CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 39,739	$ 35,665
Restricted cash	1,490	1,269
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4,419 and $8,605, respectively	558,042us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent	476,792us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Inventory, net	403,571us-gaap_InventoryNet	413,927us-gaap_InventoryNet
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	120,938	117,175
Current deferred income taxes	79,856	117,576
Other current assets	61,503us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	58,285us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Current assets associated with discontinued operations	537	442
Total current assets	1,265,676us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,221,131us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,326,892us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2,820,272us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	3,738us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible and other assets, net	243,372exh_IntangibleAndOtherAssetsNet	164,836exh_IntangibleAndOtherAssetsNet
Long-term assets associated with discontinued operations	17,469	20,918
Total assets	4,857,147us-gaap_Assets	4,227,157us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, trade	203,306us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	177,289us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities	259,759us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	278,949us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred revenue	69,310us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent	93,310us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings	76,277us-gaap_BillingsInExcessOfCost	87,925us-gaap_BillingsInExcessOfCost
Current liabilities associated with discontinued operations	2,066	3,233
Total current liabilities	610,718us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	640,706us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	2,026,902	1,502,155
Deferred income taxes	187,445	198,353
Other long-term liabilities	78,720us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	72,068us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Long-term liabilities associated with discontinued operations	317	447
Total liabilities	2,904,102us-gaap_Liabilities	2,413,729us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; zero issued
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 73,808,200 and 72,500,773 shares issued, respectively	738us-gaap_CommonStockValue	725us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	3,715,586us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	3,769,429us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated other comprehensive income	15,865	30,078
Accumulated deficit	(1,866,397)	(1,924,244)
Treasury stock - 4,963,013 and 6,582,068 common shares, at cost, respectively	(68,532)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(213,898)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total Exterran stockholders' equity	1,797,260us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,662,090us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	155,785us-gaap_MinorityInterest	151,338us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	1,953,045	1,813,428
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,857,147	$ 4,227,157

Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Also includes noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet that are expected to be realized or consumed after one year.

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