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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group, expected to be sold within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) ft² rig	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) ft² rig	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2025 USD ($) rig	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) ft² rig
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation				$ 162,800	$ 160,800	$ 487,600	$ 405,100
Abandonment expense	$ 11,400
Partial settlement insurer amount				25,000
Gain on involuntary conversion				13,581	0	13,581	0
Insurance proceeds from involuntary conversion						2,500	2,366
Assets held-for-sale				12,659		12,659			$ 15,231
Asset impairment charges				$ 1,153	173,258	130,340	175,102
Disposals						17,283
Non-cash impairment charge for assets previously classified as held-for-sale						$ 2,800
Leasable square feet \| ft²				371,000		371,000
Proceeds from real estate asset sales						$ 127,667	0
Gain on disposal of sale of assets				$ 114,800		114,800
Gain on reimbursement of drilling equipment				6,036	6,773	18,099	26,149
North America Solutions
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of rigs, plan to scrap \| rig								30
Number of rigs, previously decommissioned \| rig								10
Asset impairment charges				0	0	97,922	1,507
Offshore Solutions
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of rigs, plan to scrap \| rig								3
Asset impairment charges				$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,128	$ 0
International Solutions
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of rigs, held-for -sale \| rig				2		2
Asset impairment charges				$ 1,200		$ 23,300
Estimated scrap value				$ 200		200
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Area of real estate property \| ft²									371,000
Assets held-for-sale									$ 12,000
Number of rigs, held-for -sale \| rig								6	16
Net book value of assets held-for-sale								$ 6,400	$ 3,200
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Offshore Solutions
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Additional assets, held-for-sale			$ 2,200
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| International Solutions
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Disposals						$ 23,500
Subsequent Event
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Insurance proceeds from involuntary conversion		$ 22,500