Document And Entity Information
Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2019 | Feb. 07, 2020 | Jun. 28, 2019 | |
Cover [Abstract] | |||
Document Type | 10-K/A | ||
Amendment Flag | true | ||
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2019 | ||
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2019 | ||
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
Trading Symbol | PTEN | ||
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | ||
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | ||
Entity Registrant Name | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | ||
Entity Central Index Key | 0000889900 | ||
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | ||
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | ||
Entity Small Business | false | ||
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
Entity Shell Company | false | ||
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 192,151,761 | ||
Entity Public Float | $ 2.3 | ||
Document Annual Report | true | ||
Document Transition Report | false | ||
Entity File Number | 0-22664 | ||
Entity Tax Identification Number | 75-2504748 | ||
Entity Address, Address Line One | 10713 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N | ||
Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 800 | ||
Entity Address, City or Town | Houston | ||
Entity Address, State or Province | TX | ||
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | ||
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 77064 | ||
City Area Code | (281) | ||
Local Phone Number | 765-7100 | ||
Amendment Description | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (“Form 10-K/A”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2020 (the “Original Form 10-K”), solely to correct a typographical error in the text of the Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, which was filed as an exhibit to the Original Form 10-K (the “Consent”). The Consent incorrectly identified the date of the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP included in the Original Form 10-K. A corrected consent with corrected information is filed as an exhibit attached hereto. There are no other changes to the Original Form 10-K or the Consent. | ||
Documents Incorporated by Reference | Documents incorporated by reference: Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report. |