CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues and other income:
Operating revenues	$ 847,553	$ 1,813,762	$ 3,125,565	$ 5,020,361
Earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliates	(35,100)	(2,851)	(29,714)	(5,872)
Investment income (loss)	(22)	2,189	2,128	10,235
Total revenues and other income	812,431	1,813,100	3,097,979	5,024,724
Costs and other deductions:
Direct costs	518,174	1,181,986	1,926,306	3,310,220
General and administrative expenses	81,748	138,967	295,171	406,863
Depreciation and amortization	240,107	286,581	739,322	851,528
Interest expense	44,448	43,138	135,518	134,251
Losses (gains) on sales and disposals of long-lived assets and other expense (income), net	259,731	(1,513)	205,227	16,467
Total costs and other deductions	1,144,208	1,649,159	3,301,544	4,719,329
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax	(331,777)	163,941	(203,565)	305,395
Income tax expense (benefit):
Current	13,735	72,371	46,682	93,606
Deferred	(94,633)	(10,860)	(81,840)	(7,331)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	(80,898)	61,511	(35,158)	86,275
Subsidiary preferred stock dividend				1,984
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	(250,879)	102,430	(168,407)	217,136
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(45,275)	4,005	(41,067)	4,488
Net income (loss)	(296,154)	106,435	(209,474)	221,624
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	320	(387)	453	(1,213)
Net income (loss) attributable to Nabors	$ (295,834)	$ 106,048	$ (209,021)	$ 220,411
Earnings (losses) per share:
Basic from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.86)	$ 0.34	$ (0.57)	$ 0.72
Basic from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.16)	0.02	(0.15)	0.02
Total Basic (in dollars per share)	(1.02)	0.36	(0.72)	0.74
Diluted from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(0.86)	0.34	(0.57)	0.71
Diluted from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.16)	0.01	(0.15)	0.02
Total Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.02)	$ 0.35	$ (0.72)	$ 0.73
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	284,112	292,621	285,186	292,613
Diluted (in shares)	284,112	295,005	285,186	295,353