Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues:
Revenue	$ 553,213	$ 388,272	$ 377,715
Cost of revenues:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	32,819	33,502	38,214
Impairments and other charges	2,804	581	556
Insurance recoveries	(3,750)	0	0
Total cost of revenues	432,102	329,035	310,172
Gross profit	121,111	59,237	67,543
Exploration Expense	6,635	0	0
General and administrative expense	91,942	75,049	76,697
Interest expense, net	15,833	16,377	18,926
Other (income) expense, net	(4,465)	(17,468)	(2,994)
Income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations	11,166	(14,721)	(25,086)
Provision for income taxes	3,565	2,084	1,758
Income (loss) from continuing operations	7,601	(16,805)	(26,844)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes	195	120,407	(72,089)
Net income (loss)	7,796	103,602	(98,933)
Less: loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest(1)	43	(269)	47,790
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ 7,839	$ 103,333	$ (51,143)
Basic net income (loss) per common share:
Loss from continuing operations, basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ (0.13)	$ (0.22)
Loss from continuing operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	0.06	(0.13)	(0.22)
Loss from discontinued operations, basic (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.95	(0.19)
Loss from discontinued operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.95	(0.19)
Net loss per common share, basic (in dollars per share)	0.06	0.82	(0.41)
Net loss per common share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.82	$ (0.41)
Basic (in shares)	128,082	126,602	125,838
Diluted (in shares)	129,778	126,602	125,838
Services
Revenues:
Revenue	$ 293,215	$ 173,043	$ 144,994
Cost of revenues:
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	226,844	146,672	120,775
Product
Revenues:
Revenue	259,998	215,229	232,721
Cost of revenues:
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ 173,385	$ 148,280	$ 150,627