Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 12,446	$ 21,930
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	60,498	56,786
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(1,923)	1,083
Equity-based compensation expense	5,113	7,393
Provision for doubtful accounts	370	(893)
Gain on sale of assets	(5,499)	(3,135)
Excess decommissioning/abandoning costs	54,408	19,120
Other non-cash charges and credits	(7,990)	(4,901)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	(3,558)	(71,758)
Inventories	10,873	(3,098)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,358	4,790
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,128	19,022
Decommissioning liabilities, net	(99,366)	(66,121)
Other	49	2,338
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	43,907	(17,444)
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(73,555)	(80,608)
Acquisition of businesses, net	0	(163,305)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant, and equipment	1,391	12,752
Other investing activities	406	3,277
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(71,758)	(227,884)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	83,475	64,176
Payments of long-term debt	(97,841)	(2,073)
Compressco Partners' distributions	(3,603)	(3,393)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,631	675
Excess tax benefit from equity compensation	0	205
Other financing activities	(754)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(17,092)	59,590
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(429)	2,234
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(45,372)	(183,504)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	74,048	204,412
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	28,676	20,908
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	10,063	9,083
Income taxes paid	$ 6,171	$ 7,066