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Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Details 3) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)                      
Revenues $ 793,628us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 723,832us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 739,270us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 643,008us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 739,018us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 775,584us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 835,906us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 809,896us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 2,899,738us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 3,160,404us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 2,794,246us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Costs of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense)                 1,868,444us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 2,197,398us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 1,964,838us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Selling, general and administrative                 377,754us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 358,173us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 375,647us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Depreciation and amortization                 386,071us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 327,505us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 346,177us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Long-lived asset impairment 20,700us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 12,400us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 9,800us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 3,800us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 3,900us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 4,500us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 16,600us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 3,600us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 46,679us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 28,637us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 136,614us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Restructuring charges 2,200us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost     4,800us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost         7,553us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost   6,471us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
Interest expense                 114,178us-gaap_InterestExpense 115,745us-gaap_InterestExpense 134,376us-gaap_InterestExpense
Equity in (income) loss of affiliates                 (14,553)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (19,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (51,483)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Other (income) expense, net                 1,747us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (24,501)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense 506us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before income taxes                 111,865us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 176,447us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (118,900)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes                 58,657us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 84,719us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (45,755)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income (loss) from continuing operations                 53,208us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 91,728us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (73,145)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax                 72,674us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 64,014us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 35,976us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Net income (loss)                 125,882us-gaap_ProfitLoss 155,742us-gaap_ProfitLoss (37,169)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest                 (27,716)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (32,578)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (2,317)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders 19,143us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 34,050us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 12,377us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 32,596us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 22,647us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 40,977us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 9,335us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 50,205us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 98,166us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 123,164us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (39,486)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders                 (14,213)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 6,169us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 17,850us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders                 83,953us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 129,333us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax (21,636)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Eliminations                      
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)                      
Revenues                 (221,280)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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Costs of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense)                 (221,280)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
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(285,495)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
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(191,624)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
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Equity in (income) loss of affiliates                 256,382us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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246,824us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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37,894us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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(246,824)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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(37,894)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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(37,894)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(246,824)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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(37,894)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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(246,824)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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(37,894)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders                 30,540us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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(12,659)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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(14,180)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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(259,483)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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(52,074)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Parent | Reportable Legal Entities                      
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)                      
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Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities                      
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)                      
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37,748us-gaap_InterestExpense
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