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Accounting for Derivatives (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | May 31, 2013
Fair Value Asset (Liability) |  |  |  |
Interest income recorded due to ineffectiveness related to interest rate swaps | $ 400,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Deferred pre-tax loss to be reclassified during next 12 months | 3,500,000 |  |  |
Interest rate hedges | Exterran Partners, L.P. |  |  |  |
Fair Value Asset (Liability) |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate swaps |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000.0
Derivatives liability designated as hedging instruments, Fair value |  |  |  | $ 8,800,000
Designated as a hedging instrument | Interest rate hedges | Exterran Partners, L.P. |  |  |  |
Fair Value Asset (Liability) |  |  |  |
Notional value of interest rate swaps entered into during the period | 100,000,000 |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate swaps | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |
Weighted average effective fixed interest rate on interest rate swaps (as a percent) | 1.60% |  |  |
Designated as a hedging instrument | Interest rate hedges | Exterran Partners, L.P. | Derivative expiring in 2018 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Asset (Liability) |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate swaps | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |
Designated as a hedging instrument | Interest rate hedges | Exterran Partners, L.P. | Derivative expiring in 2019 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Asset (Liability) |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate swaps | 100,000,000 |  |  |
Designated as a hedging instrument | Interest rate hedges | Exterran Partners, L.P. | Derivative expiring in 2020 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Asset (Liability) |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate swaps | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |

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