Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			71 Months Ended
	Sep. 13, 2021	Jun. 17, 2021	Mar. 12, 2021	Mar. 09, 2021	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 06, 2023
Equity
Issuances of common stock						$ 169,878,000
Net proceeds from the issuance of Class A common stock						$ 169,878,000	$ 0	$ 0
Cash dividend declared (in dollars per share)						$ 0.46	$ 0.44	$ 0.38
Share repurchases						$ 327,000
Share Repurchase Program
Equity
Authorized amount of stock repurchase										$ 150,000,000
Key Employee | FlexSteel
Equity
Issuances of common stock (in shares)						128,150
Issuances of common stock						$ 6,500,000
Vesting period						1 year
Additional Paid-In Capital
Equity
Costs associated with stock issuance					$ 2,200,000
Issuances of common stock						$ 143,722,000
Share repurchases						$ 286,000
Common Stock | Share Repurchase Program
Equity
Common stock purchased and retired (in shares)						8,232
Share repurchases						$ 300,000
Average stock repurchased price (in dollars per share)						$ 39.78
Common stock authorized repurchase amount						$ 149,700,000			$ 149,700,000
2021 Secondary Offering | Other income (expense)
Equity
Net proceeds from the issuance of Class A common stock			$ 0
Secondary Offering | Other income (expense)
Equity
Offering expense			$ 400,000
Class A Common Stock
Equity
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)						65,409,000	60,903,000		65,409,000
Voting power of shares outstanding as a percent of the total shares outstanding						82.30%
Number of shares canceled (in shares)						900,000	1,700,000	700,000
Dividends declared						$ 30,300,000	$ 26,900,000	$ 21,200,000
Dividend paid						$ 30,100,000	$ 26,700,000	$ 21,200,000
Class A Common Stock | Common Stock
Equity
Issuances of common stock (in shares)						3,352,000
Issuances of common stock						$ 34,000
Class A Common Stock | Additional Offering
Equity
Effect of Follow-on Offering and CW Unit redemptions (in shares)					3,224,300
Price per share (in dollars per share)					$ 51.36
Proceeds form issuance of stock					$ 165,600,000
Underwriting discounts					$ 6,900,000
Class A Common Stock | CC Units Redeemed For Class Common Stock
Equity
Redemption ratio per unit (in shares)						1			1
Shares subject to conversion rate adjustments (in shares)						1			1
Class A Common Stock | Cw Units Redeemed For Class Common Stock
Equity
CW redemptions (in shares)									46,500,000
Class A Common Stock | 2021 Secondary Offering
Equity
Price per share (in dollars per share)				$ 30.555
Issuances of common stock (in shares)				6,325,000
CW redemptions (in shares)			6,272,500
Number of shares sold by certain other selling stockholders (in shares)			52,500
Class B Common Stock
Equity
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)						14,034,000	14,978,000		14,034,000
Voting power of shares outstanding as a percent of the total shares outstanding						17.70%
Class B Common Stock | CW Unit Holder Redemption
Equity
Issuances of common stock (in shares)						900,000	1,700,000	700,000
Cactus LLC
Equity
Ownership percentage						82.30%	80.30%
Cactus Companies | Class B Common Stock
Equity
Shares owned per units held (in shares)						1			1
Cactus LLC and Subsidiaries
Equity
Increase to equity in non-controlling interest						$ 12,800,000	$ 13,700,000	$ 79,400,000
Cadent | Cw Unit Holders Other Than Cactus Inc
Equity
CW redemptions (in shares)	715,215	3,300,000
Net proceeds from the issuance of Class A common stock		$ 0
Common units transferred (in shares)	228,878	944,093
Cadent | Class A Common Stock | Cw Unit Holders Other Than Cactus Inc
Equity
Issuances of common stock (in shares)	715,215	3,300,000