Merger Transaction, Acquisitions, and Dispositions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 08, 2021	Sep. 07, 2021	Jul. 02, 2021	Jun. 03, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges						$ 0	$ 657,251	$ 1,746
Goodwill						702,867	680,594	911,113
Impairment loss								1,700
Payment on sale of business					$ 2,200	0	0	2,194
Loss on sale of business						0	0	$ 2,475
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Corsicana Plant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 70,000
Cash received from disposal		68,800
Amount held in escrow		3,500
Property, plant and equipment sold		23,600
Inventory sold		2,200
Other working capital items sold		$ 1,800
Gain recognized on disposal						$ 38,000
Legacy ChampionX
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)				122.2
Share price (in dollars per share)				$ 10.34
Percentage of equity interest acquired				100.00%
Goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges							$ 805,000
Initial amount paid for acquisition				$ 1,294,895
Goodwill				$ 386,686
Tomson Technologies LLC and Group 2 Technologies LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Initial amount paid for acquisition	$ 10,100
Future payments contingent upon performance	13,000
Contingent consideration	3,700
Goodwill	2,500
Intangible assets	$ 10,200
Scientific Aviation, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Initial amount paid for acquisition			$ 10,000
Future payments contingent upon performance			10,000
Contingent consideration			5,500
Goodwill			$ 13,900