Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information (Details 1) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Aug. 04, 2014
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate	7.25%
ASSETS
Current assets	$ 231,487,000	$ 48,979,000
Property, plant, and equipment, net	686,427,000	102,014,000
Investments in affiliates	0	0
Intangible and other assets, net	314,750,000	74,116,000
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Total non-current assets	1,001,177,000	176,130,000
Total assets	1,232,664,000	225,109,000
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Current liabilities	134,091,000	12,695,000
Amounts payable to affiliate	6,480,000	4,210,000
Long-term debt	539,961,000	29,959,000
Intercompany payables	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	1,851,000	4,529,000
Total liabilities	682,383,000	51,393,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(3,336,000)	413,000	1,004,000	902,000
Total partners' capital	550,281,000	173,716,000	182,250,000	188,644,000
Total liabilities and partners' capital	1,232,664,000	225,109,000
Issuers [Member]
ASSETS
Current assets	28,000	28,000
Property, plant, and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in affiliates	562,290,000	173,716,000
Intangible and other assets, net	9,650,000	0
Intercompany receivables	335,151,000	213,000
Total non-current assets	907,091,000	173,929,000
Total assets	907,119,000	173,957,000
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Current liabilities	11,634,000	91,000
Amounts payable to affiliate	44,000	44,000
Long-term debt	344,961,000	0
Intercompany payables	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	199,000	106,000
Total liabilities	356,838,000	241,000
Total partners' capital	550,281,000	173,716,000
Total liabilities and partners' capital	907,119,000	173,957,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Current assets	197,182,000	26,629,000
Property, plant, and equipment, net	669,576,000	90,761,000
Investments in affiliates	17,303,000	16,587,000
Intangible and other assets, net	303,327,000	73,170,000
Intercompany receivables	0	9,593,000
Total non-current assets	990,206,000	190,111,000
Total assets	1,187,388,000	216,740,000
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Current liabilities	116,780,000	7,585,000
Amounts payable to affiliate	987,000	1,572,000
Long-term debt	195,000,000	29,959,000
Intercompany payables	311,389,000	0
Other long-term liabilities	942,000	3,908,000
Total liabilities	625,098,000	43,024,000
Total partners' capital	562,290,000	173,716,000
Total liabilities and partners' capital	1,187,388,000	216,740,000
Other Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Current assets	34,277,000	22,322,000
Property, plant, and equipment, net	16,851,000	11,253,000
Investments in affiliates	0	0
Intangible and other assets, net	1,773,000	946,000
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Total non-current assets	18,624,000	12,199,000
Total assets	52,901,000	34,521,000
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Current liabilities	5,677,000	5,019,000
Amounts payable to affiliate	5,449,000	2,594,000
Long-term debt	0	0
Intercompany payables	23,762,000	9,806,000
Other long-term liabilities	710,000	515,000
Total liabilities	35,598,000	17,934,000
Total partners' capital	17,303,000	16,587,000
Total liabilities and partners' capital	52,901,000	34,521,000
Eliminations [Member]
ASSETS
Current assets	0	0
Property, plant, and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in affiliates	(579,593,000)	(190,303,000)
Intangible and other assets, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	(335,151,000)	(9,806,000)
Total non-current assets	(914,744,000)	(200,109,000)
Total assets	(914,744,000)	(200,109,000)
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Current liabilities	0	0
Amounts payable to affiliate	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0
Intercompany payables	(335,151,000)	(9,806,000)
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(335,151,000)	(9,806,000)
Total partners' capital	(579,593,000)	(190,303,000)
Total liabilities and partners' capital	(914,744,000)	(200,109,000)
Compressco Partners Senior Notes [Member]
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Senior Note interest rate					7.25%
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Long-term debt	$ 344,961,000	$ 0