Debt Instrument Financial Covenant EBITDA to Total Interest Expenses Ratio

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Represents the maximum ratio of senior secured debt to adjusted EBITDA.

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Represents the maximum ratio of total debt to EBITDA required during the period under the terms of the partnership credit agreement.

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The interest margin added to the calculated variable rate of the debt instrument.

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Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease) Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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Maximum Consolidated Cash Balance

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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Amount of expense for amortization of deferred issuance costs associated with an own-share lending arrangement.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of the fee for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-Term Debt - The Partnership Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 02, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Long-term debt		$ 1,436,357,000						$ 1,441,724,000
Repayments of long-term debt		817,000,000	$ 81,000,000
Debt finance cost	$ 600,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	300,000
Line of credit facility aggregate maximum borrowing capacity increase	250,000,000
Partnership’s term loan facility due May 2018 \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Line of Credit Facility
Long-term debt		$ 0						149,647,000		$ 150,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Repayments of long-term debt	648,400,000
Line of credit facility aggregate maximum borrowing capacity increase	$ (25,000,000)
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Commitment fee (percentage)		0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Commitment fee (percentage)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Line of Credit Facility
Debt repayment threshold		$ 50,000,000.0
Total interest to EBITDA covenant		2.5
Undrawn capacity under revolving credit facility		$ 437,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Exterran Partners, L.P. \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum senior secured debt to Adjusted EBITDA		3.50
Undrawn capacity under revolving credit facility		$ 293,200,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Exterran Partners, L.P. \| Maximum \| Forecast
Line of Credit Facility
Total Debt to EBITDA ratio				5.50	5.25	5.75	5.95
Revolving Credit Facility \| Exterran Partners, L.P. \| Maximum \| Forecast \| Conditional Event
Line of Credit Facility
Total Debt to EBITDA ratio					5.5
Revolving Credit Facility \| Partnership’s revolving credit facility due March 2022
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility, contract term ( in years)	5 years
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 1,100,000,000.0
Debt issuance cost	15,000,000
Long-term debt		663,000,000						0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Partnership’s revolving credit facility due May 2018 \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Line of Credit Facility
Long-term debt		0						$ 509,500,000	$ 825,000,000
Commitment fee amount		$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Swing Line
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility aggregate maximum borrowing capacity increase	$ 50,000,000
Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate on spread		2.00%
Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate on spread		3.25%
Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate on spread		2.25%
Line of Credit \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate on spread		1.00%
Line of Credit \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate on spread		2.25%
Line of Credit \| Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility
Interest margin added to variable rate		0.005
Line of Credit \| 1-month LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Interest margin added to variable rate		0.01