Debt Instrument, Period to Redeem After Call Date

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- Definition

The cash inflows received as installment payments from the sale of expropriated assets.

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- Definition

Spinoff Transaction, Cash Received

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2015	Nov. 03, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 05, 2015	Jul. 10, 2015
Venezuela
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Installment payments, including an annual charge, received from sale of expropriated assets				$ 18,900,000	$ 18,200,000	$ 37,600,000	$ 54,100,000
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Spinoff transaction, cash received		$ 532,600,000
Subsequent Events \| Venezuela
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Installment payments, including an annual charge, received from sale of expropriated assets			$ 19,100,000
Archrock Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity									$ 300,000,000.0
Archrock Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Events
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity								$ 350,000,000.0
Exterran Corporation Credit Agreement \| Subsequent Events \| Exterran Corporation
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity								925,000,000.0
Exterran Corporation Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Exterran Corporation
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity									$ 750,000,000.0
Exterran Corporation Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Events \| Exterran Corporation
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity								680,000,000.0
Exterran Corporation Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Events \| Exterran Corporation
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity								$ 245,000,000.0
7.25% senior notes due December 2018 \| Subsequent Events
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.25%
Period to redeem after call date	30 days