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Business Acquisitions - March 2016 Acquisition (Narratives) (Details) hp in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2016 USD ($) customer compressor_unit hp shares | Aug. 31, 2017 shares | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares
Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Payment for business acquisition |  |  | $ 0 | $ 13,779
General Partner |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Partners' capital account, units distributed in acquisition (units) | shares |  | 93,163 |  | 5,205
General partner units interest (as a percentage) |  |  | 2.00% |
March 2016 Acquisition |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Number of customers | customer | 4 |  |  |
Number of compressor units acquired | compressor_unit | 19 |  |  |
Horsepower of compressor units acquired | hp | 23 |  |  |
Payment for business acquisition | $ 18,800 |  |  |
Long-term line of credit | $ 13,800 |  |  |
Number of like kind exchanged compressor (units) | compressor_unit | 24 |  |  |
Number of like kind exchanged compressor (units), value | $ 3,200 |  |  |
Transaction costs |  |  |  | $ 200
Property, plant and equipment useful life | 15 years |  |  |
March 2016 Acquisition | Limited Partner Units |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Partners' capital account, units distributed in acquisition (units) | shares | 257,000 |  |  |
Partners' capital account acquisition, value | $ 1,800 |  |  |
March 2016 Acquisition | General Partner |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Partners' capital account, units distributed in acquisition (units) | shares | 5,205 |  |  |
General partner units interest (as a percentage) | 2.00% |  |  |

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