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Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Details 3) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)    
Revenues $ 729,082us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 643,008us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Costs of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense) 460,070us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 409,522us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
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Interest expense 27,298us-gaap_InterestExpense 28,308us-gaap_InterestExpense
Equity in income of affiliates (5,006)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (4,693)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Other (income) expense, net 7,841us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (2,434)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before income taxes 38,863us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 25,576us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 16,491us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 9,409us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income from continuing operations 22,372us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 16,167us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax 18,713us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 18,727us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Net income 41,085us-gaap_ProfitLoss 34,894us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (8,943)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (2,298)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Comprehensive income attributable to Exterran stockholders 20,738us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 33,914us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Eliminations    
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)    
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81,253us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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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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44,729us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (8,943)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(2,298)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Net income attributable to Exterran stockholders 37,687us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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42,431us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders (12,117)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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1,153us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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Comprehensive income attributable to Exterran stockholders $ 25,570us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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$ 43,584us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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