Income (loss) before interest expense and income taxes.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue									0us-gaap_Revenues	0us-gaap_Revenues	0us-gaap_Revenues
Income Before Interest Expense and Taxes	90,450clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	89,120clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	84,134clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	82,827clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	87,917clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	84,596clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	81,869clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	79,037clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	346,531clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	333,419clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes	297,280clb_IncomeBeforeInterestExpenseAndTaxes
Assets	675,653us-gaap_Assets				661,010us-gaap_Assets				675,653us-gaap_Assets	661,010us-gaap_Assets	636,516us-gaap_Assets
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									36,586	35,416	31,151
Depreciation and amortization									26,696	25,471	22,917
Operating Segment Reservoir Description [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									518,974	522,251	495,529
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue									10,387	3,432	2,484
Income Before Interest Expense and Taxes									143,624	146,338	144,502
Assets	319,325				321,106				319,325	321,106	293,974
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									21,371	22,601	16,987
Depreciation and amortization									15,816	14,898	14,094
Operating Segment Production Enhancement [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									467,577	452,415	403,792
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue									2,459	3,140	2,757
Income Before Interest Expense and Taxes									165,204	154,715	128,602
Assets	257,135				255,764				257,135	255,764	242,254
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									7,990	7,124	7,423
Depreciation and amortization									7,509	7,745	6,139
Operating Segment Reservoir Management [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									98,671	98,842	81,759
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue									366	1,742	1,492
Income Before Interest Expense and Taxes									37,220	31,555	26,428
Assets	34,179				37,660				34,179	37,660	34,532
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									2,681	1,366	920
Depreciation and amortization									1,393	945	731
Operating Segment Corporate And Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									0	0	0
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue									(13,212)	(8,314)	(6,733)
Income Before Interest Expense and Taxes									483	811	(2,252)
Assets	65,014				46,480				65,014	46,480	65,756
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									4,544	4,325	5,821
Depreciation and amortization									$ 1,978	$ 1,883	$ 1,953