Business Acquisition - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 18, 2020 USD ($) provision $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition
Increase of goodwill		$ 2,300		$ 2,276
JP3 Measurement, LLC
Business Acquisition
Ownership (in percentage)	100.00%		100.00%
Aggregate value of consideration paid	$ 36,600
Payments to acquire business	$ 25,000
Shares issued to acquire business (in shares) | shares	11.5
Fair value of shares used as consideration	$ 8,500
Excess working capital assumed	1,900
Contingent consideration	$ 1,200
Number of earn-out provisions (provisions) | provision	2
Additional earn-out based on appreciation of Flotek’s share price	$ 5,000
First earn out provision threshold (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 2
Second earn out provision threshold (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 3
Increase of goodwill		$ 2,300
JP3 Measurement, LLC | Operating Expense
Business Acquisition
Business transaction costs			$ 500