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Transactions Related to the Partnership (Details)
$ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Apr. 17, 2015
USD ($)
customer
CompressorUnit
hp
shares
May. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2014
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Transactions related to the partnership              
Net proceeds from the sale of Partnership units           $ 1,268 $ 169,471
Schedule of changes in net income and ownership interest              
Net income attributable to Exterran stockholders       $ (1,389) $ 12,377 30,753 44,973
Increase in Exterran stockholders' additional paid-in capital for change in ownership of Partnership units           18,930 74,521
Change from net income attributable to/from Exterran stockholders and transfers to/from the noncontrolling interest           $ 49,683 $ 119,494
Subsidiary | Exterran Partners, L.P.              
Transactions related to the partnership              
Number of partnership customers with service agreements | customer 60            
Number of compressor units used to provide compression services | CompressorUnit 238            
Horsepower of compressor units used to provide compression services | hp 148,000            
Percentage of available horsepower of combined U.S. contract operations business from service agreements sold to the partnership 3.00%            
Number of compressor units sold | CompressorUnit 179            
Horsepower of compressor units sold | hp 66,000            
Consideration received for sale of assets $ 102,300            
Limited Partner Units | ATM Agreement | Exterran Partners, L.P.              
Transactions related to the partnership              
Maximum aggregate offering price   $ 100,000          
Sale of common units (in units) | shares       49,774      
Net proceeds from the sale of Partnership units       $ 1,300      
Common units | Exterran Partners, L.P.              
Transactions related to the partnership              
Sale of common units (in units) | shares     6,210,000        
Net proceeds from the sale of Partnership units     $ 169,500        
Units issued (in units) | shares 4,000,000            
Common units | Exterran Partners, L.P. | Over-Allotment Option              
Transactions related to the partnership              
Sale of common units (in units) | shares     810,000        
General partner units | Exterran Partners, L.P.              
Transactions related to the partnership              
Proceeds from issuance of general partner units     $ 3,600        
General partner units issued and sold (in units) | shares     126,000        
Approximate general partner interest in limited partnership (as a percent)     2.00%        
Units issued (in units) | shares 80,000