Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Net revenues	$ 14,036	$ 56,414
Impairment of multi-client data library	0	1,167
Gross profit	859	28,344
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering	2,947	4,008
Marketing and sales	2,759	4,858
General, administrative and other operating expenses	5,387	9,002
Impairment of goodwill	0	4,150
Total operating expenses	11,093	22,018
Income (loss) from operations	(10,234)	6,326
Interest expense, net	(3,262)	(3,221)
Other income (expense), net	(607)	429
Income (loss) before income taxes	(14,103)	3,534
Income tax expense (benefit), net	(6,849)	5,874
Net loss	(7,254)	(2,340)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	91	77
Net loss attributable to ION	$ (7,163)	$ (2,263)
Net loss per share:
Basic and Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.46)	$ (0.16)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and Diluted (in shares)	15,718	14,230
Service [Member]
Net revenues	$ 7,464	$ 47,485
Cost of services and products	9,270	22,275
Product [Member]
Net revenues	6,572	8,929
Cost of services and products	$ 3,907	$ 4,628