Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 06, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001692427
Trading Symbol	ncsm
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		46,669,918