Equity (EPS) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		May 16, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock:
Earnings per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per shares)		$ 0.00
Numerator
Net income attributable to Solaris	[1]		$ 157	$ 157
Less income attributable to participating securities			(9)	(9)
Net income attributable to common stockholders			$ 148	$ 148
Denominator
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic			10,100	10,100
Effect of dilutive securities:
Diluted weighted-average shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding (in shares)	[1]		10,540	10,540
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic (in dollars per share)	[1]		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted (in dollars per share)	[1]		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Class A Common Stock
Net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock:
Common stock, shares outstanding		0	10,100	10,100	0
Denominator
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	[1]		10,100	10,100
Effect of dilutive securities:
Diluted weighted-average shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding (in shares)			10,540	10,540
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic (in dollars per share)			$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted (in dollars per share)			$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Class B Common Stock
Net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock:
Common stock, shares outstanding		0	32,366	32,366	0
Options
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based securities (in shares)			440	440

[1] Represents earnings per share of Class A common stock and weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding for the period from May 17, 2017 through June 30, 2017, the period following the reorganization transactions and IPO. See Note 9.