Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (209,467)	$ (167,575)	$ 3,325
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	155,015	116,912	80,985
Impairments of long-lived assets	44,158	34,842	9,578
Impairment of goodwill	177,006	64,295	0
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(379)	(350)	(9,824)
Equity-based compensation expense	16,887	6,775	6,724
Provision for doubtful accounts	5,387	856	374
Excess decommissioning/abandoning costs	2,661	72,724	75,312
Other non-cash charges and credits	4,271	(3,782)	(11,026)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,961	2,968	861
Acquisition and transaction financing fees	0	9,869
(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant, and equipment	(4,375)	(11)	(5,776)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	38,025	(7,866)	14,139
Inventories	70,431	(21,528)	3,011
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,806)	(197)	12,281
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses	(98,407)	67,508	(16,192)
Decommissioning liabilities	(10,305)	(63,319)	(114,109)
Other	2,888	(3,476)	(7)
Net cash provided by operating activities	195,951	108,645	49,656
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(120,597)	(131,609)	(101,379)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	(854,031)	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment	7,135	17,527	1,794
Other investing activities	(1,525)	374	(440)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(114,987)	(967,739)	(100,025)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	535,896	837,519	140,971
Principal payments on long-term debt	(598,070)	(289,900)	(120,664)
Proceeds from issuance of CCLP common units, net of underwriters' discount	0	363,149	0
CCLP distributions	(37,816)	(12,569)	(4,846)
Proceeds from sale of common stock and exercise of stock options	303	1,032	2,251
Financing costs and other financing activities	(3,750)	(27,587)	(1,978)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(103,437)	871,644	15,734
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2,854)	(2,920)	(659)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(25,327)	9,630	(35,294)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	48,384	38,754	74,048
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	23,057	48,384	38,754
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	52,491	33,092	17,728
Taxes paid (refunded)	$ 6,710	$ 8,729	$ 7,438