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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jan. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2013
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Oct. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses $ 72,760,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross $ 119,652,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross        
Goodwill 173,928,000us-gaap_Goodwill 512,964,000us-gaap_Goodwill       472,326,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Contingent consideration         24,700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationAsset  
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs 22,313,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts          
In process research and development            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Recorded intangible assets         47,700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
 
Navigate Energy Services L L C            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses     37,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nbr_NavigateEnergyServicesLLCMember
     
Goodwill     15,800,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nbr_NavigateEnergyServicesLLCMember
     
KVS Transportation Inc            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Total Consideration       149,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nbr_KVSTransportationIncMember
   
Amount payable in future annual installments to acquire business       66,800,000nbr_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesPayableInFutureAnnualInstallments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nbr_KVSTransportationIncMember
   
Number of annual installments       3nbr_NumberOfFutureAnnualInstallmentsPayableToAcquireBusinesses
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nbr_KVSTransportationIncMember
   
2TD Drilling            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses         40,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nbr_TwoTDDrillingMember
 
Additional contingent payments         $ 40,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nbr_TwoTDDrillingMember