Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - country	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of countries Flotek actively markets products and services, over 20 countries (country)	20		20
Percentage of total revenue accounted for percentage-of-completion revenue, less than	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%