EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] Employee stock purchase plan increase in shares reserved for issuance EBP, Employee Stock Purchase Plan Increase in Shares Reserved For Issuance EBP, Employee Stock Purchase Plan Increase in Shares Reserved For Issuance EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Document Information [Line Items] Document Information [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Employee stock purchase plan shares issuance EBP Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares Issuance EBP Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares Issuance EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Employee stock purchase plan stock maximum amount EBP, Employee Stock Purchase Price Threshold EBP, Employee Stock Purchase Price Threshold EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] Investment, number of shares EBP, Investment, Number of Shares TAX STATUS EBP, Tax Status [Text Block] Total liabilities EBP, Liability Employee stock purchase plan shares reserved for issuance EBP, Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares Reserved For Issuance ESPP shares available for issuance EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block] SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] Participant contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] EBP, Accounting Policy, Accounting Standard Update, and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract] Document Type Document Type EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Number of participants EBP, Number of Participants Stock purchases for participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Use of Estimates EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] PLAN EQUITY Beginning of year End of year EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit Investment, purchased, number of shares EBP, Investment, Purchased, Number of Shares EBP 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan EBP 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] EBP 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] DEDUCTIONS: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract] Total assets EBP, Asset ADDITIONS: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract] Stock price discount purchase, percentage EBP, Stock Option Tax Rate, Percentage EBP, Stock Option Tax Rate, Percentage Participant contribution, pretax, minimum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Minimum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Minimum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage Participant contributions due from Flotek Industries, Inc. EBP, Noninterest-Bearing Cash EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Subsequent Event [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Abstract] CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) Cover [Abstract] Refunds due to participants EBP, Liability to Participant Refund of contributions to participants Refund of contributions to participants EBP, Refund Of Contributions To Participants Refunds due to participants Document Information [Table] Document Information [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] ASSETS: EBP, Asset [Abstract] Participant contribution, pretax, maximum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] SUBSEQUENT EVENTS EBP, Subsequent Event [Text Block] Percentage of stock of closing market price, percentage EBP, Percentage of Stock Of Closing Market Price, Percentage EBP, Percentage of Stock Of Closing Market Price, Percentage EBP, Tax Status [Table] EBP, Tax Status [Table] Maximum number of shares per employee EBP, Maximum Number Of Shares Per Employee EBP, Maximum Number Of Shares Per Employee Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus LIABILITIES: EBP, Liability [Abstract] Basis of Accounting EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block]