Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	NOTE C — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Omnibus Agreement On June 20, 2014, the Partnership, CSI Compressco GP Inc. (the "General Partner"), and TETRA Technologies, Inc. ("TETRA") entered into a First Amendment to Omnibus Agreement (the "First Amendment"). The First Amendment amended the Omnibus Agreement previously entered into on June 20, 2011 (as amended, the "Omnibus Agreement") to extend the term thereof. The Omnibus Agreement will terminate on the earlier of (i) a change of control of the General Partner or TETRA, or (ii) upon any party providing at least 180 days' prior written notice of termination. Under the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, our General Partner provides all personnel and services reasonably necessary to manage our operations and conduct our business (other than in Mexico, Canada, and Argentina), and certain of TETRA’s Latin American-based subsidiaries provide personnel and services necessary for the conduct of certain of our Latin American-based businesses. In addition, under the Omnibus Agreement, TETRA provides certain corporate and general and administrative services as requested by our General Partner, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and financial reporting, treasury, insurance administration, claims processing and risk management, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, internal audit, and tax services. Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, we reimburse our General Partner and TETRA for services they provide to us. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, we were charged by TETRA $113.9 million, $55.3 million, and $39.1 million, respectively, for expenses incurred on our behalf as described below. Amounts charged under the Omnibus Agreement and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are included in Amounts Payable to Affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Under the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, we or TETRA may, but neither are under any obligation to, perform for the other such production enhancement or other oilfield services on a subcontract basis as are needed or desired by the other, for such periods of time and in such amounts as may be mutually agreed upon by TETRA and our General Partner. Any such services are required to be performed on terms that are (i) approved by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of directors, (ii) no less favorable to us than those generally being provided to or available from non-affiliated third parties, as determined by our General Partner, or (iii) fair and reasonable to us, taking into account the totality of the relationships between TETRA and us (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to us), as determined by our General Partner. Under the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, we or TETRA may, but are under no obligation to, sell, lease or exchange on a like-kind basis to the other such production enhancement or other oilfield services equipment as is needed or desired to meet either of our production enhancement or other oilfield services obligations, in such amounts, upon such conditions and for such periods of time, if applicable, as may be mutually agreed upon by TETRA and our General Partner. Any such sales, leases, or like-kind exchanges are required to be on terms that are (i) approved by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of directors, (ii) no less favorable to us than those generally being provided to or available from non-affiliated third parties, as determined by our General Partner, or (iii) fair and reasonable to us, taking into account the totality of the relationships between TETRA and us (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to us), as determined by our General Partner. In addition, unless otherwise approved by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of directors, TETRA may purchase newly fabricated equipment from us at a negotiated price, provided that such price may not be less than the sum of the total costs (other than any allocations of general and administrative expenses) incurred by us in fabricating such equipment plus a fixed margin percentage thereof, and TETRA may purchase from us previously fabricated equipment for a price that is not less than the sum of the net book value of such equipment plus a fixed margin percentage thereof. This description is not a complete discussion of this agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the complete agreement, which is filed, along with other agreements, as exhibits to our filings with the SEC. In addition to the Omnibus Agreement, we have entered into other agreements with TETRA in the course of our operations. TETRA and General Partner Ownership To finance a portion of the $825.0 million CSI Acquisition purchase price, we issued and sold 15,280,000 additional common units for net proceeds of $346.0 million (the "Common Unit Offering"). TETRA, through a subsidiary of our General Partner, purchased 1,390,290 of these common units for approximately $32.7 million. In addition, in connection with our Common Unit Offering, our General Partner made a $7.3 million capital contribution to us in order to maintain its approximate 2% general partnership interest in us. Following the August 11, 2014, exercise by the underwriters in the Common Unit Offering of their option to purchase 2,292,000 additional common units, our General Partner made an additional $1.1 million capital contribution in order to maintain its approximate 2% general partnership interest in us. Prior to the Common Unit Offering and other transactions described above, TETRA's ownership in us was approximately 82% through its aggregate ownership of common units, subordinated units and indirect general partner interest plus incentive distribution rights. Common units held by the public represented an approximately 18% ownership in us prior to the above transactions. However, following the CSI Acquisition in 2014, the completion of our Common Unit Offering, and the underwriters' exercise of their option to purchase additional common units, TETRA's ownership interest in us was reduced to approximately 44%, with the common units held by the public representing an approximate 56% interest in us. TETRA's ownership is through various wholly owned subsidiaries and consists of approximately 42% of the limited partner interests plus the approximately 2% general partner interest, through which it holds incentive distribution rights. As a result of its ownership of common units and its general partner interest in us, TETRA received distributions of $30.5 million, $24.1 million, and $22.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. On July 11, 2014, the Board confirmed that the conditions set forth in the definition of the Subordination Period contained in our Partnership Agreement would be met upon the payment of the August 15, 2014 cash distribution. As a result, effective August 18, 2014, the 6,273,970 subordinated units held by TETRA and its affiliates converted on a one-for-one basis into common units. As a result of the conversion of these subordinated units which were issued in connection with our June 2011 Initial Public Offering, no subordinated units are outstanding and our common units will no longer be entitled to arrearages in cash distributions. The conversion of our subordinated units does not impact the amount of cash distributions we pay or the total number of our outstanding units. Indemnification Agreement Each of our directors and officers entered into an indemnification agreement with regard to their services as a director or officer, in order to enhance the indemnification rights provided under Delaware law and our Partnership Agreement. The individual indemnification agreements provide each such director or officer with the right to receive his or her costs of defense if he or she is made a party or witness to any proceeding other than a proceeding brought by or in the right of us, provided that such director or officer has not acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud with respect to the action that gave rise to his or her participation in the proceeding.

NOTE C — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Omnibus Agreement

On June 20, 2014, the Partnership, CSI Compressco GP Inc. (the "General Partner"), and TETRA Technologies, Inc. ("TETRA") entered into a First Amendment to Omnibus Agreement (the "First Amendment"). The First Amendment amended the Omnibus Agreement previously entered into on June 20, 2011 (as amended, the "Omnibus Agreement") to extend the term thereof. The Omnibus Agreement will terminate on the earlier of (i) a change of control of the General Partner or TETRA, or (ii) upon any party providing at least 180 days' prior written notice of termination.

Under the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, our General Partner provides all personnel and services reasonably necessary to manage our operations and conduct our business (other than in Mexico, Canada, and Argentina), and certain of TETRA’s Latin American-based subsidiaries provide personnel and services necessary for the conduct of certain of our Latin American-based businesses. In addition, under the Omnibus Agreement, TETRA provides certain corporate and general and administrative services as requested by our General Partner, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and financial reporting, treasury, insurance administration, claims processing and risk management, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, internal audit, and tax services. Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, we reimburse our General Partner and TETRA for services they provide to us. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, we were charged by TETRA $113.9 million, $55.3 million, and $39.1 million, respectively, for expenses incurred on our behalf as described below. Amounts charged under the Omnibus Agreement and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are included in Amounts Payable to Affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Under the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, we or TETRA may, but neither are under any obligation to, perform for the other such production enhancement or other oilfield services on a subcontract basis as are needed or desired by the other, for such periods of time and in such amounts as may be mutually agreed upon by TETRA and our General Partner. Any such services are required to be performed on terms that are (i) approved by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of directors, (ii) no less favorable to us than those generally being provided to or available from non-affiliated third parties, as determined by our General Partner, or (iii) fair and reasonable to us, taking into account the totality of the relationships between TETRA and us (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to us), as determined by our General Partner.

Under the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, we or TETRA may, but are under no obligation to, sell, lease or exchange on a like-kind basis to the other such production enhancement or other oilfield services equipment as is needed or desired to meet either of our production enhancement or other oilfield services obligations, in such amounts, upon such conditions and for such periods of time, if applicable, as may be mutually agreed upon by TETRA and our General Partner. Any such sales, leases, or like-kind exchanges are required to be on terms that are (i) approved by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of directors, (ii) no less favorable to us than those generally being provided to or available from non-affiliated third parties, as determined by our General Partner, or (iii) fair and reasonable to us, taking into account the totality of the relationships between TETRA and us (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to us), as determined by our General Partner. In addition, unless otherwise approved by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of directors, TETRA may purchase newly fabricated equipment from us at a negotiated price, provided that such price may not be less than the sum of the total costs (other than any allocations of general and administrative expenses) incurred by us in fabricating such equipment plus a fixed margin percentage thereof, and TETRA may purchase from us previously fabricated equipment for a price that is not less than the sum of the net book value of such equipment plus a fixed margin percentage thereof.

This description is not a complete discussion of this agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the complete agreement, which is filed, along with other agreements, as exhibits to our filings with the SEC.

In addition to the Omnibus Agreement, we have entered into other agreements with TETRA in the course of our operations.

TETRA and General Partner Ownership

To finance a portion of the $825.0 million CSI Acquisition purchase price, we issued and sold 15,280,000 additional common units for net proceeds of $346.0 million (the "Common Unit Offering"). TETRA, through a subsidiary of our General Partner, purchased 1,390,290 of these common units for approximately $32.7 million. In addition, in connection with our Common Unit Offering, our General Partner made a $7.3 million capital contribution to us in order to maintain its approximate 2% general partnership interest in us. Following the August 11, 2014, exercise by the underwriters in the Common Unit Offering of their option to purchase 2,292,000 additional common units, our General Partner made an additional $1.1 million capital contribution in order to maintain its approximate 2% general partnership interest in us.

Prior to the Common Unit Offering and other transactions described above, TETRA's ownership in us was approximately 82% through its aggregate ownership of common units, subordinated units and indirect general partner interest plus incentive distribution rights. Common units held by the public represented an approximately 18% ownership in us prior to the above transactions. However, following the CSI Acquisition in 2014, the completion of our Common Unit Offering, and the underwriters' exercise of their option to purchase additional common units, TETRA's ownership interest in us was reduced to approximately 44%, with the common units held by the public representing an approximate 56% interest in us. TETRA's ownership is through various wholly owned subsidiaries and consists of approximately 42% of the limited partner interests plus the approximately 2% general partner interest, through which it holds incentive distribution rights. As a result of its ownership of common units and its general partner interest in us, TETRA received distributions of $30.5 million, $24.1 million, and $22.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

On July 11, 2014, the Board confirmed that the conditions set forth in the definition of the Subordination Period contained in our Partnership Agreement would be met upon the payment of the August 15, 2014 cash distribution. As a result, effective August 18, 2014, the 6,273,970 subordinated units held by TETRA and its affiliates converted on a one-for-one basis into common units. As a result of the conversion of these subordinated units which were issued in connection with our June 2011 Initial Public Offering, no subordinated units are outstanding and our common units will no longer be entitled to arrearages in cash distributions. The conversion of our subordinated units does not impact the amount of cash distributions we pay or the total number of our outstanding units.

Indemnification Agreement

Each of our directors and officers entered into an indemnification agreement with regard to their services as a director or officer, in order to enhance the indemnification rights provided under Delaware law and our Partnership Agreement. The individual indemnification agreements provide each such director or officer with the right to receive his or her costs of defense if he or she is made a party or witness to any proceeding other than a proceeding brought by or in the right of us, provided that such director or officer has not acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud with respect to the action that gave rise to his or her participation in the proceeding.