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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2009	Nov. 30, 2010
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt	$ 2,026,902,000	$ 1,502,155,000
Exterran Partners, L.P.
Long-Term Debt
Amount of unamortized discount of notes	9,700,000
Partnership's 6% senior notes due 2021 \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt	345,528,000	344,955,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Amount of unamortized discount of notes	4,500,000	5,000,000	5,500,000
Partnership's 6% senior notes due 2022 \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt	344,767,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.00%			6.00%
Amount of unamortized discount of notes	5,200,000			5,700,000
4.25% convertible senior notes due June 2014
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt		343,661,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.25%	4.25%			4.25%
Amount of unamortized discount of notes		11,300,000			97,900,000
7.25% senior notes due December 2018
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt	350,000,000	350,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.25%	7.25%				7.25%
Other, interest at various rates, collateralized by equipment and other assets
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt	1,107,000	1,539,000
Revolving credit facility due July 2016
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt	375,500,000	49,000,000
Partnership's revolving credit facility due May 2018 \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt	460,000,000	263,000,000
Partnership's term loan facility due May 2018 \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt	$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000