Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Apr. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 846,112,000		$ 844,961,000
Long-term debt, net	846,112,000		844,961,000
TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt	357,900,000		395,074,000
Less current portion	(90,000,000)		(90,074,000)
Long-term debt, net	267,900,000		305,000,000
CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 578,212,000		539,961,000
Bank revolving line of credit facility [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Maturity date	Sep. 30, 2019
Total debt	$ 92,900,000		$ 90,000,000
Senior Notes Series 2006-A [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	5.90%		5.90%
Maturity date	Apr. 30, 2016
Total debt	$ 90,000,000		$ 90,000,000
Senior Notes Series 2008-B [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	6.56%		6.56%
Maturity date	Apr. 30, 2015
Total debt	$ 0		$ 90,000,000
Senior Notes Series 2010-A [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	5.09%		5.09%
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2017
Total debt	$ 65,000,000		$ 65,000,000
Senior Notes Series 2010-B [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	5.67%		5.67%
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2020
Total debt	$ 25,000,000		$ 25,000,000
Senior Notes Series 2013 [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	4.00%		4.00%
Maturity date	Apr. 29, 2020
Total debt	$ 35,000,000		$ 35,000,000
Secured Notes [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Date of Secured Note purchase agreement	Mar. 18, 2015
Maturity date	Apr. 01, 2017
Total debt	$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000	0
CSI Compressco bank credit facility [Member] | CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Maturity date	Aug. 04, 2019
Total debt	$ 233,000,000		195,000,000
Other long-term debt [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 0		$ 74,000
CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member] | CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	7.25%		7.25%
Maturity date	Aug. 15, 2022
Total debt	$ 345,212,000		$ 344,961,000