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Debt Instrument, Debt Issued Denomination Amount

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Debt Instrument, Debt Issued Denomination Integral Multiples Amount

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Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Debt

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Line Of Credit Facility, Reserve Amount

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 12, 2020	Jun. 11, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 10, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 22, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank line of credit, net availability			$ 12,300,000
Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred finance costs			1,200,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Value of amount outstanding			0
Bank line of credit, letters of credit and guarantees			6,400,000
Bank line of credit, net availability			37,100,000
Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Value of amount outstanding			1,500,000
Bank line of credit, letters of credit and guarantees			2,800,000
Unamortized deferred finance costs			700,000		$ 900,000
Compressco Partners Senior Notes [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred finance costs			$ 600,000		$ 2,800,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			7.25%		7.25%
Compressco Partners Senior Notes 7.50% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred finance costs			$ 5,700,000		$ 5,800,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			7.50%
Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred finance costs			$ 1,300,000		0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred finance costs			0		1,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred finance costs			8,800,000		$ 9,500,000
Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 35,000,000		$ 50,000,000
Reserve amount		$ 5,000,000
Commitment fee percentage		0.50%
Debt related commitment fees issuance costs			200,000
First Supplemental Indenture for the Old Notes [Member] \| Compressco Partners Senior Notes [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt related commitment fees issuance costs			$ 4,800,000
Amount outstanding		$ 215,208,000
Percentage of debt exchanged		72.70%
Interest rate, stated percentage			7.25%
First Supplemental Indenture for the Old Notes [Member] \| Compressco Partners Senior Notes 7.50% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			7.50%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000
First Supplemental Indenture for the Old Notes [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		155,529,000
First Supplemental Indenture for the Old Notes [Member] \| Senior Secured First Lien Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross						$ 350,000,000
Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 155,529,000
Debt issued denomination amount			$ 2,000
Minimum \| First Supplemental Indenture for the Old Notes [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			10.00%
Minimum \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued denomination integral multiples amount			$ 1,000
Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)		3.00%
Minimum \| Base Rate [Member] \| Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)		2.00%
Maximum \| First Supplemental Indenture for the Old Notes [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			10.75%
Maximum \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued denomination integral multiples amount			$ 2,000
Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)		3.50%
Maximum \| Base Rate [Member] \| Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)		2.50%
PIK Payments [Member] \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued denomination amount			1.00
Debt issued denomination integral multiples amount			$ 1.00
Rate 1 [Member] \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			7.25%
Rate 2 [Member] \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			2.75%
Rate 3 [Member] \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			3.50%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	110.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	107.50%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	105.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] \| Second Lien Notes Indenture [Member] \| Compressco Partners Second Lien Notes 10.00%/10.75% [Member] \| CSI Compressco [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%