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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Organization (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Organization
Total (as a percent)	100.00%
Public
Organization
Total (as a percent)	59.10%
General partner
Organization
General partner interest (as a percent)	1.20%
USA Compression Holdings, LLC
Organization
Total (as a percent)	40.90%
USA Compression Holdings, LLC | General partner
Organization
General partner interest (as a percent)	1.20%
Common units | Limited partner
Organization
Limited partner interest (as a percent)	98.80%
Common units | Limited partner | Public
Organization
Limited partner interest (as a percent)	59.10%
Common units | USA Compression Holdings, LLC | Limited partner
Organization
Limited partner interest (as a percent)	39.70%

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