Industry Segments - Revenue, Income from Operations, and Assets by Reporting Segment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Product sales	$ 75,953	$ 67,978
Services and rentals	123,428	91,431
Intersegment revenues	0	0
Revenue, Net	199,381	159,409
Income (loss) before taxes	(21,057)	(4,245)
Assets	(1,408,262)	(1,308,614)	$ (1,308,614)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets	7,907	121,092	$ 121,134
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Product sales	51,057	52,211
Services and rentals	2,049	4,016
Intersegment revenues	(2)	1
Revenue, Net	53,104	56,228
Assets	(303,157)	(293,507)
Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Product sales	1,250	6,113
Services and rentals	59,603	31,510
Intersegment revenues	222	556
Revenue, Net	61,075	38,179
Assets	(224,570)	(139,771)
Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Product sales	23,646	9,654
Services and rentals	61,776	55,905
Intersegment revenues	0	0
Revenue, Net	85,422	65,559
Assets	(895,979)	(784,745)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	(220)	(557)
Revenue, Net	(220)	(557)
Corporate Overhead [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Income (loss) before taxes	(14,912)	(7,872)
Assets	$ (23,351)	$ (30,501)