| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Summary of provision for (benefit from) income taxes | The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Current tax provision (benefit): | |
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| | |
| U.S. federal | $ | — |
| | $ | 556 |
| | $ | 23 |
| State | 352 |
| | 1,415 |
| | (654 | ) | Total current | 352 |
| | 1,971 |
| | (631 | ) | Deferred tax provision (benefit): | |
| | |
| | |
| U.S. federal | (21,287 | ) | | 48,450 |
| | (23,786 | ) | State | (3,669 | ) | | 2,768 |
| | (3,649 | ) | Total deferred | (24,956 | ) | | 51,218 |
| | (27,435 | ) | Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | $ | (24,604 | ) | | $ | 53,189 |
| | $ | (28,066 | ) |
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Reconciliation of effective tax rate and U.S. statutory rate. | The reasons for the differences between these effective tax rates and the U.S. statutory rate of 35% are as follows (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Income taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% | $ | (31,297 | ) | | $ | (37,165 | ) | | $ | (15,813 | ) | Net state income taxes | 416 |
| | 2,383 |
| | (5,253 | ) | Noncontrolling interest | 3,204 |
| | (2,904 | ) | | (11,166 | ) | Unrecognized tax benefits | (2,078 | ) | | 698 |
| | 4,063 |
| Valuation allowances and write off of tax attributes | 85 |
| | 88,088 |
| | — |
| Indemnification Revenue / Expense | 3,006 |
| | 77 |
| | — |
| Other | 2,060 |
| | 2,012 |
| | 103 |
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | $ | (24,604 | ) | | $ | 53,189 |
| | $ | (28,066 | ) |
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Tax effects of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | Deferred tax assets: | |
| | |
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 48,949 |
| | $ | 8,028 |
| Inventory | 1,227 |
| | 3,642 |
| Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards | 1,496 |
| | 1,496 |
| Accrued liabilities | 9,688 |
| | 11,466 |
| Other | 3,778 |
| | 4,913 |
| Subtotal | 65,138 |
| | 29,545 |
| Valuation allowances | (633 | ) | | (633 | ) | Total deferred tax assets | 64,505 |
| | 28,912 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | |
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| Property, plant and equipment | (28,037 | ) | | (53,495 | ) | Basis difference in the Partnership | (199,417 | ) | | (148,421 | ) | Other | (4,165 | ) | | (5,562 | ) | Total deferred tax liabilities | (231,619 | ) | | (207,478 | ) | Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (167,114 | ) | | $ | (178,566 | ) |
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Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits (including discontinued operations) is shown below (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Beginning balance | $ | 11,998 |
| | $ | 14,595 |
| | $ | 11,259 |
| Additions based on tax positions related to current year | 271 |
| | 845 |
| | 954 |
| Additions based on tax positions related to prior years | 862 |
| | 3,648 |
| | 2,597 |
| Reductions based on settlement with government authority | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Reductions based on lapse of statute of limitations | — |
| | — |
| | (215 | ) | Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years | (3,466 | ) | | (592 | ) | | — |
| Reductions based on tax positions transferred to Exterran Corp. | — |
| | (6,498 | ) | | — |
| Ending balance | $ | 9,665 |
| | $ | 11,998 |
| | $ | 14,595 |
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