Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues:
Product sales	$ 68,209	$ 57,697
Services and rentals	99,792	111,632
Total revenues	168,001	169,329
Cost of revenues:
Cost of product sales	49,869	45,259
Cost of services and rentals	74,389	75,182
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	29,478	33,607
Impairments of long-lived assets	0	10,670
Total cost of revenues	153,736	164,718
Gross profit	14,265	4,611
General and administrative expense	28,456	33,611
Goodwill impairment	0	106,205
Interest expense, net	13,767	14,639
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants	(5,976)	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	1,631	0
Litigation Settlement, Amount	(12,816)	0
Other (income) expense, net	365	(704)
Income (loss) before taxes	(11,162)	(149,140)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	90	(1,409)
Net income (loss)	(11,252)	(147,731)
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	8,789	59,406
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ (2,463)	$ (88,325)
Basic net income per common share:
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ (0.02)	$ (1.11)
Average shares outstanding	114,197	79,421
Diluted net income per common share:
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ (0.02)	$ (1.11)
Average diluted shares outstanding	114,197	79,421