Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue                 $ 474,000 $ 2,084,000 $ 2,318,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Expense                 (658,000) (2,361,000) (2,336,000)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Impairment                 (673,000) (2,400,000) 0
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax                 (87,000) (75,000) 0
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Discontinued Operation                 333,000 339,000 0
Current liabilities held for sale 12,000       114,000       12,000 114,000  
Loss on impairment of noncurrent assets held for sale   700,000             673,000 2,400,000 0
Discount rate 9.50%               10.00% 10.00%  
Current assets held for sale 52,000       272,000       52,000 272,000  
Gain (loss) from operations of disposal groups, net of tax (29,000) (26,000) (506,000) (50,000) (523,000) (15,000) (1,869,000) (6,000) (611,000) (2,413,000) (18,000)
Limited partners' net income (loss) from discontinued operations per unit (basic and diluted) $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ (0.04) $ (0.01) $ 0.00 $ 0.01 $ (0.20) $ 0.01 $ (0.04) $ (0.27) $ 0.00
Blackwater [Member]                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Noncurrent assets held for sale, net         1,200,000         1,200,000  
Current liabilities held for sale         100,000         100,000  
Current assets held for sale         100,000         100,000  
Gathering And Processing [Member]                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Loss on impairment of noncurrent assets held for sale                 600,000 1,800,000  
Discontinued Operations [Member]                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Loss on impairment of noncurrent assets held for sale   $ 400,000