Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 15, 2013	May 14, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Amendment date of Compressco line of credit		May 14, 2013
Prior maximum credit commitment under Compressco credit facility				$ 20.0
Amended maximum credit commitment under Compressco credit facility				40.0
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes		35.0
Senior Note issuance date		Apr. 29, 2013
Interest rate of Senior Notes issued in April 2013		4.00%
Scheduled maturity date of Senior Notes issued in April 2013		Apr. 29, 2020
Line of credit facility, initiation date	Oct. 15, 2013
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	100.0	100.0
Line of credit facility, sublimit applicable to letters of credit	20.0	20.0
Line of credit facility, amount of uncommitted expansion feature	30.0	30.0
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Oct. 15, 2017
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding			$ 24.5
Line of credit facility, stated percentage rate range, minimum	2.00%
Line of credit facility, stated percentage rate range, maximum	3.00%
Line of credit facility, interest rate description	Borrowings under the Partnership Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at Compressco Partners' option, either (a) LIBOR (adjusted to reflect any required bank reserves) for an interest period equal to one, two, three or six months (as selected by Compressco Partners), plus a margin of 2.25% per annum or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of interest per annum announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or (2) LIBOR (adjusted to reflect any required bank reserves) for a one-month interest period on such day plus 2.50% per annum. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Partnership Credit Agreement, Compressco Partners is required to pay a commitment fee, in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder, of 0.375% per annum, paid quarterly in arrears. Compressco Partners is also required to pay a customary letter of credit fee equal to the applicable margin on revolving credit LIBOR loans and fronting fees.
Line of credit facility, covenant terms	The Partnership Credit Agreement requires Compressco Partners to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio (ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to interest) of 4.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, calculated on a trailing four quarters basis. In addition, the Partnership Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants, which, among other things, limit Compressco Partners' ability to incur additional debt, incur, or permit certain liens to exist, or make certain loans, investments, acquisitions, or other restricted payments. The Partnership Credit Agreement provides that Compressco Partners can make distributions to holders of its common and subordinated units, but only if there is no default or event of default under the facility.
Line of credit facility, collateral	All obligations under the Partnership Credit Agreement and the guarantees of those obligations are secured, subject to certain exceptions, by a first lien security interest in substantially all of the assets (excluding real property) of Compressco Partners and its existing and future, direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, and all of the capital stock of its existing and future, direct and indirect subsidiaries (limited, in the case of foreign subsidiaries, to 65% of the capital stock of first tier foreign subsidiaries).
Line of credit facility, minimum interest coverage ratio	4.0 to 1.0
Line of credit facility, limitation on percentage of first tier foreign subsidiaries	100.00%