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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Compression equipment, facilities and other fleet assets | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment useful life | 3 years
Compression equipment, facilities and other fleet assets | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment useful life | 30 years
Building | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment useful life | 20 years
Building | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment useful life | 35 years
Transportation, shop equipment and other | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment useful life | 3 years
Transportation, shop equipment and other | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment useful life | 10 years

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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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