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Business Acquisitions - August 2014 MidCon Acquisition (Narratives) (Details) hp in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 08, 2014 USD ($) compressor_unit hp	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Business Acquisitions
Purchase consideration		$ 0	$ 494,755	$ 0
Goodwill		$ 0	3,738
August 2014 MidCon Acquisition
Business Acquisitions
Number of compressor units acquired (compressor units) \| compressor_unit	162
Horsepower of compressor units acquired (horsepower) \| hp	110
Purchase consideration	$ 130,100
Transaction costs			$ 1,000
Estimated useful life	24 years
Goodwill	$ 3,738
August 2014 MidCon Acquisition \| ASLP
Business Acquisitions
Purchase consideration	$ 4,100
August 2014 MidCon Acquisition \| BHP Billiton
Business Acquisitions
Contract operations services agreement term	5 years