CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenues
Revenues	$ 54,550	$ 52,850
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below	30,614	26,763
Selling, general and administrative expenses	20,835	23,026
Depreciation	1,452	1,426
Amortization	1,133	1,161
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		37
Impairment	50,194
(Loss) income from operations	(49,678)	437
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net	(322)	(517)
Other (expense) income, net	158	73
Foreign currency exchange loss	10	(297)
Total other expense	(154)	(741)
Loss before income tax	(49,832)	(304)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(925)	9,574
Net loss	(48,907)	(9,878)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	2,642	2,088
Net loss attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.	$ (51,549)	$ (11,966)
Loss per common share
Basic loss per common share attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ (1.10)	$ (0.26)
Diluted loss per common share attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ (1.10)	$ (0.26)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	47,049,000	45,974,000
Diluted	47,049,000	45,974,000
Product sales [Member]
Revenues
Revenues	$ 39,430	$ 37,232
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below	23,448	16,746
Services [Member]
Revenues
Revenues	15,120	15,618
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below	$ 7,166	$ 10,017