Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 18,968,000
Cost of revenues		11,502,000
General and administrative expense	$ 15,000	2,790,000
Interest expense, net		4,336,000
Other expense, net		(106,000)
Pretax loss from discontinued operations	(15,000)	446,000
Pretax gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations		120,574,000
Total pretax loss from discontinued operations		121,020,000
Income tax provision		30,000
Total loss from discontinued operations	(15,000)	120,990,000
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(333,000)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders	(15,000)	120,657,000
Trade payables	1,151,000		$ 1,157,000
Accrued liabilities and other	228,000		228,000
Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations	1,379,000		1,385,000
Compression Division
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue		18,968,000
Cost of revenues		11,474,000
General and administrative expense		2,795,000
Interest expense, net		4,336,000
Other expense, net		(106,000)
Pretax loss from discontinued operations		469,000
Offshore Services
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue		0
Cost of revenues		28,000
General and administrative expense		(5,000)
Interest expense, net		0
Other expense, net		0
Pretax loss from discontinued operations		$ (23,000)
Trade payables	1,151,000		1,157,000
Accrued liabilities and other	0		0
Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations	1,151,000		1,157,000
Maritech
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Trade payables	0		0
Accrued liabilities and other	228,000		228,000
Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations	$ 228,000		$ 228,000