CCLP Series A Preferred (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Incremental Settlement of Series A Preferred, If converted	1,000,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share	$ 5.15			$ 11.43	$ 5.50
Proceeds from Convertible Debt	$ 77,321,000
Dividend rate, percentage	11.00%
Annualized distribution per unit on convertible debt	$ 1.2573
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$ 77,100,000
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	$ (4,404,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Settlement of Series A Preferred, If Converted	8,700,000
Settlement of Series A Preferred, If settled	$ 84,484,124.6620
Professional Fees	$ 2,100,000
TETRA [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Number of Shares of Convertible Debt	874,891
Proceeds from Convertible Debt	$ 10,000,000
CSI Compressco [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Number of Shares of Convertible Debt	6,999,126