Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, a in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) a segment $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Number of reporting segments | segment	2
Decommissioning expense accrued		$ 5,800		$ 5,800
Increase to income tax benefit	$ (1,037)		$ (380)
Increase to net income per share attributable to TETRA stockholders, basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.03		$ 0.01
Increase to net income per share attributable to TETRA stockholders, diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.03		$ 0.01
Restricted cash (less than)	$ 50		$ 0	$ 221
Gross brine lease acres | a	40
Capitalized development costs	$ 11,200		4,100
Foreign currency exchange gains (losses)	(8,800)		200
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment loss	9,516		$ 0
Revision of Prior Period, Error Correction, Adjustment
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Increase to income tax benefit	$ 1,200
Increase to net income per share attributable to TETRA stockholders, basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01
Increase to net income per share attributable to TETRA stockholders, diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01
Letter of Credit
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Restricted cash (less than)	$ 100