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Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Nov. 10, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Net income per limited partner unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ 29,656 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98,219 | $ 236,703 | $ 159,105 | $ 127,875
Pre-IPO net income attributed to parent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (98,219)
Pre-Water Acquisition net income attributed to parent |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (7,841) | $ (15,674) | $ (16,678) |  |  | (40,193) | (22,234)
General partner interest in net income attributable to incentive distribution rights |  | $ (7,557) | $ (4,806) | $ (2,731) | $ (1,850) | $ (969) | (295) |  |  |  | (16,944) | (1,264) |
Limited partners' interest in net income |  | $ 65,794 | $ 65,718 | $ 47,181 | $ 41,066 | $ 48,039 | $ 34,512 | $ 19,450 | $ 15,647 |  | 219,759 | 117,648 | 7,422
Net income allocable to common units - basic and diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,241 | 62,421 | 3,711
Net income allocable to subordinated units - basic and diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94,518 | 55,227 | 3,711
Limited partner interest in net income - basic and diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 219,759 | $ 117,648 | $ 7,422
Net income attributable to Antero Midstream Partners LP subsequent to IPO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common units (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.37 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.10 |  | $ 1.24 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.05
Subordinated units (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.37 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.10 |  | $ 1.24 | $ 0.73 | $ 0.05
Weighted average units outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common units - basic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,706,000 | 82,538,000 | 75,941,000
Subordinated units - basic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,941,000 | 75,941,000 | 75,941,000
Common units diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,860,000 | 82,586,000 | 75,941,000
Subordinated units - diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,941,000 | 75,941,000 | 75,941,000
Restricted and phantom unit award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average units outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average units outstanding - diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153,846 |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Common units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average units outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average units outstanding - diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,860,164 |  |

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