Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Feb. 07, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011 Pressure Pumping Company [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Complete Production Services [Member] Y	Mar. 31, 2012 Complete Production Services [Member]	Feb. 07, 2012 Complete Production Services [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Complete Production Services [Member] Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Water Transfer and Storage Company [Member]
Business Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash paid to acquire equity interest							$ 2,914,800,000
Complete stockholders received of a share of the company's common stock							0.945
Business acquisition cost of acquired entity cash paid per share							$ 7.00
Approximately cash paid out of the whole amount				500,000			553,300,000		23,500,000
Business acquisition Equity consideration paid number of shares					74.7
Approximately cash acquisition							2,308,200,000
Closing price of our common stock on the merger date							$ 30.90
Company will repay of complete debt					676,000,000			650,000,000
Estimated Fair Value of Option Issued for Due to Conversion							1.999
Estimated Fair Value of Option and Restricted Stock Issued as Consideration							58,100,000
Fair value of options and restricted stock capitalized as part of total consideration							56,600,000
Estimated Fair Value of Option Recorded as Part of Consideration Transferred							52,700,000
Amount expensed over remaining service term of replacement stock option awards					1,500,000
Estimated fair value of options and restricted stock related to pre-combination service recorded as expense							3,900,000
Additional amount of expensed over remaining service term of replacement restricted stock awards					18,200,000
Additional replacement restricted stock awards							600,000
Fair value of the current assets acquired includes trade receivables						443,700,000
Gross amount due from customers						449,000,000
Customers deemed to be doubtful						5,300,000
Approximate asset acquired		214,600,000
Adjustment to present property, plant and equipment acquired at its estimated fair value						45,800,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Average					5
Goodwill recognized from this acquisition		1,922,300,000
Goodwill		1,922,277,000		3,600,000					9,200,000
Overall adjustment to deferred tax liability						132,000,000
Stated interest rate on unsecured senior notes								8.50%
Total acquisition cost						33,200,000
Current year acquisition related expenses						28,700,000
Additional consideration payment after the settlement of certain liabilities and administrative formalities				5,800,000
Additional consideration attributable to acquisition		3,000,000
Equity interest acquired				100.00%					100.00%
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
Minimum amount of acquisition at market capitalization		3,000,000,000
Maximum amount of acquisition at market capitalization			10,000,000,000
Maximum additional consideration for acquisitions payable through 2012		9,500,000
Non-recurring Expenses	$ 48,400,000	$ 77,100,000