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Represents the percentage of market approach used in goodwill impairment testing.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Percentage of assumed long-term growth in revenues, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value.

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Number of reporting units tested for impairment of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment.

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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 314,800	$ 0
Number of Reporting Units		3
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	2.50%
Goodwill	$ 0	$ 0			$ 0
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net		$ 54,617		$ 60,400
Wireline Lift Assets [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived			$ 50,400
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net			38,200
Artificial Lift Asset [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived			4,600
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net			$ 0
Completion Services [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	14.50%
Price to Earnings Multiple	10.6
Goodwill Impairment Testing, Income Approach, Percentage	80.00%
Goodwill Impairment Testing, Market Approach, Percentage	20.00%
Well Support Services [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	14.00%
Price to Earnings Multiple	10.5
Other Services [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	16.00%
Price to Earnings Multiple	11
Goodwill Impairment Testing, Income Approach, Percentage	50.00%
Goodwill Impairment Testing, Market Approach, Percentage	50.00%