Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 245,987	$ 244,949	$ 238,390	$ 236,159	$ 233,159	$ 232,372	$ 226,870	$ 212,040	$ 965,485	$ 904,441	$ 794,655
Gross profit	64,963	81,481	77,454	76,171	66,094	68,661	63,924	62,577
Long-lived asset impairment	25,842	7,097	8,632	3,092	9,804	6,660	6,953	4,710	44,663	28,127	29,142
Restatement and other charges					214	396	(1,076)	485	445	19	4,370
Debt extinguishment loss	0	0	3,653	0	0	0	2,450	0	3,653	2,450	291
Transaction-related costs	441	4,905	2,687	180	169	182	5,686	4,125	8,213	10,162	275
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net	(6,372)	(7,859)	(1,801)	16	(2,766)	(719)	(994)	(1,195)	(16,016)	(5,674)	(5,675)
Net income	$ 46,044	$ 20,407	$ 11,423	$ 19,456	12,968	9,974	4,149	2,069	97,330	29,160	18,410
Net income (loss) attributable to Archrock stockholders					$ 12,968	$ 9,974	$ 1,937	$ (3,816)	$ 97,330	$ 21,063	$ 18,953
Net income (loss) attributable to Archrock common stockholders per share:
Basic and diluted net income per common share Archrock common stockholders (usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.14	$ 0.09	$ 0.15	$ 0.10	$ 0.08	$ 0.02	$ (0.06)	$ 0.70	$ 0.19	$ 0.26
Release of deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$ 39,600								$ (50,800)