Revenue from Contract with Customer Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 282,471	$ 256,851	$ 260,072	$ 199,381	$ 200,081	$ 183,677	$ 179,931	$ 159,409	$ 998,775	$ 723,098	$ 617,391
UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									791,389	545,964	458,227
Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									207,386	177,134	159,164
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									257,408	257,851	205,156
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member] | UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									129,160	160,221	118,751
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member] | Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									128,248	97,630	86,405
Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									303,072	171,621	105,057
Water & Flowback Services [Member] | UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									261,238	120,463	68,735
Water & Flowback Services [Member] | Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									41,834	51,158	36,322
Compression [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									438,673	295,587	311,374
Compression [Member] | UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									400,986	265,311	270,828
Compression [Member] | Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									37,687	30,276	40,546
Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									(378)	(1,961)	(4,196)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member] | UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									5	(31)	(87)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member] | Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax									$ (383)	$ (1,930)	$ (4,109)