Document And Entity Information (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 06, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	Compressco Partners, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001449488
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 45,453,428
Common Stock Shares Outstanding		9,266,297
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012