Discontinued Operations - Reconciliation of Pretax Loss to After-Tax Loss from Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Pretax income on disposal of discontinued operations		$ 120,137
Total pretax income from discontinued operations		120,437
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ 0	(333)	$ 47,898
Income from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders	195	120,407	(72,089)
Discontinued Operations
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Revenue		18,968	338,246
Cost of revenues		11,329	211,923
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion			80,533
Impairments and other charges			20,841
General and administrative expense	31	2,587	38,368
Interest expense, net		4,336	52,771
Other expense, net	(226)	416	2,688
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations	195	300	(68,878)
Income tax provision		30	3,211
Income from discontinued operations		120,407	(72,089)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest		(333)	47,898
Income from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders	195	120,074	(24,191)
Total | Discontinued Operations
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Revenue		18,968	338,246
Cost of revenues		11,471	212,253
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion			80,533
Impairments and other charges			20,841
General and administrative expense		2,766	37,895
Interest expense, net		4,336	52,771
Other expense, net		164	2,688
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations		231	(68,735)
Offshore Services | Discontinued Operations
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Revenue		0	0
Cost of revenues		(142)	(330)
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion			0
Impairments and other charges			0
General and administrative expense		(179)
General and administrative expense	31		473
Interest expense, net		0	0
Other expense, net	0	252	0
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations	(31)	$ 69	$ (143)
Maritech | Discontinued Operations
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
General and administrative expense	0
Other expense, net	(226)
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 226