Fair Value Measurements Derivative Contracts (Details)	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value, year to date impairment losses							$ 2,940,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	$ (10,000,000.0)					$ (10,000,000.0)
Impairments of long-lived assets		$ 800,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 2,900,000	$ 14,900,000	95,196,000	3,621,000	$ 14,876,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss						25,784,000	$ 0	$ 0
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate							20.07
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	9,459,000					9,459,000	$ 0
Fair value, year to date impairment losses						117,674,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss						25,784,000
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(419,000)					(419,000)	(41,721,000)
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	86,000					86,000	117,000
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	56,000					56,000	294,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability							(12,452,000)
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	0					0	0
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	0					0	0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability							(12,452,000)
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	86,000					86,000	117,000
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	56,000					56,000	294,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability							0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	0					0	0
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	0					0	0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability							0
Compressco Partners Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	266,000,000.0					266,000,000.0	266,300,000
Notes Payable	295,900,000					295,900,000
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairments of long-lived assets	91,600,000					91,600,000
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure	9,459,000					9,459,000
Impairments of long-lived assets						91,606,000
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure	9,459,000					9,459,000
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure	0					0
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure	0					0
Water & Flowback Services Intangible Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure							0
Fair value, year to date impairment losses							2,940,000
Water & Flowback Services Intangible Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure							0
Water & Flowback Services Intangible Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure							0
Water & Flowback Services Intangible Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure							0
Compression Equipment [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value, year to date impairment losses						284,000
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure							(27,019,000)
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure							(27,019,000)
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure							0
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure							0
Warrant [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(449,000)					(449,000)	(2,073,000)
Warrant [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(449,000)					(449,000)	(2,073,000)
Warrant [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0					0	0
Warrant [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0					0	0
Forward Purchase Contract, Euro, British Pound Notional Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 2,374,000					$ 2,374,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate	0.85					0.85
Derivative, Maturity Date						Jan. 17, 2020
Forward Purchase Contract, Euros, One [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 9,587,000					$ 9,587,000	$ 3,571,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate	1.13					1.13	1.18
Derivative, Maturity Date						Mar. 19, 2020	Mar. 15, 2019
Forward Purchase Contract, Euro, Swedish Krona Notional Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 8,328,000					$ 8,328,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate	10.41					10.41
Derivative, Maturity Date						Jan. 17, 2020
Forward Purchase Contract, Euros, Two [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 8,568,000					$ 8,568,000	$ 3,585,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate	1.11					1.11	1.18
Derivative, Maturity Date						Jan. 17, 2020	Mar. 15, 2019
Forward Sale Contract, Euro [Domain]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							$ 1,930,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate							1.14
Derivative, Maturity Date							Jan. 17, 2019
Forward Purchase Contract, Pounds Sterling [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							$ 948,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate							1.26
Derivative, Maturity Date							Jan. 17, 2019
Forward sale contract, Canadian Dollar [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							$ 5,942,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate							1.35
Derivative, Maturity Date							Jan. 17, 2019
Forward Purchase Contract, Mexican Pesos [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							$ 1,086,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate							20.25
Derivative, Maturity Date							Jan. 17, 2019
Forward Purchase Contract, Saudi Arabia riyal [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount							$ 975,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate							8.72
Derivative, Maturity Date							Jan. 17, 2019
Forward Sale Contract, Mexican Pesos [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 8,656,000					$ 8,656,000	$ 4,783,000
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate	19.06					19.06
Derivative, Maturity Date						Jan. 17, 2020	Jan. 17, 2019