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Partners' Capital - Equity Offering (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	May 19, 2014 Common units	May 19, 2014 Common units	Nov. 14, 2014 USA Compression Holdings, LLC	May 27, 2014 USA Compression Holdings, LLC	May 27, 2014 USA Compression Holdings and Argonaut, LLC Common units Maximum	May 27, 2014 Argonaut
Equity Offering
Total Issuance of units in public offering (in units)	6,600,000
Issuance of units in public offering by partnership (in units)	5,600,000
Issuance of units in public offering by Selling Unitholders (in units)	1,000,000
Issuance of units in public offering (in dollars per unit)		$ 25.59
Net proceeds from issuance of units	$ 138.0
Common units additionally authorized for purchase to cover over allotments					990,000
Ownership interest before over allotment (as a percent)				50.10%		17.90%
Ownership interest (as a percent)			41.70%	40.60%		14.70%

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP before over allotments during the reporting period.

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Monetary value of the issuance of new units of limited partnership interest in a public offering, net of offering costs. This is a parenthetical disclosure.

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Total units issued during the year due to the sale of units. All partners include general, limited and preferred partners.

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