Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 841,365,000	$ 853,228,000
Long-term debt, net	841,366,000	853,228,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	19,000,000	20,200,000
TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt	274,880,000	286,620,000
Less current portion	0	(50,000)
Long-term debt, net	274,880,000	286,570,000
CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 566,485,000	$ 566,658,000
Bank revolving line of credit facility [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Maturity date	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Total debt	$ 19,363,000	$ 21,572,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,300,000
Bank revolving line of credit facility [Member] | CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Maturity date	Aug. 04, 2019	Aug. 04, 2019
Total debt	$ 228,933,000	$ 229,555,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	$ 5,100,000	$ 5,400,000
Senior Notes Series 2010-A [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	5.09%	5.09%
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2017	Dec. 15, 2017
Total debt	$ 46,827,000	$ 46,809,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Senior Notes Series 2010-B [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	5.67%	5.67%
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2020	Dec. 15, 2020
Total debt	$ 17,968,000	$ 17,964,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Senior Notes Series 2013 [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	4.00%	4.00%
Maturity date	Apr. 29, 2020	Apr. 29, 2020
Total debt	$ 34,767,000	$ 34,753,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Maturity date	Apr. 01, 2019	Apr. 01, 2019
Total debt	$ 38,737,000	$ 48,635,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,400,000
2015 Senior Notes [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	11.00%	11.00%
Maturity date	Nov. 05, 2022	Nov. 05, 2022
Total debt	$ 117,218,000	$ 116,837,000
Unamortized discount	4,800,000	4,900,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	3,000,000	3,200,000
Other long-term debt [Member] | TETRA [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 0	$ 50,000
CSI Compressco Senior Notes [Member] | CSI Compressco [Member]
Long-term debt [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	7.25%	7.25%
Maturity date	Aug. 15, 2022	Aug. 15, 2022
Total debt	$ 337,552,000	$ 337,103,000
Unamortized discount	4,400,000	4,500,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs	$ 8,100,000	$ 8,400,000