Consolidated Statements of Operations Statement - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
REVENUE:
Services	$ 114,137	$ 150,128	$ 355,079	$ 469,963
Product sales	29,346	47,137	90,120	144,834
Total revenue	143,483	197,265	445,199	614,797
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below	80,419	94,117	249,062	295,374
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below	26,734	34,933	80,904	112,569
General and administrative expense, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below	8,406	12,155	30,595	37,463
Depreciation	6,548	6,695	19,706	19,792
Amortization	176	215	616	614
Other (income) expense, net	(288)	2,332	(339)	4,467
Severance and other charges			0	7,090
OPERATING INCOME	21,488	46,818	64,655	137,428
Interest expense	2,569	3,471	9,024	8,990
Income before income tax expense	18,919	43,347	55,631	128,438
Income tax expense	2,081	9,753	7,141	29,100
Net income	16,838	33,594	48,490	99,338
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	108	190	54	(91)
Net income attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$ 16,730	$ 33,404	$ 48,436	$ 99,429
EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION:
Basic earnings per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.38	$ 0.79	$ 1.12	$ 2.32
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V. (in dollars per share)	0.38	0.78	1.11	2.31
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 0.55	$ 1.65	$ 1.65
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic	44,110	42,517	43,265	42,879
Diluted	44,320	42,685	43,450	43,038