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Cash Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands														6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2015	May. 18, 2015	Apr. 28, 2015	Feb. 17, 2015	Jan. 30, 2015	Nov. 17, 2014	Oct. 30, 2014	Aug. 18, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	May. 16, 2014	Apr. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014	Feb. 25, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Cash Dividends
Dividend declared per common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.15		$ 0.15		$ 0.15		$ 0.15		$ 0.15		$ 0.15
Dividends paid to Exterran stockholders		$ 10,400		$ 10,300		$ 10,300		$ 10,000		$ 10,000		$ 10,000		$ 20,743	$ 19,990

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

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