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Discontinued Operations - Narratives (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 11, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 04, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Discontinued Operations
Unrecognized tax benefits		$ 19,600,000			$ 9,700,000
Indemnification asset		6,600,000
Selling, general and administrative		27,553,000	$ 34,651,000
Spinoff \| Exterran Corporation
Discontinued Operations
Other income			300,000
Selling, general and administrative			600,000
Compression units acquired		37,200,000	19,900,000
Subsequent Event
Discontinued Operations
Proceeds from divestiture of business	$ 25,000,000
Event III
Discontinued Operations
Separation and distribution agreement, receivable from sale of nationalized assets, maximum		25,000,000.0
Exterran Corporation \| Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes
Discontinued Operations
Interest rate (as a percent)				8.125%
Long-term liabilities
Discontinued Operations
Unrecognized tax benefits		6,600,000
Exterran Corporation
Discontinued Operations
Proceeds from sale of expropriated assets installment payment		19,700,000	$ 5,200,000
Scheduled installment payments		$ 20,900,000