v3.6.0.2

Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue: |  |  |
Gathering and compression-Antero Resources | $ 303,250 | $ 230,210 | $ 95,746
Water handling and treatment-Antero Resources | 282,267 | 155,954 | 162,283
Gathering and compression-third party | 835 | 382 |
Water handling and treatment-third party |  | 778 | 8,245
Gain on sale of assets | 3,859 |  |
Total revenues | 590,211 | 387,324 | 266,274
Operating expenses: |  |  |
Direct operating | 161,587 | 78,852 | 48,821
General and administrative (including $11,618, $22,470 and $26,049 of equity-based compensation in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively) | 54,163 | 51,206 | 30,366
Depreciation | 99,861 | 86,670 | 53,029
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration | 16,489 | 3,333 |
Total operating expenses | 332,100 | 220,061 | 132,216
Operating income | 258,111 | 167,263 | 134,058
Interest expense, net | (21,893) | (8,158) | (6,183)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 485 |  |
Net income and comprehensive income | 236,703 | 159,105 | 127,875
Pre-IPO net income attributable to parent |  |  | (98,219)
Pre-Water Acquisition net income attributed to parent |  | (40,193) | (22,234)
General partner's interest in net income attributable to incentive distribution rights | (16,944) | (1,264) |
Limited partners' interest in net income | $ 219,759 | $ 117,648 | $ 7,422
Basic |  |  |
Common units (in dollars per unit) | $ 1.24 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.05
Subordinated units (in dollars per unit) | 1.24 | 0.73 | 0.05
Diluted |  |  |
Common units (in dollars per unit) | 1.24 | 0.76 | 0.05
Subordinated units (in dollars per unit) | $ 1.24 | $ 0.73 | $ 0.05
Basic |  |  |
Common units | 100,706 | 82,538 | 75,941
Subordinated units | 75,941 | 75,941 | 75,941
Diluted |  |  |
Common units | 100,860 | 82,586 | 75,941
Subordinated units | 75,941 | 75,941 | 75,941

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