Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 07, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Trading Symbol	CLB
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001000229
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 2,280,624,647
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		44,445,656
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Shares, EUR 0.02 Par Value Per Share
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity File Number	001-14273
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	P7
Entity Tax Identification Number	00-0000000
Entity Address, Address Line One	Strawinskylaan 913
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Tower A, Level 9
Entity Address, City or Town	Amsterdam
Entity Address, Country	NL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	1077 XX
City Area Code	31-20
Local Phone Number	420-3191
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Documents Incorporated by Reference	The information required by Part III of this Report, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2020, which definitive proxy statement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Report relates.