Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Product sales	$ 57,697	$ 84,886
Services and rentals	111,632	166,206
Total revenues	169,329	251,092
Cost of revenues:
Cost of product sales	45,259	63,579
Cost of services and rentals	75,182	103,084
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	33,607	38,342
Impairments of long-lived assets	10,670	0
Total cost of revenues	164,718	205,005
Gross profit	4,611	46,087
General and administrative expense	33,611	35,269
Goodwill impairment	106,205	0
Interest expense, net	14,639	13,793
Other (income) expense, net	(704)	(921)
Income (loss) before taxes	(149,140)	(2,054)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(1,409)	1,568
Net income (loss)	(147,731)	(3,622)
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	59,406	(825)
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ (88,325)	$ (4,447)
Basic net income per common share:
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ (1.11)	$ (0.06)
Average shares outstanding	79,421	78,907
Diluted net income per common share:
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ (1.11)	$ (0.06)
Average diluted shares outstanding	79,421	78,907