Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Equity (Tables)

Changes in Equity Table

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012									2011
				Noncontrolling									Noncontrolling
	TETRA			Interest			Total			TETRA			Interest		Total
	(In Thousands)
Beginning balance for the period	$	527,146		$	41,942		$	569,088		$	516,323		$	-	$	516,323
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)		681			466			1,147			(2,515	)		-		(2,515	)
Changes in commodity derivatives, net of
taxes of $0 and $ (2,587), respectively		-			-			-			(4,367	)		-		(4,367	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, including
taxes of $(334) and $(188), respectively		3,922			-			3,922			3,484			-		3,484
Comprehensive income		4,603			466			5,069			(3,398	)		-		(3,398	)
Exercise of common stock options		478			-			478			2,309			-		2,309
Distributions to public unitholders		-			(1,209	)		(1,209	)		-			-		-
Equity-based compensation, net		2,083			54			2,137			1,836			-		1,836
Treasury stock and other		(10	)		38			28			(578	)		-		(578	)
Tax benefit upon exercise of stock options		178			-			178			861			-		861
Ending balance as of March 31	$	534,478		$	41,291		$	575,769		$	517,353		$	-	$	517,353