Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 22,479	$ (20,107)
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	116,319	78,281
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	1,743	(27,233)
Equity-based compensation expense	7,816	4,809
Provision for doubtful accounts	4,108	652
Excess decommissioning and abandoning costs	786	41,880
Amortization of deferred financing costs	2,804	2,054
Other non-cash charges and credits	(1,165)	(3,826)
Acquisition and transaction financing fees	0	9,869
Gain on sale of assets	(2,656)	(548)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	14,428	(14,908)
Inventories	42,481	(5,127)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(835)	2,652
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses	(87,908)	26,198
Decommissioning liabilities, net	(5,196)	(40,309)
Other	3,023	(2,400)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	118,227	51,937
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(96,143)	(84,135)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	(854,031)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant, and equipment	4,902	5,047
Other investing activities	(3,706)	(362)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(94,947)	(933,481)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	292,996	760,036
Principal payments on long-term debt	(308,945)	(207,384)
CSI Compressco LP distributions	(28,289)	(3,808)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	164	1,147
Proceeds from issuance of Compressco Partners' common units, net of underwriters' discount	0	359,205
Excess tax benefit from equity compensation	(246)	0
Other financing activities	(250)	(27,905)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(44,570)	881,291
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1,616)	(2,286)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(22,906)	(2,539)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	48,384	38,754
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	25,478	36,215
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	31,399	9,614
Income taxes paid	$ 6,475	$ 9,147