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Equity-Based Compensation | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Equity-Based Compensation |
Equity-Based Compensation | (6)Equity-Based Compensation Our general and administrative expenses include equity-based compensation costs allocated to us by Antero Resources for grants made pursuant to Antero Resources’ long‑term incentive plan and the Midstream LTIP. Equity‑based compensation expense allocated to us was $6.6 million and $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2017, respectively, and $19.4 million and $20.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2017, respectively. These expenses were allocated to us based on our proportionate share of Antero Resources’ labor costs. Antero Resources has unamortized expenses totaling approximately $140.1 million as of September 30, 2017 related to its various equity-based compensation plans, which includes the Midstream LTIP. A portion of this will be allocated to us as it is amortized over the remaining service period of the related awards. The Partnership does not reimburse Antero Resources for noncash equity compensation allocated to it for awards issued under the Antero Resources long-term incentive plan or the Midstream LTIP. Midstream LTIP Our general partner manages our operations and activities, and Antero Resources employs the personnel who provide support to our operations pursuant to a secondment agreement between us and Antero Resources. Our predecessor general partner adopted the Midstream LTIP, pursuant to which non‑employee directors of our general partner and certain officers, employees and consultants of our general partner and its affiliates are eligible to receive awards representing equity interests in the Partnership. An aggregate of 10,000,000 common units may be delivered pursuant to awards under the Midstream LTIP, subject to customary adjustments. A total of 7,656,134 common units are available for future grant under the Midstream LTIP as of September 30, 2017. Phantom units granted under the Midstream LTIP vest subject to the satisfaction of service requirements, upon the completion of which common units in the Partnership and distribution equivalent rights are delivered to the holder of the phantom units. Compensation related to each phantom unit award is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the entire award. The grant date fair values of these awards are determined based on the closing price of the Partnership’s common units on the date of grant. These units are accounted for as if they are distributed by the Partnership to Antero Resources. Antero Resources recognizes compensation expense for the units awarded and a portion of that expense is allocated to the Partnership. Antero Resources allocates equity-based compensation expense to the Partnership based on our proportionate share of Antero Resources’ labor costs. The Partnership’s portion of the equity-based compensation expense is included in general and administrative expenses, and recorded as a credit to the applicable classes of partners’ capital. A summary of phantom unit awards activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows:
|  |  |  | Weighted average |  | Aggregate |
|  | Number of units |  | grant date fair value |  | intrinsic value (in thousands) |
Total awarded and unvested—December 31, 2016 |  | 1,331,961 |  | $ | 27.31 |  | $ | 41,131 |
Granted |  | 377,660 |  | $ | 32.52 |  |  |  |
Vested |  | (73,080) |  | $ | 21.34 |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (78,584) |  | $ | 28.75 |  |  |  |
Total awarded and unvested—September 30, 2017 |  | 1,557,957 |  | $ | 28.78 |  | $ | 49,122 |
Intrinsic values are based on the closing price of the Partnership’s common units on the referenced dates. Midstream LTIP unamortized expense of $30.4 million at September 30, 2017, is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.2 years and our proportionate share will be allocated to us as it is recognized.

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