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2012 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000110465912073508 Filed on November 02, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q4
Revenue	$1.479B	$1.730B	$1.743B
YoY Change	-15.1%	7.55%	32.62%
Cost Of Revenue	$922.8M	$1.107B	$1.088B
YoY Change	-15.18%	8.6%	41.98%
Gross Profit	$556.5M	$622.9M	$654.6M
YoY Change	-14.99%	5.73%	19.54%
Gross Profit Margin	37.62%	36.01%	37.57%
Selling, General & Admin	$126.1M	$131.9M	$131.5M
YoY Change	-4.11%	10.47%	30.72%
% of Gross Profit	22.66%	21.18%	20.09%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$277.4M	$269.7M	$240.7M
YoY Change	15.25%	14.86%	9.86%
% of Gross Profit	49.85%	43.3%	36.77%
Operating Expenses	$387.3M	$403.3M	$371.3M
YoY Change	4.31%	13.93%	16.39%
Operating Profit	$169.2M	$225.8M	$283.3M
YoY Change	-40.28%	-16.14%	23.93%
Interest Expense	-$48.20M	$63.60M	-$63.50M
YoY Change	-24.09%	9.55%	-8.1%
% of Operating Profit	-28.49%	28.16%	-22.41%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$136.1M	$60.26M	$114.1M
YoY Change	19.28%	-51.98%	-25.47%
Income Tax	$12.10M	-$4.977M	$23.80M
% Of Pretax Income	8.89%	-8.26%	20.86%
Net Earnings	$27.08M	$75.66M	-$105.9M
YoY Change	-125.58%	1.89%	-306.74%
Net Earnings / Revenue	1.83%	4.37%	-6.07%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.09	$0.26	-$0.37
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.09	$0.26	-$0.36
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	290.4M shares	290.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		292.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$550.9M	$506.6M	$456.5M
YoY Change	20.69%	28.26%	-43.01%
Cash & Equivalents	$524.9M	$471.6M	$398.6M
Short-Term Investments	$25.97M	$35.07M	$57.88M
Other Short-Term Assets	$226.6M	$211.8M	$170.0M
YoY Change	33.24%	-59.11%	-68.28%
Inventory	$251.1M	$257.2M	$272.9M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.383B	$1.529B	$1.577B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.133B	$3.134B	$3.088B
YoY Change	1.44%	23.18%	18.19%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$8.712B	$8.894B	$8.630B
YoY Change	0.95%	3.7%	10.42%
Goodwill	$472.3M	$472.5M	$501.3M
YoY Change	-5.77%		1.39%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$61.70M	$70.20M	$371.0M
YoY Change	-83.37%	-80.66%	20.45%
Other Assets	$272.8M	$348.9M	$310.5M
YoY Change	-12.14%	5.09%	-25.37%
Total Long-Term Assets	$9.523B	$9.791B	$9.824B
YoY Change	-3.06%	0.17%	8.75%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.133B	$3.134B	$3.088B
Total Long-Term Assets	$9.523B	$9.791B	$9.824B
Total Assets	$12.66B	$12.92B	$12.91B
YoY Change	-1.98%	4.92%	10.87%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$499.0M	$560.6M	$782.8M
YoY Change	-36.25%	-15.69%	116.83%
Accrued Expenses	$599.4M	$573.6M	$716.8M
YoY Change	-16.38%	92.5%	149.75%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$364.0K	$389.0K	$275.3M
YoY Change	-99.87%	-99.86%	-80.03%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.132B	$1.135B	$1.803B
YoY Change	-37.18%	-19.87%	-16.32%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.379B	$4.679B	$4.348B
YoY Change	0.71%	14.45%	41.92%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$518.7M	$448.4M	$292.8M
YoY Change	77.16%	103.83%	19.01%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.898B	$5.127B	$4.641B
YoY Change	5.53%	19.02%	40.22%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.132B	$1.135B	$1.803B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.898B	$5.127B	$4.641B
Total Liabilities	$6.630B	$6.999B	$7.242B
YoY Change	-8.45%	5.78%	15.89%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.120B	$4.093B	$3.956B
YoY Change	4.17%		6.84%
Common Stock	$2.338B	$2.333B	$2.288B
YoY Change	2.16%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$944.6M	$944.6M	$977.9M
YoY Change	-3.4%
Treasury Stock Shares	28.41M shares	28.41M shares	29.41M shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.945B	$5.844B	$5.588B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$12.66B	$12.92B	$12.91B
YoY Change	-1.98%	4.92%	10.86%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$27.08M	$75.66M	-$105.9M
YoY Change	-125.58%	1.89%	-306.74%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$277.4M	$269.7M	$240.7M
YoY Change	15.25%	14.86%	9.86%
Cash From Operating Activities	$468.7M	$382.1M	$348.4M
YoY Change	34.53%	60.41%	-18.0%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$296.8M	-$253.9M	-$510.0M
YoY Change	-41.8%	-52.04%	76.29%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$181.4M	$16.00M	$24.80M
YoY Change	631.45%	-134.86%	-147.42%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$115.4M	-$238.0M	-$485.2M
YoY Change	-76.22%	-58.62%	42.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-300.0M	6.400M	261.1M
YoY Change	-214.9%	-92.74%	-408.26%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	468.7M	382.1M	348.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	-115.4M	-238.0M	-485.2M
Cash From Financing Activities	-300.0M	6.400M	261.1M
Net Change In Cash	53.30M	150.5M	124.3M
YoY Change	-57.12%	-160.49%	-8386.67%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$468.7M	$382.1M	$348.4M
Capital Expenditures	-$296.8M	-$253.9M	-$510.0M
Free Cash Flow	$765.5M	$636.0M	$858.4M
YoY Change	-10.82%	-17.14%	20.19%

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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	29157000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	20882000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeBeforeTax	-14007000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTax	6875000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTax	548000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	41633000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	178137000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Bank Overdrafts ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankOverdrafts	-1748000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	417000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-36000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	178173000	USD
	nbr	Depreciation And Amortization Including Discontinued Operations DepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	778393000	USD
	nbr	Depreciation And Amortization Including Discontinued Operations DepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	686820000	USD
	nbr	Depletions Depletions	223000	USD
	nbr	Depletions Depletions	31949000	USD
	nbr	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Including Discontinued Operations DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	-81116000	USD
	nbr	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Including Discontinued Operations DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIncludingDiscontinuedOperations	61566000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	3256000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	4000000	USD
	nbr	Pension Liability Amortization And Adjustments PensionLiabilityAmortizationAndAdjustments	779000	USD
	nbr	Pension Liability Amortization And Adjustments PensionLiabilityAmortizationAndAdjustments	450000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium	1467000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium	26546000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Deferred Hedge Gains AmortizationOfDeferredHedgeGains	602000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Deferred Hedge Gains AmortizationOfDeferredHedgeGains	695000	USD
	nbr	Impairments And Other Charges ImpairmentsAndOtherCharges	162450000	USD
	nbr	Impairments And Other Charges ImpairmentsAndOtherCharges	98072000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Other Assets GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets	-7016000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Other Assets GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets	40636000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	27773000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	8567000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-58000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Derivatives GainLossOnSaleOfDerivatives	-103000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Derivatives GainLossOnSaleOfDerivatives	-267000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	13541000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	17249000	USD
	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-5054000	USD
	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-743000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Oil And Gas Property GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty	48486000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	-302512000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	135844000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-46973000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	283082000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-10900000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	76913000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	47086000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	2623000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	26743000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	-79770000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-221252000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	331633000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	10576000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-466000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	65699000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-20904000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1094045000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1108134000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	949000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	9567000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	30111000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	24580000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	54762000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	142984000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	1221769000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	1532597000	USD
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	nbr	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets And Proceeds From Insurance Settlement ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssetsAndProceedsFromInsuranceSettlement	110535000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1064175000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1374286000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Bank Overdrafts ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankOverdrafts	5074000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Long Term Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit	710000000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Long Term Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit	1300000000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	-4007000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	12175000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	6065000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	276232000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	1404271000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit	380000000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit	700000000	USD
	nbr	Gain On Repurchase Of Convertible Debt Equity Component GainOnRepurchaseOfConvertibleDebtEquityComponent	-12000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	2071000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	2579000	USD
	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	185000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	45888000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-97915000	USD
	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-2771000	USD
	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-2174000	USD
	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	72987000	USD
	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-366241000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	641702000	USD
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	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	-4007000	USD
	nbr	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Contribution From Forgiveness Of Liability Net Of Tax AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalContributionFromForgivenessOfLiabilityNetOfTax	62734000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Treasury Stock Reissued StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued	7750000	USD
	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Other StockholdersEquityOther	3248000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5342863000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-33480000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	12175000	USD
	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Other StockholdersEquityOther	4565000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5643539000	USD
	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<table style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',times,serif;"> <tr> <td> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" size="2">Note 1 Nature of Operations</font></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">Nabors is the largest land drilling contractor in the world and one of the largest land well-servicing and workover contractors in the United States and Canada:</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -7.9pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 29.5pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">    </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">We actively market approximately 521 land drilling rigs for oil and gas land drilling operations in the U.S. Lower 48 states, Alaska, Canada, South and Central America, Mexico, the Middle East, the Far East, the South Pacific, Russia and Africa.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -7.9pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 29.5pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -7.9pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 29.5pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">    </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">We actively market approximately 431 rigs for land well-servicing and workover work in the United States and approximately 176 rigs for land well-servicing and workover work in Canada.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -7.9pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 29.5pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">We are also a leading provider of offshore platform workover and drilling rigs, and actively market 40 platform, 12 jackup and four barge rigs in the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, and multiple international markets.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.2in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">In addition to the foregoing services:</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.2in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">                  </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">We provide completion and production services, including hydraulic fracturing, cementing, nitrogen and acid pressure pumping services with over 805,000 hydraulic horsepower in key basins throughout the United States and Canada.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">                  </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">We offer a wide range of ancillary well-site services, including engineering, transportation and disposal, construction, maintenance, well logging, directional drilling, rig instrumentation, data collection and other support services in select U.S. and international markets.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">                  </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">We manufacture and lease or sell top drives for a broad range of drilling applications, directional drilling systems, rig instrumentation and data collection equipment, pipeline handling equipment and rig reporting software.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">                  </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">We have a 51% ownership interest in a joint venture in Saudi Arabia, which owns and actively markets nine rigs in addition to the rigs we lease to the joint venture.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">                  </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">We have invested in oil and gas exploration, development and production activities through both our wholly owned subsidiaries and our oil and gas joint ventures in which we hold 49-50% ownership interests.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">The majority of our business is conducted through two business lines:</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">                  </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">Our Drilling and Rig Services business line includes our drilling operations for oil and natural gas wells, on land and offshore, and companies engaged in drilling technology, top drive manufacturing, directional drilling, construction services, and rig instrumentation and software.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">·</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 3pt" size="1">                  </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">Our Completion and Production Services business line includes our well-servicing, fluid logistics, workover operations and our pressure pumping services.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">In addition to these two primary business lines, we have an Oil and Gas operating segment.  Our oil and gas exploration, development and production operations are included in our Oil and Gas operating segment, or in discontinued operations in some cases.</font></p> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; 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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Nabors” mean Nabors Industries Ltd., together with our subsidiaries where the context requires, including Nabors Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Nabors Delaware”).</font></p></td></tr></table>
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process Net Of Reserves InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves	50951000	USD
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	nbr	Number Of Jack Up Rigs Actively Marketed NumberOfJackUpRigsActivelyMarketed	12	rig
	nbr	Number Of Barge Rigs Actively Marketed NumberOfBargeRigsActivelyMarketed	4	rig
	nbr	Number Of Hydraulic Horsepower Pressure Pumping Services In Key Basins NumberOfHydraulicHorsepowerPressurePumpingServicesInKeyBasins	805000	item
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials Net Of Reserves InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves	133480000	USD
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	nbr	Goodwill Impairments And Disposals GoodwillImpairmentsAndDisposals	29314000	USD
	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	518000	USD
	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	26279000	USD
	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Finitelived ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived	74960000	USD
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	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf	98072000	USD
	nbr	Asset Impairment And Other Charges AssetImpairmentAndOtherCharges	147503000	USD
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	nbr	Other Commitment Due After Second Year OtherCommitmentDueAfterSecondYear	274800000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Equity Securities Current AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesCurrent	89689000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Current AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent	57881000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	19831000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses2 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses2	2470000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses2 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses2	2060000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Next Rolling Twelve Months Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue	180000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Two Through Five Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue	17900000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	35070000	USD
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	nbr	Operating Revenues And Income Loss From Equity Method Of Investment OperatingRevenuesAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodOfInvestment	5091446000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Other Noncurrent Liabilities DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	71400000	USD

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