Revenue from Contract with Customer Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$ 22,600	$ 14,700
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	1,037,933	998,775	$ 723,098
UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	848,681	791,389	545,964
Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	189,252	207,386	177,134
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	279,255	257,408	257,851
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	149,191	129,160	160,221
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member] \| Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	130,064	128,248	97,630
Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	281,986	303,072	171,621
Water & Flowback Services [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	262,093	261,238	120,463
Water & Flowback Services [Member] \| Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	19,893	41,834	51,158
Compression [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	476,692	438,673	295,587
Compression [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	437,397	400,986	265,311
Compression [Member] \| Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	39,295	37,687	30,276
Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	0	(378)	(1,961)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	0	5	(31)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member] \| Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 0	$ (383)	$ (1,930)

Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045

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