Segment and Related Information (Details Textual) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			21 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 employee	Sep. 30, 2015 employee	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segments	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 employee
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segments								2
Supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits		$ 300			$ 3,300			$ 300	$ 3,300
Asset impairment charges								12,523	75,508	$ 0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use								4,286	2,625
Inventory write-down								4,075	2,163
Goodwill, impairment loss								3,104	70,720
Impairments and other charges								6,745	78,345	$ 0
Fluids systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 2,200
Inventory write-down									2,600
Goodwill, impairment loss								$ 70,700	70,720
Mats and integrated services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill, impairment loss									0
Discontinued operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segments								2
North America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, number of positions eliminated | employee						190	436				626
Percentage of workforce reduction											48.00%
Uruguay [Member] | Corporate office [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset write downs and litigation settlement								$ 14,800	80,500
Uruguay [Member] | Fluids systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset write downs and litigation settlement								15,500	$ 75,500
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use								500
Exit costs		2,000	$ 2,500
Asia Pacific [Member] | Fluids systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges				$ 6,900
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use				3,800
Inventory write-down		2,600
Goodwill, impairment loss				$ 3,100
Cost of sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges								4,100
Impairments and other charges								8,038
Cost of sales [Member] | Uruguay [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Inventory write-down								4,500
Exit costs								4,000
Composite mats [Member] | Mats and integrated services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Reduction In depreciation expense								$ 6,100
Sales revenue, net [Member] | Sonatrach [Member] | Customer concentration risk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage								14.00%
Threatened litigation [Member] | Wage and hour litigation [Member] | Unfavorable regulatory action [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount		$ 700
Settled litigation [Member] | Unfavorable regulatory action [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount					$ (5,000)