Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (84,240)	$ (62,183)	$ (239,393)
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	117,010	116,159	129,595
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of and Held-for-use	3,621	14,876	18,172
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	106,205
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(888)	(3,048)	(1,808)
Equity-based compensation expense	7,379	7,727	13,747
Provision for doubtful accounts	2,156	1,428	2,436
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	32,369	0	0
Excess decommissioning/abandoning costs	0	0	2,629
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	4,398	(65)	1,724
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,297	4,743	4,141
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Operating Activities Reconciliation	0	(2,352)	0
Offering Costs of Preferred Units	203	37	4,066
Paid-in-Kind Interest	4,738	7,328	2,659
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	733	2,975	(4,404)
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants	(11,129)	(5,301)	2,106
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment	(729)	(674)	(5,461)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	(5,512)	(55,197)	64,331
Inventories	(29,221)	(11,332)	1,384
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(3,888)	(1,608)	3,348
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses	5,463	58,937	(54,092)
Decommissioning liabilities	(35)	(565)	(4,040)
Other	(2,073)	(1,340)	(494)
Net cash provided by operating activities	46,586	64,595	55,659
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(141,931)	(51,923)	(21,066)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(49,630)	0	0
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	3,121	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment	1,138	862	3,354
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Investing Activities	0	2,352	0
Other investing activities	(1,344)	812	3,417
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(188,646)	(47,897)	(14,295)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	767,887	384,550	458,580
Principal payments on long-term debt	(581,935)	(384,100)	(689,783)
CCLP distributions	(19,224)	(18,826)	(28,956)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of underwriters' discount	0	0	168,275
Proceeds from Convertible Debt, net of offering costs	0	0	66,935
Proceeds from sale of common stock and exercise of stock options	251	0	68
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	(768)	(803)	(1,679)
Financing costs and other financing activities	(11,217)	(2,157)	(6,073)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	154,994	(21,336)	(32,633)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	779	1,122	(1,987)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect	13,713	(3,516)	6,744
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	40,038	26,128
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	56,261	46,286	54,506
Taxes paid (refunded)	4,680	6,782	4,254
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	3,400	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$ 40,102	$ 26,389	$ 29,905