Statement of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
REVENUES:
Sales Revenue, Services, Net	$ 611,954	$ 780,872	$ 765,428
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net	185,566	304,350	308,080
Total Revenue	797,520	1,085,222	1,073,508
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation shown below	387,739	449,488	444,963
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation shown below	144,913	215,783	218,005
General and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation shown below	49,729	45,655	51,988
Depreciation	26,545	25,297	24,168
Amortization	912	1,399	1,303
Other (income) expense, net	3,669	1,069	(338)
Severance and other charges	22,943	0	0
Income Before Interest Expense and Taxes	161,070	346,531	333,419
Interest expense	12,380	10,600	9,317
Income before income tax expense	148,690	335,931	324,102
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	33,758	77,305	80,908
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	114,932	258,626	243,194
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	85	1,141	383
Net income attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$ 114,847	$ 257,485	$ 242,811
EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION:
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 2.69	$ 5.80	$ 5.31
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	2.68	5.77	5.28
Cash dividends per share	$ 2.20	$ 2.00	$ 1.28
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic	42,747	44,362	45,692
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted	42,908	44,600	45,994