Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Product sales	$ 73,054	$ 55,162	$ 227,791	$ 177,305
Services and rentals	143,310	121,391	364,943	344,237
Total revenues	216,364	176,553	592,734	521,542
Cost of revenues:
Cost of product sales	50,384	38,832	162,335	135,102
Cost of services and rentals	95,625	77,116	260,793	226,880
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	29,200	31,852	87,298	98,997
Impairments of long-lived assets	0	0	0	10,927
Insurance Recoveries	(2,352)	0	(2,352)	0
Total cost of revenues	172,857	147,800	508,074	471,906
Gross profit	43,507	28,753	84,660	49,636
General and administrative expense	31,208	28,589	90,896	89,381
Goodwill impairment	0	0	0	106,205
Interest expense, net	14,654	14,325	42,749	43,299
Fair Value Adjustment Of Warrants, Income Statement	(47)	0	(11,568)	0
Preferred, Fair Value Adjustment	(1,137)	6,294	(4,340)	6,294
Litigation Settlement, Amount	38	0	(10,064)	0
Other (income) expense, net	(668)	2,130	(94)	3,636
Income (loss) before taxes	(541)	(22,585)	(22,919)	(199,179)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	797	1,443	4,290	1,804
Net income (loss)	(1,338)	(24,028)	(27,209)	(200,983)
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	4,483	9,019	16,900	71,075
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ 3,145	$ (15,009)	$ (10,309)	$ (129,908)
Basic net income per common share:
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ 0.03	$ (0.16)	$ (0.09)	$ (1.53)
Average shares outstanding	114,563	91,746	114,435	85,093
Diluted net income per common share:
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders	$ 0.03	$ (0.16)	$ (0.09)	$ (1.53)
Average diluted shares outstanding	114,569	91,746	114,435	85,093