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TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO THE PARTNERSHIP (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO THE PARTNERSHIP |
Schedule of changes in net income and ownership interest |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders |  | $ | 5,495 |  | $ | (30,030 | )
Increase in Exterran stockholders’ additional paid in capital for sale of Partnership units |  | 49,240 |  | 74,536 |
Change from net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders and transfers to the noncontrolling interest |  | $ | 54,735 |  | $ | 44,506 |

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