Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation (Weighted Average Assumptions) (Details)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Weighted Average Assumptions) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value   $ 3.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue  
Consecutive trading days 60 days    
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price   $ 4.33us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Risk-free interest rate   0.75%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate 0.33%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
Expected life   3 years 6 months 3 years 6 months
Expected volatility   48.15%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate 49.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
Performance Shares [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Performance Shares Target Premium 50.00%pdii_PerformanceSharesTargetPremium
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Performance Shares [Member] | Performance Shares First Tranche [Domain] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 36,496us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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Average stock price, performance shares 7.65pdii_Averagestockpriceperformanceshares
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Performance Shares [Member] | Performance Shares Second Tranche [Domain] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 64,460us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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= pdii_PerformanceSharesSecondTrancheDomain
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Average stock price, performance shares 10.20pdii_Averagestockpriceperformanceshares
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Expected life 5 years    
Performance Shares [Member] | Performance Shares Final Tranche [Domain] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 87,209us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= pdii_PerformanceSharesFinalTrancheDomain
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= us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
   
Average stock price, performance shares 15.30pdii_Averagestockpriceperformanceshares
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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Expected life 5 years