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Reporting Segments (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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Sep. 30, 2016
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Jun. 30, 2016
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Mar. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Sep. 30, 2015
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Jun. 30, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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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