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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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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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Long-Term Debt - The Partnership Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 970,000,000	$ 275,000,000
Amortized deferred financing cost	$ 600,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	300,000
Change in borrowing capacity	250,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Repayments of long-term debt	648,400,000
Change in borrowing capacity	$ 25,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum consolidated cash balance		$ 50,000,000.0		50,000,000.0
Undrawn capacity under revolving credit facility		408,000,000		$ 408,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility, commitment fee (percentage)				0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit facility, commitment fee (percentage)				0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Exterran Partners, L.P.
Line of Credit Facility
Undrawn capacity under revolving credit facility		217,400,000		$ 217,400,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Partnership’s revolving credit facility due March 2022
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument, expiration period	5 years
Revolving credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 1,100,000,000.0
Debt issuance cost	15,000,000
Long term debt		692,000,000		692,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May2018
Line of Credit Facility
Repayments of long-term debt	825,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Loan Facility Due May2018
Line of Credit Facility
Repayments of long-term debt	150,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Partnership’s revolving credit facility due May 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Commitment fee amount		$ 500,000	$ 300,000	$ 900,000	$ 700,000
Swing Line
Line of Credit Facility
Change in borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000
Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument, variable rate				3.21%
Line of Credit \| Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument, interest margin added to variable rate				0.005
Line of Credit \| One-month LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument, interest margin added to variable rate				0.01
Line of Credit \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument, variable rate				2.00%
Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument, variable rate				1.00%
Line of Credit \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument, variable rate				3.25%
Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument, variable rate				2.25%