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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) |
Allowances for Doubtful Accounts Table |
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (In Thousands)
At beginning of period |  | $ | 1,085 |  |  | $ | 1,849 |  |  | $ | 2,590 |
Activity in the period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for doubtful accounts |  | 374 |  |  | (237 | ) |  | 973 |
Account chargeoffs |  | (110 | ) |  | (527 | ) |  | (1,714 | )
At end of period |  | $ | 1,349 |  |  | $ | 1,085 |  |  | $ | 1,849 |
Inventories Table |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (In Thousands)
Finished goods |  | $ | 73,515 |  |  | $ | 72,312 |
Raw materials |  | 3,894 |  |  | 5,396 |
Parts and supplies |  | 22,668 |  |  | 24,497 |
Work in progress |  | 715 |  |  | 836 |
Total inventories |  | $ | 100,792 |  |  | $ | 103,041 |
Property, Plant, and Equipment Table |
Buildings |  | 15 – 40 years
Barges and vessels |  | 5 – 30 years
Machinery and equipment |  | 2 – 20 years
Automobiles and trucks |  | 4 years
Chemical plants |  | 15 – 30 years
Goodwill Table |
|  | Fluids |  | Production Testing |  | Compressco |  | Offshore Services |  | Maritech |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23,035 |  |  | $ | 72,161 |  |  | $ | 3,809 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 99,005 |
Goodwill adjustments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 127 |  |  | — |  |  | 127 |
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |  | — |  |  | 23,035 |  |  | 72,161 |  |  | 3,936 |  |  | — |  |  | 99,132 |
Goodwill acquired during the year |  | — |  |  | 90,472 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 90,472 |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  | — |  |  | 113,507 |  |  | 72,161 |  |  | 3,936 |  |  | — |  |  | 189,604 |
Goodwill adjustments |  | — |  |  | (1,445 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,445 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2013 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 112,062 |  |  | $ | 72,161 |  |  | $ | 3,936 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 188,159 |
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis Table |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using
|  | Total as of |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs
Description |  | Dec 31, 2013 |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3)
|  | (In Thousands)
Asset for foreign currency derivative contracts |  | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | 104 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Liability for foreign currency derivative contracts |  | (52 | ) |  | (52 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 52 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis Table |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |
|  | Total as of |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs |  | Year-to-Date Impairment
Description |  | Dec 31, 2013 |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |  | Losses
|  | (In Thousands)
Offshore Services assets |  | $ | 3,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,000 |  |  | $ | 9,285 |
Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 293 |
Total |  | $ | 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 9,578 |
A summary of these nonrecurring fair value measurements as of December 31, 2012, using the fair value hierarchy is as follows:
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |
|  | Total as of |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs |  | Year-to-Date Impairment
Description |  | Dec 31, 2012 |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |  | Losses
|  | (In Thousands)
Offshore Services assets |  | $ | 14,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,000 |  |  | $ | 8,360 |

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