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Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Parent [Member] Predecessor | Common Unitholders Public [Member] | Common Unitholders Antero [Member] | Subordinated Unitholder Antero [Member] | Total
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | $ 29,002 am_ParentNetInvestment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | $ 29,002 am_ParentNetInvestment
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | (4,586)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | (4,586)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners
Deemed contribution from parent, net | 118,446 am_DeemedContributionFromParentNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 118,446 am_DeemedContributionFromParentNet
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | 142,862 am_ParentNetInvestment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 142,862 am_ParentNetInvestment
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | (14,332)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | (14,332)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners
Deemed contribution from parent, net | 388,059 am_DeemedContributionFromParentNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 388,059 am_DeemedContributionFromParentNet
Equity-based compensation | 15,931 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 15,931 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  | 532,520 us-gaap_PartnersCapital
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 532,520 am_ParentNetInvestment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 532,520 am_ParentNetInvestment
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) | 9,410 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 9,410 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAllocatedToLimitedPartners
Deemed contribution from parent, net | 29,764 am_DeemedContributionFromParentNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 29,764 am_DeemedContributionFromParentNet
Equity-based compensation | 6,351 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 6,351 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Balance at Nov. 10, 2014 | 578,045 am_ParentNetInvestment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  |  |  | 578,045 am_ParentNetInvestment
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Alloction of net investment to unitholders | (578,045)am_AllocationNetInvestmentToUnitholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_PredecessorMember |  | 163,458 am_AllocationNetInvestmentToUnitholders / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersAnteroMember | 414,587 am_AllocationNetInvestmentToUnitholders / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_SubordinatedUnitholderAnteroMember |
Net proceeds from IPO |  | 1,087,224 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountPublicSaleOfUnits / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersPublicMember |  |  | 1,087,224 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountPublicSaleOfUnits
Distribution to Antero |  |  | (94,023)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersAnteroMember | (238,477)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_SubordinatedUnitholderAnteroMember | (332,500)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
Net income loss attributable Antero Midstream Partners LP Post Ipo |  | 2,248 am_NetIncomeLossAttributableAnteroMidstreamPartnersLpPostIpo / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersPublicMember | 1,463 am_NetIncomeLossAttributableAnteroMidstreamPartnersLpPostIpo / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersAnteroMember | 3,711 am_NetIncomeLossAttributableAnteroMidstreamPartnersLpPostIpo / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_SubordinatedUnitholderAnteroMember | 7,422 am_NetIncomeLossAttributableAnteroMidstreamPartnersLpPostIpo
Equity-based compensation |  | 565 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersPublicMember | 767 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersAnteroMember | 936 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_SubordinatedUnitholderAnteroMember | 2,268 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 |  | $ 1,090,037 us-gaap_PartnersCapital / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersPublicMember | $ 71,665 us-gaap_PartnersCapital / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_CommonUnitholdersAnteroMember | $ 180,757 us-gaap_PartnersCapital / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = am_SubordinatedUnitholderAnteroMember | $ 1,342,459 us-gaap_PartnersCapital

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