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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Increase (Decrease)

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Required Liquidity, Maintained Any Business Day

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Required Liquidity, Maintained Five Consecutive Business Days

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Debt Instrument, Debt Exchange, Conversion Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Debt Exchange, Ratio Of Principal To Common Stock Shares

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Days Early Commitment Termination Date And Early Maturity Date, Eliminated By Amendment

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Days Prior To Stated Maturity Borrowing Capacity Reduced By Reserve

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Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Ownership Interest In Subsidiaries Subject To First Priority Security Interest

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Threshold For Liquidation, Value Of Multi-Client Data Library

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Fixed charge coverage ratio.

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Maximum Amount Of Permitted Junior Debt

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Line Of Credit Facility, Excess Availability To Borrow

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The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the 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 long-term debt and capital lease obligations including current maturities.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details)			9 Months Ended
Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 28, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt			$ 163,525,000		$ 182,992,000
Principal purchased for cash			6,726,000	$ 5,431,000
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of certain indebtedness			40,000,000
Increase in applicable margin due to amendment to Credit Facility	0.50%
Number of days prior to stated maturity borrowing capacity reduced by reserve	90 days
Maximum amount of certain permitted junior indebtedness	$ 200,000,000	$ 175,000,000
Number of days early commitment termination date and early maturity date, eliminated by amendment	90 days
Limit for multi-client liquidation component			15,000,000.0
Current borrowing capacity			30,900,000
Indebtedness under the Credit Facility			15,000,000
Required liquidity maintained five consecutive business days			7,500,000.0
Required liquidity maintained any business day			6,500,000.0
Excess availability to borrow			$ 15,900,000
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member] \| Conversion Of Third Lien Notes For Second Lien Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt exchange conversion ratio	1
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member] \| Debt Conversion, Prior To Extended Early Tender Deadline [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt exchange, ratio of principal to common stock shares (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 100
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member] \| Debt Conversion, After Extended Early Tender Deadline [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt exchange, ratio of principal to common stock shares (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 142.86
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio			1.1
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of obligations secured by stock of Subsidiary Borrowers	100.00%
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member] \| ION International Holdings L.P. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of obligations secured by stock of Subsidiary Borrowers	65.00%
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate for debt	3.00%	2.50%
Line of credit [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member] \| PNC Bank, National Association (PNC) [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate for debt	4.00%	3.50%
Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate on debt			8.125%
Senior notes [Member] \| Senior secured third-priority lien notes (maturing May 15, 2018) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt						$ 175,000,000
Stated rate on debt						8.125%
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 28,500,000		$ 28,497,000		175,000,000
Amount of debt purchased	25,900,000
Principal purchased for cash	15,000,000
Amount of debt converted	$ 146,500,000
Percentage of original debt accepted In exchange of outstanding principal of new debt	83.72%
Senior notes [Member] \| Senior secured second-priority lien notes (maturing December 15, 2021) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate on debt	9.125%
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 120,600,000		$ 120,569,000		$ 0
Senior notes [Member] \| Senior secured second-priority lien notes (maturing December 15, 2021) [Member] \| Conversion Of Common Stock For Second Lien Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt converted for shares, issued shares \| shares	1,205,477
Senior notes [Member] \| Senior secured second-priority lien notes (maturing December 15, 2021) [Member] \| Conversion Of Common Stock For Second Lien Notes [Member] \| Treasury Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt converted for shares, issued shares \| shares	508,464
Senior notes [Member] \| Senior secured second-priority lien notes (maturing December 15, 2021) [Member] \| Early Stock Consideration [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt converted for shares, issued shares \| shares	1,204,980
Senior notes [Member] \| Senior secured second-priority lien notes (maturing December 15, 2021) [Member] \| Stock Consideration [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt converted for shares, issued shares \| shares	497