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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 11, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item	Jul. 18, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 16, 2021 USD ($)
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Number of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies for which the Company is a co-sponsor \| item			2
Restricted cash held in trust			$ 418,125		$ 284,841
Amount removed from Trust Account for NETC stockholders			186,933
SPAC's effects on changes in non-controlling interest subject to possible redemption
Balance, beginning of year			678,604
Balance, end of period			834,195
NETC II \| IPO
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Units issued \| shares		30,500,000
Price per unit \| $ / shares		$ 10.00
Proceeds from units issued		$ 305,000
NETC II \| Private Placement
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Warrants issued \| shares		9,540,000
Proceeds from issuance of warrants		$ 9,500
Officers and Employees \| NETC II \| Private Placement
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Warrants issued \| shares		4,348,000
NETC
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Restricted cash held in trust			106,900		$ 284,800	$ 281,500
Amount removed from Trust Account for NETC stockholders	$ 186,900
SPAC's effects on changes in non-controlling interest subject to possible redemption
Balance, beginning of year			284,841
Redemptions			(186,933)
Net earnings			4,715
Nabors deemed dividends to SPAC public shareholders			2,597
Noncontrolling interest deemed dividends to SPAC public shareholders			1,641
Balance, end of period			106,861
NETC II
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Restricted cash held in trust			311,300	$ 308,100
SPAC's effects on changes in non-controlling interest subject to possible redemption
Balance, beginning of year			0
Initial public offering			294,474
Net earnings			3,214
Nabors deemed dividends to SPAC public shareholders			5,583
Noncontrolling interest deemed dividends to SPAC public shareholders			7,993
Balance, end of period			$ 311,264