Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (200,983)	$ 22,479
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	98,997	116,319
Impairments of long-lived assets	10,927	0
Impairment of goodwill	106,205	0
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(1,002)	1,743
Equity-based compensation expense	11,549	7,816
Provision for doubtful accounts	2,323	4,108
Excess decommissioning and abandoning costs	2,795	786
Amortization of deferred financing costs	2,475	2,804
Payments of Financing Costs	3,046	0
Paid-in-Kind Interest	723	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	6,295	0
Other non-cash charges and credits	2,966	(1,165)
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	540	0
Gain on sale of assets	(2,242)	(2,656)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	59,816	14,428
Inventories	(19,193)	42,481
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,723	(835)
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses	(57,068)	(87,908)
Decommissioning liabilities, net	(3,769)	(5,196)
Other	(1,379)	3,023
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	25,664	118,227
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(15,438)	(96,143)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant, and equipment	2,994	4,902
Other investing activities	3,337	(3,706)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(9,107)	(94,947)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	367,500	292,996
Principal payments on long-term debt	(485,451)	(308,945)
CSI Compressco LP distributions	(21,642)	(28,289)
Proceeds from Convertible Debt, net of offering costs	67,321
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs	60,152	0
Other financing activities	(4,094)	(332)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(16,214)	(44,570)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1,190)	(1,616)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(847)	(22,906)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	23,057	48,384
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	22,210	25,478
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	48,139	31,399
Income taxes paid	$ 3,311	$ 6,475