- Definition

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations.

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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)				1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 country	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Flotek Gulf, LLC and Flotek Gulf Research, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Flotek and Tasneea [Member] Florida Gulf, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Flotek and Tasneea [Member] Florida Gulf Research, LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Tasneea [Member] Flotek Gulf, LLC and Flotek Gulf Research, LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of countries Flotek actively markets products and services, over 20 countries	20
Ownership percentage of noncontrolling interest			55.00%
Ownership percentage of noncontrolling interest by noncontrolling owners						45.00%
Transfer of initial capital				$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Restricted cash	$ 801,000	$ 0