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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue-affiliate | $ 95,746 us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties | $ 22,363 us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties | $ 647 us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
Operating expenses: |  |  |
Direct operating | 15,470 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue | 2,079 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue | 652 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
General and administrative (including $15,931 and $8,619 of equity based compensation at 2013 and 2014, respectively) | 22,035 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 23,124 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 2,894 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Depreciation | 36,789 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization | 11,346 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization | 1,679 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Total operating expenses | 74,294 us-gaap_OperatingExpenses | 36,549 us-gaap_OperatingExpenses | 5,225 us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Operating income (loss) | 21,452 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | (14,186)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | (4,578)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense | 4,620 us-gaap_InterestExpense | 146 us-gaap_InterestExpense | 8 us-gaap_InterestExpense
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | 16,832 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners | (14,332)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners | (4,586)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners
Net income attributable to Antero Midstream Partners LP subsequent to IPO | 7,422 am_NetIncomeLossAttributableAnteroMidstreamPartnersLpPostIpo |  |
Limited partners' interest in net income subsequent to IPO | $ 7,422 am_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartnersPostIpo |  |
Income Subsequent To Ipo Per Limited Partner Unit Net |  |  |
Common units | $ 0.05 am_EarningsPerLimitedPartnerUnitBasicAndDilutedAnteroMidstreamPartnersLpPostIpo |  |
Subordinated units | $ 0.05 am_Earningsperlimitedpartnersubordinatedunitbasicanddilutedanteromidstreampartnerslppostipo |  |
Weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding (basic and diluted): |  |  |
Common units-public | 46,000,000 us-gaap_WeightedAverageLimitedPartnershipUnitsOutstanding |  |
Common units-Antero | 29,940,957 us-gaap_WeightedAverageGeneralPartnershipUnitsOutstanding |  |
Subordinated units-Antero | 75,940,957 am_Weightedaveragelimitedpartnershipsubordinatedunitsoutstanding |  |

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