Entity tax identification number Entity Tax Identification Number Net gain in fair value of investments EBP, Change In Net Asset Available For Benefit, Gain (Loss) From Fair Value Of Investments, Net EBP, Change In Net Asset Available For Benefit, Gain (Loss) From Fair Value Of Investments, Net Rollover contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Rollover Maximum Maximum [Member] Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Statistical Measurement [Domain] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] Mutual funds Mutual Fund [Member] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] Maximum elective contribution limit, percentage of eligible compensation EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage Total deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease Contributions receivable EBP, Employer And Participant Contribution, Receivable EBP, Employer And Participant Contribution, Receivable Maximum borrowing amount of vested account balances EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount Fair Value Measurements EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block] Minimum borrowing amount EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Minimum Borrowing, Amount EBP, Employer Matching Contribution, Tranche Two EBP, Employer Matching Contribution, Tranche Two [Member] EBP, Employer Matching Contribution, Tranche Two Investments at fair value Total assets at fair value EBP, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value Level 1 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Vesting service period EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Service Period Minimum Vesting service period for company contribution and/ or investment earning to the participant in Company Matching Contributions, Fixed Rate Contributions, Discretionary Profit-Sharing Contributions, Qualified Non-Elective Contributions, and Disability Contributions. EBP, Employer Matching Contribution, Tranche One EBP, Employer Matching Contribution, Tranche One [Member] EBP, Employer Matching Contribution, Tranche One EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract] Net assets available for benefits: EBP, Net Asset Available For Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Net Asset Available For Benefit ASSETS EBP, Asset [Abstract] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Additions: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Benefit Payments EBP, Payment to Participant [Policy Text Block] Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Basis of Accounting EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract] Maximum percentage of participant total account balance allowable in Company Stock Fund EBP, Total Account Participant Contribution, Company Stock Fund Allocation, Maximum Percentage EBP, Total Account Participant Contribution, Company Stock Fund Allocation, Maximum Percentage Schedule Plan's Assets Carried at Fair Value EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] Contributions receivable EBP, Asset Held For Investment, Contribution Receivable EBP, Asset Held For Investment, Contribution Receivable Investments [Domain] Investments [Domain] Interest rate parentage point higher than Prime lending rate EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Borrowing Interest Rate, Percentage Increase On Prime Rate EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Borrowing Interest Rate, Percentage Increase On Prime Rate Use of Estimates EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] Schedule H, Line 4(i) – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Text Block] Cover [Abstract] Risks and Uncertainties EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Text Block] Employer contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash Minimum Minimum [Member] Investment Type [Axis] Investment Type [Axis] Interest income on notes receivable from participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant Participant contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover Interest and dividends EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment Minimum age of eligible employee EBP, Participant Contribution, Minimum Age EBP, Participant Contribution, Minimum Age EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] Plan number EBP, Plan Number EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] Description of the Plan EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Death, Disability or Normal Retirement Contribution EBP, Death, Disability Or Normal Retirement Contribution [Member] EBP, Death, Disability Or Normal Retirement Contribution EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] EBP 001 EBP 001 [Member] EBP 001 Contributions EBP, Contribution [Policy Text Block] TETRA Technologies, Inc. common stock EBP, Employer, Common Stock [Member] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] Primary residence loan term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Primary Residence, Maximum Borrowing Term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Primary Residence, Maximum Borrowing Term Vesting percentage EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Percentage Company contribution and/ or investment earning percentage vesting to the participant in Company Matching Contributions, Fixed Rate Contributions, Discretionary Profit-Sharing Contributions, Qualified Non-Elective Contributions, and Disability Contributions, upon completion of minimum service period or attainment of maximum vesting age Total additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase Investment, Identifier [Axis] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Administrative expenses EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense Net assets available for benefits EBP, Asset Held for Investment Document Information [Line Items] Document Information [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table] Percentage of participant contribution matched EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Level 2 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] EBP, Tax Status [Table] EBP, Tax Status [Table] Net increase EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) Related Party Transactions EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy, Accounting Standard Update, and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract] Percentage of eligible compensation automatically contributed EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate Benefits paid to participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Current Value EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] Service period required for eligible participant EBP, Participant Contribution, Prerequisite Service Period EBP, Participant Contribution, Prerequisite Service Period EBP, Tax Status [Abstract] Uninvested cash EBP, Noninterest-Bearing Cash EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Domain] Notes Receivable from Participants EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution Investment Valuation and Income Recognition EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] Document Type Document Type Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Interest rate on Notes Receivable form Participants EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate Stable Value Fund Common Collective Trust [Member] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] Maximum percentage of participant contributions allowable to Company Stock Fund EBP, Participant Contribution, Company Stock Fund Allocation, Maximum Percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Company Stock Fund, Maximum Percentage EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] Deductions: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract] Employer contributions funded by using forfeited non-vested account EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Employer Contribution Notes receivable from participants EBP, Note Receivable from Participant Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Summary of Accounting Policies EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Loan term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Borrowing Term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Borrowing Term EBP, Subsequent Event [Abstract] Subsequent Events EBP, Subsequent Event [Text Block] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Axis] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Axis] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type Income Tax Status EBP, Tax Status [Text Block] Maximum borrowing percentage of vested account balances EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] Document Information [Table] Document Information [Table] Annual increase percentage of eligible compensation automatically contributed EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Annual Increase Deferral Rate Annual increase in percentage of eligible compensation contributed for participant automatically enrolled in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) until the contribution reaches maximum threshold. Notes Receivable from Participant EBP, Note Receivable from Participant [Policy Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] Level 3 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Net assets available for benefits Beginning of year End of year EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Cumulative forfeitures relating to prior-period activity EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account Company matching contribution percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage Cash and cash equivalents EBP, Asset Held For Investment, Cash And Cash Equivalents EBP, Asset Held For Investment, Cash And Cash Equivalents NAV Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]