Borrowings under the CCLP Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at CCLP's 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 CCLP), plus a leverage-based margin or (b) a base rate plus a leverage-based margin; such base rate shall be determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of interest per annum announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A., (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% per annum, and (3) LIBOR (adjusted to reflect any required bank reserves) for a one month interest period on such day plus 1.00% per annum. LIBOR based loans will have an applicable margin that will range between 1.75% and 2.50% per annum and base rate loans will have an applicable margin that will range between 0.75% and 1.50% per annum, each based on CCLP's consolidated total leverage ratio when financial statements are delivered. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the CCLP Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2015, was 3.50% per annum. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the CCLP Credit Agreement, CCLP is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized commitments of from 0.375% to 0.50% per annum, paid quarterly in arrears, based on CCLP's consolidated total leverage ratio. CCLP is also required to pay a customary letter of credit fee equal to the applicable margin on revolving credit LIBOR loans, fronting fees, and other fees, agreed to with the administrative agent and lenders.

Covenant description

The CCLP Credit Agreement requires CCLP to maintain (i) a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio (ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") to consolidated interest charges) of 3.0 to 1.0, (ii) a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio (ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA) of 5.5 to 1.0 (with step downs to 5.0 to 1.0), and (iii) a maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio (consolidated secured indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA) of 4.0 to 1.0, in each case, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, calculated on a trailing four quarters basis. At December 31, 2015, CCLP's leverage ratio was 4.56 to 1. In addition, the CCLP Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants that, among other things, limit CCLP's ability to incur additional debt, incur or permit certain liens to exist, or make certain loans, investments, acquisitions, or other restricted payments. The CCLP Credit Agreement provides that CCLP can make distributions to holders of its common units, but only if there is no default or event of default under the facility.

Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]

Long-term debt

$ 235,000

$ 195,000

CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Senior Note, stated percentage rate

7.25%

Maturity date

Aug. 15, 2022

Senior Note unamortized discount

$ 4,500

$ 5,000

CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member] | CSI Compressco [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Maturity date

Aug. 15, 2022

CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member] | Segments [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term debt

$ 345,481

344,961

Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]

Long-term debt

$ 345,481

$ 344,961

Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 125,000
Current portion of long-term debt	(50)	$ (90,074)
Total long-term debt	873,402	844,961
Borrowing capacity prior to amendment	278,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	225,000
Acquisition and transaction financing fees	0	9,869	$ 0
Purchase price		825,000
Purchase price for 2010 Senior Notes	$ 25,000			$ 25,000
Debt Instrument, Offering Date	Nov. 05, 2015
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
2015	$ 0
2016	46,944
2017	0
2018	307,850
2019	53,056
Thereafter	465,552
Long-term debt	125,000
Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	292,971	395,074
Current portion of long-term debt	50	90,074
Total long-term debt	292,921	305,000
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
2015	0
2016	46,944
2017	0
2018	72,850
2019	53,056
Thereafter	120,071
Long-term debt	292,971	395,074
Segments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	580,481	539,961
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Total long-term debt	580,481	539,961
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	235,000
2019	0
Thereafter	345,481
Long-term debt	580,481	$ 539,961
Bank Revolving Line of Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		Sep. 30, 2019
Current borrowing capacity	$ 194,600
Weighted average interest rate	4.00%
Debt covenants, minimum interest coverage ratio	0.00225
Debt covenants, maximum leverage ratio	0.0050
Deferred financing costs	$ 100
Bank Revolving Line of Credit Facility [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	22,850	$ 90,000
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	$ 22,850	$ 90,000
Bank Revolving Line of Credit Facility [Member] \| TETRA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Sep. 30, 2019
Senior Notes at 5.90% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate		5.90%
Maturity date		Apr. 30, 2016
Senior Notes at 5.90% [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 90,000
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt		$ 90,000
Senior Notes at 6.56% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate		6.56%
Maturity date		Apr. 30, 2015
Long-term debt		$ 90,000
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt		90,000
Senior Notes at 6.56% [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 0	90,000
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	0	$ 90,000
Senior Notes at 5.09% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate		5.09%
Maturity date		Dec. 15, 2017
Purchase price for 2010 Senior Notes				18,100
Senior Notes at 5.09% [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	46,944	$ 65,000
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	$ 46,944	$ 65,000
Senior Notes at 5.09% [Member] \| TETRA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate	5.09%
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2017
Senior Notes at 5.67% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate		5.67%
Maturity date		Dec. 15, 2020
Purchase price for 2010 Senior Notes				$ 6,900
Senior Notes at 5.67% [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 18,056	$ 25,000
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	$ 18,056	$ 25,000
Senior Notes at 5.67% [Member] \| TETRA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate	5.67%
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2020
Senior Notes at 4.00% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate		4.00%
Maturity date		Apr. 29, 2020
Long-term debt	$ 50
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	$ 50
Senior Notes at 4.00% [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate	4.00%
Long-term debt	$ 35,000	$ 35,000
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	$ 35,000	35,000
Senior Notes at 4.00% [Member] \| TETRA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Apr. 29, 2020
Senior Notes at 11.00% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate	11.00%
Maturity date	Nov. 05, 2022
Long-term debt	$ 120,071	0
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	$ 120,071	$ 0
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date	Mar. 18, 2015
Maturity date	Apr. 01, 2019	Apr. 01, 2017
Long-term debt	$ 50,000	$ 0			$ 50,000
Deferred financing costs	5,000
Proceeds from sale of Senior Notes	119,700
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	50,000	0			$ 50,000
European Line of Credit [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0	0
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	0	0
Other Debt [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		74
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt		$ 74
CSI Compressco Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date		Aug. 04, 2019
Current amount outstanding	$ 0
CSI Compressco Line of Credit [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Aug. 04, 2019
CSI Compressco Line of Credit [Member] \| Segments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 235,000	$ 195,000
Interest rate description	Borrowings under the CCLP Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at CCLP's 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 CCLP), plus a leverage-based margin or (b) a base rate plus a leverage-based margin; such base rate shall be determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of interest per annum announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A., (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% per annum, and (3) LIBOR (adjusted to reflect any required bank reserves) for a one month interest period on such day plus 1.00% per annum. LIBOR based loans will have an applicable margin that will range between 1.75% and 2.50% per annum and base rate loans will have an applicable margin that will range between 0.75% and 1.50% per annum, each based on CCLP's consolidated total leverage ratio when financial statements are delivered. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the CCLP Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2015, was 3.50% per annum. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the CCLP Credit Agreement, CCLP is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized commitments of from 0.375% to 0.50% per annum, paid quarterly in arrears, based on CCLP's consolidated total leverage ratio. CCLP is also required to pay a customary letter of credit fee equal to the applicable margin on revolving credit LIBOR loans, fronting fees, and other fees, agreed to with the administrative agent and lenders.
Covenant description	The CCLP Credit Agreement requires CCLP to maintain (i) a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio (ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") to consolidated interest charges) of 3.0 to 1.0, (ii) a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio (ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA) of 5.5 to 1.0 (with step downs to 5.0 to 1.0), and (iii) a maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio (consolidated secured indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA) of 4.0 to 1.0, in each case, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, calculated on a trailing four quarters basis. At December 31, 2015, CCLP's leverage ratio was 4.56 to 1. In addition, the CCLP Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants that, among other things, limit CCLP's ability to incur additional debt, incur or permit certain liens to exist, or make certain loans, investments, acquisitions, or other restricted payments. The CCLP Credit Agreement provides that CCLP can make distributions to holders of its common units, but only if there is no default or event of default under the facility.
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	$ 235,000	$ 195,000
CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Note, stated percentage rate	7.25%	7.25%
Maturity date		Aug. 15, 2022
Senior Note unamortized discount	$ 4,500	$ 5,000
CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Aug. 15, 2022
CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member] \| Segments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 345,481	344,961
Scheduled Maturities Detail [Table]
Long-term debt	$ 345,481	$ 344,961