Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Compression and related services	$ 205,774	$ 224,736	$ 287,680
Aftermarket services	40,287	33,303	46,921
Equipment and parts sales	49,505	53,324	123,040
Total revenues	295,566	311,363	457,641
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization expense):
Cost of compression and related services	116,956	117,154	142,327
Cost of aftermarket services	32,256	25,362	39,232
Cost of equipment and part sales	44,286	48,744	109,101
Total cost of revenues	193,498	191,260	290,660
Depreciation and amortization	69,140	72,123	81,838
Impairment of long-lived assets	0	10,223	11,797
Insurance Recoveries	(2,352)	0	0
Selling, general, and administrative expense	33,438	36,222	43,479
Goodwill impairment	0	92,334	139,444
Interest expense, net	43,135	38,055	34,964
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment	(3,402)	5,036	0
Other expense, net	(216)	2,383	2,190
Income before income tax provision (benefit)	(37,675)	(136,273)	(146,731)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	2,784	1,865	(101)
Net income	$ (40,459)	(138,138)	(146,630)
General partner interest in net income		(2,763)	(1,892)
Common units interest in net income		$ (135,375)	$ (144,738)
Net income per common unit:
Basic	$ (1.13)	$ (4.07)	$ (4.36)
Weighted average common units outstanding:
Basic		33,262,376	33,169,413