Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Revenues from external customers	$ 150,972	$ 146,209
Cost of Goods and Services Sold [Abstract]
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	8,756	8,670
Insurance recoveries associated with damaged equipment	0	2,850
Total cost of revenues	119,870	109,886
Gross profit	31,102	36,323
Exploration and pre-development costs	0	720
General and administrative expense	22,298	23,191
Interest expense, net	5,952	5,092
Loss on debt extinguishment	5,535	0
Other income, net	(3,978)	(214)
Income before taxes and discontinued operations	1,295	7,534
Provision for income taxes	380	1,489
Income before discontinued operations	915	6,045
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	(12)
Net income	915	6,033
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	7
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ 915	$ 6,040
Basic net income per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.01	$ 0.05
Income from discontinued operations	0	0
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ 0.01	$ 0.05
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	130,453	128,940
Diluted net income per common share:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.05
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.05
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	132,123	129,975
Product sales
Revenues from external customers	$ 73,337	$ 65,535
Cost of Goods and Services Sold [Abstract]
Cost of product sales	45,406	42,395
Services
Revenues from external customers	77,635	80,674
Cost of Goods and Services Sold [Abstract]
Cost of product sales	$ 65,708	$ 61,671