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TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO THE PARTNERSHIP (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO THE PARTNERSHIP |
Schedule of changes in net income (loss) and ownership interest |
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders |  | $ | (147,113 | ) | $ | (58,056 | )
Increase in Exterran stockholders’ additional paid in capital for sale of Partnership units |  | 49,202 |  | 123,681 |
Change from net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders and transfers to the noncontrolling interest |  | $ | (97,911 | ) | $ | 65,625 |

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