Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Revenues from external customers	$ 175,463,000	$ 140,716,000	$ 321,672,000	$ 270,753,000
Cost of Goods and Services Sold [Abstract]
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	8,457,000	7,748,000	17,127,000	15,427,000
Impairment and other charges	777,000	2,262,000	777,000	2,262,000
Insurance recoveries associated with damaged equipment	0	0	2,850,000	3,750,000
Total cost of revenues	126,308,000	112,609,000	236,194,000	210,226,000
Gross profit	49,155,000	28,107,000	85,478,000	60,527,000
Exploration and pre-development costs	2,341,000	634,000	3,061,000	2,564,000
General and administrative expense	26,225,000	23,620,000	49,416,000	44,263,000
Interest expense, net	5,944,000	3,610,000	11,036,000	6,934,000
Other income, net	(6,435,000)	(1,037,000)	(6,649,000)	(3,448,000)
Income before taxes and discontinued operations	21,080,000	1,280,000	28,614,000	10,214,000
Provision for income taxes	2,875,000	(479,000)	4,364,000	721,000
Income before discontinued operations	18,205,000	1,759,000	24,250,000	9,493,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	(8,000)	(34,000)	(20,000)	(49,000)
Net income	18,197,000	1,725,000	24,230,000	9,444,000
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	18,000	20,000	25,000	21,000
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ 18,215,000	$ 1,745,000	$ 24,255,000	$ 9,465,000
Basic net income per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.14	$ 0.01	$ 0.19	$ 0.07
Income from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ 0.14	$ 0.01	$ 0.19	$ 0.07
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	129,460	127,992	129,201	127,627
Diluted net income per common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.01	$ 0.19	$ 0.07
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0	0
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.01	$ 0.19	$ 0.07
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	129,925	130,099	129,953	129,654
Product sales
Revenues from external customers	$ 96,217,000	$ 70,301,000	$ 161,752,000	$ 140,356,000
Cost of Goods and Services Sold [Abstract]
Cost of product sales	55,873,000	48,341,000	98,268,000	94,345,000
Services
Revenues from external customers	79,246,000	70,415,000	159,920,000	130,397,000
Cost of Goods and Services Sold [Abstract]
Cost of product sales	$ 61,201,000	$ 54,258,000	$ 122,872,000	$ 101,942,000