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Share-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based compensation disclosures      
Share Based Compensation expense $ 37,200,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 53,300,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 18,300,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Options      
Issuance of common shares for stock options exercised (in shares) (3,000,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised (600,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised (1,100,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
Restricted Stock      
Share-based compensation disclosures      
Share Based Compensation expense 35,000,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
51,100,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
14,100,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Number of types of performance share awards 2nbr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfTypesOfPerformanceShareAwards
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Option to purchase common stock available for grant 5,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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Restricted Stock | Maximum      
Share-based compensation disclosures      
Vesting period of shares 5 years    
Stock options      
Share-based compensation disclosures      
Option to purchase common stock available for grant 6,300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
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7,800,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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Exercise period 10 years    
Assumptions used to value grant date fair value      
Weighted-average fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) $ 6.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 6.05us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 9.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
Risk free interest rate (as a percent 1.37%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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0.79%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
0.63%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
Dividend yield (as a percent) 1.21%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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0.84%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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Expected volatility (as a percent) 51.01%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
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51.01%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
55.74%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate
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Expected term (in years) 4 years 4 years 4 years
Options      
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) 18,386,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Granted (in shares) 61,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
   
Issuance of common shares for stock options exercised (in shares) (3,036,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Forfeited (in shares) (4,107,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
   
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) 11,304,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
18,386,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
 
Options exercisable at the end of the period (in shares) 10,955,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
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Weighted Average Exercise Price      
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 21.10us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Granted (in dollars per share) $ 17.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Exercised (in dollars per share) $ 9.97us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
   
Forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 23.16us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
   
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 23.30us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
$ 21.10us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
 
Options exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 23.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term      
Options outstanding at the end of the period 2 years 9 months 22 days    
Options exercisable at the end of the period 2 years 8 months 1 day    
Aggregate Intrinsic Value      
Options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars) 12,976,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
   
Options exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars) $ 12,948,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
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Stock options | Employees Executives And Directors      
Options      
Granted (in shares) 60,662us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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63,368us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
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= nbr_EmployeesExecutivsAndDirectorsMember
658,061us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= nbr_KeyOfficerDirectorAndManagerialEmployeeStockOptionsMember
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Stock options | Minimum      
Share-based compensation disclosures      
Vesting period of shares 3 years    
Stock options | Maximum      
Share-based compensation disclosures      
Vesting period of shares 5 years