Horsepower per unit.

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Amount of consideration receivable as credit for future purchases under supply agreement for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of cash consideration receivable on first anniversary of the sale for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of cash consideration received upon closing for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of cash received under supply agreement.

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Number of compressor units.

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Indicates business segment that includes disposal group not classified as discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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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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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Business Transactions - Dispositions (Details) hp in Thousands, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Jul. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2020 USD ($) hp CompressorUnit	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on disposition			$ 12,475
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| July 2020 Disposition
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Name of Segment [Extensible List]	Aftermarket Services Segment [Member]
Cash consideration received upon closing	$ 9,500
Cash consideration receivable on first anniversary	3,000
Amount of consideration receivable as credit for purchases	$ 3,500
Cash received under supply agreement			700
Gain on disposition			$ 9,300
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| March 2020 Disposition
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of compressors \| CompressorUnit		200
Compressor units horsepower (horsepower) \| hp		35
Gain on disposition		$ 3,200
Turbocharger goods and services \| July 2020 Disposition
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Term of supply agreement	2 years