| **Divestitures and Other Exit Activities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands** |         | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairments and other non-cash charges                                                    |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | $ 6,356 | $ 37,322 | $ 0 |
| Proceeds from divestitures                                                                |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 19,833 | 71,286 | 0 |
| Gain on divestitures                                                                      |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 0 | 3,596 | $ 0 |
| Disposed of by sale                                                                       |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairments and other non-cash charges                                                    |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 6,356 | 37,322 |   |
| Disposed of by sale | Fluids U.S. Land                                                    |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 2,485 | 0 |   |
| Disposed of by sale | Strategic Alternatives for Fluids Systems Business                  |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net assets                                                                                |    |           |           | $ 62,000        |   |   |   |   |   | 62,000 |   |   |
| Working capital                                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 58,000 |   |   |
| Long lived assets                                                                         |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 11,000 |   |   |
| Debt                                                                                      |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 3,000 |   |   |
| Disposed of by sale | Stimulation Chemicals Product Line                                  |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Inventory write-down                                                                      |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 1,576 | 0 |   |
| Disposed of by sale | Offshore Australia Operations                                       |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 439 | 0 |   |
| Inventory write-down                                                                      |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 1,058 | 0 |   |
| Disposed of by sale | Chile Operations                                                    |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 798 | 0 |   |
| Disposed of by sale | Conroe, Texas Blending Facility                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 0 | 7,905 |   |
| Proceeds from divestitures                                                                |    |           | $ 14,000       |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gain on divestitures                                                                      |    |           |           |            |   |   | $ 2,600 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Disposed of by sale | Excalibar                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Proceeds from divestitures                                                                |    |           | 51,000         |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gain on divestitures                                                                      |    |           | $ 1,000        |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Disposed of by sale | Gulf of Mexico Operations                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 0 | 21,461 |   |
| Inventory write-down                                                                      |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 0 | $ 7,956 |   |
| Proceeds from divestitures                                                                |    |           |           |            |   |   | 6,000 |   |   | 28,000 |   |   |
| Sublease term                                                                             |    | 7 years        |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Business exit costs                                                                       |    |           |           |            | $ 4,800 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Held-for-sale | Fluids U.S. Land                                                          |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                           |    |           |           | 2,500           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Held-for-sale | Stimulation Chemicals Product Line                                        |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Inventory write-down                                                                      |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | 1,600 |   |   |
| Inventory                                                                                 |    |           |           | 2,100           |   |   |   |   |   | 2,100 |   |   |
| Held-for-sale | Offshore Australia Operations                                             |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairments and other non-cash charges                                                    |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   | $ 1,500 |   |   |
| Held-for-sale | Chile Operations                                                          |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairments and other non-cash charges                                                    |    |           |           | $ 800           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Held-for-sale | Conroe, Texas Blending Facility                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   | $ 7,900 |   |   |   |
| Held-for-sale | Excalibar                                                                 |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Working capital                                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   | $ 10,000 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Proceeds from divestitures                                                                |    |           |           |            |   | $ 6,000 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Initial term                                                                              | 4 years |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Held-for-sale | Gulf of Mexico Operations                                                 |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Business Acquisition [Line Items]**                                                     |    |           |           |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                           |    |           |           |            |   |   |   | $ 21,500 |   |   |   |   |
| Inventory write-down                                                                      |    |           |           |            |   |   |   | 8,000 |   |   |   |   |
| Impairments and other non-cash charges                                                    |    |           |           |            |   |   |   | $ 29,400 |   |   |   |   |

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