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Equity (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 146 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired       37,867,189us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired  
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method       $ 1,500,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (11,894,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (8,626,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax   (11,894,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax  
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share       $ 38.43us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare  
Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired 1,150,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired     30,975,406us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired  
Treasury Stock, Retired, Cost Method, Amount 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount 840,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockRetiredCostMethodAmount  
Treasury Stock, Shares 1,963,018us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares 1,648,613us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares   1,963,018us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares  
Treasury shares, Remaining shares authorized to be purchased 2,596,982clb_TreasurySharesRemainingSharesAuthorizedToBePurchased     2,596,982clb_TreasurySharesRemainingSharesAuthorizedToBePurchased  
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid $ 0.50clb_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaidPerQuarter        
Dividends (89,089,000)us-gaap_Dividends (58,642,000)us-gaap_Dividends (52,950,000)us-gaap_Dividends    
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax 718,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax (55,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax   718,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Transition Assets (Obligations), before Tax 65,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetTransitionAssetsObligationsBeforeTax 131,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetTransitionAssetsObligationsBeforeTax   65,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetTransitionAssetsObligationsBeforeTax  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax (11,595,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax (8,702,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax   (11,595,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax  
Subsequent Event [Member]          
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired         315,287us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method         $ 33,800,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared         $ 0.55us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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