Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (176,955)	$ 11,743
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	67,145	77,410
Impairments of long-lived assets	10,927	0
Impairment of goodwill	106,205	0
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(533)	(953)
Equity-based compensation expense	9,001	4,197
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,333	1,354
Excess decommissioning and abandoning costs	2,793	6
Amortization of deferred financing costs	2,128	1,808
Other non-cash charges and credits	2,557	(1,917)
Gain on sale of assets	(1,856)	(2,306)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	70,412	31,137
Inventories	(14,198)	6,148
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,137	(2,092)
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses	(43,145)	(43,079)
Decommissioning liabilities, net	(3,443)	(4,411)
Other	(911)	3,117
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	33,597	82,162
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(8,996)	(73,269)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant, and equipment	2,279	3,943
Other investing activities	27	(323)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(6,690)	(69,649)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	281,300	203,871
Principal payments on long-term debt	(350,501)	(203,045)
CSI Compressco LP distributions	(14,418)	(18,723)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	101
Proceeds from issuance of Compressco Partners' common units, net of underwriters' discount	60,404	0
Other financing activities	(2,095)	(244)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(25,310)	(18,040)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(737)	(916)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	860	(6,443)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	23,057	48,384
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	23,917	41,941
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	28,703	28,418
Income taxes paid	$ 2,662	$ 4,814