Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	EOGA	SiteLark	IAL	Common Stock	Common Stock EOGA	Common Stock SiteLark	Common Stock IAL	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital EOGA	Additional Paid-in Capital SiteLark	Additional Paid-in Capital IAL	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Non-controlling Interests
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 249,752				$ 6				$ (15,176)	$ 266,122				$ (359)	$ (841)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013					58,266,000				5,394,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net (loss) income	53,603														53,603
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(143)													(143)
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan	906									906
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)									(43,000)
Common stock issued in payment of accrued liability	600									600
Common stock issued in payment of accrued liability (in shares)					27,000
Stock warrants exercised	$ 1,545									1,545
Stock warrants exercised (in shares)	1,277,250				1,277,000
Stock options exercised	$ 1,660									1,660
Stock options exercised (in shares)					312,000
Restricted stock granted (in shares)					526,000
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)									61,000
Treasury stock purchased	$ (6,294)								$ (6,294)
Treasury stock purchased (in shares)	243,005								243,000
Stock surrendered for exercise of stock options	$ (1,198)								$ (1,198)
Stock surrendered for exercise of stock options (in shares)	46,208								46,000
Excess tax benefit related to share-based awards	$ 3,448									3,448
Stock compensation expense	10,476									10,476
Investment in Flotek Gulf, LLC and Flotek Gulf Research, LLC	351															$ 351
Stock issued in acquisition		$ 1,894	$ 149								$ 1,894	$ 149
Stock issued in acquisition (in shares)						94,000	5,000
Repurchase of common stock	(10,395)								$ (10,395)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)									621,000
Retirement of treasury stock	0				$ (1)				$ 32,568	(32,567)
Retirement of treasury stock (in shares)					(5,873,000)				(5,873,000)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	306,354				$ 5				$ (495)	254,233				(502)	52,762	351
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014					54,634,000				449,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net (loss) income	(13,462)														(13,462)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(735)													(735)
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan	879									879
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)									(77,000)
Common stock issued in payment of accrued liability	$ 0
Common stock issued in payment of accrued liability (in shares)	0
Stock options exercised	$ 1,372				$ 1					1,371
Stock options exercised (in shares)	767,560				768,000
Restricted stock granted (in shares)	758,904				758,000
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)									33,000
Treasury stock purchased	$ (6,345)								$ (6,345)
Treasury stock purchased (in shares)	473,304								473,000
Stock surrendered for exercise of stock options	$ (1,332)								$ (1,332)
Stock surrendered for exercise of stock options (in shares)	106,810								107,000
Excess tax benefit related to share-based awards	$ 1,273									1,273
Stock compensation expense	14,681									14,681
Investment in Flotek Gulf, LLC and Flotek Gulf Research, LLC	$ 7															7
Stock issued in acquisition				$ 1,014									$ 1,014
Stock issued in acquisition (in shares)	60,024							60,000
Repurchase of common stock	$ (9,697)								$ (9,697)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)									800,000
Sale of common stock, net of issuance cost (in shares)	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 294,009				$ 6				$ (17,869)	273,451				(1,237)	39,300	358
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015					56,220,000				1,785,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net (loss) income	(49,130)														(49,130)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	281													281
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan	833									833
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)									(93,000)
Common stock issued in payment of accrued liability	$ 0
Common stock issued in payment of accrued liability (in shares)	20,000
Stock options exercised	$ 184									184
Stock options exercised (in shares)	114,112				114,000
Restricted stock granted (in shares)	632,240				653,000
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)									96,000
Treasury stock purchased	$ (2,350)								$ (2,350)
Treasury stock purchased (in shares)	238,216								238,000
Stock surrendered for exercise of stock options	$ (50)								$ (50)
Stock surrendered for exercise of stock options (in shares)	3,225								3,000
Stock compensation expense	$ 13,076									13,076
Stock issued in acquisition				$ 3,268									$ 3,268
Stock issued in acquisition (in shares)	247,764							248,000
Sale of common stock, net of issuance cost	$ 30,090									30,090
Sale of common stock, net of issuance cost (in shares)	2,450,339				2,450,000
Reduction in tax benefit related to share-based awards	$ (2,510)									(2,510)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 287,701				$ 6				$ (20,269)	$ 318,392				$ (956)	$ (9,830)	$ 358
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016					59,685,000				2,029,000