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Partners' Capital - Subordinated Units (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 Limited partner Subordinated units | Dec. 31, 2013 Limited partner Subordinated units | Sep. 30, 2014 Limited partner Common units | Dec. 31, 2013 Limited partner Common units | Sep. 30, 2014 General partner | Sep. 30, 2013 General partner | Sep. 30, 2014 USA Compression Holdings, LLC Subordinated units Minimum Quarterly Distribution item | Nov. 06, 2014 USA Compression Holdings, LLC Limited partner Subordinated units | Nov. 06, 2014 USA Compression Holdings, LLC Limited partner Common units | Sep. 30, 2014 USA Compression Holdings, LLC General partner | Nov. 06, 2014 USA Compression GP, LLC General partner
Partners' Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' capital (in units) | 14,049,000 | 14,049,000 | 30,712,000 | 23,562,000 |  |  |  | 14,048,588 | 4,600,086 |  |
General Partner, interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.70% | 2.00% |  |  |  | 1.70% | 1.70%
Minimum Quarterly Distribution (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.425 |  |  |  |
Minimum Quarterly Distribution annualized, level one (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.70 |  |  |  |
Minimum Quarterly Distribution annualized, level two (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.55 |  |  |  |
Number of consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Minimum Quarterly Distribution annualized, level two (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150.00% |  |  |  |
Subordinated unit conversion basis to common units |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |

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