Description of Business, Spin-Off and Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |||
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Nov. 03, 2015
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
business_line
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | ||||
| Number of business lines | business_line | 4 | |||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||||
| Cash transfer to Archrock, Inc. at Spin-off | $ 49,176 | $ 532,578 | $ 0 | |
| Archrock | ||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||||
| Cash transfer to Archrock, Inc. at Spin-off | $ 532,600 | |||
| Exterran Corporation | ||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||||
| Common stock, ratio of shares of Exterran Corporation common stock to Archrock common stock | 0.5 | |||