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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2013	May 07, 2013
Entity Registrant Name	USA Compression Partners, LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001522727
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Common units
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,049,542
Subordinated units
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,048,588

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,500	$ 6,500
Accounts receivable:
Trade	10,276,444	8,618,164
Other	129,079	136,907
Inventory	5,245,865	4,215,267
Prepaid expenses	1,895,511	1,799,652
Total current assets	17,553,399	14,776,490
Property and equipment, net	627,296,627	610,129,710
Identifiable intangible asset-customer relationships	66,600,000	67,200,000
Identifiable intangible asset-trade names	14,196,000	14,352,000
Goodwill	157,075,195	157,075,195
Other assets	4,843,370	9,111,350
Total assets	887,564,591	872,644,745
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	8,044,516	10,650,727
Accrued liabilities	6,458,390	5,590,028
Deferred revenue	10,690,978	10,611,395
Total current liabilities	25,193,884	26,852,150
Long-term debt	335,597,962	502,266,210
Partners' capital:
Total partners' capital	526,772,745	343,526,385
Total liabilities and partners' capital	887,564,591	872,644,745
Limited partner
Partners' capital:
Total partners' capital		341,130,323
Limited partner \| Common units
Partners' capital:
Total partners' capital	256,258,205
Limited partner \| Subordinated units
Partners' capital:
Total partners' capital	259,543,862
General partner
Partners' capital:
Total partners' capital		$ 2,396,062
General partner \| General partner units
Partners' capital:
Total partners' capital	$ 10,970,678

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)	3 Months Ended
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)	Mar. 31, 2013 shares
Limited partner \| Common units
Limited partner units outstanding (in shares)	15,048,588
Limited partner \| Subordinated units
Limited partner units outstanding (in shares)	14,048,588
General partner \| General partner units
General partner, interest (as a percent)	2.00%
General partner units, issued	593,820
General partner units, outstanding	593,820

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	Jan. 18, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Revenues:
Contract operations			$ 31,895,626	$ 26,551,620
Parts and service			708,215	572,605
Total revenues			32,603,841	27,124,225
Costs and expenses:
Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation and amortization			10,420,024	9,021,421
Selling, general, and administrative			4,894,798	3,693,758
Depreciation and amortization			11,677,875	9,428,434
Loss (Gain) on sale of assets			(25,231)	160,827
Total costs and expenses			26,967,466	22,304,440
Operating income			5,636,375	4,819,785
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(3,063,663)	(3,533,597)
Other			3,579	4,512
Total other expense			(3,060,084)	(3,529,085)
Net income before income tax expense			2,576,291	1,290,700
Income tax expense			55,490	48,000
Net income	$ 535,094	$ 1,985,707	$ 2,520,801	1,242,700
Earnings allocated to general partner	5,351	39,715		12,427
Earnings available for limited partners	$ 529,743			$ 1,230,273
Common units
Other income (expense):
Earnings available for limited partners		1,006,753
Weighted average units outstanding:
Basic (in units) \| shares			15,048,588
Diluted (in units) \| shares			15,048,588
Net income per unit:
Basic (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares			0.07
Diluted (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares			0.07
Subordinated units
Other income (expense):
Earnings available for limited partners		$ 939,239
Weighted average units outstanding:
Basic (in units) \| shares			14,048,588
Diluted (in units) \| shares			14,048,588
Net income per unit:
Basic (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares			0.07
Diluted (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares			0.07

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2013 - USD ($)	Total	Common Units	Subordinated Units	General partners	General partners General partner Units	Limited partners	Limited partners Common Units	Limited partners Subordinated Units
Partners' capital at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 343,526,385			$ 2,396,062		$ 341,130,323
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital
Conversion of Partners' capital for common and subordinated units, Incentive Distribution Rights, and General Partner interest				$ (2,401,413)	$ 10,930,963	$ (341,660,066)	$ 74,525,893	$ 258,604,623
Conversion of Partners' capital for common and subordinated units, Incentive Distribution Rights, and General Partner interest (in units)		4,048,588	14,048,588		593,820		4,048,588	14,048,588
Issuance of common units in initial public offering	180,646,751						$ 180,646,751
Issuance of common units in initial public offering (in units)							11,000,000
Net income	2,520,801
Amortization of equity awards	78,808						$ 78,808
Partners' capital at Mar. 31, 2013	$ 526,772,745				$ 10,970,678		$ 256,258,205	$ 259,543,862
Partners' capital (in units) at Mar. 31, 2013					593,820		15,048,588	14,048,588

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The amount of ownership interest of different classes of partners in limited partnership.

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- Definition

The number of each class of partnership units outstanding at the balance sheet date. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,520,801	$ 1,242,700
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	11,677,875	9,428,434
Amortization of debt issue costs and other	453,321	363,405
Share-based compensation expense	78,808
Net loss (gain) on sale of assets	(25,231)	160,827
Net gain on change in fair value of interest rate swap		(676,677)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and advances to employees	(1,650,452)	(439,333)
Inventory	(1,030,598)	(1,576,729)
Prepaids	(95,859)	371,775
Other noncurrent assets	3,842,333	(162,854)
Accounts payable	(7,358,500)	(6,089,957)
Accrued liabilities and deferred revenue	947,945	1,901,641
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,360,443	4,523,232
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(23,354,763)	(43,395,440)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	43,491	47,300
Net cash used in investing activities	(23,311,272)	(43,348,140)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term and long-term debt	60,443,573	66,318,081
Payments on short-term and long-term debt	(227,111,821)	(27,419,773)
Net proceeds from issuance of common units	180,646,751
Financing Costs	(27,674)	(69,900)
Net cash provided by financing activities	13,950,829	38,828,408
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		3,500
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	6,500	3,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	6,500	6,500
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$ 3,045,646	$ 3,753,811

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(1) Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Organization

USA Compression Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership formed to own and operate the business conducted by its subsidiaries. The common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “USAC.” USA Compression GP, LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (“General Partner”), is owned by USA Compression Holdings, LLC (“USA Compression Holdings”). Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Partnership” are intended to mean the business and operations of USA Compression Partners, LP and its consolidated subsidiaries. On January 18, 2013, the Partnership completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Reg. No. 333-174803), that was declared effective on January 14, 2013. Under the registration statement, the Partnership sold 11,000,000 common units at a price to the public of $18.00 per common unit, which generated net proceeds to the Partnership of $180,646,751 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $12,127,500, structuring fees of $742,500 and offering expenses of $4,483,249, including $139,180 of expenses related to the effective registration statement with the SEC that registers the issuance of up to 4,150,000 of the Partnership’s common units in connection with a distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) . Upon closing the IPO, USA Compression Holdings received consideration of a 2% general partner interest, 14,048,588 subordinated units, 4,048,588 common units of the Partnership, and all of the Incentive Distribution Rights (“IDRs”) for its prior equity interest.

The Partnership, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary USA Compression Partners, LLC (“Operating Subsidiary”) and Operating Subsidiary’s wholly-owned subsidiary USAC Leasing LLC (“Leasing Subsidiary”), primarily provides natural gas compression services under term contracts with customers in the oil and gas industry, using natural gas compressor packages that it designs, engineers, operates and maintains. The consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013 and 2012 include the accounts of the Partnership, the Operating Subsidiary and the Leasing Subsidiary and all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Our ownership is as follows:

	March 31, 2013
	USA Compression Holdings		Public		Total
General partner interest	2.0	%	—		2.0	%
Limited partner interest:
Common unitholders	13.7	%	37.0	%	50.7	%
Subordinated unitholders	47.3	%	—		47.3	%
Total	63.0	%	37.0	%	100.0	%

Partnership net income (loss) is allocated to the partners in proportion to their respective interest in the Partnership.

(b) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Partnership have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. In the opinion of the Partnership’s management, such financial information reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and the results of operations, changes in partners’ capital and changes in cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). All intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Therefore, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2013. As the closing of the Partnership’s IPO occurred on January 18, 2013, the first quarter’s earnings and earnings per unit have been pro-rated to reflect earnings on a pre-IPO and post-IPO basis.

(c) Use of Estimates

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which includes the use of estimates and assumptions by management that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that exist at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Although these estimates are based on management’s available knowledge of current and expected future events, actual results could be different from those estimates.

(d) Intangible Assets

As of March 31, 2013, intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

	Customer Relationships			Trade Names			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	67,200,000		$	14,352,000		$	81,552,000
Amortization	(600,000		)	(156,000		)	(756,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	66,600,000		$	14,196,000		$	80,796,000

Intangible assets are amortized on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives, which is the period over which the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the Partnership’s future cash flows. As of March 31, 2013, the amortization periods of customer relationships and trade names vary between 25 and 30 years. The expected amortization of the intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:

Year ending December 31,	Total
2013 (remaining)	$	2,268,000
2014	3,024,000
2015	3,024,000
2016	3,024,000
2017	3,024,000

The Partnership assesses long-lived assets, including intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability is assessed by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amounts exceed the fair value of the assets. The Partnership did not record any impairment of intangible assets in the first quarter of 2013 or 2012.

(e) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Accounting standards on fair value measurement establish a framework for measuring fair value and stipulate disclosures about fair value measurements. The standards apply to recurring and nonrecurring financial and non-financial assets and liabilities that require or permit fair value measurements. Among the required disclosures is the fair value hierarchy of inputs the Partnership uses to value an asset or a liability. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Partnership has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The Partnership’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and notes payable. The book values of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and trade accounts payable are representative of fair value due to their short term maturity. The carrying amounts of notes payable approximates fair value based on the interest rates charged on instruments with similar terms and risks.

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The entire disclosure for the organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure, and significant accounting policies of the reporting entity. May be provided in more than one note to the financial statements, as long as users are provided with an understanding of (1) the significant judgments and assumptions made by an enterprise in determining whether it must consolidate a VIE and/or disclose information about its involvement with a VIE, (2) the nature of restrictions on a consolidated VIE's assets reported by an enterprise in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets, (3) the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with an enterprise's involvement with the VIE, and (4) how an enterprise's involvement with the VIE affects the enterprise's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Describes procedure if disclosures are provided in more than one note to the financial statements.

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Trade Accounts Receivable	3 Months Ended
Trade Accounts Receivable	Mar. 31, 2013
Trade Accounts Receivable
Trade Accounts Receivable	(2) Trade Accounts Receivable Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts of $266,241 and $259,638 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, is the Partnership’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Partnership’s existing accounts receivable. The Partnership determines the allowance based upon historical write-off experience and specific identification. The Partnership does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers.

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The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

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Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

(3) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Compression equipment	$	693,580,444		666,811,135
Furniture and fixtures	478,451			438,556
Automobiles and vehicles	8,388,322			7,587,725
Computer equipment	3,560,569			3,206,311
Leasehold improvements	110,298			97,623
Total	706,118,084			678,141,350
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(78,821,457		)	(68,011,640	)
Total	$	627,296,627		610,129,710

The Partnership has no compression units with material customer lease/purchase options. We recognized $10,921,874 and $8,672,434 of depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there is $4,752,289 and $5,940,149, respectively, of property and equipment purchases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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Long Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Long Term Debt

Long Term Debt

(4) Long Term Debt

The long term debt of the Partnership consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Senior debt	$	335,597,962	502,266,210
Less current portion	—		—
Long-term debt	$	335,597,962	502,266,210

On June 1, 2012, the Partnership made a third amendment to the credit agreement whereby the aggregate commitment under the facility increased from $500,000,000 to $600,000,000. In addition, on June 1, 2012, the Partnership entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in order to provide a structure that the Partnership believes is more appropriate for a public company than was in the prior credit agreement, including a reduction of the applicable margin for LIBOR loans to a range of 175 to 250 basis points above LIBOR, depending on the Partnership’s leverage ratio. This amended and restated credit agreement became effective on January 18, 2013, the closing date of the Partnership’s initial public offering. On January 18, 2013, the Partnership completed its IPO pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Reg. No. 333-174803) and used the net proceeds from the offering to repay $180,646,751 of indebtedness outstanding under its revolving credit facility.

On December 10, 2012, the Partnership amended the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to extend the periods during which the maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio thresholds will apply. In addition, borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility was linked to the Partnership’s asset base, with the increased maximum capacity of $600,000,000 (subject to a further potential increase of $50,000,000). The revolving credit facility is secured by a first priority lien against the Partnership’s assets and matures on October 5, 2015, at which point all amounts outstanding will become due.

At March 31, 2013, subject to financial covenants, borrowing availability was $264,402,038. The borrowing base consists of eligible accounts receivable, inventory and compression units. The largest component, representing 96% of the borrowing base at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, is eligible compression units — compressor packages that are leased, rented or under service contracts to customers and carried in the financial statements as fixed assets.

The revolving credit facility expires in 2015 and the Partnership expects to maintain its facility for the term. The facility is a “revolving credit facility” that includes a “springing” lock box arrangement, whereby remittances from customers are forwarded to a bank account controlled by the Partnership, and the Partnership is not required to use such remittances to reduce borrowings under the facility, unless there is a default or excess availability under the facility is reduced below $20,000,000. The facility qualifies as a refinancing, and, as such, the debt has been classified as long term at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement permits us to make distributions of available cash to unitholders so long as (a) no default or event of default under the facility occurs or would result from the distribution, (b) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such distribution, the Partnership is in compliance with the facility’s financial covenants and (c) immediately after giving effect to such distribution, the Partnership has availability under the revolving credit facility of at least $20,000,000. In addition, the amended and restated credit agreement contains various covenants that may limit, among other things, the Partnership’s ability to:

· grant liens;

· make certain loans or investments;

· incur additional indebtedness or guarantee other indebtedness;

· subject to exceptions, enter into transactions with affiliates;

· sell the Partnership’s assets; or

· acquire additional assets.

The Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants requiring the Partnership to maintain:

· a minimum EBITDA to interest coverage ratio of 2.5 to 1.0; and

· a maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio, determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, for the twelve month period then ending of (a) 5.50 to 1.0, with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after January 18, 2013, the closing date of the Partnership’s initial public offering, through March 31, 2014 or (b) 5.00 to 1.0, with respect to the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2014 and each fiscal quarter thereafter, in each case subject to a provision for increases to such thresholds by 0.5 in connection with certain future acquisitions for the six consecutive month period following the period in which any such acquisition occurs.

If an event of default exists under the revolving credit facility, the lenders will be able to accelerate the maturity of the revolving credit facility and exercise other rights and remedies. As of March 31, 2013, the Partnership was in compliance with these financial covenants.

Partner's Capital

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Partner's Capital

Partner's Capital

(5) Partner’s Capital

In connection with the closing of the Partnership’s IPO, USA Compression Holdings converted its interests in the Partnership into 4,048,588 common and 14,048,588 subordinated units and USA Compression GP, LLC converted its general partner interest in the Partnership into a 2.0% general partner interest and the IDRs. See the condensed consolidated statements of changes in Partners’ Capital.

Subordinated Units

All of the subordinated units are held by USA Compression Holdings. The partnership agreement provides that, during the subordination period, the common units have the right to receive distributions of Available Cash (as defined in our partnership agreement) each quarter in an amount equal to $0.425 per common unit (the “Minimum Quarterly Distribution”), plus any arrearages in the payment of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on the common units from prior quarters, before any distributions of Available Cash may be made on the subordinated units. These units are deemed “subordinated” because for a period of time, referred to as the subordination period, the subordinated units will not be entitled to receive any distributions until the common units have received the Minimum Quarterly Distribution plus any arrearages from prior quarters. The practical effect of the subordinated units is to increase the likelihood that during the subordination period there will be Available Cash to be distributed on the common units. The subordination period will end on the first business day after we have earned and paid at least (i) $1.70 (the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on an annualized basis) on each outstanding unit and the corresponding distribution on our general partner’s 2.0% interest for each of three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods ending on or after December 31, 2015 or (ii) $2.55 (150.0% of the annualized Minimum Quarterly Distribution) on each outstanding unit and the corresponding distributions on our general partner’s 2.0% interest and the related distribution on the incentive distribution rights for the four-quarter period immediately preceding that date. When the subordination period ends, all subordinated units will convert into common units on a one-for-one basis, and all common units thereafter will no longer be entitled to arrearages.

Incentive Distribution Rights

Our general partner holds the incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”). The following table illustrates the percentage allocations of available cash from operating surplus between the unitholders and our general partner based on the specified target distribution levels. The amounts set forth under “Marginal percentage interest in distributions” are the percentage interests of our general partner and the unitholders in any available cash from operating surplus we distribute up to and including the corresponding amount in the column “Total quarterly distribution per unit.” The percentage interests shown for our unitholders and our general partner for the minimum quarterly distribution are also applicable to quarterly distribution amounts that are less than the minimum quarterly distribution. The percentage interests set forth below for our general partner include its 2.0% general partner interest, assume our general partner has contributed any additional capital to maintain its 2.0% general partner interest and has not transferred its incentive distribution rights and there are no arrearages on common units.

		Marginal percentage interest
	Total quarterly	in distributions
	distribution per unit	Unitholders		General partner
Minimum Quarterly Distribution	$0.425	98	%	2	%
First Target Distribution	up to $0.4888	98	%	2	%
Second Target Distribution	above $0.4888 up to $0.5313	85	%	15	%
Third Target Distribution	above $0.5313 up to $0.6375	75	%	25	%
Thereafter	above $0.6375	50	%	50	%

To the extent these incentive distributions are made to our general partner, there will be more Available Cash proportionately allocated to our general partner than to holders of our common and subordinated units.

Within 45 days after the end of each quarter, beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Partnership intends to make cash distributions to the members of record on the applicable record date.

Earnings Per Common and Subordinated Unit

The computations of earnings per common and subordinated unit are based on the weighted average number of common and subordinated units, respectively, outstanding during the applicable period. The Partnership’s subordinated units meet the definition of a participating security and therefore it is required to use the two-class method in the computation of earnings per unit. Basic earnings per common and subordinated unit are determined by dividing net income allocated to the common and subordinated units, respectively, after deducting the amount allocated to the Partnership’s general partner (including distributions to the general partner on its incentive distribution rights), by the weighted average number of outstanding common and subordinated units, respectively, during the period.

Pursuant to the partnership agreement, to the extent that the quarterly distributions exceed certain targets, the general partner is entitled to receive certain incentive distributions that will result in more earnings proportionately being allocated to the general partner than to the holders of common and subordinated units. Our earnings per unit calculations, which allocate 2% of earnings to the general partner, assume that, while such distribution to the general partner with respect to its 2% general partner interest was made, no incentive distributions were permitted to be, or were, made to the general partner because quarterly distributions declared by the board of directors for the first quarter of 2013 did not exceed the specified targets.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the formation, structure, control and ownership of the partnership. Disclosures related to accounts comprising partners' capital. Includes balances of general partners' capital account, limited partners' capital account, preferred partners' capital account and total partners' capital account and units outstanding; accumulated other comprehensive income; amount and nature of changes to amount of partner's capital and units outstanding by class, rights and privileges for each class of units; distribution policies and distributions paid by unit class; impact of and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; limitations of partners' liability; redemption, conversion and distribution policies; and deferred compensation related to the issuance of units.

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Equity-based Awards

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity-based Awards

Equity-based Awards

(6) Equity-based Awards

Long-Term Incentive Plan

In March 2013, the Board adopted the USA Compression Partners, LP 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) for employees, consultants and directors of the general partner and any of its affiliates who perform services for the Partnership. The LTIP consists of unit options, unit appreciation rights, restricted units, phantom units, distribution equivalent rights, unit awards, profits interest units and other unit-based awards. The LTIP initially limits the number of common units that may be delivered pursuant to awards under the plan to 1,410,000 common units. Common units that are forfeited, cancelled, exercised, paid, or otherwise terminate or expire without the actual delivery of units will be available for delivery pursuant to other awards. The LTIP will be administered by the Board or a committee thereof.

In March 2013, an aggregate of 237,490 phantom units were granted under the LTIP to our general partner’s executive officers and employees and independent directors of our general partner. The phantom units awarded are subject to restrictions on transferability, customary forfeiture provisions and graded vesting provisions generally in which one-third of each award vests on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the date of grant. Award recipients do not have all the rights of a unitholder in the partnership with respect to the phantom units until the units have vested. The term “phantom unit” represents a time-vested unit. Such awards are non-vested until the required service period expires.

The fair value of the phantom units awarded to our general partner’s executive officers, employees and independent directors, was $4,655,000 based on the market price per unit on the date of grant. This amount will be recognized as compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Our general partner’s executive officers, employees and independent directors were granted these awards to provide them with incentive to help drive the Partnership’s future success and to share in the economic benefits of that success. The compensation costs associated with these awards are recorded as direct general and administrative expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we recognized $78,808 of compensation expense associated with these awards.

The following table summarizes information regarding phantom unit awards for the periods presented:

	Number of Units	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Phantom units outstanding at December 31, 2012	—	$	—
Granted (1)	237,490	$	19.60
Phantom units outstanding at March 31, 2013	237,490	$	19.60

(1) The aggregate grant date fair value of phantom unit awards issued in 2013 was $4,655,000 based on grant date market prices of $19.60 per unit on March 11, 2013 for all awards, other than one award granted on March 13, 2013 to an independent director (for which the grant date market price was $19.65 per unit).

The unrecognized compensation cost associated with phantom unit awards was an aggregate $4,576,192 at March 31, 2013. We expect to recognize the unrecognized compensation cost for these awards over a weighted-average period of 2.9 years.

Each phantom unit granted is granted in tandem with a corresponding dividend equivalent right (“DER”), which shall remain outstanding from the grant date until the earlier of the payment or forfeiture of the related phantom units. Each vested DER shall entitle the participant to receive payments in the amount equal to any distributions made by the Partnership following the grant date in respect of the unit underlying the phantom unit to which such DER relates. No cash distributions were made to unitholders during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The phantom unitholders DER account is expected to be credited a distribution of $82,315 on May 15, 2013 with respect to the quarterly cash distribution for the first quarter of 2013 that the Board declared in April 2013.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Transactions with Related Parties	3 Months Ended
Transactions with Related Parties	Mar. 31, 2013
Transactions with Related Parties
Transactions with Related Parties	(7) Transactions with Related Parties For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Partnership incurred $48,387 of expenses related to a management fee under an agreement between USA Compression Holdings, LLC and certain of its affiliates. No management fees were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2012. William Shea, who has served as a director of USA Compression GP, LLC since June 2011, is currently a director and the chief executive officer of the general partner of PVR Partners, L.P., or PVR. In 2008, PVR acquired the business of one of the Partnership’s compression services customers and, after such acquisition, has continued to purchase compression services from the Partnership. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, subsidiaries of PVR made compression services payments to us of approximately $0.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

(8) Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Operating Leases

Rent expense for office space, warehouse facilities and certain corporate equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, was $352,236 and $308,329, respectively.

Commitments for future minimum lease payments for noncancelable leases as of March 31 are as follows:

2014	$	791,271
2015	760,048
2016	716,362
2017	730,217
2018	568,521
Thereafter	326,216
	$	3,892,635

(b) Major Customers

The Partnership had revenue from two customers representing 14.4% and 9.4% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and revenue from two customers representing 13.5% and 10.6% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

(c) Litigation

The Partnership may be involved in various claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, the resolution of such matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Organization

Our ownership is as follows:

	March 31, 2013
	USA Compression Holdings		Public		Total
General partner interest	2.0	%	—		2.0	%
Limited partner interest:
Common unitholders	13.7	%	37.0	%	50.7	%
Subordinated unitholders	47.3	%	—		47.3	%
Total	63.0	%	37.0	%	100.0	%

Partnership net income (loss) is allocated to the partners in proportion to their respective interest in the Partnership.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

As of March 31, 2013, intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

	Customer Relationships			Trade Names			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	67,200,000		$	14,352,000		$	81,552,000
Amortization	(600,000		)	(156,000		)	(756,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	66,600,000		$	14,196,000		$	80,796,000

Year ending December 31,	Total
2013 (remaining)	$	2,268,000
2014	3,024,000
2015	3,024,000
2016	3,024,000
2017	3,024,000

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Partnership has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for subsidiaries or other investments that are consolidated, including the accounting treatment for intercompany accounts or transactions and any noncontrolling interest.

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Schedule of ownership

	March 31, 2013
	USA Compression Holdings		Public		Total
General partner interest	2.0	%	—		2.0	%
Limited partner interest:
Common unitholders	13.7	%	37.0	%	50.7	%
Subordinated unitholders	47.3	%	—		47.3	%
Total	63.0	%	37.0	%	100.0	%

Schedule of intangible assets, net

	Customer Relationships			Trade Names			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	67,200,000		$	14,352,000		$	81,552,000
Amortization	(600,000		)	(156,000		)	(756,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	66,600,000		$	14,196,000		$	80,796,000

Schedule of expected amortization of the intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years

Year ending December 31,	Total
2013 (remaining)	$	2,268,000
2014	3,024,000
2015	3,024,000
2016	3,024,000
2017	3,024,000

Property and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property and Equipment

Schedule of property and equipment

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Compression equipment	$	693,580,444		666,811,135
Furniture and fixtures	478,451			438,556
Automobiles and vehicles	8,388,322			7,587,725
Computer equipment	3,560,569			3,206,311
Leasehold improvements	110,298			97,623
Total	706,118,084			678,141,350
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(78,821,457		)	(68,011,640	)
Total	$	627,296,627		610,129,710

Long Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Long Term Debt

Schedule of long-term debt

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Senior debt	$	335,597,962	502,266,210
Less current portion	—		—
Long-term debt	$	335,597,962	502,266,210

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Partner's Capital (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Partner's Capital

Schedule of percentage allocations of available cash from operating surplus between the unitholders and general partner

		Marginal percentage interest
	Total quarterly	in distributions
	distribution per unit	Unitholders		General partner
Minimum Quarterly Distribution	$0.425	98	%	2	%
First Target Distribution	up to $0.4888	98	%	2	%
Second Target Distribution	above $0.4888 up to $0.5313	85	%	15	%
Third Target Distribution	above $0.5313 up to $0.6375	75	%	25	%
Thereafter	above $0.6375	50	%	50	%

Equity-based Awards (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity-based Awards

Summary of information regarding phantom unit awards

	Number of Units	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Phantom units outstanding at December 31, 2012	—	$	—
Granted (1)	237,490	$	19.60
Phantom units outstanding at March 31, 2013	237,490	$	19.60

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies

Schedule of commitments for future minimum lease payments for noncancelable leases

2014	$	791,271
2015	760,048
2016	716,362
2017	730,217
2018	568,521
Thereafter	326,216
	$	3,892,635

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 18, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
Organization
Net proceeds from issuance of common units	$ 180,646,751	$ 180,646,751
Total		100.00%
Public
Organization
Total		37.00%
USA Compression Holdings, LLC
Organization
Total		63.00%
USA Compression Holdings, LLC \| General partner interest
Organization
Ownership interest (as a percent)		2.00%
Common Units
Organization
Issuance of common units in initial public offering (in units)	11,000,000
Issuance of common units in initial public offering (in dollars per unit)	$ 18.00
Net proceeds from issuance of common units	$ 180,646,751
Underwriting discounts and commissions	12,127,500
Structuring fees	742,500
Offering expenses	4,483,249
Expenses related to the effective DRIP registration statement	$ 139,180
Number of units authorized to issue in connection with distribution reinvestment plan	4,150,000
Common Units \| Limited partner interest
Organization
Issuance of common units in initial public offering (in units)		11,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of common units		$ 180,646,751
Ownership interest (as a percent)		50.70%
Common Units \| Limited partner interest \| Public
Organization
Ownership interest (as a percent)		37.00%
Common Units \| USA Compression Holdings, LLC
Organization
Number of units received as consideration	4,048,588
Common Units \| USA Compression Holdings, LLC \| Limited partner interest
Organization
Ownership interest (as a percent)		13.70%
Subordinated Units \| Limited partner interest
Organization
Ownership interest (as a percent)		47.30%
Subordinated Units \| USA Compression Holdings, LLC
Organization
Number of units received as consideration	14,048,588
Subordinated Units \| USA Compression Holdings, LLC \| Limited partner interest
Organization
Ownership interest (as a percent)		47.30%

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Intangible assets, net
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 81,552,000
Amortization	(756,000)
Balance at the end of the period	80,796,000
Expected amortization of the intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years
2013 (remaining)	2,268,000
2014	3,024,000
2015	3,024,000
2016	3,024,000
2017	$ 3,024,000
Minimum
Intangible assets, net
Amortization period	25 years
Maximum
Intangible assets, net
Amortization period	30 years
Customer Relationships
Intangible assets, net
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 67,200,000
Amortization	(600,000)
Balance at the end of the period	66,600,000
Trade Names
Intangible assets, net
Balance at the beginning of the period	14,352,000
Amortization	(156,000)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 14,196,000

Trade Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Trade Accounts Receivable
Allowance for doubtful account	$ 266,241	$ 259,638

Property and Equipment (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Details)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment, gross	$ 706,118,084		$ 678,141,350
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(78,821,457)		(68,011,640)
Property and Equipment, net	627,296,627		610,129,710
Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment	10,921,874	$ 8,672,434
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Property and Equipment
Purchases of property and equipment	4,752,289		5,940,149
Compression equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment, gross	$ 693,580,444		666,811,135
Number of compression units with material customer lease/purchase options \| item	0
Furniture and fixtures
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment, gross	$ 478,451		438,556
Automobiles and vehicles
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment, gross	8,388,322		7,587,725
Computer equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment, gross	3,560,569		3,206,311
Leasehold improvements
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment, gross	$ 110,298		$ 97,623

Long Term Debt (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long Term Debt (Details)	Jan. 18, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 10, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2012 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt			$ 335,597,962	$ 502,266,210
Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit agreement before amendment						$ 500,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit agreement after amendment						$ 600,000,000
Variable basis rate		LIBOR
Amount of indebtedness repaid	$ 180,646,751
Amount of further potential increase in maximum capacity					$ 50,000,000
Borrowing availability			$ 264,402,038
Borrowing base percentage representing eligible compression units			96.00%	96.00%
Excess capacity, if below, entity is required to use remittances from customers to reduce borrowings under the facility			$ 20,000,000
Minimum borrowing availability immediately after giving effect to distribution			$ 20,000,000
Minimum EBITDA to interest coverage ratio			2.50
Increase in maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio in connection with certain future acquisitions			0.5
Consecutive period following the period in which any acquisition occurs for maintaining increased maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio			6 months
Fiscal quarter ending on or after January 18, 2013 through March 31, 2014
Long-Term Debt
Maximum Funded debt to EBITDA ratio			5.50
Fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2014 and each fiscal quarter thereafter
Long-Term Debt
Maximum Funded debt to EBITDA ratio			5.00
Minimum
Long-Term Debt
Applicable margin above LIBOR (as a percent)		1.75%
Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Applicable margin above LIBOR (as a percent)		2.50%
Senior debt
Long-Term Debt
Total debt			$ 335,597,962	$ 502,266,210

Partner's Capital (Details)	3 Months Ended
Partner's Capital (Details)	Mar. 31, 2013 item $ / shares shares
Subordinated Units
Partner's Capital
Conversion of interests into partnership units (in units) \| shares	14,048,588
Common units
Partner's Capital
Conversion of interests into partnership units (in units) \| shares	4,048,588
Limited partner interest \| Subordinated Units
Partner's Capital
Conversion of interests into partnership units (in units) \| shares	14,048,588
Limited partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Minimum Quarterly Distribution
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	98.00%
Limited partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| First Target Distribution
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	98.00%
Limited partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Second Target Distribution
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	85.00%
Limited partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Third Target Distribution
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	75.00%
Limited partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Thereafter
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	50.00%
Limited partner interest \| Common units
Partner's Capital
Conversion of interests into partnership units (in units) \| shares	4,048,588
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Maximum
Partner's Capital
Number of days after quarter end when cash distributions are to be made	45 days
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Minimum Quarterly Distribution
Partner's Capital
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.425
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	2.00%
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| First Target Distribution
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	2.00%
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| First Target Distribution \| Maximum
Partner's Capital
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4888
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Second Target Distribution
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	15.00%
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Second Target Distribution \| Minimum
Partner's Capital
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4888
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Second Target Distribution \| Maximum
Partner's Capital
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.5313
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Third Target Distribution
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	25.00%
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Third Target Distribution \| Minimum
Partner's Capital
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.5313
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Third Target Distribution \| Maximum
Partner's Capital
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.6375
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Thereafter
Partner's Capital
Marginal percentage interest in distributions	50.00%
General partner interest \| Incentive Distribution Rights \| Thereafter \| Minimum
Partner's Capital
Quarterly distribution per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0.6375
USA Compression Holdings, LLC \| Subordinated Units \| Minimum Quarterly Distribution
Partner's Capital
Minimum Quarterly Distribution (in dollars per unit)	0.425
Minimum Quarterly Distribution annualized, level one	1.70
Minimum Quarterly Distribution annualized, level two	$ 2.55
Number of consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods \| item	3
Minimum Quarterly Distribution annualized, level two (as a percent)	150.00%
Partners capital account conversion basis to common units	1.00
USA Compression Holdings, LLC \| General partner interest
Partner's Capital
General partner, interest (as a percent)	2.00%

Equity-based Awards (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended
Equity-based Awards (Details) - USD ($)	May 15, 2013	Mar. 13, 2013	Mar. 11, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
Share-based compensation
Number of common units that may be delivered pursuant to awards under the plan				1,410,000
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Unrecognized compensation cost associated with phantom unit awards				$ 4,576,192
Weighted-average period over which the unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized				2 years 10 months 24 days
Amount of cash distributions made to unitholders				$ 0
Distribution	$ 82,315
Phantom units
Share-based compensation
Fair value of the phantom units awarded				4,655,000
Amount of compensation expense recognized				$ 78,808
Number of Units
Granted (in units)				237,490
Phantom units outstanding at the end of the period (in units)				237,490
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Granted (in dollars per unit)				$ 19.60
Phantom units outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per unit)				$ 19.60
Executive officers, employees and independent directors \| Phantom units
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Granted (in dollars per unit)			$ 19.60
Independent director \| Phantom units
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Granted (in dollars per unit)		$ 19.65

Transactions with Related Parties (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Transactions with Related Parties (Details)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008 item
USA Compression Holdings, LLC and certain of its affiliates
Transactions with Related Parties
Management fee incurred	$ 48,387	$ 0
PVR
Transactions with Related Parties
Number of compression services customers acquired by PVR \| item			1
Compression services payments received	$ 700,000	$ 400,000

- Definition

Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

+ References + Details

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) customer	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Rent expense for operating leases	$ 352,236	$ 308,329
Commitments for future minimum lease payments for noncancelable leases
2014	791,271
2015	760,048
2016	716,362
2017	730,217
2018	568,521
Thereafter	326,216
Total	$ 3,892,635
Major Customers
Number of major customers \| customer	2
Customer one
Major Customers
Percentage of revenue to total revenue	14.40%	13.50%
Customer two
Major Customers
Percentage of revenue to total revenue	9.40%	10.60%

Label	Element	Value
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units	us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonLimitedPartnersUnits	$ 180,646,751
General Partner [Member]
Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToParent	5,351
Limited Partner [Member]
Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToParent	529,743
Subordinated Units [Member] \| Limited Partner [Member]
Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToParent	939,239
Common Units [Member] \| Limited Partner [Member]
Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToParent	1,006,753
General Partner Unit [Member] \| General Partner [Member]
Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToParent	$ 39,715