BUSINESS SEGMENTS - Disaggregation of Revenue by Geographic Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 100,094	$ 87,883	$ 311,183	$ 236,111
DynaEnergetics
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	77,356	66,250	245,820	174,270
DynaEnergetics | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	67,361	54,281	210,642	134,575
DynaEnergetics | Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	2,586	5,904	8,962	20,245
DynaEnergetics | United Arab Emirates
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	349	146	4,447	1,034
DynaEnergetics | France
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	10	3	51	76
DynaEnergetics | Ukraine
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	106	1,172	3,516	2,685
DynaEnergetics | Germany
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	455	41	535	122
DynaEnergetics | Russia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	775	646	1,830	3,072
DynaEnergetics | India
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	160	678	236	1,507
DynaEnergetics | Egypt
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	876	321	2,610	1,397
DynaEnergetics | Indonesia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	225	16	1,406	200
DynaEnergetics | Iraq
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	218	0	1,104	318
DynaEnergetics | China
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	59	28	115
DynaEnergetics | Italy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	164	82	182	113
DynaEnergetics | Hong Kong
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	60	178	121	479
DynaEnergetics | Australia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	494	112	618	365
DynaEnergetics | Rest of the world
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	3,517	2,611	9,532	7,967
NobelClad
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	22,738	21,633	65,363	61,841
NobelClad | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	12,883	9,815	34,830	22,296
NobelClad | Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	1,143	1,415	4,502	4,839
NobelClad | United Arab Emirates
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	287	346	1,561	737
NobelClad | France
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	529	508	2,182	3,203
NobelClad | Germany
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	1,210	1,459	3,041	3,712
NobelClad | South Korea
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	438	143	1,319	1,974
NobelClad | India
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	267	1,284	546	2,086
NobelClad | Spain
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	1,029	268	1,375	900
NobelClad | China
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	1,217	0	9,061
NobelClad | Italy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	471	664	1,547
NobelClad | Oman
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	51	424	276	635
NobelClad | Netherlands
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	519	504	1,531	1,816
NobelClad | Norway
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	1,359	226	3,519	513
NobelClad | Sweden
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	400	1,394	1,538	1,972
NobelClad | Australia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	241	299	1,086	299
NobelClad | Rest of the world
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,382	$ 1,860	$ 7,393	$ 6,251