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Debt - Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
Debt - Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023	Jul. 25, 2022	Aug. 21, 2018	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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Long-term debt outstanding				$ 0	$ 0
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 100,000
Secured Debt \| Amended ABL Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Long-term Debt
Aggregate principal amount	$ 125,000,000
Alternate Base Rate \| Secured Debt \| Amended ABL Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Long-term Debt
Applicable margin rate	2.50%
SOFR
Long-term Debt
Applicable margin rate				1.25%
SOFR \| Secured Debt \| Amended ABL Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Long-term Debt
Applicable margin rate	3.50%
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Long-term Debt
Applicable margin rate				0.10%
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Long-term Debt
Applicable margin rate				0.10%
Six-month SOFR
Long-term Debt
Applicable margin rate				0.10%
One-month LIBOR
Long-term Debt
Applicable margin rate					1.50%
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Long-term Debt
Applicable margin rate					1.50%
ABL Credit Facility
Long-term Debt
Long-term debt outstanding				$ 0
ABL Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Amended ABL Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
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Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 225,000,000
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ABL Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Alternate Base Rate \| Amended ABL Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
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Applicable margin rate	0.00%
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Applicable margin rate	1.25%
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Applicable margin rate	0.50%
ABL Credit Facility \| Maximum \| SOFR \| Amended ABL Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
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Applicable margin rate	1.75%
Subsidiaries \| ABL Credit Facility
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Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 75,000,000
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Long-term Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 15,000,000
Cactus LLC \| ABL Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
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