PRECISION DRILLING CORP (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

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92 Impairment of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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95 Finance charges Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForFinanceCosts
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98 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherAdjustmentsForNoncashItems
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101 Interest paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
102 Interest received Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestReceivedClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
103 Funds provided by operations Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperationsBeforeChangesInWorkingCapital
104 Changes in non-cash working capital balances Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInWorkingCapital
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108 Purchase of intangibles Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfIntangibleAssetsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
109 Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromSalesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
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114 Debt issuance costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PaymentsForDebtIssueCosts
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116 Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
117 Issuance of common shares on the exercise of options Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromExerciseOfOptions
118 Cash used in financing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
119 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
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122 Cash and cash equivalents, end of year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
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144 100070 - Disclosure - Basis of Preparation Network

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148 100080 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies Network

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152 100090 - Disclosure - Revenue Network

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156 100100 - Disclosure - Segmented Information Network

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160 100110 - Disclosure - Assets Held for Sale Network

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176 100150 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt Network

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180 100160 - Disclosure - Other Recoveries Network

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535 Gross [Member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
536 Accumulated Depreciation [Member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember
537 Classes of property, plant and equipment [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis
538 Property, plant and equipment [member] Member ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
539 Rig Equipment [Member] Member pds:RigEquipmentMember
540 Rental Equipment [Member] Member pds:RentalEquipmentMember
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542 Vehicles [member] Member ifrs-full:VehiclesMember
543 Buildings [Member] Member ifrs-full:BuildingsMember
544 Assets Under Construction [Member] Member ifrs-full:ConstructionInProgressMember
545 Land [Member] Member ifrs-full:LandMember
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547 Property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
548 100670 - Disclosure - Change in Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) Network

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549 Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Table] Table

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553 Rental Equipment [Member] Member pds:RentalEquipmentMember
554 Other Equipment [Member] Member ifrs-full:OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
555 Vehicles [member] Member ifrs-full:VehiclesMember
556 Buildings [Member] Member ifrs-full:BuildingsMember
557 Assets Under Construction [Member] Member ifrs-full:ConstructionInProgressMember
558 Land [Member] Member ifrs-full:LandMember
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561 Gross [Member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
562 Accumulated Depreciation [Member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember
563 Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems
564 Beginning Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
565 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
566 Depreciation expense Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
567 Disposals Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
568 Impairment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
569 Reclassifications Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment
570 Effect of foreign currency exchange differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
571 Ending Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
572 Re-measurement to fair value before disposal Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment
573 Reclassification to assets held for sale Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DecreaseThroughClassifiedAsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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577 Entity's total for individual assets or cash-generating units [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForIndividualAssetsOrCashgeneratingUnitsMember
578 Mexico CGU [Member] Member pds:MexicoCguMember
579 Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems
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581 Cash flow projection period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period pds:CashFlowProjectionPeriod
582 Recoverable amount of asset or cash-generating unit Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections
583 Impairment of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
584 Value in use Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:RecoverableAmountOfAssetOrCashgeneratingUnit
585 100690 - Disclosure - Schedule of Intangibles (Detail) Network

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586 Disclosure Of Intangible Assets [Table] Table

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589 Gross [Member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
590 Accumulated Amortization [member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortisationMember
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594 Software [Member] Member ifrs-full:ComputerSoftwareMember
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596 Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
597 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
598 Reclassifications Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:ReclassificationOfIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
599 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughOtherChangesIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
600 Amortization expense Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
601 Loan commitment fees related to Senior Credit Facility Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:LoanCommitmentFee
602 Software Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:ComputerSoftware
603 Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
604 100700 - Disclosure - Summary of Goodwill (Detail) Network

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605 Implied Table Table

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606 Disclosure Of Reconciliation Of Changes In Goodwill [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInGoodwillAbstract
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608 Exchange adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:IncreaseDecreaseInGoodwillThroughExchangeAdjustment
609 Impairment charge Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:ImpairmentCharge
610 Goodwill at end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Goodwill
611 100710 - Disclosure - Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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612 Disclosure Of Information For Individual Asset Or Cashgenerating Unit With Significant Amount Of Goodwill Or Intangible Assets With Indefinite Useful Lives [Table] Table

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623 Goodwill impairment charges Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossGoodwill
624 Projected cash flows period Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:ExplanationOfPeriodOverWhichManagementHasProjectedCashFlows
625 Recoverable amount of asset or cash-generating unit Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections
626 Value in use Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:RecoverableAmountOfAssetOrCashgeneratingUnit
627 Percentage increase in discount rates resulted in additional impairment Concept (Percent) For Period pds:PercentageIncreaseInDiscountRatesResultedInAdditionalImpairment
628 Growth rates Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:DescriptionOfGrowthRateUsedToExtrapolateCashFlowProjections
629 Additional impairment charges to remaining assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:AdditionalImpairmentChargesToRemainingAssetsOnSensitivityAnalysis
630 100720 - Disclosure - Schedule of Long Term Borrowings (Detail) Network

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636 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member] Member pds:SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
637 5.25% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member] Member pds:FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
638 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member] Member pds:SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentySixMember
639 Disclosure of long term debt [Line Items] LineItems pds:DisclosureOfLongTermDebtLineItems
640 Long-term debt, gross Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NotesAndDebenturesIssued
641 Less net unamortized debt issue costs Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit pds:LongTermDebtUnamortizedDebtIssuanceCosts
642 Long-term debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
643 100730 - Disclosure - Schedule of Long Term Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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644 Disclosure Of Long Term Debt [Table] Table

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646 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
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648 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member] Member pds:SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
649 5.25% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member] Member pds:FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
650 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member] Member pds:SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentySixMember
651 Disclosure of long term debt [Line Items] LineItems pds:DisclosureOfLongTermDebtLineItems
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653 Long term debt maturity year Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:BorrowingsMaturity
654 100740 - Disclosure - Summary of Changes in Long Term Borrowings (Detail) Network

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655 Disclosure Of Long Term Debt [Table] Table

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659 Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] Member pds:UnsecuredSeniorNotesMember
660 Debt Issue Costs [Member] Member pds:DebtIssueCostsMember
661 Disclosure of long term debt [Line Items] LineItems pds:DisclosureOfLongTermDebtLineItems
662 Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
663 Changes from financing cash flows: Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
664 Proceeds from issue of senior notes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromIssueOfBondsNotesAndDebentures
665 Redemption and repurchase of unsecured senior notes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures
666 Debt issuance costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PaymentsForDebtIssueCosts
667 Changes from financing cash flows Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
668 Non-cash changes: Abstract ifrs-full:NoncurrentPayablesAbstract
669 Loss (gain) on redemption and repurchase of unsecured senior notes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit pds:GainLossOnRedemptionAndRepurchaseOfUnsecuredSeniorNotes
670 Amortization of debt issue costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:AmortizationOfDebtIssueCosts
671 Foreign exchange adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
672 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
673 Financing: Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
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675 Redemption and repurchase of unsecured senior notes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures
676 Debt issuance costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PaymentsForDebtIssueCosts
677 Changes from financing cash flows Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
678 Redemption and repurchase of unsecured senior notes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures
679 100750 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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682 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
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685 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member] Member pds:SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
686 5.25% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member] Member pds:FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
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695 Periods ending March 31, 2019 [Member] Member pds:PeriodTwoMember
696 Periods ending after March 31, 2019 [Member] Member pds:PeriodThreeMember
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698 Top of Range [Member] Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
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705 Prior to December 15, 2019, Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodSixMember
706 Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after December 15, 2019 and before December 15, 2021 [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodSevenMember
707 Any time on or after December 15, 2021 [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodEightMember
708 Prior to May 15, 2019, Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodTenMember
709 Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after May 15, 2019 and before May 15, 2022 [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodElevenMember
710 Any time on or after May 15, 2022 [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodTwelveMember
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712 Prior to November 15, 2020, Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodFourteenMember
713 Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after November 15, 2020 and before November 15, 2022 [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodFifteenMember
714 Any time on or after November 15, 2023 [Member] Member pds:BorrowingsRedemptionPeriodSixteenMember
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716 Borrowings maximum borrowing capacity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:BorrowingsMaximumBorrowingCapacity
717 Borrowings additional borrowing capacity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:BorrowingsAdditionalBorrowingCapacity
718 Adjusted EBITDA to interest expense coverage ratio Concept (Percent) For Period pds:AdjustedEBIDAToInterestExpenseCoverageRatio
719 Credit facility amount withdrawn Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:CreditFacilityAmountWithdrawn
720 Borrowings maximum available letters of credit Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:BorrowingsMaximumAvailableLettersOfCredit
721 Outstanding letters of credit Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit pds:OutstandingLettersOfCredit
722 Interest rate Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:BorrowingsInterestRate
723 Maturity date Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:BorrowingsMaturity
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726 Amount redeemed Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit pds:BorrowingsRepurchasedFaceAmount
727 Repurchased and cancelled Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:BorrowingsRepurchasedAndCancelledAmount
728 Repurchase price Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:BorrowingsRepurchaseAmount
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730 Description of compliance with covenants Concept (Text/String) For Period pds:DescriptionOfComplianceWithCovenants
731 Maximum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio to incur additional indebtedness Concept (Percent) As Of pds:MaximumConsolidatedInterestCoverageRatioToIncurAdditionalIndebtedness
732 Senior notes Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio Concept (Percent) For Period pds:InterestCoverageRatio
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734 Net restricted payments basket Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:NetRestrictedPaymentsBasket
735 Dividends paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
736 Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary
737 100760 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt Maturities (Detail) Network

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738 Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis For Nonderivative Financial Liabilities [Table] Table

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742 2023 [Member] Member pds:LaterThanFiveYearsAndNotLaterThanSixYearsMember
743 Thereafter [Member] Member pds:LaterThanSixYearsMember
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745 Long-term debt, gross Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NotesAndDebenturesIssued
746 100770 - Disclosure - Other Recoveries - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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749 Other recoveries relating to transactions costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:OtherRecoveriesRelatedToTransactionsCosts
750 100780 - Disclosure - Summary of Finance Charges (Detail) Network

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751 Implied Table Table

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754 Long-term debt Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestExpenseOnBorrowings
755 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestExpenseOnOtherFinancialLiabilities
756 Income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromInterest
757 Amortization of debt issue costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:AmortizationOfIntangiblesAndDebtIssuanceCost
758 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherFinanceCost
759 Finance charges Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
760 100790 - Disclosure - Disclosure of Liability Classified Plans (Detail) Network

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761 Disclosure Of Terms And Conditions Of Sharebased Payment Arrangement [Table] Table

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766 Share Appreciation Rights [Member] Member pds:ShareAppreciationRightsMember
767 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) [Member] Member pds:DeferredShareUnitsDsusMember
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770 Expensed (recovered) during the period Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsWithEmployees
771 Payments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:PaymentOfLiabilitiesFromSharebasedPaymentTransactions
772 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesFromSharebasedPaymentTransactions2011
773 Current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:CurrentLiabilitiesFromSharebasedPaymentTransactions
774 Long-term Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:NoncurrentLiabilitiesFromSharebasedPaymentTransactions
775 100800 - Disclosure - Share Based Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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776 Disclosure Of Terms And Conditions Of Sharebased Payment Arrangement [Table] Table

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785 Plan Name1 Member pds:PlanName1Domain
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790 Shares granted to eligible employees vest term Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period pds:PerformanceShareUnitGrantedToEmployeesVestTerm
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793 SARs expire period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period pds:ExpirationPeriodOfShareAppreciationRights
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796 Option expiration term Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period pds:OptionExpirationTerm
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798 Weighted average fair value of share options granted Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:WeightedAverageFairValueAtMeasurementDateShareOptionsGranted
799 Average risk-free interest rate Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfRiskFreeInterestRateShareOptionsGranted
800 Average expected life Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfOptionLifeShareOptionsGranted
801 Expected forfeiture rate Concept (Percent) For Period pds:DescriptionOfExpectedForfeitureShareOptionsGranted
802 Expected volatility Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfExpectedVolatilityShareOptionsGranted
803 Stock-based compensation expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsWithEmployees
804 Expected dividend yield Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ExpectedDividendAsPercentageShareOptionsGranted
805 Eligible employees contribute Concept (Percent) For Period pds:EmployeesContributePercentage
806 Employees matching contribute percentage Concept (Percent) For Period pds:EmployeesMatchingContributePercentage
807 Compensation expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:EmployerContributionSharePurchasePlan
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809 Disclosure Of Terms And Conditions Of Sharebased Payment Arrangement [Table] Table

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813 Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member] Member pds:PerformanceShareUnitsMember
814 Share Appreciation Rights [Member] Member pds:ShareAppreciationRightsMember
815 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) [Member] Member pds:DeferredShareUnitsDsusMember
816 Executive Performance Share Units [Member] Member pds:ExecutivePerformanceShareUnitsMember
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820 Top of Range [Member] Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
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822 Plan Name1 Member pds:PlanName1Domain
823 Equity-Settled Plans [Member] Member pds:EquitysettledPlansMember
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825 Beginning balance Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
826 Granted Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfInstrumentsOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
827 Redeemed Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsExercisedOrVestedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
828 Forfeited Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
829 Ending balance Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
830 Range of Exercise Price Concept (Share) As Of pds:ExercisePriceOfOtherEquityInstrumentsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
831 Range of Exercise Price, Forfeited Concept (Share) For Period pds:ExercisePriceOfOtherEquityInstrumentsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
832 Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfOtherEquityInstrumentsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
833 Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfOtherEquityInstrumentsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
834 Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfOtherEquityInstrumentsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
835 Exercisable, Beginning balance Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsExercisableInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
836 Exercisable, Ending balance Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsExercisableInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
837 Weighted Fair Value, Granted Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfOtherEquityInstrumentsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
838 100820 - Disclosure - Summary of Status of Equity Incentive Plan (Detail) Network

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843 U.S. Share Options [Member] Member pds:USShareOptionsMember
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847 Bottom Of Range [Member] Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
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850 Options Outstanding, Granted Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
851 Options Outstanding, Forfeited Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
852 Options Outstanding, Endiing balance Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
853 Range of Exercise Prices, Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:ExercisePriceOfOutstandingShareOptions
854 Range of Exercise Prices, Granted Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ExercisePriceShareOptionsGranted
855 Range of Exercise Prices, Exercised Concept (Monetary) For Period pds:ExercisePriceOfExercisedShareOptions
856 Range of Exercise Prices, Forfeitures Concept (Monetary) For Period pds:ExercisePriceOfForfeitedShareOptions
857 Range of Exercise Prices, Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:ExercisePriceOfOutstandingShareOptions
858 Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
859 Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
860 Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeitures Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
861 Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
862 Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsExercisedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
863 Options exercisable Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsExercisableInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
864 Options Outstanding, Exercised Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsExercisedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
865 100830 - Disclosure - Range of Exercise Prices for Options Outstanding (Detail) Network

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866 Disclosure Of Terms And Conditions Of Sharebased Payment Arrangement [Table] Table

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870 U.S. Share Options [Member] Member pds:USShareOptionsMember
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872 Ranges of exercise prices for outstanding share options [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsMember
873 4.46 - 7.99 Range of Exercise Prices [Member] Member pds:FourPointFourSixToSevenPointNineNineRangeOfExercisePricesMember
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875 10.00 - 14.50 Range of Exercise Prices [Member] Member pds:TenPointZeroZeroToFourteenPointFiveZeroRangeOfExercisePricesMember
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886 Total options outstanding, Range of exercise prices Concept (Monetary) For Period pds:ExercisePriceOfExercisedShareOptions
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888 Total options outstanding, Weighted average exercise price Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
889 Total options outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptions
890 Options exercisable, Number Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsExercisableInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
891 Options exercisable, Weighted average exercise price Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsExercisableInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
892 100840 - Disclosure - Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) Network

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893 Implied Table Table

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896 Federal and provincial statutory rates Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ApplicableTaxRate
897 Tax at statutory rates Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxExpenseIncomeAtApplicableTaxRate
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899 Non-deductible expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLoss
900 Non-taxable capital gains Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfRevenuesExemptFromTaxation2011
901 Income taxed at lower rates Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:TaxEffectOfIncomeTaxedAtLowerRates
902 Impact of foreign tax rates Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates
903 Withholding taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:AdjustedForTheEffectOfWithholdingTaxes
904 Taxes related to prior years Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForCurrentTaxOfPriorPeriod
905 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome
906 Income tax recovery Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
907 100850 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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908 Disclosure Of Temporary Difference Unused Tax Losses And Unused Tax Credits [Table] Table

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910 Temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [member] Member ifrs-full:TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsMember
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913 US federal corporate tax rate Concept (Percent) For Period pds:USFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
914 Deferred income tax expense on revaluation of US federal income tax rate Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToTaxRateChangesOrImpositionOfNewTaxes
915 Long-term receivable for alternative minimum tax carryforward balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit pds:LongTermReceivableForAlternativeMinimumTaxCarryForwardBalance
916 Tax effected temporary differences related to US operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
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919 Interest and penalties included in unrecognized tax benefits Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit pds:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense1
920 Unrecognized tax benefits realized in next twelve months Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit pds:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRealizedInNextTwelveMonths
921 100860 - Disclosure - Summary of Net Deferred Tax Liability (Detail) Network

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925 Property, plant and equipment and intangibles Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndIntangibles
926 Debt issue costs Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDebtIssueCosts
927 Partnership deferrals Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPartnershipDeferrals
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931 Deferred tax liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
932 Deferred income tax assets: Abstract pds:DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsAbstract
933 Losses (expire from time to time up to 2037) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit pds:DeferredTaxAssetsLosses
934 Partnership deferrals Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit pds:DeferredTaxAssetsPartnershipDeferrals
935 Long-term incentive plan Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit pds:DeferredTaxAssetsLongtermIncentivePlan
936 Other Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit pds:DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsOther
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938 Offsetting of assets and liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:OffsettingOfDeferredIncomeTaxAssets
939 Deferred tax assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
940 Net deferred income tax liability Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NetDeferredTaxLiabilities
941 100870 - Disclosure - Summary of Movement in Temporary Differences of Deferred Tax Liabilities (Detail) Network

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942 Disclosure Of Temporary Difference Unused Tax Losses And Unused Tax Credits [Table] Table

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956 Effect of foreign currency exchange differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
957 Ending Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
958 100880 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Summary of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) Network

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959 Implied Table Table

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963 Prior year’s tax positions Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit pds:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
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965 Prior year’s tax positions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreaseResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
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967 100890 - Disclosure - Bank Indebtedness - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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968 Disclosure Of Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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970 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
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977 Letters of credit outstanding Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit pds:LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount2
978 Description of interest rate Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:BorrowingsInterestRateBasis
979 100900 - Disclosure - Change in Provisions and Other (Detail) Network

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984 Payment of deductibles and uninsured claims Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions
985 Effects of foreign currency exchange differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions
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987 100910 - Disclosure - Balance Sheet Classification of Provisions and Other (Detail) Network

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992 Other provisions Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
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998 Options exercised – cash consideration, shares Concept (Shares) For Period pds:NumberOfShareOptionsRepurchasedCashConsideration
999 – reclassification from contributed surplus, shares Concept (Shares) For Period pds:NumberOfShareOptionsReclassificationFromContributedSurplus
1000 Ending balance, shares Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesOutstanding
1001 Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:IssuedCapital
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1003 Options exercised – cash consideration Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit pds:CashConsiderationFromShareOptionsExercised
1004 – reclassification from contributed surplus Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit pds:AmountOfShareOptionsReclassificationFromContributedSurplus
1005 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:IssuedCapital
1006 100930 - Disclosure - Summary of Per Share Amounts (Detail) Network

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1007 Implied Table Table

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1009 Net loss for the period Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
1010 Weighted average shares outstanding – basic Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
1011 Effect of stock options and other equity compensation plans Concept (Shares) For Period pds:DilutiveEffectOfShareOptionsAndOtherSharePlansOnNumberOfOrdinaryShares
1012 Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:AdjustedWeightedAverageShares
1013 100940 - Disclosure - Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) Network

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1014 Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Table] Table

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1016 Reclassified items [member] Member ifrs-full:ReclassifiedItemsMember
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1018 Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss) on Net Investment Hedge [member] Member pds:ForeignExchangeGainLossOnNetInvestmentHedgeMember
1019 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
1020 Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] LineItems pds:DisclosureOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems
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1022 Other comprehensive income (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
1023 Ending Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome
1024 100950 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1028 Total expense under the defined contribution plan Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlans
1029 100960 - Disclosure - Compensation of Key Management Personnel (Detail) Network

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1031 Disclosure Of Transactions Between Related Parties [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTransactionsBetweenRelatedPartiesAbstract
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1033 Equity settled share based compensation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationSharebasedPayment
1034 Cash settled share based compensation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit pds:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationCashSettledShareBasedCompensation
1035 Key management personnel compensation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensation
1036 100970 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1038 Disclosure Of Transactions Between Related Parties [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTransactionsBetweenRelatedPartiesAbstract
1039 Related party transactions, description Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:ExplanationOfTermsAndConditionsOfOutstandingBalancesForRelatedPartyTransaction
1040 100980 - Disclosure - Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1041 Disclosure Of Finance Lease And Operating Lease By Lessee [Table] Table

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1077 101020 - Disclosure - Summary of Expected Credit Loss Allowance (Detail) Network

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1089 101030 - Disclosure - Summary of Ageing of Trade Receivables (Detail) Network

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1103 101040 - Disclosure - Summary of Financial Instruments were Denominated in U S Dollars (Detail) Network

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1104 Disclosure Of Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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1120 101050 - Disclosure - Summary of Contractual Maturities of Financial Liabilities and Other Contractual Commitments (Detail) Network

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1161 101080 - Disclosure - Components of Changes in Non-cash Working Capital Balances (Detail) Network

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1170 101090 - Disclosure - Components of Accounts Receivable (Detail) Network

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1177 101100 - Disclosure - Components of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Detail) Network

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1185 101110 - Disclosure - Supplemental Information - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1205 101130 - Disclosure - Contingencies and Guarantees - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1206 Disclosure Of Contingent Liabilities [Table] Table

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1216 101140 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position (Detail) Network

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1217 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Subsidiaries [Table] Table

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1245 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Subsidiaries [Table] Table

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1272 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Subsidiaries [Table] Table

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1283 101170 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flow (Detail) Network

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1284 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Subsidiaries [Table] Table

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1299 101180 - Disclosure - Summary of Subsidiaries (Detail) Network

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1305 Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp [Member] Member pds:PrecisionDiversifiedOilfieldServicesCorpMember
1306 Precision Directional Services Ltd [Member] Member pds:PrecisionDirectionalServicesLtdMember
1307 Precision Drilling (US) Corporation [Member] Member pds:PrecisionDrillingUsCorporationMember
1308 Precision Drilling Company LP [Member] Member pds:PrecisionDrillingCompanyLpMember
1309 Precision Completion and Production Services Ltd [Member] Member pds:PrecisionCompletionAndProductionServicesLtdMember
1310 Precision Directional Services Inc [Member] Member pds:PrecisionDirectionalServicesIncMember
1311 Grey Wolf Drilling Limited [Member] Member pds:GreyWolfDrillingLimitedMember
1312 Grey Wolf Drilling Barbados Ltd [Member] Member pds:GreyWolfDrillingBarbadosLtdMember
1313 Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesLineItems
1314 Country of incorporation Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:CountryOfIncorporationOrResidenceOfSubsidiary
1315 Ownership interest Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests

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