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The amount of accumulated depreciation, by major property class, recorded on property subject to or available for lease as of the balance sheet date.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015 hp CompressorUnit contract	Mar. 31, 2014 CompressorUnit hp contract	Apr. 09, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Property Leased to Parent Entity
Revenue - affiliates	$ 47,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties	$ 85,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
Parent Company
Related party transactions
Amount of compression equipment purchased from related party	55,800,000	40,700,000
Amount of fabricated compression equipment purchased from related party and recorded in our consolidated balance sheet as property, plant and equipment at carrying values of related party	51,300,000	36,700,000
Excess amount over carrying value of fabricated compression equipment purchased from related party recorded as distribution of equity	4,500,000	4,000,000
Amount contributed by related party related to completion of overhauls on compression equipment	2,200,000	2,600,000
Number of compressor units transferred to a related party	127	83
Horsepower of compressor units transferred to related party	47,800	35,800
Net book value of compressor units transferred to related party	23,300,000	16,000,000
Number of compressor units transferred by related party	107	84
Horsepower of compressor units transferred by related party	40,000	28,200
Net book value of compressor units transferred by related party	17,900,000	15,100,000
Capital distributions recorded related to differences in net book value of compressor units exchanged to our assets transferred to related party	5,400,000	900,000
Number of customer contracts that were included in the transfers	0	0
Property Leased to Parent Entity
Lease equipment, aggregate cost	900,000
Lease equipment, accumulated depreciation	600,000
Revenue - affiliates	100,000	100,000
Cost of sales related to lease	1,100,000	1,400,000
Allocated cost charged by parent entity
Cost of sales cap amount per operating horsepower per quarter					22.50
SG&A costs cap amount per quarter			15,000,000	17,700,000
Excess of cost of sales over cap amount included in cost of sales		2,600,000
Excess of SG&A expenses over cap amount included in SG&A expense		$ 3,600,000