solutions segment included $116.7 million of identifiable assets of the subsea construction and conventional decommissioning businesses that were classified as assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet.




Capital Expenditures
					Onshore
		Drilling			Completion
		Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical			Consolidated
		Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Total
31-Dec-14		$	254,500		$	160,888		$	95,796		$	95,037		$	606,221
31-Dec-13		$	269,152		$	99,517		$	107,412		$	144,388		$	620,469
31-Dec-12		$	246,389		$	308,317		$	334,670		$	279,729		$	1,169,105

Geographic Segments

The Company attributes revenue to various countries based on the location where services are performed or the destination of the drilling products or equipment sold or rented. Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment and are attributed to various countries based on the physical location of the asset at the end of a period. As of December 31, 2014, the assets of the subsea construction and conventional decommissioning businesses were classified as assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company’s revenue attributed to the U.S. and to other countries and the value of its long-lived assets by those locations is as follows (in thousands):


Revenues
		Years Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2012
United States		$	3,848,929		$	3,674,825		$	3,680,817
Other Countries			707,693			675,232			612,459
Total		$	4,556,622		$	4,350,057		$	4,293,276

Long-Lived Assets
					As of December 31,
					2014			2013
United States					$	2,416,306		$	2,476,792
Other Countries						317,533			525,402
Total, net					$	2,733,839		$	3,002,194

Commitments_And_Contingencies

Commitments And Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Commitments And Contingencies	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
Commitments And Contingencies	(12) Commitments and Contingencies
	The Company leases many of its office, service and assembly facilities under operating leases. In addition, the Company also leases certain assets used in providing services under operating leases. The leases expire at various dates over an extended period of time. Total rent expense was $26.2 million, $25.6 million and $23.1 million in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases for the five years ending December 31, 2015 through 2019 and thereafter are as follows: $64.7 million, $42.4 million, $30.3 million, $23.8 million, $13.8 million and $28.7 million, respectively.

	Due to the nature of the Company’s business, the Company is involved, from time to time, in routine litigation or subject to disputes or claims regarding its business activities. Legal costs related to these matters are expensed as incurred. However, based on current circumstances, the Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, after considering available defenses and any insurance coverage or indemnification rights, will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	(13) Fair Value Measurements
	The following tables provide a summary of the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):


				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
		31-Dec-14		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Intangible and other long-term assets, net
	Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	12,982	$	1,481	$	11,501		-
	Interest rate swaps	$	4,183		-	$	4,183		-
	Accounts payable
	Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	2,291		-	$	2,291		-
	Other long-term liabilities
	Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	14,720		-	$	14,720		-

		31-Dec-13		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Inventory and other current assets
	Available-for-sale securities	$	8,817	$	8,817		-		-
	Intangible and other long-term assets, net
	Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	13,731	$	2,330	$	11,401		-
	Interest rate swap	$	337		-	$	337		-
	Accounts payable
	Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	1,944		-	$	1,944		-
	Other long-term liabilities
	Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	14,986		-	$	14,986		-

	As of December 31, 2013, available-for-sale securities was comprised of approximately 1.4 million shares of SandRidge common stock. The securities were reported at fair value based on the closing price of the shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (see note 6).

	The Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plans allow officers, certain highly compensated employees and non-employee directors to defer receipt of a portion of their compensation and contribute such amounts to one or more hypothetical investment funds (see note 8). The Company entered into separate trust agreements, subject to general creditors, to segregate assets of each plan and reports the accounts of the trusts in its consolidated financial statements. These investments are reported at fair value based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identifiable assets and observable inputs for similar assets and liabilities, which represent Levels 1 and 2, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy.
	The Company has three interest rate swap agreements related to its fixed rate debt maturing in 2021 for notional amounts of $100 million each, whereby the Company is entitled to receive semi-annual interest payments at a fixed rate of 7 1/8% per annum and is obligated to make semi-annual interest payments at floating rates, which are adjusted every 90 days, based on LIBOR plus a fixed margin. The swap agreements, scheduled to terminate on December 15, 2021, are designated as fair value hedges of a portion of the Company’s 7 1/8% senior notes, as the derivative has been tested to be highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value of the underlying note. As these derivatives are classified as fair value hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivatives are offset against the changes in the fair value of the underlying note in interest expense, net (see note 14).


	The following table reflects the fair value measurements used in testing the impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands):


				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
		December 31,		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
		2013		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Losses
	Property, plant and equipment, net	$	328,876	$	-	$	-	$	328,876	$	243,781
	Goodwill		-		-		-		-	$	91,016
	Intangible assets	$	4,355	$	-	$	-	$	4,355	$	18,296

	During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded $243.8 million in expense related to reduction in carrying values of its property, plant and equipment, $98.3 million of which was included in the discontinued operations on the statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded a $91.0 million expense related to reduction in value of goodwill. In addition, the Company recorded an $18.3 million expense, primarily, related to reduction in carrying values of the intangible assets in the subsea construction division, of which $15.3 million is included in the discontinued operations on the statement of operations. See note 9 for a discussion of reduction in value of assets expense recorded during 2013.

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen

Derivative Financial Instruments	12 Months Ended
Derivative Financial Instruments	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments	(14) Derivative Financial Instruments
	From time to time, the Company may enter into interest rate swaps in an attempt to achieve a more balanced debt portfolio between fixed and variable debt. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
	The Company has three interest rate swaps for notional amounts of $100 million each related to its 7 1/8% senior notes maturing in December 2021. These transactions are designated as fair value hedges since the swaps hedge against the change in fair value of fixed rate debt resulting from changes in interest rates. The Company recorded a derivative asset of $4.2 million and $0.3 million within intangible and other long term assets in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, relating to these swaps.

	The changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps are included in the adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. The location and effect of the derivative instrument on the consolidated statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, presented on a pre-tax basis, is as follows (in thousands):




	Effect of derivative instrument	Location of (gain) loss	2014		2013			2012
	Effect of derivative instrument	recognized	2014		2013			2012
	Interest rate swap	Interest expense, net	$	-11,054	$	13,079	$	-3,632
	Hedged item - debt	Interest expense, net		7,208		-12,303		2,346
			$	-3,846	$	776	$	-1,286


	For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, $3.8 million of interest income, $0.8 million of interest expense and $1.3 million of interest income, respectively, was related to the ineffectiveness associated with these fair value hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness represents the difference between the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments and the changes in fair value of the fixed rate debt attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	(15) Related Party Transactions
	The Company purchases services, products and equipment, as well as leases certain facilities, from companies affiliated with an officer of one of its subsidiaries. The Company believes the transactions reflected below with these related parties are on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Company than transactions with unaffiliated parties. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, these transactions totaled approximately $221.1 million, $164.8 million and $240.3 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, $92.1 million was purchased from ORTEQ Energy Services, a heavy equipment construction company which also manufactures pressure pumping equipment, $0.7 million was purchased from Ortowski Construction, primarily related to the manufacture of pressure pumping units, $21.6 million was paid to Resource Transport, LLC, related to the transportation of sand used in pressure pumping equipment, $79.3 million was purchased from Texas Specialty Sands, LLC primarily for the purchase of sand used for pressure pumping activities, $25.5 million was purchased from ProFuel, LLC, primarily related to the purchase of diesel used to operate equipment and trucks and $1.9 million was related to facilities leased from Timber Creek Real Estate Partners. For the year ended December 31, 2013, $52.8 million was purchased from ORTEQ Energy Services, $14.0 million was paid to Resource Transport, LLC, $69.1 million was purchased from Texas Specialty Sands, LLC, $26.9 million was purchased from ProFuel, LLC, and $2.0 million was related to facilities leased from Timber Creek Real Estate Partners. For the year ended December 31, 2012, $111.6 million was purchased from ORTEQ Energy Services, $4.1 million was purchased from Ortowski Construction, $12.1 million was paid to Resource Transport, $91.9 million was purchased from Texas Specialty Sands, LLC, $18.9 million was purchased from ProFuel, LLC, and $1.7 million was related to facilities leased from Timber Creek Real Estate Partners.

	As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s trade accounts payable includes amounts due to these companies totaling approximately $26.8 million, of which $10.1 million was due ORTEQ Energy Services, $1.7 million was due Resource Transport, $14.0 million was due Texas Specialty Sands, and $1.0 million was due ProFuel, LLC. No amounts were due Ortowski Construction and Timber Creek Real Estate Partners. As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s trade accounts payable includes amounts due to these companies totaling approximately $14.6 million, of which $7.8 million was due ORTEQ Energy Services, $0.9 million was due Resource Transport, LLC, $2.0 million was due Texas Specialty Sands, LLC, $2.6 million was due ProFuel, LLC and $1.3 million was due Timber Creek Real Estate Partners.
	The Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer serves as an independent director of the board of Linn Energy, LLC (Linn), an independent oil and gas development company with focus areas in the Rockies, Mid-Continent, the Hugoton Basin, California, the Permian Basin, Michigan, Illinois and east Texas. The Company recorded revenues from Linn of $19.7 million, $26.9 million and $21.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company had trade receivables from Linn of $1.6 million and $2.9 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Interim_Financial_Information_

Interim Financial Information (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
Interim Financial Information (Unaudited)	Dec. 31, 2014
Interim Financial Information (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Interim Financial Information (Unaudited)	(16) Interim Financial Information (Unaudited)
	The following is a summary of consolidated interim financial information for the two years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):






		Three Months Ended
		31-Mar		30-Jun		Sept. 30		Dec. 31
	2014
	Revenues	$	1,061,418	$	1,107,552	$	1,209,026	$	1,178,626
	Less:
	Cost of services and rentals		651,605		650,293		721,692		711,243
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization		162,318		160,965		170,154		157,377
	and accretion		162,318		160,965		170,154		157,377
	Gross profit		247,495		296,294		317,180		310,006
	Net income from operations		42,626		79,057		85,743		73,364
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		-5,954		-3,895		-5,886		-7,238
	Net income		36,672		75,162		79,857		66,126
	Earnings per share from continuing operations:
	Basic	$	0.27	$	0.51	$	0.55	$	0.49
	Diluted		0.27		0.50		0.55		0.48
	Loss per share from discontinued operations:
	Basic	$	-0.04	$	-0.03	$	-0.03	$	-0.05
	Diluted		-0.04		-0.03		-0.04		-0.05

		Three Months Ended
		31-Mar		30-Jun		Sept. 30		Dec. 31
	2013
	Revenues	$	1,086,872	$	1,091,129	$	1,096,412	$	1,075,644
	Less:
	Cost of services and rentals		651,594		646,704		671,632		663,660
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization		144,964		149,440		152,028		158,009
	and accretion		144,964		149,440		152,028		158,009
	Gross profit		290,314		294,985		272,752		253,975
	Reduction in value of assets		-		-		-		300,078
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations		80,618		74,079		67,469		-176,681
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations,		-16,891		-5,520		2,366		-136,858
	net of tax		-16,891		-5,520		2,366		-136,858
	Net income (loss)		63,727		68,559		69,835		-313,539
	Earnings (loss) per share from continuing
	operations:
	Basic	$	0.51	$	0.46	$	0.42	$	-1.11
	Diluted		0.51		0.46		0.42		-1.11
	Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued
	operations:
	Basic	$	-0.11	$	-0.03	$	0.02	$	-0.86
	Diluted		-0.11		-0.03		0.01		-0.86

Accelerated_Share_Repurchase_P

Accelerated Share Repurchase Program	12 Months Ended
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program	Dec. 31, 2014
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program [Abstract]
Accelerated Share Repurchases Program	(17) Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
	During 2014, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase program with a third-party financial institution to purchase $75.0 million aggregate amount of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The Company paid $75.0 million and received and retired 2,532,540 shares of its outstanding common stock.

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited)	Dec. 31, 2014
Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures [Abstract]
Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited)	(18) Supplementary Oil and Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited)
	The Company’s December 31, 2014 estimates of proved reserves are based on reserve reports prepared by Ryder Scott Company, L.P., independent petroleum engineers. The Company’s December 31, 2013 and 2012 estimates of proved reserves are based on reserve reports prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., independent petroleum engineers. Users of this information should be aware that the process of estimating quantities of “proved”, “proved developed” and “proved undeveloped” natural gas and crude oil reserves is very complex, requiring significant subjective decisions in the evaluation of all available geological, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. This data may also change substantially over time as a result of multiple factors including, but not limited to, additional development activity, evolving production history and continual reassessment of the viability of production under varying economic conditions. Consequently, material revisions to existing reserve estimates occur from time to time. Although every reasonable effort is made to ensure that reserve estimates reported represent the most accurate assessments possible, the significance of the subjective decisions required and variances in available data for various reservoirs make these estimates generally less precise than other estimates presented in connection with financial statement disclosures. Proved reserves are estimated quantities of natural gas, crude oil and condensate that geological and engineering data demonstrate, with reasonable certainty, to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed reserves are proved reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods. Proved undeveloped reserves are proved reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for completion.

	Oil and Natural Gas Reserves

	The following table sets forth the Company’s net proved reserves, including the changes therein, and proved developed reserves:




			Crude Oil		Natural Gas
			(Mbbls)		(Mmcf)
	Proved-developed and undeveloped reserves:
	31-Dec-11		6,430		6,268
	Revisions		2,234		5,357
	Production		-457		-341
	31-Dec-12		8,207		11,284
	Revisions		-3,203		-4,036
	Production		-411		-296
	31-Dec-13		4,593		6,952
	Revisions		-438		1,431
	Production		-738		-1,247
	31-Dec-14		3,417		7,136

	Proved-developed reserves:
	31-Dec-12		5,076		5,085
	31-Dec-13		2,397		2,100
	31-Dec-14		3,184		6,945
	Proved-undeveloped reserves:
	31-Dec-12		3,131		6,199
	31-Dec-13		2,196		4,852
	31-Dec-14		233		191

	During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company incurred a downward revision to its proved oil and natural gas reserves due to its drilling results during the year and resulting year-end production rates.

	Costs Incurred in Oil and Natural Gas Activities

	The following table displays certain information regarding the costs incurred associated with finding, acquiring and developing the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):






			2014			2013			2012
	Acquisition of properties - proved		$	-		$	-		$	-
	Acquisition of properties - unproved			-			-			-
	Exploratory costs			-			-			-
	Development costs			52,719			51,527			34,685
	Total costs incurred		$	52,719		$	51,527		$	34,685

	Capitalized costs for oil and gas producing activities consist of the following (in thousands):



			As of December 31,
			2014			2013
	Proved oil and gas properties		$	189,294		$	136,350
	Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization			-55,864			-21,158
	Capitalized costs, net		$	133,430		$	115,192

	Productive Wells Summary

	The following table presents the Company’s ownership of productive oil wells as of December 31, 2014. Productive wells consist of producing wells and wells capable of production. In the table, “gross” refers to the total wells in which the Company owns a working interest and “net” refers to the sum of fractional interests owned in gross wells.



		Productive Wells
		Gross		Net
Oil		10.00		5.10

Acreage

The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2014 relating to acreage held by the Company. Developed acreage is assigned to productive wells.



		Gross		Net
		Acreage		Acreage
Developed		23,040		11,750
Undeveloped		-		-
Total		23,040		11,750

Drilling Activity

The following table shows the Company’s drilling activity for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. In the table, “gross” refers to the total wells in which the Company has a working interest and “net” refers to the gross wells multiplied by the Company’s working interest in these wells. Well activity refers to the number of wells completed during a fiscal year, regardless of when drilling first commenced.



		2014				2013
		Gross		Net		Gross		Net
Exploratory Wells
Productive		-		-		-		-
Non-productive		-		-		-		-
Total		-		-		-		-

Development Wells
Productive		2.00		1.02		2.00		1.02
Non-productive		1.00		0.51		1.00		0.51
Total		3.00		1.53		3.00		1.53

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the Company’s results of operations for producing activities for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):



		2014			2013			2012
Revenues
Sales		$	77,845		$	47,050		$	57,757
Production costs			13,529			9,876			12,332
Exploration expenses			-			-			-
Depreciation, depletion and amortization			38,768			12,032			9,818
			25,548			25,142			35,607
Income tax expenses			9,325			8,800			13,175
Results of operations from producing activities		$	16,223		$	16,342		$	22,432
(excluding corporate overhead)		$	16,223		$	16,342		$	22,432

The Company’s oil and gas operations are in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company’s average sales price was $92.86 per barrel of oil and $4.95 per mcf of gas in 2014, $101.85 per barrel of oil and $3.98 per mcf of gas in 2013 and $100.70 per barrel of oil and $2.45 per mcf of gas in 2012. Average production costs were $7.29, $10.70 and $10.71 per barrel of oil equivalent in years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Reserves

The following information has been developed utilizing procedures prescribed by authoritative guidance related to oil and gas activities. It may be useful for certain comparative purposes, but should not be solely relied upon in evaluating the Company or its performance. Further, information contained in the following table should not be considered as representative of realistic assessments of future cash flows, nor should the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows be viewed as representative of the current value of the Company.

The Company believes that the following factors should be taken into account in reviewing this information: (1) future costs and selling prices will likely differ from those required to be used in these calculations; (2) due to future market conditions and governmental regulations, actual rates of production achieved in future years may vary significantly from the rate of production assumed in the calculations; (3) selection of a 10% discount rate is arbitrary and may not be reasonable as a measure of the relative risk inherent in realizing future net oil and gas revenues; and (4) future net revenues may be subject to different rates of income taxation.

Under the standardized measure, future cash inflows were estimated by applying period-end oil and natural gas prices adjusted for differentials. Future cash inflows were reduced by estimated future development, abandonment and production costs based on period-end costs in order to arrive at net cash flow before tax. Future income tax expense has been computed by applying period-end statutory tax rates to aggregate future net cash flows, reduced by the tax basis of the properties involved and tax carryforwards. Use of a 10% discount rate is required by authoritative guidance related to oil and gas activities.

The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands):



		2014			2013			2012
Future cash inflows		$	336,944		$	496,704		$	891,215
Future production costs			-71,209			-82,487			-141,980
Future development and abandonment costs			-111,374			-156,340			-91,632
Future income tax expenses			-60,345			-89,507			-229,808
Future net cash flows			94,016			168,370			427,795
10% annual discount for estimated timing of			-17,034			10,641			124,365
cash flows			-17,034			10,641			124,365
Standardized measure of discounted future		$	111,050		$	157,729		$	303,430
net cash flows		$	111,050		$	157,729		$	303,430

For 2014, the 10% annual discount for the estimated timing of cash flows resulted in a negative discount as a result of significant abandonment costs that will occur at the end of the life of the platform. See note 1 (Decommissioning Liabilities).

A summary of the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows applicable to proved oil and natural gas reserves for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands):


		2014			2013			2012
Beginning of the period		$	157,729		$	303,430		$	237,749
Net change in sales and transfer prices and in			-57,568			-13,278			-17,734
production (lifting) costs related to future production			-57,568			-13,278			-17,734
Changes in estimated future development costs			-5,512			-48,594			-5,569
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced			-64,316			-45,866			-45,425
during the period			-64,316			-45,866			-45,425
Net change due to extensions, discoveries,			-			75,304			206,313
and improved recovery			-			75,304			206,313
Net changes due to revisions in quantity			-8,396			-228,620			-63,192
estimates			-8,396			-228,620			-63,192
Previously estimated development costs			40,962			10,136			4,748
incurred during the period			40,962			10,136			4,748
Accretion of discount			24,251			46,711			37,252
Other-unspecified			4,125			-24,169			-21,799
Net change in income taxes			19,775			82,675			-28,913
Aggregate change in the standardized measure			-46,679			-145,701			65,681
of discounted future net cash flows for the year			-46,679			-145,701			65,681
End of the period		$	111,050		$	157,729		$	303,430

The December 31, 2014 amount was estimated by Ryder Scott Company, L.P. using a twelve month average WTI price of $94.99 per barrel (bbl), and a Henry Hub gas price of $4.35 per million British Thermal Units, and price differentials.

The December 31, 2013 amount was estimated by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. using a twelve month average WTI price of $93.42 per barrel (bbl), and a Henry Hub gas price of $3.670 per million British Thermal Units, and price differentials.

The December 31, 2012 amount was estimated by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. using a twelve month average WTI price of $91.21 per barrel (bbl), and a Henry Hub gas price of $2.757 per million British Thermal Units, and price differentials.

Valuation_and_Qualifying_Accou

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts	SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
	Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012
	(in thousands)




		Balance at the		Charged to
		beginning of		costs and				Discontinued		Balance at the
	Description	the year		expenses		Deductions		operations		end of the year
	Year ended December 31, 2014:	$	31,030	$	6,299	$	10,639	$	4,614	$	22,076
	Allowance for doubtful accounts
	Year ended December 31, 2013:	$	28,715	$	7,587	$	7,763		-2,491	$	31,030
	Allowance for doubtful accounts
	Year ended December 31, 2012:	$	17,484	$	11,038	$	2,308		-2,501	$	28,715
	Allowance for doubtful accounts

Summary_Of_Significant_Account1

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)	12 Months Ended
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation

	Basis of Presentation

	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Superior Energy Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2014 presentation.


Business
	Business

	The Company provides a wide variety of services and products to the energy industry related to the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. The Company serves major, national and independent oil and natural gas companies throughout the world. The Company’s operations are managed and organized by business units, which offer products and services within the various phases of a well’s economic life cycle. The Company reports its operating results in four business segments: Drilling Products and Services; Onshore Completion and Workover Services; Production Services; and Technical Solutions (formerly, Subsea and Technical Solutions). Given the Company’s history of growth and long-term strategy of expanding geographically, the Company also provides supplemental segment revenue information in three geographic areas: U.S. land; Gulf of Mexico; and International.


Use of Estimates
	Use of Estimates

	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Major Customers and Concentration of Credit Risk
	Major Customers and Concentration of Credit Risk

	The majority of the Company’s business is conducted with major and independent oil and gas companies. The Company evaluates the financial strength of its customers and provides allowances for probable credit losses when deemed necessary.

	The market for the Company’s services and products is the oil and gas industry in the U.S. land and Gulf of Mexico areas and select international market areas. Oil and gas companies make capital expenditures on exploration, development and production operations. The level of these expenditures historically has been characterized by significant volatility.

	The Company derives a large amount of revenue from a small number of major and independent oil and gas companies. There were no customers that exceeded 10% of total revenue in 2014. In 2013 and 2012, EOG Resources, Inc. accounted for approximately 10% and 13%, respectively, of total revenue, primarily within the Onshore Completion and Workover segment.

	In addition to trade receivables, other financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and derivative instruments used in hedging activities. The financial institutions in which the Company transacts business are large, investment grade financial institutions which are “well capitalized” under applicable regulatory capital adequacy guidelines, thereby minimizing its exposure to credit risks for deposits in excess of federally insured amounts and for failure to perform as the counterparty on interest rate swap agreements. The Company periodically evaluates the creditworthiness of financial institutions that may serve as a counterparty to its derivative instruments.


Cash Equivalents
	Cash Equivalents

	The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of 90 days or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.


Accounts Receivable and Allowances
	Accounts Receivable and Allowances

	Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount or the earned amount but not yet invoiced and do not bear interest. The Company maintains allowances for estimated uncollectible receivables, including bad debts and other items. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Company’s best estimate of probable uncollectible amounts in existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience and specific identification.

Inventory and Other Current Assets

	Inventory

	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out or weighted-average cost methods for finished goods and work-in-process. Supplies and consumables consist principally of products used in the Company’s services provided to its customers.


Property, Plant and Equipment
	Property, Plant and Equipment

	Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, except assets acquired using purchase accounting, which are recorded at fair value as of the date of acquisition. With the exception of certain marine assets and oil and natural gas properties, depreciation is computed using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

	Buildings and improvements	5	to	40	years
	Marine vessels and equipment	5	to	25	years
	Machinery and equipment	2	to	25	years
	Automobiles, trucks, tractors and trailers	3	to	10	years
	Furniture and fixtures	2	to	10	years

	The Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under the successful efforts method, the costs of successful exploratory wells and leases containing productive reserves are capitalized. Costs incurred to drill and equip developmental wells, including unsuccessful wells, are capitalized. Other costs such as geological and geophysical costs and the drilling costs of unsuccessful exploratory wells are expensed. Leasehold and well costs are depleted on a units-of-production basis based on the estimated remaining equivalent oil and gas reserves of each field.

	Capitalized Interest

	The Company capitalizes interest on the cost of major capital projects during the active construction period. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying assets and is amortized over the useful lives of the assets. The Company capitalized $1.0 million, $2.4 million and $7.7 million of interest expense in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for various capital projects.

	Reduction in Value of Long-Lived Assets

	Long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment and purchased intangibles subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of such assets to their fair value calculated, in part, by the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. Cash flow estimates are based upon, among other things, historical results adjusted to reflect the best estimate of future market rates, utilization levels, and operating performance. Estimates of cash flows may differ from actual cash flows due to, among other things, changes in economic conditions or changes in an asset’s operating performance. The Company’s assets are grouped by subsidiary or division for the impairment testing, which represent the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. The Company has long-lived assets, such as facilities, utilized by multiple operating divisions that do not have identifiable cash flows. Impairment testing for these long-lived assets is based on the consolidated entity. If the asset grouping’s fair value is less than the carrying amount of those items, impairment losses are recorded in the amount by which the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell. The net carrying value of assets not fully recoverable is reduced to fair value. The estimate of fair value represents the Company’s best estimate based on industry trends and reference to market transactions and is subject to variability. The oil and gas industry is cyclical and estimates of the period over which future cash flows will be generated, as well as the predictability of these cash flows, can have a significant impact on the carrying values of these assets and, in periods of prolonged down cycles, may result in impairment charges. See note 9 for a discussion of reduction in values of long-lived assets recorded during 2013.


Goodwill
	Goodwill

	The following table summarizes the activity for the Company’s goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):


					Onshore
		Drilling			Completion
		Products			and Workover			Production			Technical
		and Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Total
	Balance, December 31, 2012	$	144,947		$	1,418,050		$	878,052		$	91,016		$	2,532,065
	Acquisition activities		-			1,500			15,099			-			16,599
	Disposition activities		-756			-			-			-			-756
	Reduction in value of assets		-			-			-			-91,016			-91,016
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		681			-			536			-			1,217
	Balance, December 31, 2013		144,872			1,419,550			893,687			-			2,458,109
	Acquisition activities		-			-			13,909			-			13,909
	Disposition activities		-			-			-			-			-
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		-2,033			-			-1,576			-			-3,609
	Balance, December 31, 2014	$	142,839		$	1,419,550		$	906,020		$	-		$	2,468,409

	Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of the asset has decreased below its carrying value. During the third quarter of 2014, the Company changed its annual goodwill impairment testing date from December 31 to October 1. Management considers this accounting change preferable because it allows the Company additional time to complete the annual goodwill test. This change does not accelerate, delay, avoid, or cause an impairment charge, nor does this change result in adjustments to previously issued financial statements. In order to estimate the fair value of the reporting units (which is consistent with the reported business segments), the Company used a weighting of the discounted cash flow method and the public company guideline method of determining fair value of each reporting unit. The Company weighted the discounted cash flow method 80% and the public company guideline method 20% due to differences between the Company’s reporting units and the peer companies’ size, profitability and diversity of operations. In order to validate the reasonableness of the estimated fair values obtained for the reporting units, a reconciliation of fair value to market capitalization was performed for each unit on a standalone basis. A control premium, derived from market transaction data, was used in this reconciliation to ensure that fair values were reasonably stated in conjunction with the Company’s capitalization. These fair value estimates were then compared to the carrying value of the reporting units. No impairment loss was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2014, as the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its carrying amount. Based on the most recent goodwill impairment test, the fair values of the Drilling Products and Services and Onshore Completion and Workover Services segments were substantially in excess of their carrying values. The fair value of the Production Services segment exceeded its carrying value by approximately 9%. A significant amount of judgment was involved in performing these evaluations since the results are based on estimated future events.

	See note 9 for a discussion of reduction in value of goodwill recorded during 2013. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s accumulated reduction in value of goodwill was $91.0 million.

	If, among other factors, (1) the Company’s market capitalization declines and remains below its stockholders’ equity, (2) the fair value of the reporting units decline, or (3) economic or competitive conditions deteriorate, the Company could conclude in future periods that impairment losses are required.


Notes Receivable
	Notes Receivable

	The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Wild Well Control, Inc. (Wild Well) has decommissioning obligations related to its ownership of the Bullwinkle platform. Notes receivable consist of a commitment from the seller of the platform towards its eventual abandonment. Pursuant to an agreement with the seller, the Company will invoice the seller an agreed upon amount at the completion of certain decommissioning activities. The gross amount of this obligation totaled $115.0 million and is recorded at present value using an effective interest rate of 6.58%. The related discount is amortized to interest income based on the expected timing of the platform’s removal. The Company recorded interest income related to notes receivable of $1.6 million, $2.6 million and $2.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.


Intangible and Other Long-Term Assets	Intangible and Other Long-Term Assets

	Intangible and other long-term assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):


			31-Dec-14									31-Dec-13
			Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated		Net
			Amount			Amortization			Balance			Amount			Amortization		Balance
	Customer relationships		$	339,695		$	-64,954		$	274,741		$	335,590		$	-44,117	$	291,473
	Tradenames			41,265			-13,151			28,114			45,025			-9,175		35,850
	Non-compete agreements			4,487			-3,281			1,206			4,256			-2,163		2,093
	Debt issuance costs			63,829			-36,360			27,469			63,829			-28,250		35,579
	Deferred compensation			12,982			-			12,982			13,731			-		13,731
	plan assets			12,982			-			12,982			13,731			-		13,731
	Escrowed cash			58,421			-			58,421			58,406			-		58,406
	Other			18,356			-929			17,427			14,597			-862		13,735
	Total		$	539,035		$	-118,675		$	420,360		$	535,434		$	-84,567	$	450,867

	Customer relationships, tradenames, and non-compete agreements are amortized using the straight line method over the life of the related asset with weighted average useful lives of 17 years, 10 years, and 3 years, respectively. Amortization expense (exclusive of debt issuance costs) was $25.9 million, $26.2 million and $22.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Estimated annual amortization of intangible assets (exclusive of debt acquisition costs) will be approximately $25.6 million for 2015, $24.8 million for 2016, $24.0 million for 2017, $23.9 million for 2018 and $23.7 million for 2019, excluding the effects of any acquisitions or dispositions subsequent to December 31, 2014.

	Debt issuance costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the life of the related debt agreements with a weighted average useful life of 7 years. Amortization of debt issuance costs is recorded in interest expense, net of amounts capitalized within the consolidated statements of operations.

	In accordance with the asset purchase agreement between Wild Well and the seller to acquire the Bullwinkle platform and its related assets and to assume the related decommissioning obligations, Wild Well obtained a $50.0 million performance bond and funded $50.0 million into an escrow account. Included in intangible and other long-term assets, net is escrowed cash related to the Bullwinkle platform of $50.4 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.


Decommissioning Liabilities	Decommissioning Liabilities

	The Company records estimated future decommissioning liabilities in accordance with the authoritative guidance related to asset retirement obligations (decommissioning liabilities), which requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred, with a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Subsequent to initial measurement, the decommissioning liability is required to be accreted each period to present value.

	The Company’s decommissioning liabilities associated with the Bullwinkle platform and its related assets consist of costs related to the plugging of wells, the removal of the related facilities and equipment, and site restoration. The Company reviews the adequacy of its decommissioning liabilities whenever indicators suggest that the estimated cash flows needed to satisfy the liability have changed materially. During 2013, as a result of an increase in third party drilling activity in the vicinity of the Bullwinkle platform, the Company believed new economic opportunities existed for additional production handling agreements with those third party production companies utilizing the Bullwinkle platform. As a result, the Company revised its estimates relating to the timing of decommissioning work on its Bullwinkle assets, including a 10 year postponement of the platform decommissioning to an estimated date of 2038. This change in estimate resulted in a reduction in the present value of decommissioning liabilities. Further, as of December 31, 2013, the Company anticipated that it would be able to decommission several depleted wells that are part of the Bullwinkle assets based on the estimates received from engineers regarding platform availability during 2014. As a result, as of December 31, 2013, the decommissioning liabilities associated with those wells were classified as current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Based on revised estimates received during 2014, the Company did not anticipate decommissioning any of the wells during the next twelve months. As a result, all of the decommissioning liabilities were classified as long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014.

	The following table summarizes the activity for the Company’s decommissioning liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):


			2014			2013
	Decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively		$	83,519		$	93,053
	Liabilities acquired and incurred			866			445
	Liabilities settled			-579			-87
	Accretion			4,470			5,320
	Revisions in estimated timing and cash flows			-276			-15,212
	Total decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively		$	88,000		$	83,519



Revenue Recognition
	Revenue Recognition

	Products and services are generally sold based upon purchase orders or contracts with customers that include fixed or determinable prices. Revenue is recognized when services or equipment are provided and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company’s drilling products and services are billed on a day rate basis, and revenue from the sale of equipment is recognized when the title to the equipment has been transferred. Reimbursements from customers for the cost of drilling products and services that are damaged or lost down-hole are reflected as revenue at the time of the incident. The Company accounts for the revenue and related costs on large-scale platform decommissioning contracts on the percentage-of-completion method utilizing costs incurred as a percentage of total estimated costs. The Company recognizes oil and gas revenue from its interests in producing wells as oil and natural gas is sold.


Taxes Collected from Customers
	Taxes Collected from Customers

	In accordance with authoritative guidance related to taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities, the Company elected to net taxes collected from customers against those remitted to government authorities in the financial statements consistent with the historical presentation of this information.


Income Taxes
	Income Taxes

	The Company accounts for income taxes and the related accounts under the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws and rates that are in effect when the temporary differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on the deferred income taxes is recognized in income in the period in which the change occurs. A valuation allowance is recorded when management believes it is more likely than not that at least some portion of any deferred tax asset will not be realized.

	The Company has adopted authoritative guidance surrounding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. It is the Company’s policy to recognize interest and applicable penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.


Earnings (Loss) per Share
	Earnings per Share

	Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed in the same manner as basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that could have been outstanding assuming the exercise of stock options and conversion of restricted stock units.

	Stock options for approximately 1,100,000 shares, 1,100,000 shares and 2,100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Cash Dividends Policy Text Block	Cash Dividends

	In December 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved initiating a quarterly dividend program and declared an initial quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend payable of $12.8 million was included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. The initial dividend was paid on February 19, 2014 to all stockholders of record as of January 30, 2014. During 2014, $49.8 million of dividends was paid to stockholders.

Discontinued Operations	Discontinued Operations

	The Company classifies assets and liabilities of a disposal group as held for sale and discontinued operations if the following criteria are met: (1) management, with appropriate authority, commits to a plan to sell a disposal group; (2) the asset is available for immediate sale in its current condition; (3) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions to complete the sale have been initiated; (4) the sale is probable; (5) the disposal group is being actively marketed for sale at a reasonable price; and (6) actions required to complete the plan of sale indicate it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan of sale will occur or that the plan will be withdrawn. Once deemed as held for sale, the Company no longer depreciates the assets of the disposal group. Upon sale, the Company calculates the gain or loss associated with the disposition by comparing the carrying value of the assets less direct costs of the sale with the proceeds received. In the consolidated statements of operations, losses from discontinued operations are presented, net of tax effect, as a separate caption below net income (loss) from continuing operations.


Fair Value Measurements
	Fair Value Measurements

	The company follows the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements relating to financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities, including presentation of required disclosures herein. This guidance establishes a fair value framework requiring the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets and liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows:

	Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

	Level 2: Observable inputs other than those included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets or model-derived valuations or other inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data; and

	Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.


Financial Instruments
	Financial Instruments

	The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and borrowings under its credit facility approximates their carrying amounts due to their short maturity or market interest rates. The fair value of the Company’s debt was $1,624.3 million and $1,789.0 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and was categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of these debt instruments is determined by reference to the market value of the instrument as quoted in an over-the-counter market.


Foreign Currency
	Foreign Currency

	Results of operations for foreign subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated using average exchange rates during the period. Assets and liabilities of these foreign subsidiaries are translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates, and the resulting translation adjustments are reported as accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Company’s stockholders’ equity.

	For international subsidiaries where the functional currency is the U.S. dollar, financial statements are remeasured into U.S. dollars using the historical exchange rate for most of the long-term assets and liabilities and the balance sheet date exchange rate for most of the current assets and liabilities. An average exchange rate is used for each period for revenues and expenses. These transaction gains and losses, as well as any other transactions in a currency other than the functional currency, are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which the currency exchange rates change. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded $7.3 million, $7.1 million and $2.9 million of foreign currency losses, respectively.


Stock-Based Compensation
	Stock-Based Compensation

	In accordance with authoritative guidance related to stock compensation, the Company records compensation costs relating to share-based payment transactions and includes such costs in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. The cost is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity award). Excess tax benefits of awards that are recognized in equity related to stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting are reflected as financing cash flows.


Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
	Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

	The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet at their respective fair values. Interest rate swap agreements that are effective at hedging the fair value of fixed-rate debt agreements are designated and accounted for as fair value hedges. The Company also assesses, both at inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used in hedging relationships are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair value.

	In an attempt to achieve a more balanced debt portfolio between fixed and variable interest, the Company enters into interest rate swaps. Under these agreements, the Company is entitled to receive semi-annual interest payments at a fixed rate and is obligated to make quarterly interest payments at a variable rate. The Company had fixed-rate interest on approximately 61% and 60% of its long-term debt as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company had notional amounts of $300 million related to interest rate swaps with a variable interest rate, adjusted every 90 days, based on LIBOR plus a fixed margin as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.


Self Insurance Reserves
	Self-Insurance Reserves

	The Company is self-insured, through deductibles and retentions, up to certain levels for losses under its insurance programs. With the Company’s growth, the Company has elected to retain more risk by increasing its self-insurance levels. The Company accrues for these liabilities based on estimates of the ultimate cost of claims incurred as of the balance sheet date. The Company regularly reviews the estimates of reported and unreported claims and provides for losses through reserves. The Company obtains actuarial reviews to evaluate the reasonableness of internal estimates for losses related to workers’ compensation, auto liability and group medical on an annual basis.


Subsequent Events
	Subsequent Events

	In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company has evaluated and disclosed all material subsequent events that occurred after the balance sheet date, but before financial statements were issued.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP. The guidance in this update requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue that it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the accounting guidance on its ongoing financial reporting.

	In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant and Equipment, which changes the definition of discontinued operations. The guidance permits only those disposed components (or components held-for-sale) representing a strategic shift that have (or will have) a major effect on operations and financial results to be reported in discontinued operations. The new standard is effective prospectively for disposals (or classifications as held-for-sale) that occur after December 31, 2014. The Company has adopted the accounting guidance as of January 1, 2015.

Summary_Of_Significant_Account2

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Estimated Useful Lives Of The Related Assets	Buildings and improvements	5	to	40	years
	Marine vessels and equipment	5	to	25	years
	Machinery and equipment	2	to	25	years
	Automobiles, trucks, tractors and trailers	3	to	10	years
	Furniture and fixtures	2	to	10	years


Summary Of Activity Of Goodwill

					Onshore
		Drilling			Completion
		Products			and Workover			Production			Technical
		and Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Total
	Balance, December 31, 2012	$	144,947		$	1,418,050		$	878,052		$	91,016		$	2,532,065
	Acquisition activities		-			1,500			15,099			-			16,599
	Disposition activities		-756			-			-			-			-756
	Reduction in value of assets		-			-			-			-91,016			-91,016
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		681			-			536			-			1,217
	Balance, December 31, 2013		144,872			1,419,550			893,687			-			2,458,109
	Acquisition activities		-			-			13,909			-			13,909
	Disposition activities		-			-			-			-			-
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		-2,033			-			-1,576			-			-3,609
	Balance, December 31, 2014	$	142,839		$	1,419,550		$	906,020		$	-		$	2,468,409


Composition Of Intangible And Other Long-term Assets

			31-Dec-14									31-Dec-13
			Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated		Net
			Amount			Amortization			Balance			Amount			Amortization		Balance
	Customer relationships		$	339,695		$	-64,954		$	274,741		$	335,590		$	-44,117	$	291,473
	Tradenames			41,265			-13,151			28,114			45,025			-9,175		35,850
	Non-compete agreements			4,487			-3,281			1,206			4,256			-2,163		2,093
	Debt issuance costs			63,829			-36,360			27,469			63,829			-28,250		35,579
	Deferred compensation			12,982			-			12,982			13,731			-		13,731
	plan assets			12,982			-			12,982			13,731			-		13,731
	Escrowed cash			58,421			-			58,421			58,406			-		58,406
	Other			18,356			-929			17,427			14,597			-862		13,735
	Total		$	539,035		$	-118,675		$	420,360		$	535,434		$	-84,567	$	450,867


Summary Of The Activity For Company's Decommissioning Liabilities

			2014			2013
	Decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively		$	83,519		$	93,053
	Liabilities acquired and incurred			866			445
	Liabilities settled			-579			-87
	Accretion			4,470			5,320
	Revisions in estimated timing and cash flows			-276			-15,212
	Total decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively		$	88,000		$	83,519

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa1

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information

		2014		2013		2012
	Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	102,880	$	97,129	$	109,112

	Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$	127,132	$	164,158	$	42,261

	Details of business acquisitions:
	Fair value of assets	$	29,468	$	34,964	$	4,364,872
	Fair value of liabilities		-5,125		-10,942		-695,243
	Common stock issued		-		-		-2,361,466
	Cash paid		24,343		24,022		1,308,163
	Less cash acquired		-16		-225		-217,002
	Net cash paid for acquisitions	$	24,327	$	23,797	$	1,091,161

	Non-cash investing activity:
	Capital expenditures included in accounts payable,
	accrued expenses and other long term liabilities	$	49,118	$	70,463	$	61,035

	Non-cash financing activity:
	Cash dividends declared	$	-	$	12,759	$	-

Discontinued_Operations_Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Components Of Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations

		2014		2013		2012
	Revenues	$	145,463	$	261,767	$	274,792

	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (benefit) expense of ($19,330),	$	-22,973	$	-156,903	$	-775
	($15,439) and $1,774, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and
	2012, respectively



Assets And Liabilities Of Disposal Groups

		2014		2013
	Accounts receivable, net	$	16,701	$	26,858
	Prepaid expenses		2,463		8,164
	Inventory and other current assets		5,576		63,618
	Current assets	$	24,740	$	98,640
	Property, plant and equipment, net		91,171		217,089
	Intangible and other long-term assets, net		769		4,854
	Long-term assets	$	91,940	$	221,943
	Accounts payable		20,530		13,449
	Accrued expenses		24,496		52,133
	Current liabilities	$	45,026	$	65,582
	Other long-term liabilities	$	16,814	$	21,801


Segment, Derrick Barges and Liftboats [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Components Of Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations
		2012
	Revenues	$	16,231

	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $620	$	-17,207

Property_Plant_And_Equipment_T

Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Summary Of Property, Plant And Equipment

		2014		2013
	Buildings, improvements and leasehold improvements	$	328,651	$	284,273
	Marine vessels and equipment		55,494		137,955
	Machinery and equipment		4,126,570		3,864,599
	Automobiles, trucks, tractors and trailers		66,032		64,102
	Furniture and fixtures		75,631		72,563
	Construction-in-progress		102,895		211,017
	Land		58,814		56,786
	Oil and gas producing assets		189,294		137,910
	Total		5,003,381		4,829,205
	Accumulated depreciation and depletion		-2,269,542		-1,827,011
	Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,733,839	$	3,002,194

Inventory_and_Other_Current_As1

Inventory and Other Current Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Inventory and Other Current Assets (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

		2014		2013
	Finished goods	$	72,788	$	65,621
	Raw materials		29,718		20,764
	Work-in-process		20,317		20,064
	Supplies and consumables		42,739		56,470
	Total	$	165,562	$	162,919

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Debt (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt [Abstract]
Summary Of Long-Term Debt

			2014		2013
	Term loan - interest payable monthly at floating rate and		$	345,000	$	365,000
	principal payable quarterly, due February 2017		$	345,000	$	365,000
	Senior Notes - interest payable semiannually at 6 3/8%,			500,000		500,000
	due May 2019			500,000		500,000
	Senior Notes - interest payable semiannually at 7 1/8%,			800,000		800,000
	due December 2021			800,000		800,000
	Other			3,783		1,535
				1,648,783		1,666,535
	Less current portion			20,941		20,000
	Long-term debt		$	1,627,842	$	1,646,535


Schedule Of Maturities Of Long-Term Debt

	2015	$	20,941
	2016		21,134
	2017		306,085
	2018		623
	2019		500,000
	Thereafter		800,000
	Total	$	1,648,783

StockBased_And_LongTerm_Compen

Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation [Abstract]
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

	Compensation Expense
		2014			2013			2012
	Stock options	$	3,900		$	3,586		$	4,829
	Restricted stock		15,800			21,460			16,981
	Restricted stock units		11,282			-			2,360
	Performance share units		10,688			10,014			11,894
	Strategic performance share units		2,404			-			-
	Total	$	44,074		$	35,060		$	36,064

	Tax Benefit
		2014			2013			2012
	Stock options	$	1,443		$	1,327		$	1,787
	Restricted stock		5,846			7,940			6,283
	Restricted stock units		4,174			-			873
	Total	$	11,463		$	9,267		$	8,943


Summary Of The Valuation Assumptions Used To Calculate The Fair Value Of Stock Option Grants

		2014			2013			2012
	Weighted average fair value of grants	$	6.95		$	8.98		$	21.76

	Black-Scholes-Merton Assumptions:
	Risk free interest rate		1.42%			0.63%			0.41%
	Expected life (years)		4			4			2
	Volatility		34.50%			48.41%			55.27%
	Dividend yield		1.23			-			-


Summary Of Stock Option Activity

		Number of Options		Weighted Average Option Price			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
		Number of Options		Weighted Average Option Price			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		(in thousands)
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2013	4,857,376		$	21.43		4.8		$	29,990
	Granted	567,084		$	26.01
	Exercised	-880,687		$	11.99
	Forfeited	-41,166		$	25.39
	Expired	-18,102		$	35.77
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2014	4,484,505		$	23.76		5.1		$	4,095
	Exercisable as of December 31, 2014	3,660,017		$	23.45		4.3		$	4,095
	Options expected to vest as of December 31, 2014	824,488		$	25.14		8.7		$	-


Summary Of Non-Vested Stock Option Activity

			Number of Options		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	Non-vested as of December 31, 2013		536,498		$	10.19
	Granted		567,084		$	6.95
	Vested		-237,928		$	13.39
	Forfeited		-41,166		$	8.16
	Non-vested as of December 31, 2014		824,488		$	7.83


Summary Of The Status Of Restricted Stock

			Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	Non-vested as of December 31, 2013		2,020,448		$	24.71
	Vested		-842,257		$	27.27
	Forfeited		-155,911		$	24.29
	Non-vested as of December 31, 2014		1,022,280		$	24.08


Summary Of Restricted Stock Unit Activity

			Number of Restricted Stock Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2013		324,481		$	26.34
	Granted		1,352,184		$	26.45
	Vested		-95,914		$	30.65
	Forfeited		-164,274		$	26.36
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2014		1,416,477		$	26.40


Summary Of Employee Stock Purchase Plan Activity Table Text Block

		2014			2013			2012
		2013 Plan			2013 and 2007 Plans			2007 Plan
	Cash received for shares issued	$	4,870		$	4,124		$	2,855
	Compensation expense	$	1,078		$	947		$	504
	Shares issued		246,480			185,407			147,026

Reduction_in_Value_of_Assets_T

Reduction in Value of Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Reduction in Value of Assets (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Reduction In Value Of Assets [Abstract]
Reduction in Value of Assets [Table Text Block]

		2013
	Reduction in value of long-lived assets and related other assets	$	180,320
	Reduction in value of goodwill		91,016
	Retirements of long-lived assets		14,418
	Reduction in value of assets related to Venezuela exit activities		14,324
	Total reduction in value of assets	$	300,078

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Schedule Of Components Of Income And Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

		2014		2013		2012
	Domestic	$	372,672	$	165,463	$	554,675
	Foreign		69,517		-64,706		52,488
		$	442,189	$	100,757	$	607,163


Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

		2014		2013		2012
	Current:
	Federal	$	150,997	$	19,897	$	119,797
	State		11,339		10,816		14,155
	Foreign		36,287		25,613		33,279
			198,623		56,326		167,231
	Deferred:
	Federal		-33,172		-6,341		54,718
	State		648		386		915
	Foreign		-4,700		4,901		382
			-37,224		-1,054		56,015
		$	161,399	$	55,272	$	223,246


Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

		2014		2013		2012
	Computed expected tax expense	$	154,766	$	35,265	$	212,581
	Increase (decrease) resulting from
	State and foreign income taxes		8,467		-852		15,176
	Reduction in value of assets		-		34,874		-
	Other		-1,834		-14,015		-4,511
	Income tax	$	161,399	$	55,272	$	223,246


Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

		2014		2013
	Deferred tax assets:
	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	3,942	$	8,482
	Operating loss and tax credit carryforwards		21,928		32,543
	Compensation and employee benefits		57,045		50,136
	Decommissioning liabilities		21,029		22,124
	Other		50,641		51,161
			154,585		164,446
	Valuation allowance		-		-
	Net deferred tax assets		154,585		164,446
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Property, plant and equipment		648,054		671,172
	Notes receivable		5,718		5,429
	Goodwill and other intangible assets		138,017		136,940
	Deferred revenue on long-term contracts		1,470		21,354
	Other		32,184		56,846
	Deferred tax liabilities		825,443		891,741
	Net deferred tax liability	$	670,858	$	727,295


Net Deferred Tax Liabilities Classified In The Consolidated Balance Sheet

		2014		2013
	Deferred tax assets:
	Current deferred income taxes	$	32,138	$	8,785
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Non-current deferred income taxes		-702,996		-736,080
	Net deferred tax liability	$	-670,858	$	-727,295


Summary Of Activity In Unrecognized Tax Benefits

		2014		2013		2012
	Unrecognized tax benefits,	$	29,899	$	26,399	$	21,692
	December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively	$	29,899	$	26,399	$	21,692
	Additions based on tax positions related to current year		-		-		-
	Additions based on tax positions related to prior years		7,860		5,065		6,873
	Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years		-7,415		-1,565		-2,166
	Unrecognized tax benefits,	$	30,344	$	29,899	$	26,399
	December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively	$	30,344	$	29,899	$	26,399

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Information [Abstract]
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information

	Year Ended December 31, 2014

						Onshore
			Drilling			Completion
			Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical						Consolidated
			Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Unallocated			Total
	Revenues		$	923,849		$	1,727,904		$	1,356,057		$	548,812		$	-		$	4,556,622
	Cost of services and rentals
	(exclusive of items shown separately below)			290,341			1,201,497			945,201			297,794			-			2,734,833
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization			187,825			233,479			165,144			64,366			-			650,814
	and accretion			187,825			233,479			165,144			64,366			-			650,814
	General and administrative expenses			155,606			159,325			190,172			119,268			-			624,371
	Income from operations			290,077			133,603			55,540			67,384			-			546,604
	Interest expense, net			-			-			-			1,577			-98,311			-96,734
	Other expense			-			-			-			-			-7,681			-7,681
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	290,077		$	133,603		$	55,540		$	68,961		$	-105,992		$	442,189
	before income taxes		$	290,077		$	133,603		$	55,540		$	68,961		$	-105,992		$	442,189





	Year Ended December 31, 2013

						Onshore
			Drilling			Completion
			Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical						Consolidated
			Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Unallocated			Total
	Revenues		$	838,514		$	1,596,704		$	1,445,555		$	469,284		$	-		$	4,350,057
	Cost of services and rentals
	(exclusive of items shown separately below)			276,131			1,083,494			1,011,933			262,032			-			2,633,590
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization			169,296			215,506			178,442			41,197			-			604,441
	and accretion			169,296			215,506			178,442			41,197			-			604,441
	General and administrative expenses			142,850			156,405			190,931			107,592			-			597,778
	Reduction in value of assets			2,292			16,975			28,568			252,243			-			300,078
	Income (loss) from operations			247,945			124,324			35,681			-193,780			-			214,170
	Interest expense, net			-			-			-			1,323			-109,225			-107,902
	Other income (expense)			-			-			-			836			-5,463			-4,627
	Loss on early extinguishment of debt			-			-			-			-			-884			-884
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	247,945		$	124,324		$	35,681		$	-191,621		$	-115,572		$	100,757
	before income taxes		$	247,945		$	124,324		$	35,681		$	-191,621		$	-115,572		$	100,757





	Year Ended December 31, 2012

						Onshore
			Drilling			Completion
			Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical						Consolidated
			Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Unallocated			Total
	Revenues		$	775,066		$	1,593,977		$	1,510,990		$	413,243		$	-		$	4,293,276
	Cost of services and rentals
	(exclusive of items shown separately below)			255,853			1,039,732			929,552			244,283			-			2,469,420
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization			150,687			171,853			135,910			29,611			-			488,061
	and accretion			150,687			171,853			135,910			29,611			-			488,061
	General and administrative expenses			130,954			185,548			210,411			98,509			-			625,422
	Income from operations			237,572			196,844			235,117			40,840			-			710,373
	Interest expense, net			-			-			-			849			-117,328			-116,479
	Other expense			-			-			-			-212			-2,105			-2,317
	Loss on early extinguishment of debt			-			-			-			-			-2,294			-2,294
Gain on sale of equity-method investment															17,880			17,880
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	237,572		$	196,844		$	235,117		$	41,477		$	-103,847		$	607,163
before income taxes		$	237,572		$	196,844		$	235,117		$	41,477		$	-103,847		$	607,163



Schedule Of Identifiable Assets

	Identifiable Assets
						Onshore
			Drilling			Completion
			Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical						Consolidated
			Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Unallocated			Total
	31-Dec-14		$	1,304,110		$	3,010,295		$	2,116,171		$	946,813		$	-		$	7,377,389
	31-Dec-13		$	1,245,501		$	2,973,916		$	2,176,785		$	1,015,105		$	-		$	7,411,307
	31-Dec-12		$	1,086,804		$	3,223,984		$	2,185,779		$	1,295,134		$	11,185		$	7,802,886


Schedule of Capital Expenditures Table Text Block

	Capital Expenditures
						Onshore
			Drilling			Completion
			Products and			and Workover			Production			Technical			Consolidated
			Services			Services			Services			Solutions			Total
	31-Dec-14		$	254,500		$	160,888		$	95,796		$	95,037		$	606,221
	31-Dec-13		$	269,152		$	99,517		$	107,412		$	144,388		$	620,469
	31-Dec-12		$	246,389		$	308,317		$	334,670		$	279,729		$	1,169,105


Schedule Of Revenues By Geographic Segment

	Revenues
			Years Ended December 31,
			2014			2013			2012
	United States		$	3,848,929		$	3,674,825		$	3,680,817
	Other Countries			707,693			675,232			612,459
	Total		$	4,556,622		$	4,350,057		$	4,293,276

	Long-Lived Assets
						As of December 31,
						2014			2013
	United States					$	2,416,306		$	2,476,792
	Other Countries						317,533			525,402
	Total, net					$	2,733,839		$	3,002,194

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]
Summary Of Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
		31-Dec-14		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Intangible and other long-term assets, net
	Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	12,982	$	1,481	$	11,501		-
	Interest rate swaps	$	4,183		-	$	4,183		-
	Accounts payable
	Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	2,291		-	$	2,291		-
	Other long-term liabilities
	Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	14,720		-	$	14,720		-

		31-Dec-13		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Inventory and other current assets
	Available-for-sale securities	$	8,817	$	8,817		-		-
	Intangible and other long-term assets, net
	Non-qualified deferred compensation assets	$	13,731	$	2,330	$	11,401		-
	Interest rate swap	$	337		-	$	337		-
	Accounts payable
	Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	1,944		-	$	1,944		-
	Other long-term liabilities
	Non-qualified deferred compensation liabilities	$	14,986		-	$	14,986		-



Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
		December 31,		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
		2013		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Losses
	Property, plant and equipment, net	$	328,876	$	-	$	-	$	328,876	$	243,781
	Goodwill		-		-		-		-	$	91,016
	Intangible assets	$	4,355	$	-	$	-	$	4,355	$	18,296

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen1

Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Location And Effect Of The Derivative Instrument On The Statements Of Operations

	Effect of derivative instrument	Location of (gain) loss	2014		2013			2012
	Effect of derivative instrument	recognized	2014		2013			2012
	Interest rate swap	Interest expense, net	$	-11,054	$	13,079	$	-3,632
	Hedged item - debt	Interest expense, net		7,208		-12,303		2,346
			$	-3,846	$	776	$	-1,286

Interim_Financial_Information_1

Interim Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Interim Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Interim Financial Information (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Schedule Of Interim Financial Information

		Three Months Ended
		31-Mar		30-Jun		Sept. 30		Dec. 31
	2014
	Revenues	$	1,061,418	$	1,107,552	$	1,209,026	$	1,178,626
	Less:
	Cost of services and rentals		651,605		650,293		721,692		711,243
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization		162,318		160,965		170,154		157,377
	and accretion		162,318		160,965		170,154		157,377
	Gross profit		247,495		296,294		317,180		310,006
	Net income from operations		42,626		79,057		85,743		73,364
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		-5,954		-3,895		-5,886		-7,238
	Net income		36,672		75,162		79,857		66,126
	Earnings per share from continuing operations:
	Basic	$	0.27	$	0.51	$	0.55	$	0.49
	Diluted		0.27		0.50		0.55		0.48
	Loss per share from discontinued operations:
	Basic	$	-0.04	$	-0.03	$	-0.03	$	-0.05
	Diluted		-0.04		-0.03		-0.04		-0.05

		Three Months Ended
		31-Mar		30-Jun		Sept. 30		Dec. 31
	2013
	Revenues	$	1,086,872	$	1,091,129	$	1,096,412	$	1,075,644
	Less:
	Cost of services and rentals		651,594		646,704		671,632		663,660
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization		144,964		149,440		152,028		158,009
	and accretion		144,964		149,440		152,028		158,009
	Gross profit		290,314		294,985		272,752		253,975
	Reduction in value of assets		-		-		-		300,078
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations		80,618		74,079		67,469		-176,681
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations,		-16,891		-5,520		2,366		-136,858
	net of tax		-16,891		-5,520		2,366		-136,858
	Net income (loss)		63,727		68,559		69,835		-313,539
	Earnings (loss) per share from continuing
	operations:
	Basic	$	0.51	$	0.46	$	0.42	$	-1.11
	Diluted		0.51		0.46		0.42		-1.11
	Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued
	operations:
	Basic	$	-0.11	$	-0.03	$	0.02	$	-0.86
	Diluted		-0.11		-0.03		0.01		-0.86

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_1

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule Of Proved Developed And Undeveloped Oil And Gas Reserves

		Crude Oil		Natural Gas
		(Mbbls)		(Mmcf)
	Proved-developed and undeveloped reserves:
	31-Dec-11	6,430		6,268
	Revisions	2,234		5,357
	Production	-457		-341
	31-Dec-12	8,207		11,284
	Revisions	-3,203		-4,036
	Production	-411		-296
	31-Dec-13	4,593		6,952
	Revisions	-438		1,431
	Production	-738		-1,247
	31-Dec-14	3,417		7,136

	Proved-developed reserves:
	31-Dec-12	5,076		5,085
	31-Dec-13	2,397		2,100
	31-Dec-14	3,184		6,945
	Proved-undeveloped reserves:
	31-Dec-12	3,131		6,199
	31-Dec-13	2,196		4,852
	31-Dec-14	233		191


Cost Incurred In Oil And Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, And Development Activities

		2014			2013		2012
	Acquisition of properties - proved	$	-		$	-	$	-
	Acquisition of properties - unproved		-			-		-
	Exploratory costs		-			-		-
	Development costs		52,719			51,527		34,685
	Total costs incurred	$	52,719		$	51,527	$	34,685


Capitalized Costs Relating To Oil And Gas Producing Activities

		As of December 31,
		2014			2013
	Proved oil and gas properties	$	189,294		$	136,350
	Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		-55,864			-21,158
	Capitalized costs, net	$	133,430		$	115,192


Schedule Of Ownership In Productive Oil And Natural Gas Wells

		Productive Wells
		Gross		Net
	Oil	10.00		5.10


Schedule Of Gas And Oil Acreage

		Gross		Net
		Acreage		Acreage
	Developed	23,040		11,750
	Undeveloped	-		-
	Total	23,040		11,750


Schedule Of Drilling Activity

		2014				2013
		Gross		Net		Gross	Net
	Exploratory Wells
	Productive	-		-		-	-
	Non-productive	-		-		-	-
	Total	-		-		-	-

	Development Wells
	Productive	2.00		1.02		2.00	1.02
	Non-productive	1.00		0.51		1.00	0.51
	Total	3.00		1.53		3.00	1.53


Results Of Operations For Oil And Gas Producing Activities

		2014			2013		2012
	Revenues
	Sales	$	77,845		$	47,050	$	57,757
	Production costs		13,529			9,876		12,332
	Exploration expenses		-			-		-
	Depreciation, depletion and amortization		38,768			12,032		9,818
			25,548			25,142		35,607
	Income tax expenses		9,325			8,800		13,175
	Results of operations from producing activities	$	16,223		$	16,342	$	22,432
	(excluding corporate overhead)	$	16,223		$	16,342	$	22,432



Standardized Measure Of Discounted Future Cash Flows Relating To Proved Reserves

		2014			2013		2012
	Future cash inflows	$	336,944		$	496,704	$	891,215
	Future production costs		-71,209			-82,487		-141,980
	Future development and abandonment costs		-111,374			-156,340		-91,632
	Future income tax expenses		-60,345			-89,507		-229,808
	Future net cash flows		94,016			168,370		427,795
	10% annual discount for estimated timing of		-17,034			10,641		124,365
	cash flows		-17,034			10,641		124,365
	Standardized measure of discounted future	$	111,050		$	157,729	$	303,430
	net cash flows	$	111,050		$	157,729	$	303,430


Summary Of Changes In Standardized Measure Of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Applicable To Proved Oil And Natural Gas Reserves
		2014			2013		2012
	Beginning of the period	$	157,729		$	303,430	$	237,749
	Net change in sales and transfer prices and in		-57,568			-13,278		-17,734
	production (lifting) costs related to future production		-57,568			-13,278		-17,734
	Changes in estimated future development costs		-5,512			-48,594		-5,569
	Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced		-64,316			-45,866		-45,425
	during the period		-64,316			-45,866		-45,425
	Net change due to extensions, discoveries,		-			75,304		206,313
	and improved recovery		-			75,304		206,313
	Net changes due to revisions in quantity		-8,396			-228,620		-63,192
	estimates		-8,396			-228,620		-63,192
	Previously estimated development costs		40,962			10,136		4,748
	incurred during the period		40,962			10,136		4,748
	Accretion of discount		24,251			46,711		37,252
	Other-unspecified		4,125			-24,169		-21,799
	Net change in income taxes		19,775			82,675		-28,913
	Aggregate change in the standardized measure		-46,679			-145,701		65,681
	of discounted future net cash flows for the year		-46,679			-145,701		65,681
	End of the period	$	111,050		$	157,729	$	303,430

Summary_Of_Significant_Account3

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Major Customers And Concentration Of Credit Risk) (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Maximum percentage of revenue for a single major customer	10.00%	13.00%

Summary_Of_Significant_Account4

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Cash Equivalents) (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Maximum maturity of short-term investments purchased to be cash equivalents	90 days

Summary_Of_Significant_Account5

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Property, Plant And Equipment) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Capitalized interest on the cost of major capital projects	$1	$2.40	$7.70

Summary_Of_Significant_Account6

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Estimated Useful Lives Of The Related Assets) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	5 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	40 years
Marine Vessels And Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	5 years
Marine Vessels And Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	25 years
Machinery And Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	2 years
Machinery And Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	25 years
Automobiles, Trucks, Tractors And Trailers [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	3 years
Automobiles, Trucks, Tractors And Trailers [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	10 years
Furniture And Fixtures [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	2 years
Furniture And Fixtures [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, useful life	10 years

Summary_Of_Significant_Account7

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Goodwill) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Percentage of the discounted cash flow method for estimation of fair value of reporting units	80.00%
Percentage of the public company guideline method for estimation of fair value of reporting units	20.00%
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	9.00%
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	$91,000,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		$91,016,000

Summary_Of_Significant_Account8

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Summary Of Activity Of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$2,458,109	$2,532,065
Acquisition activities	13,909	16,599
Disposition activities		-756
Reduction in value of assets		-91,016
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-3,609	1,217
Ending Balance	2,468,409	2,458,109
Drilling Products And Services [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	144,872	144,947
Disposition activities		-756
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-2,033	681
Ending Balance	142,839	144,872
Onshore Completion Services [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	1,419,550	1,418,050
Acquisition activities		1,500
Disposition activities
Reduction in value of assets
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Ending Balance	1,419,550	1,419,550
Production Services [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	893,687	878,052
Acquisition activities	13,909	15,099
Disposition activities
Reduction in value of assets
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-1,576	536
Ending Balance	906,020	893,687
Technical Solutions [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance		91,016
Acquisition activities
Disposition activities
Reduction in value of assets		-91,016
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Ending Balance

Summary_Of_Significant_Account9

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Notes Receivable) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Notes Receivable [Abstract]
Amount of notes receivable net	$115
Interest rate percentage to record present value of notes receivable	6.58%
Company recorded interest income	$1.60	$2.60	$2.80

Recovered_Sheet2

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Intangible And Other Long-Term Assets) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Escrow Deposit Required by Seller of Oil and Gas Properties		$50,000,000
Performance Bond Required by Seller		50,000,000
Escrow Deposit		50,400,000
Reduction in value of assets	300,078,000		300,078,000
Amortization expense exclusive of debt acquisition costs		25,900,000	26,200,000	22,600,000
Amortization of intangible assets exclusive of debt acquisitions costs for 2015		25,600,000
Amortization of intangible assets exclusive of debt acquisitions costs for 2016		24,800,000
Amortization of intangible assets exclusive of debt acquisitions costs for 2017		24,000,000
Amortization of intangible assets exclusive of debt acquisitions costs for 2018		23,900,000
Amortization of intangible assets exclusive of debt acquisitions costs for 2019		$23,700,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		17 years
Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		10 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		3 years
Debt Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		7 years
Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on unsecured senior notes		7.13%

Recovered_Sheet3

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Composition Of Intangible And Other Long-term Assets) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Amount	$539,035	$535,434
Accumulated Amortization	-118,675	-84,567
Net Balance	420,360	450,867
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Amount	12,982	13,731
Accumulated Amortization
Net Balance	12,982	13,731
Escrowed Cash [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Amount	58,421	58,406
Accumulated Amortization
Net Balance	58,421	58,406
Customer Relationships [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Amount	339,695	335,590
Accumulated Amortization	-64,954	-44,117
Net Balance	274,741	291,473
Trade Names [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Amount	41,265	45,025
Accumulated Amortization	-13,151	-9,175
Net Balance	28,114	35,850
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Amount	4,487	4,256
Accumulated Amortization	-3,281	-2,163
Net Balance	1,206	2,093
Debt Issuance Costs [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Amount	63,829	63,829
Accumulated Amortization	-36,360	-28,250
Net Balance	27,469	35,579
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Amount	18,356	14,597
Accumulated Amortization	-929	-862
Net Balance	$17,427	$13,735

Recovered_Sheet4

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Decommissioning Liabilities) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Liabilities Incurred	$866	$445

Recovered_Sheet5

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Summary Of The Activity For Company's Decommissioning Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively	$83,519	$93,053
Liabilities acquired and incurred	866	445
Liabilities settled	-579	-87
Accretion	4,470	5,320
Revision in estimated liabilities	-276	-15,212
Total decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively	88,000	83,519
Less: current portion of decommissioning liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively		27,322
Long-term decommissioning liabilities, December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	$88,000	$56,197

Recovered_Sheet6

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings (Loss) Per Share) (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, share	1,100,000	1,100,000	2,100,000

Recovered_Sheet7

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Financial Instruments) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Fair value of debt	$1,624.30	$1,789

Recovered_Sheet8

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Foreign Currency) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Foreign currency gains	($7.30)	$7.10	$2.90

Recovered_Sheet9

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Percentage of fixed rate debt	61.00%	60.00%
Notional amount of interest rate swap	$300,000,000
Variable interest rate, Adjustment	90 days

Recovered_Sheet10

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	($36,280)	($17,500)

Recovered_Sheet11

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cash Dividends) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Dividends Payable		$12.80
Cash dividends declared per share	$0.24	$0.08

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa2

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$102,880	$97,129	$109,112
Cash paid for income taxes	127,132	164,158	42,261
Details of business acquisitions:
Fair Value of Assets Acquired	29,468	34,964	4,364,872
Fair value of liabilities	-5,125	-10,942	-695,243
Common stock issued			-2,361,466
Cash paid	24,343	24,022	1,308,163
Less cash acquired	-16	-225	-217,002
Net cash paid for acquisitions	24,327	23,797	1,091,161
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid	49,118	70,463	61,035
Non-cash financing activity:
Dividends, Share-based Compensation, Cash		12,759
India Acquisition Member
Details of business acquisitions:
Net cash paid for acquisitions	$24,327

Discontinued_Operations_Narrat

Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 28, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operations, long lived asets	$131,100,000
Vessel's gross asset value under the capital lease at inception	37,600,000
Vessel's gross asset value under the capital lease at depreciation	17,400,000	16,400,000
Other long-term liabilities	16,800,000	21,400,000
Accounts Payable Related to Obligations Under Capital Lease	4,600,000	4,200,000
Impairment Included in Discontinued Operations		119,300,000
Long-term assets	91,940,000	221,943,000
Gain on sale of assets, disposal group accounted for as discontinued operations	18,800,000
Subsea Construction Marine Vessels Member
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment Included in Discontinued Operations		98,300,000
Long-term assets				45,200,000
Subsea Construction Intangible Assets Member
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment Included in Discontinued Operations		15,400,000
Conventional Decommissioning Long-lived Assets Member
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment Included in Discontinued Operations		5,600,000
Derrick Barge [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds received			44,500,000
Pre-tax gain loss after sale			3,100,000
Goodwill			9,700,000
Liftboats [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds received			138,600,000
Quantity of liftboats sold			18
Repayment Of Us Government Guaranteed Long Term Financing Connected To Disposition			12,500,000
Make Whole Premiums Connected To Dispositions			4,000,000
Written Off Unamortized Loan Costs Connected To Repayments Of Make Whole Premiums			700,000
Loss on sale of assets, disposal group accounted for as discontinued operations			$10,000,000

Discontinued_Operations_Compon

Discontinued Operations (Components Of Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenues									$145,463	$261,767	$274,792
Income tax expense (benefit)									-19,330	-15,439	1,774
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax (benefit) expense	-7,238	-5,886	-3,895	-5,954	-136,858	2,366	-5,520	-16,891	-22,973	-156,903	-17,982
Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income tax expense (benefit)											620
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax (benefit) expense											-775
Segment, Derrick Barges and Liftboats [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenues											16,231
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax (benefit) expense											($17,207)

Discontinued_Operations_Assets

Discontinued Operations (Assets And Liabilities of Disposal Groups) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Classified Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, net	$16,701	$26,858
Prepaid expenses	2,463	8,164
Disposal group inventory and other current assets	5,576	63,618
Assets of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Current	24,740	98,640
Disposal group property, plant and equipment, net	91,171	217,089
Intangible and other long-term assets, net	769	4,854
Long-term assets	91,940	221,943
Accounts payable	20,530	13,449
Accrued expenses	24,496	52,133
Current liabilities	45,026	65,582
Other long-term liabilities	$16,814	$21,801

Acquisitions_Narrative_Details

Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Feb. 07, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Approximately cash paid	$24,343,000	$24,022,000	$1,308,163,000
Goodwill	2,468,409,000	2,458,109,000	2,532,065,000
India Acquisition Member
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Approximately cash paid				22,000,000
Goodwill				13,900,000
Other Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, total contingent consideration paid	2,400,000	6,500,000
Approximately cash paid			37,600,000		20,400,000
Repayment of acquired company debt					3,000,000
Goodwill			22,600,000		15,100,000
Complete Production Services, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Approximately cash paid						2,914,800,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles						$1,922,700,000

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_a

Property, Plant and Equipment alt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Impairment of long lived assets		$243,781,000
Leasehold Improvements, Gross	93,300,000	75,000,000
Depreciation	$620,600,000	$572,900,000	$460,200,000

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_S

Property, Plant and Equipment (Summary Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$5,003,381	$4,829,205
Accumulated depreciation and depletion	-2,269,542	-1,827,011
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,733,839	3,002,194
Buildings, Improvements And Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	328,651	284,273
Marine Vessels And Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	55,494	137,955
Machinery And Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,126,570	3,864,599
Automobiles, trucks, tractors and trailers [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	66,032	64,102
Furniture And Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	75,631	72,563
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	102,895	211,017
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	58,814	56,786
Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$189,294	$137,910

Inventory_and_Other_Current_As2

Inventory and Other Current Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory and Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings included in other current assets		$63,200,000
Supplies and consumables	42,739,000	56,470,000
Raw materials	29,718,000	20,764,000
Work-in-progress	20,317,000	20,064,000
Finished goods	72,788,000	65,621,000
Inventory	165,562,000	162,919,000
Number of shares comprising Available for Sale Securities		1.4
Available-for-sale securities, net unrealized holding gain (loss) reversed following sale	1,200,000
Available-for-sale securities, unrealized holding gain (loss) reversed following sale	1,800,000
Available-for-sale securities, number of shares sold			5.6
Available-for-sale Securities, Income Tax Expense on Change in Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss)	600,000	100,000	500,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Change in Net Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss), Net of Tax		300,000	900,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Change in Net Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) before Taxes		400,000	1,400,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains (Losses), Sale Proceeds	10,600,000		41,900,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains			900,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Current		$8,800,000

Debt_Narrative_Details

Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	31-May-13	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan A, Amount Outstanding		$345,000,000
Revolving portion of credit facility, borrowing capacity		600,000,000
Face value of debt extinguished	100
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		1,000,000,000
Aggregate principal amount of term loan		400,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment		5,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		44,200,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt			-884,000	-2,294,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	150,000,000
Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value of debt extinguished					100
Portion of debt extinguished					50.00%
Original face amount of debt instrument					300,000,000
Stated interest rate on unsecured senior notes					6.00%
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt			900,000	2,300,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount					150,000,000
Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		500,000,000
Stated interest rate on unsecured senior notes		6.38%
Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		$800,000,000
Stated interest rate on unsecured senior notes		7.13%

Debt_Summary_Of_LongTerm_Debt_

Debt (Summary Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$1,648,783	$1,666,535
Less current portion	20,941	20,000
Long-term debt, noncurrent	1,627,842	1,646,535
Other long term debt instrument [member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	3,783	1,535
Term Loan, Interest Payable Monthly At Floating Rate And Principal Payable Quarterly, Due December 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	345,000	365,000
Senior Notes, Interest Payable Semiannually At 6 3/8%, Due May 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	500,000	500,000
Senior Notes, Interest Payable Semiannually At 7 1/8%, Due December 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$800,000	$800,000

Debt_Schedule_Of_Maturities_Of

Debt (Schedule Of Maturities Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt [Abstract]
2015	$20,941
2016	21,134
2017	306,085
2018	623
2019	500,000
Thereafter	800,000
Total	$1,648,783

StockBased_And_LongTerm_Compen1

Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 01, 2013
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Common Stock Reserved for Issuance, Shares Remaining	5,400,000
Compensation expense	$44,074,000	$35,060,000	$36,064,000
Compensation expense expected to recognize in 2015	10,600,000
Compensation expense expected to recognize in 2016	10,000,000
Compensation expense expected to recognize in 2017	600,000
Shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares	246,480	185,407	147,026
Proceed from issue of shares under employee stock purchase plans	4,870,000	4,124,000	2,855,000
Common stock reserved for issuance	8,000,000
Other income (expense)	-7,681,000	-4,627,000	-2,317,000
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Compensation expense	1,600,000	1,200,000	2,400,000
Employers Contribution to be received by plan participants, Minimum	5.00%
Employers Contribution to be received by plan participants, Maximum	35.00%
Employers contribution	1,200,000	1,200,000	1,800,000
Distribution to select participants	3,000,000	3,000,000	6,700,000
Defined Contribution Pension [Member]
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum employee contribution to be matched by employer	4.00%
Maximum empoyee contribution	75.00%
Company contribution, percent	100.00%
Company discretionary contributions	16,700,000	16,000,000	8,400,000
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans [Member]
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum portion of base salary to defer under non-qualified deferred compensation plan	75.00%
Maximum portion of bonus to defer under non-qualified deferred compensation plan	100.00%
Non-employee cash deferred to non-qualified compensation plan	100.00%
Maximum of cash portion of PSU compensation to defer under non-qualified deferred compensation plan	100.00%
Non-employee RSU deferred to non-qualified compensation plan	100.00%
Long-term liability	14,700,000	15,000,000
Current liability	2,300,000	1,900,000
Deferred compensation, compensation expense	900,000	2,500,000	1,600,000
Deferred compensation plan assets	13,000,000	13,700,000
Other income (expense)	-1,200,000	-2,400,000	700,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Share-based payment vesting period, years	3 years
Share-based payment expiration period, years	10 years
Compensation expense	3,900,000	3,586,000	4,829,000
Intrinsic value of options exercised	17,100,000	5,100,000	40,400,000
Cash received from exercising options	10,600,000	6,300,000	14,800,000
Tax benefit from exercising stock options	5,600,000	700,000	600,000
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested options oustanding	4,200,000
Compensation expense expected to recognize in 2015	2,400,000
Compensation expense expected to recognize in 2016	1,300,000
Compensation expense expected to recognize in 2017	500,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Share-based payment vesting period, years	3 years
Compensation expense	15,800,000	21,460,000	16,981,000
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested options oustanding	10,400,000
Compensation expense expected to recognize in 2015	10,000,000
Compensation expense expected to recognize in 2016	400,000
Shares outstanding	1,022,280	2,020,448
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Other Share Increase (Decrease)			609,743
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$27.27
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$24.08	$24.71
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	23,000,000	9,600,000	13,000,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Compensation expense	11,282,000		2,360,000
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested options oustanding	21,200,000
Resticted stock granted	1,352,184
Shares outstanding	1,416,477	324,481
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$30.65
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$26.40	$26.34
Performance Shares [Member]
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Compensation expense	10,688,000	10,014,000	11,894,000
Shares outstanding	360,329
Performance period of PSU grant, years	3 years
Portion of equivalent value in common stock of company after meeting service requirements, at discretion of compensation committee	50.00%
Performance Share Units Outstanding, in 2014	115,788
Performance Share Units Outstanding, in 2015	115,376
Performance Share Units Outstanding, in 2016	129,165
Strategic Performance Shares [Member]
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Compensation expense	2,404,000
Performance period of PSU grant, years	1 year
2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Member
Stock Based and Long-Term Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Compensation expense	$1,078,000	$947,000	$504,000
Common stock reserved for issuance				3,000,000

StockBased_And_LongTerm_Compen2

Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Summary Of The Valuation Assumptions Used To Calculate The Fair Value Of Stock Option Grants) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Weighted average fair value of grants	$6.95	$8.98	$21.76
Black-Scholes-Merton Assumptions:
Risk free interest rate	1.42%	0.63%	0.41%
Expected life (years)	4 years	4 years	2 years
Volatility	34.50%	48.41%	55.27%
Dividend yield	1.23%

StockBased_And_LongTerm_Compen3

Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Summary Of Stock Option Activity) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summarization of stock option activity
Number of options outstanding, beginning	4,857,376
Number of options granted	567,084
Number of options exercised	-880,687
Number of options forfeited	-41,166
Number of options expired	-18,102
Number of options outstanding, ending	4,484,505	4,857,376
Number of options exercisable	3,660,017
Number of options expected to vest	824,488
Weighted average option price outstanding, beginning	$21.43
Weighted average option price granted	$26.01
Weighted average option price excercised	$11.99
Weighted average option price forfeited	$25.39
Weighted average option price expired	$35.77
Weighted average option price outstanding, ending	$23.76	$21.43
Weighted average option price exercisable		$23.45
Weighted average option price expected to vest	$25.14
Weighted average remaining contractual term, outstanding	5 years 1 month 6 days	4 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable	4 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, expected to vest	8 years 8 months 12 days
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding	$4,095	$29,990
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable	$4,095

StockBased_And_LongTerm_Compen4

Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Summary Of Non-Vested Stock Option Activity) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Summarizes Non-vested Stock Option [Abstract]
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsStockOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	$8.16
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments stock options forfeitures in period	-41,166
Number of Option, Beginning Balance	536,498
Number of Option, Granted	567,084
Number of Option, Vested	-237,928
Number of Option, Ending Balance	824,488
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning Balance	$10.19
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$6.95
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$13.39
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending Balance	$7.83

StockBased_And_LongTerm_Compen5

Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Summary Of The Status Of Restricted Stock) (Details) (Restricted Stock [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Restricted Stock [Member]
Summary of restricted stock
Beginning balance	2,020,448
Shares, vested	-842,257
Shares, fofeited	-155,911
Ending balance	1,022,280	2,020,448
Weighted average grant date fair value, beginning balance	$24.71
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted		$23.14	$22.87
Weighted average grant date fair value, vested	$27.27
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited	$24.29
Weighted average grant date fair value, ending balance	$24.08	$24.71

StockBased_And_LongTerm_Compen6

Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Summary Of The Activity Of Restricted Stock Units) (Details) (Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Beginning balance	324,481
Granted	1,352,184
Shares, vested	-95,914
Shares, fofeited	-164,274
Ending balance	1,416,477
Weighted average grant date fair value, beginning balance	$26.34
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted	$26.45
Weighted average grant date fair value, vested	$30.65
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited	$26.36
Weighted average grant date fair value, ending balance	$26.40

StockBased_And_LongTerm_Compen7

Stock-Based And Long-Term Compensation (Summary Of Compensation Expense and Tax Benefits) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Compensation expense	$44,074	$35,060	$36,064
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	11,463	9,267	8,943
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Compensation expense	3,900	3,586	4,829
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	1,443	1,327	1,787
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Compensation expense	15,800	21,460	16,981
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	5,846	7,940	6,283
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Compensation expense	11,282		2,360
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	4,174		873
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Compensation expense	10,688	10,014	11,894
2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Member
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Compensation expense	$1,078	$947	$504

Reduction_in_Value_of_Assets_N

Reduction in Value of Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Reduction in Value of Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items]
Revenue Derived from Venezuela		$9,500,000	$20,500,000
Reduction in Value of Assets Related to Exit of Venezuela Activities		14,324,000
Retirments of Long-Lived Assets		14,418,000
Reduction in Value of Long-Lived Assets and Related Assets		180,320,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		91,016,000
Reduction in value of assets	300,078,000	300,078,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived		18,296,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		243,781,000
Technical Solutions [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items]
Reduction in value of other assets		31,900,000
Retirments of Long-Lived Assets		6,400,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		91,016,000
Reduction in value of assets		252,243,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived		3,000,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		122,800,000
Production Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items]
Retirments of Long-Lived Assets		2,200,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
Reduction in value of assets		28,568,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		11,400,000
Onshore Completion Services [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items]
Retirments of Long-Lived Assets		5,800,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
Reduction in value of assets		16,975,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		$11,200,000

Reduction_in_Value_of_Assets_C

Reduction in Value of Assets (Components of the Expense) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Reduction In Value Of Assets [Abstract]
Reduction in value of assets	$300,078	$300,078
Reduction in Value of Assets Related to Exit of Venezuela Activities		14,324
Reduction in Value of Long-Lived Assets and Related Assets		180,320
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		91,016
Retirments of Long-Lived Assets		$14,418

Income_Taxes_Narrative_Details

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
U.S. Federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%
net operating loss carryforwards	$1,300,000
Annual limitation on utilization of net operating loss carryforwards	500,000
Deferred tax assets, various state	9,900,000
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	61,000,000
Unrecorded tax benefits	$30,344,000	$29,899,000	$26,399,000	$21,692,000

Income_Taxes_Schedule_Of_Compo

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Components Of Income And Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Domestic	$372,672	$165,463	$554,675
Foreign	69,517	-64,706	52,488
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$442,189	$100,757	$607,163

Income_Taxes_Schedule_Of_Compo1

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Current, federal	$150,997	$19,897	$119,797
Current, state	11,339	10,816	14,155
Current, foreign	36,287	25,613	33,279
Current, total	198,623	56,326	167,231
Deferred, federal	-33,172	-6,341	54,718
Deferred, state	648	386	915
Deferred, foreign	-4,700	4,901	382
Deferred income taxes	-37,224	-1,054	56,015
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	$161,399	$55,272	$223,246

Income_Taxes_Schedule_Of_Effec

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]
Computed expected tax expense (benefit)	$154,766	$35,265	$212,581
Increase (decrease) resulting from State and foreign income taxes	8,467	-852	15,176
Increase (decrease) resulting other	-1,834	-14,015	-4,511
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	161,399	55,272	223,246
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Impairment Losses, Amount		$34,874

Income_Taxes_Schedule_Of_Defer

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Components of Deferred Tax Assets [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$3,942	$8,482
Operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	21,928	32,543
Compensation and employee benefits	57,045	50,136
Decommissioning liabilities	21,029	22,124
Other	50,641	51,161
Deferred tax assets, gross	154,585	164,446
Net deferred tax assets	154,585	164,446
Components of Deferred Tax Liabilities [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment	648,054	671,172
Notes receivable	5,718	5,429
Goodwill and other intangible assets	138,017	136,940
Deferred revenue on long-term contracts	1,470	21,354
Other	32,184	56,846
Deferred tax liabilities	825,443	891,741
Net deferred tax liability	$670,858	$727,295

Income_Taxes_Net_Deferred_Tax_

Income Taxes (Net Deferred Tax Liabilities Classified In The Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Classification [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Current	$32,138	$8,785
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	-702,996	-736,080
Net deferred tax liability	($670,858)	($727,295)

Income_Taxes_Summary_Of_Activi

Income Taxes (Summary Of Activity In Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance	$29,899	$26,399	$21,692
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years	7,860	5,065	6,873
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years	-7,415	-1,565	-2,166
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance	$30,344	$29,899	$26,399

Segment_Information_Schedule_O

Segment Information (Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$1,178,626	$1,209,026	$1,107,552	$1,061,418	$1,075,644	$1,096,412	$1,091,129	$1,086,872	$4,556,622	$4,350,057	$4,293,276
Cost of goods and services	711,243	721,692	650,293	651,605	663,660	671,632	646,704	651,594	2,734,833	2,633,590	2,469,420
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	157,377	170,154	160,965	162,318	158,009	152,028	149,440	144,964	650,814	604,441	488,061
General and administrative expenses									624,371	597,778	625,422
Reduction in the value of assets					300,078					300,078
Income from operations									546,604	214,170	710,373
Interest expense, net									-96,734	-107,902	-116,479
Other Expense									-7,681	-4,627	-2,317
Gain loss from Equity method investment											17,880
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt										-884	-2,294
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									442,189	100,757	607,163
Identifiable Assets	7,377,389				7,411,307				7,377,389	7,411,307	7,802,886
Capital Expenditures									606,221	620,469	1,169,105
Drilling Products And Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									923,849	838,514	775,066
Cost of goods and services									290,341	276,131	255,853
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion									187,825	169,296	150,687
General and administrative expenses									155,606	142,850	130,954
Reduction in the value of assets										2,292
Income from operations									290,077	247,945	237,572
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									290,077	247,945	237,572
Identifiable Assets	1,304,110				1,245,501				1,304,110	1,245,501	1,086,804
Capital Expenditures									254,500	269,152	246,389
Onshore Completion Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									1,727,904	1,596,704	1,593,977
Cost of goods and services									1,201,497	1,083,494	1,039,732
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion									233,479	215,506	171,853
General and administrative expenses									159,325	156,405	185,548
Reduction in the value of assets										16,975
Income from operations									133,603	124,324	196,844
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									133,603	124,324	196,844
Identifiable Assets	3,010,295				2,973,916				3,010,295	2,973,916	3,223,984
Capital Expenditures									160,888	99,517	308,317
Production Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									1,356,057	1,445,555	1,510,990
Cost of goods and services									945,201	1,011,933	929,552
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion									165,144	178,442	135,910
General and administrative expenses									190,172	190,931	210,411
Reduction in the value of assets										28,568
Income from operations									55,540	35,681	235,117
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									55,540	35,681	235,117
Identifiable Assets	2,116,171				2,176,785				2,116,171	2,176,785	2,185,779
Capital Expenditures									95,796	107,412	334,670
Technical Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									548,812	469,284	413,243
Cost of goods and services									297,794	262,032	244,283
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion									64,366	41,197	29,611
General and administrative expenses									119,268	107,592	98,509
Reduction in the value of assets										252,243
Income from operations									67,384	-193,780	40,840
Interest expense, net									1,577	1,323	849
Other Expense										836	-212
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									68,961	-191,621	41,477
Identifiable Assets	946,813				1,015,105				946,813	1,015,105	1,295,134
Capital Expenditures									95,037	144,388	279,729
Unallocated [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense, net									-98,311	-109,225	-117,328
Other Expense									-7,681	-5,463	-2,105
Gain loss from Equity method investment											17,880
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt										-884	-2,294
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									-105,992	-115,572	-103,847
Identifiable Assets											$11,185

Segment_Information_Schedule_O1

Segment Information (Schedule Of Identifiable Assets) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$7,377,389	$7,411,307	$7,802,886
Drilling Products And Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	1,304,110	1,245,501	1,086,804
Onshore Completion Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	3,010,295	2,973,916	3,223,984
Production Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	2,116,171	2,176,785	2,185,779
Technical Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	946,813	1,015,105	1,295,134
Unallocated [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets			$11,185

Segment_Information_Schedule_O2

Segment Information (Schedule Of Revenues By Geographic Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total, Revenues	$1,178,626	$1,209,026	$1,107,552	$1,061,418	$1,075,644	$1,096,412	$1,091,129	$1,086,872	$4,556,622	$4,350,057	$4,293,276
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,733,839				3,002,194				2,733,839	3,002,194
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									3,848,929	3,674,825	3,680,817
Long-lived assets	2,416,306				2,476,792				2,416,306	2,476,792
Other Countries Member
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									707,693	675,232	612,459
Long-lived assets	$317,533				$525,402				$317,533	$525,402

Recovered_Sheet12

Segment Information (Schedule of Capital Expenditures, by Segment) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	$606,221	$620,469	$1,169,105
Drilling Products And Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	254,500	269,152	246,389
Onshore Completion Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	160,888	99,517	308,317
Production Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	95,796	107,412	334,670
Technical Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	$95,037	$144,388	$279,729

Commitments_And_Contingencies_

Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Rent expense	$26.20	$25.60	$23.10
2015	64.7
2016	42.4
2017	30.3
2018	23.8
2019	13.8
Thereafter	$28.70

Fair_Value_Measurements_Narrat

Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of shares comprising Available for Sale Securities	1.4
Interest rate swap agreement for notional amount		$300,000,000
Fair value of debt	1,789,000,000	1,624,300,000
Impairment of long lived assets	243,781,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	91,016,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	243,781,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	18,296,000
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of long lived assets	98,300,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	98,300,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	$15,300,000

Fair_Value_Measurements_Summar

Fair Value Measurements (Summary Of Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis) (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		$8,817
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Accounts payable	2,291
Intangible and other long-term assets	12,982	13,731
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible and other long-term assets	4,183	337
Non Qualified Deferred Compensation Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other long-term liabilities	14,720	14,986
Accounts payable		1,944
Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		8,817
Level 1 [Member] \| Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Accounts payable
Intangible and other long-term assets	1,481	2,330
Level 1 [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible and other long-term assets
Level 1 [Member] \| Non Qualified Deferred Compensation Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other long-term liabilities
Accounts payable
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure
Level 2 [Member] \| Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Accounts payable	2,291
Intangible and other long-term assets	11,501	11,401
Level 2 [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible and other long-term assets	4,183	337
Level 2 [Member] \| Non Qualified Deferred Compensation Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other long-term liabilities	14,720	14,986
Accounts payable		1,944
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure
Level 3 [Member] \| Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Accounts payable
Intangible and other long-term assets
Level 3 [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible and other long-term assets
Level 3 [Member] \| Non Qualified Deferred Compensation Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other long-term liabilities
Accounts payable

Fair_Value_Measurements_Fair_V

Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements Used in Testing) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Fair Value Used In Testing for Impairment	$4,355
Property, Plant and Equipment Fair Value Measurment Used in Testing Impairment of Long-Lived Assets	328,876
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	91,016
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	18,296
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	243,781
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Fair Value Used In Testing for Impairment	4,355
Property, Plant and Equipment Fair Value Measurment Used in Testing Impairment of Long-Lived Assets	$328,876

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen2

Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Derivative asset	$4,200,000	$300,000
Interest income (expense) related to the ineffectiveness associated with the fair value hedge	-3,800,000	800,000	1,300,000
Interest rate swap agreement for notional amount	$300,000,000

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen3

Derivative Financial Instruments (Location And Effect Of The Derivative Instrument On The Statements Of Operations) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments, (Gain) Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (gain) loss recognized	($3,846)	$776	($1,286)
Hedged Item Debt [Member]
Derivative Instruments, (Gain) Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (gain) loss recognized	7,208	-12,303	2,346
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments, (Gain) Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (gain) loss recognized	($11,054)	$13,079	($3,632)

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of services	$221.10	$164.80	$240.30
Trade Accounts Payable	26.8	14.6
Ortowski Construction [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of services	0.7		4.1
Trade Accounts Payable	0
ORTEQ Energy Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of services	92.1	52.8	111.6
Trade Accounts Payable	10.1	7.8
Resource Transport [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of services	21.6	14	12.1
Trade Accounts Payable	1.7	0.9
Texas Specialty Sands [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of services	79.3	69.1	91.9
Trade Accounts Payable	14	2
ProFuel LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of services	25.5	26.9	18.9
Trade Accounts Payable	1	2.6
TIMBER CREEK REAL ESTATE PARTNERS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of services	1.9	2	1.7
Trade Accounts Payable		1.3
LINNENERGY[MEMBER]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	19.7	26.9	21.1
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties, Current	$1.60	$2.90

Interim_Financial_Information_2

Interim Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Revenues	$1,178,626	$1,209,026	$1,107,552	$1,061,418	$1,075,644	$1,096,412	$1,091,129	$1,086,872	$4,556,622	$4,350,057	$4,293,276
Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Cost of services and rentals	711,243	721,692	650,293	651,605	663,660	671,632	646,704	651,594	2,734,833	2,633,590	2,469,420
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	157,377	170,154	160,965	162,318	158,009	152,028	149,440	144,964	650,814	604,441	488,061
Gross Profit	310,006	317,180	296,294	247,495	253,975	272,752	294,985	290,314
Reduction in value of assets					300,078					300,078
Net income from continuing operations	73,364	85,743	79,057	42,626	-176,681	67,469	74,079	80,618
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-7,238	-5,886	-3,895	-5,954	-136,858	2,366	-5,520	-16,891	-22,973	-156,903	-17,982
Net Income (Loss)	$66,126	$79,857	$75,162	$36,672	($313,539)	$69,835	$68,559	$63,727	$257,817	($111,418)	$365,935
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Continuing operations, basic	$0.49	$0.55	$0.51	$0.27	($1.11)	$0.42	$0.46	$0.51	$1.81	$0.29	$2.57
Continuing operations, diluted	$0.48	$0.55	$0.50	$0.27	($1.11)	$0.42	$0.46	$0.51	$1.79	$0.28	$2.54
Discontinued operations, basic	($0.05)	($0.03)	($0.03)	($0.04)	($0.86)	$0.02	($0.03)	($0.11)	($0.15)	($0.99)	($0.12)
Discontinued operations, diluted	($0.05)	($0.04)	($0.03)	($0.04)	($0.86)	$0.01	($0.03)	($0.11)	($0.14)	($0.97)	($0.12)

Accelerated_Share_Repurchases_

Accelerated Share Repurchases (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program [Abstract]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	$75
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares		2,532,540

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_2

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industries Disclosures [Abstract]
Average sales prices	92.86	4.95	3.98	101.85	100.7	2.45
Average production costs	7.29	7.29	10.7	10.7	10.71	10.71
Percentage of annual discount rate for future cash flows			10.00%	10.00%
Supplementary Oil and Natural Gas Disclosures (Textual) [Abstract]
Twelve month average price on the basis of which oil price is estimated	94.99	94.99	93.42	93.42	91.21	91.21
Twelve month average price on the basis of which gas price is estimated	4,350,000	4,350,000	3.67	3.67	2.757	2.757

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_3

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Schedule Of Proved Developed And Undeveloped Oil And Gas Reserves) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
	MBbls	MBbls	MBbls
Oil [Member]
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves [Abstract]
Beginning balance	4,593,000	8,207,000	6,430,000
Revisions	-438,000	-3,203,000	2,234,000
Production	-738,000	-411,000	-457,000
Ending balance	3,417,000	4,593,000	8,207,000
Proved-developed reserves:
Proved Developed Reserves (Volume)	3,184,000	2,397,000	5,076,000
Proved-undeveloped reserves:
Proved Undeveloped Reserve (Volume)	233,000	2,196,000	3,131,000
Natural Gas [Member]
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves [Abstract]
Beginning balance	6,952,000	11,284,000	6,268,000
Revisions	1,431,000	-4,036,000	5,357,000
Production	-1,247,000	-296,000	-341,000
Ending balance	7,136,000	6,952,000	11,284,000
Proved-developed reserves:
Proved Developed Reserves (Volume)	6,945,000	2,100,000	5,085,000
Proved-undeveloped reserves:
Proved Undeveloped Reserve (Volume)	191,000	4,852,000	6,199,000

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_4

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Cost Incurred In Oil And Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, And Development Activities) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Costs Incurred, Oil and Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, and Development Activities [Abstract]
Development costs	$52,719	$51,527	$34,685
Total costs incurred	$52,719	$51,527	$34,685

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_5

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Capitalized Costs Relating To Oil And Gas Producing Activities) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Capitalized Costs, Oil and Gas Producing Activities, Net [Abstract]
Proved oil and gas properties	$189,294	$136,350
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	-55,864	-21,158
Capitalized costs, net	$133,430	$115,192

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_6

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Schedule Of Ownership In Productive Oil And Natural Gas Wells) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2014
	item
Company's ownership of productive oil and natural gas wells
Oil, gross	10
Oil, net	5.1

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_7

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Schedule Of Gas And Oil Acreage) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2014
	acre
Information relating to acreage held by the Company
Developed, gross acreage	23,040
Undeveloped, gross acreage	0
Total developed and undeveloped gross acreage	23,040
Developed, net acreage	11,750
Undeveloped, net acreage	0
Total developed and undeveloped net Acreage	11,750

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_8

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Schedule Of Drilling Activity) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	item	item
Exploratory Wells Drilled
Exploratory wells productive, gross	0	0
Exploratory wells non-productive, gross	0	0
Exploratory wells productive and non-productive, gross	0	0
Exploratory wells productive, net	0	0
Exploratory wells non-productive, net	0	0
Exploratory wells productive and non-productive, net	0
Development Wells Drilled
Total Development Wells Net	1.53	1.53
Non-Productive Development Wells Net	0.51	0.51
Productive Development Wells Net	1.02	1.02
Total Development Wells Gross	3	3
Non-Productive Development Wells Gross	1	1
Productive Development Wells Gross	2	2

Supplementary_Oil_And_Natural_9

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Results Of Operations For Oil And Gas Producing Activities) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues
Sales	$77,845	$47,050	$57,757
Production costs	13,529	9,876	12,332
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	38,768	12,032	9,818
Income before income taxes	25,548	25,142	35,607
Income tax expenses	9,325	8,800	13,175
Results of operations from producing activities (excluding corporate overhead)	$16,223	$16,342	$22,432

Recovered_Sheet13

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Standardized Measure Of Discounted Future Cash Flows Relating To Proved Reserves) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves, Standardized Measure [Abstract]
Future cash inflows	$336,944	$496,704	$891,215
Future production costs	-71,209	-82,487	-141,980
Future development and abandonment costs	-111,374	-156,340	-91,632
Future income tax expenses	-60,345	-89,507	-229,808
Future net cash flows	94,016	168,370	427,795
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows	-17,034	10,641	124,365
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows	$111,050	$157,729	$303,430

Recovered_Sheet14

Supplementary Oil And Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) (Summary Of Changes In Standardized Measure Of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Applicable To Proved Oil And Natural Gas Reserves) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Increase (Decrease) in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flow Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves [Roll Forward]
Beginning of the period	$157,729	$303,430	$237,749
Net change in sales and transfer prices and in production (lifting) costs related to future production	-57,568	-13,278	-17,734
Changes in estimated future development costs	-5,512	-48,594	-5,569
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced during the period	-64,316	-45,866	-45,425
Net change due to extensions, discoveries, and improved recovery		75,304	206,313
Net changes due to revisions in quantity estimates	-8,396	-228,620	-63,192
Previously estimated development costs incurred during period	40,962	10,136	4,748
Accretion of discount	24,251	46,711	37,252
Other-unspecified	4,125	-24,169	-21,799
Net change in income taxes	19,775	82,675	-28,913
Aggregate change in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for the year	-46,679	-145,701	65,681
End of the period	$111,050	$157,729	$303,430

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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance, Beginning Balance	$31,030	$28,715	$17,484
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Cost and Expense	6,299	7,587	11,038
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Deductions	10,639	7,763	2,308
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Reclassifications to Assets Held for Sale	4,614	-2,491	-2,501
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance, Ending Balance	$22,076	$31,030	$28,715