Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	May 02, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt	$ 1,436,357,000	$ 1,441,724,000
Partnership’s term loan facility due May 2018 | Exterran Partners, L.P.
Debt Instrument
Long term debt gross	0	150,000,000
Less: Deferred financing costs, net of amortization	0	(353,000)
Long-term debt	0	149,647,000		$ 150,000,000.0
Partnership's 6% senior notes due 2021 | Senior Notes | Exterran Partners, L.P.
Debt Instrument
Long term debt gross	350,000,000	350,000,000
Less: Debt discount, net of amortization	(3,048,000)	(3,213,000)
Less: Deferred financing costs, net of amortization	(4,109,000)	(4,366,000)
Long-term debt	$ 342,843,000	342,421,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.00%
Partnership's 6% senior notes due 2022 | Senior Notes | Exterran Partners, L.P.
Debt Instrument
Long term debt gross	$ 350,000,000	350,000,000
Less: Debt discount, net of amortization	(3,923,000)	(4,076,000)
Less: Deferred financing costs, net of amortization	(4,563,000)	(4,768,000)
Long-term debt	$ 341,514,000	341,156,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving credit facility due November 2020
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt	$ 89,000,000	99,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Partnership’s revolving credit facility due March 2022
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt	663,000,000	0
Revolving Credit Facility | Partnership’s revolving credit facility due May 2018 | Exterran Partners, L.P.
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt	$ 0	$ 509,500,000	$ 825,000,000