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Cash Dividends (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2015	Nov. 17, 2014	Oct. 30, 2014	Aug. 18, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	May 16, 2014	Apr. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014	Feb. 25, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash Dividends
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Dividends paid to Exterran stockholders		$ 10,300us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock		$ 10,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock		$ 10,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock		$ 10,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock		$ 40,319us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 15

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