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Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent events, USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended |
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Apr. 17, 2015 hp customer CompressorUnit | Apr. 17, 2015
Subsidiary | Exterran Partners, L.P. |  |
Transactions related to the partnership |  |
Number of partnership customers with service agreements | 60 exh_RelatedPartyTransactionServiceAgreementsSoldNumberOfCustomers / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Number of compressor units used to provide compression services | 238 exh_RelatedPartyTransactionCompressorUnitsUsedInServiceAgreements / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Horsepower of compressor units used to provide compression services | 148,000 exh_RelatedPartyTransactionCompressorUnitsUsedInServiceAgreementsHorsepower / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Percentage of available horsepower of combined U.S. contract operations business from service agreements sold to the partnership | 3.00%exh_PercentageOfAvailableHorsepowerProvidedByRelatedParty / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Number of compressor units sold | 179 exh_RelatedPartyTransactionCompressorUnitsSoldNumber / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Horsepower of compressor units sold | 66,000 exh_RelatedPartyTransactionCompressorUnitsSoldHorsepower / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Consideration received for sale of assets | $ 102.3 us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsAcquisitionCostsOrSaleProceeds / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember | $ 102.3 us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsAcquisitionCostsOrSaleProceeds / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Exterran Partners, L.P. | Common units |  |
Transactions related to the partnership |  |
Units issued (in shares) | 4,000,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsAcquisitions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = exh_CommonUnitsMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Exterran Partners, L.P. | General partner units |  |
Transactions related to the partnership |  |
Units issued (in shares) | 80,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsAcquisitions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = exh_ExterranPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |

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