v3.6.0.2

Reporting Segments (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment item | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Reporting Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue - Antero Resources |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 585,517 | $ 386,164 | $ 258,029
Revenue – third party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 835 | 1,160 | 8,245
Gain on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,859 |  |
Total revenues | $ 166,854 | $ 150,475 | $ 136,810 | $ 136,072 | $ 131,693 | $ 81,704 | $ 88,093 | $ 85,834 | 590,211 | 387,324 | 266,274
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct operating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 161,587 | 78,852 | 48,821
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,114 | 28,736 | 18,748
Equity-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,049 | 22,470 | 11,618
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99,861 | 86,670 | 53,029
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,489 | 3,333 |
Total operating expenses | 82,953 | 76,192 | 83,503 | 89,452 | 79,793 | 37,012 | 51,333 | 51,923 | 332,100 | 220,061 | 132,216
Operating income | 83,901 | $ 74,283 | $ 53,307 | $ 46,620 | 51,900 | $ 44,692 | $ 36,760 | $ 33,911 | 258,111 | 167,263 | 134,058
Total assets | 2,349,895 |  |  |  | 1,980,032 |  |  |  | 2,349,895 | 1,980,032 | 1,816,610
Additions to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 416,320 | 452,635 | 753,698
Gathering And Compression |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue - Antero Resources |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 303,250 | 230,210 | 95,746
Revenue – third party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 835 | 382 |
Gain on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,859 |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 307,944 | 230,592 | 95,746
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct operating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,289 | 25,783 | 15,470
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,118 | 22,608 | 13,416
Equity-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,714 | 17,840 | 8,619
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,962 | 60,838 | 36,789
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 137,083 | 127,069 | 74,294
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 170,861 | 103,523 | 21,452
Total assets | 1,734,208 |  |  |  | 1,428,796 |  |  |  | 1,734,208 | 1,428,796 | 1,395,121
Additions to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 228,100 | 320,002 | 553,582
Water Handling and Treatment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of independent fresh water systems | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue - Antero Resources |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 282,267 | 155,954 | 162,283
Revenue – third party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 778 | 8,245
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 282,267 | 156,732 | 170,528
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct operating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,298 | 53,069 | 33,351
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,996 | 6,128 | 5,332
Equity-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,335 | 4,630 | 2,999
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,899 | 25,832 | 16,240
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,489 | 3,333 |
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 195,017 | 92,992 | 57,922
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,250 | 63,740 | 112,606
Total assets | $ 615,687 |  |  |  | $ 551,236 |  |  |  | 615,687 | 551,236 | 421,489
Additions to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 188,220 | $ 132,633 | $ 200,116

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