Fair Value Measurements (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2018 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	$ 733	$ 2,975	$ (4,404)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	(10,000)
Traded exchange rate		19.28
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	3,400	$ 0	0
Contingent consideration, maximum				$ 1,500	$ 15,000
Net losses associated with foreign currency derivative program	$ (400)	(1,300)	2,000
Derivatives [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares	$ 5.75
Warranty Liability	$ 2,073	13,202
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants	(11,129)	(5,301)	$ 2,106
Forward sale contracts		(130)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	(177)	(127)
Business Combination, Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized	11,000				$ 7,600
Forward Purchase Contract, Euros [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount		$ 1,743
Traded exchange rate		1.19
Value date		Jan. 18, 2018
Forward Purchase Contract, Euros, One [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount	$ 3,571
Traded exchange rate	1.18
Value date	Mar. 15, 2019
Forward Sale Contract, Mexican Pesos [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount	$ 4,783	$ 6,067
Traded exchange rate	20.07
Value date	Jan. 17, 2019	Jan. 18, 2018
Forward Purchase Contract, Mexican Pesos [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount	$ 1,086	$ 6,974
Traded exchange rate	20.25	19.28
Value date	Jan. 17, 2019	Jan. 18, 2018
Forward Sale Contract, Norwegian krone [Domain]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount	$ 975
Traded exchange rate	8.72
Value date	Jan. 17, 2019
Forward Purchase Contract, Euros, Two [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount	$ 3,585
Traded exchange rate	1.18
Value date	Mar. 15, 2019
Forward Sale Contract, Euro [Domain]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount	$ 1,930
Traded exchange rate	1.14
Value date	Jan. 17, 2019
Forward Purchase Contract, Pounds Sterling [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount	$ 948	$ 5,998
Traded exchange rate	1.26	1.33
Value date	Jan. 17, 2019	Jan. 18, 2018
Forward sale contract, Canadian Dollar [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount	$ 5,942	$ 3,756
Traded exchange rate	1.35	1.29
Value date	Jan. 17, 2019	Jan. 18, 2018
Forward Purchase Contract, Saudi Arabia riyal [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
U.S. Dollar notional amount		$ 4,131
Traded exchange rate		8.40
Value date		Jan. 18, 2018
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 117	$ 241
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	294	378
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	(12,452)
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	41,721	74,775
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	27,019	61,436
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	2,073	13,202
Compressco Partners Senior Notes 7.50% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	332,500
TETRA Senior Notes [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure		130,800
Notes Payable		125,000
Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives [Line Items]
Forward purchase contracts	(41)	(111)
Forward sale contracts	(76)
Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives [Line Items]
Forward purchase contracts	(168)	(113)
Forward sale contracts	$ 126	$ (255)