Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 05, 2015	Apr. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt		$ 829,049,000		$ 829,049,000			$ 844,961,000
Long-term debt, net		829,049,000		829,049,000			844,961,000
TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt		331,125,000		331,125,000			395,074,000
Less current portion		(90,425,000)		(90,425,000)			(90,074,000)
Long-term debt, net		240,700,000		240,700,000			305,000,000
CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt		588,349,000		$ 588,349,000			539,961,000
Bank revolving line of credit facility [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Maturity date				Sep. 30, 2019
Total debt		$ 65,700,000		$ 65,700,000			$ 90,000,000
Senior Notes Series 2006-A [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate		5.90%		5.90%			5.90%
Maturity date				Apr. 30, 2016
Total debt		$ 90,000,000		$ 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%			6.56%
Maturity date				Apr. 30, 2015
Total debt		$ 0		$ 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%			5.09%
Maturity date				Dec. 15, 2017
Total debt		$ 65,000,000		$ 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%			5.67%
Maturity date				Dec. 15, 2020
Total debt		$ 25,000,000		$ 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%			4.00%
Maturity date				Apr. 29, 2020
Total debt		$ 35,000,000		$ 35,000,000			$ 35,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt					$ 25,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Date of Note Purchase Agreement			Mar. 18, 2015
Maturity date	Apr. 01, 2019			Apr. 01, 2017
Total debt		$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000	0
2015 Senior Notes [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate					11.00%
Date of Note Purchase Agreement		Nov. 05, 2015
Maturity date		Nov. 05, 2022
Total debt					$ 125,000,000
CSI Compressco bank credit facility [Member] | CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Maturity date				Aug. 04, 2019
Total debt		$ 243,000,000		$ 243,000,000			195,000,000
Other long-term debt [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt		$ 425,000		$ 425,000			$ 74,000
CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member] | CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate		7.25%		7.25%			7.25%
Maturity date				Aug. 15, 2022
Total debt		$ 345,349,000		$ 345,349,000			$ 344,961,000