CCLP Series A Preferred (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Shares Issued, Price Per Share	$ 5.15			$ 11.43	$ 5.50
Proceeds from Convertible Debt		$ 77,300
Dividend rate, percentage	11.00%
Annualized distribution per unit on convertible debt	$ 1.2573
Maximum settlement of preferred unit conversion	34,100,000
CCLP Series A Preferred Units	$ 61,436	77,062
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	$ 2,975	$ (4,404)	$ 0
Settlement of Series A Preferred, If Converted	14,600,000
Settlement of Series A Preferred, If settled	$ 79,900
Incremental Settlement of Series A Preferred, If converted	3,800,000
TETRA [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Number of Shares of Convertible Debt	874,891
Proceeds from Convertible Debt	$ 10,000
Preferred Units, Outstanding	750,417
CSI Compressco [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Number of Shares of Convertible Debt	6,999,126
Preferred Units, Outstanding	5,975,200