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Business and Organization (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 23, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 17, 2015 USD ($) shares bbl | Nov. 10, 2014 $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) mi shares
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Subordinated units outstanding | shares |  |  |  | 75,940,957
Cash distribution |  |  |  | $ 633,457
Regional Gathering System |  |  |  |
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Threshold non-operating equity percentage |  |  |  | 15.00%
Distance of regional gathering pipeline extension (in miles) | mi |  |  |  | 50
Time period for expiration of participation in regional gathering pipeline extension |  |  |  | 6 months
Contribution Agreement |  |  |  |
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Common unitholders units issued | shares |  | 10,988,421 |  |
Cash distribution |  | $ 552,500 |  |
Debt assumed |  | 171,000 |  |
Contribution Agreement | Contingent Consideration Period One |  |  |  |
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 125,000 |  |
Threshold number of barrels of water to trigger contingent consideration payment | bbl |  | 176,295,000 |  |
Contribution Agreement | Contingent Consideration Period Two |  |  |  |
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 125,000 |  |
Threshold number of barrels of water to trigger contingent consideration payment | bbl |  | 219,200,000 |  |
IPO |  |  |  |
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Units issued | shares |  |  | 46,000,000 |
Price per common unit of limited partnership | $ / shares |  |  | $ 25.00 |
Private Placement |  |  |  |
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Price per common unit of limited partnership | $ / shares | $ 18.84 |  |  |
Common unitholders units issued | shares | 12,898,000 |  |  |
Net proceeds received from shares of common units sold | $ 240,200 | $ 241,000 |  |
Common Unitholders Public |  |  |  |
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Common unitholders units issued | shares |  |  |  | 58,922,054
Common Unitholder Antero |  |  |  |
Business and Organization |  |  |  |
Common unitholders units issued | shares |  |  |  | 40,929,378

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