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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Schedule of ownership |
|  | September 30, 2014 |
|  | USA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Compression |  | Argonaut and |  |  |  |  |
|  | Holdings |  | Related Parties |  | Public |  | Total |
General partner interest |  | 1.7 | % | — |  | — |  | 1.7 | %
Limited partner interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common unitholders |  | 10.1 | % | 16.2 | % | 41.2 | % | 67.5 | %
Subordinated unitholders |  | 30.8 | % | — |  | — |  | 30.8 | %
Total |  | 42.6 | % | 16.2 | % | 41.2 | % | 100.0 | %
Schedule of identifiable intangible assets, net |
|  | Customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Relationships |  | Trade Names |  | Non-compete |  | Total
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 71,388 |  | $ | 13,728 |  | $ | 825 |  | $ | 85,941
Amortization |  |  | (2,051) |  |  | (468) |  |  | (169) |  |  | (2,688)
Outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 69,337 |  | $ | 13,260 |  | $ | 656 |  | $ | 83,253
Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment |
Compression equipment |  | 25 years
Furniture and fixtures |  | 7 years
Vehicles and computer equipment |  | 3 - 7 years
Leasehold improvements |  | 5 years

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