Fresh Start Accounting (Details)	Nov. 19, 2018
Fresh Start Accounting
Maximum percentage of voting shares of emerging entity to qualify for fresh-start accounting under ASC 852 (as a percent)	50.00%

Represents the maximum percentage of voting shares of the emerging entity that the existing voting shares of the Predecessor entity could receive to qualify for fresh-start accounting under ASC 852.

No definition available.

Name:	pacd_MaximumPercentageOfVotingSharesOfEmergingEntityThatPredecessorEntityCouldReceiveForFreshStartAccounting
Namespace Prefix:	pacd_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant