Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Equity

NOTE F - EQUITY

Changes in equity for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013											2012
				Non-												Non-
				controlling												controlling
	TETRA			Interest				Total				TETRA				Interest				Total
	(In Thousands)
Beginning balance for the period	$	551,120			$	42,188			$	593,308			$	527,146			$	41,942			$	569,088
Net income		1,303				797				2,100				681				466				1,147
Foreign currency translation adjustment,
including taxes of ($264) in 2013 and
taxes of ($334) in 2012		(5,936	)			-				(5,936	)			3,922				-				3,922
Comprehensive Income (loss)		(4,633	)			797				(3,836	)			4,603				466				5,069
Exercise of common stock options		782				-				782				478				-				478
Distributions to public unitholders		-				(1,191	)			(1,191	)			-				(1,209	)			(1,209	)
Equity-based compensation		1,532				322				1,854				2,083				54				2,137
Treasury stock and other		12				(22	)			(10	)			(10	)			38				28
Tax benefit upon exercise of stock options		(236	)			-				(236	)			178				-				178
Ending balance as of March 31	$	548,577			$	42,094			$	590,671			$	534,478			$	41,291			$	575,769

Activity within the foreign currency translation adjustment account during the periods includes no reclassifications to net income.