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Reporting Segments (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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Sep. 30, 2018
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Mar. 31, 2018
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Sep. 30, 2017
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Jun. 30, 2017
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Mar. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Reporting Segments                      
Number of reportable segments | segment                 2    
Revenues:                      
Revenue                 $ 1,027,939 $ 772,497 $ 586,352
Gain on sale of assets–Antero Resources                 583    
Gain on sale of assets-third party                     3,859
Total revenue $ 281,751 $ 266,205 $ 250,975 $ 229,591 $ 210,332 $ 193,629 $ 193,766 $ 174,770 1,028,522 772,497 590,211
Operating expenses:                      
Direct operating                 316,423 232,538 161,587
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)                 40,556 31,529 28,114
Equity-based compensation                 21,073 27,283 26,049
Impairment of property and equipment         23,000       5,771 23,431  
Depreciation                 130,013 119,562 99,861
Accretion and change in fair value of contingent acquisition consideration                 (93,019) 13,476 16,489
Accretion of asset retirement obligations                 135    
Total operating expenses 26,597 140,159 136,145 118,051 143,089 110,458 101,199 93,073 420,952 447,819 332,100
Operating income 255,154 $ 126,046 $ 114,830 $ 111,540 67,243 $ 83,171 $ 92,567 $ 81,697 607,570 324,678 258,111
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates                 40,280 20,194 485
Total assets 3,546,417       3,042,209       3,546,417 3,042,209 2,349,895
Additions to property and equipment                 534,944 541,379 416,320
Antero Resources                      
Revenues:                      
Revenue                 1,027,015 772,233 585,517
Third party                      
Revenues:                      
Revenue                 924 264 835
Gathering And Processing                      
Revenues:                      
Gain on sale of assets–Antero Resources                 583    
Gain on sale of assets-third party                     3,859
Total revenue                 521,149 396,466 307,944
Operating expenses:                      
Direct operating                 49,256 39,251 27,289
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)                 30,091 20,607 20,118
Equity-based compensation                 16,518 19,730 19,714
Impairment of property and equipment                 5,771 23,431  
Depreciation                 83,250 86,372 69,962
Total operating expenses                 184,886 189,391 137,083
Operating income                 336,263 207,075 170,861
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates                 40,280 20,194 485
Total assets 2,610,300       2,237,913       2,610,300 2,237,913 1,734,208
Additions to property and equipment                 446,270 346,217 228,100
Gathering And Processing | Antero Resources                      
Revenues:                      
Revenue                 $ 520,566 396,202 303,250
Gathering And Processing | Third party                      
Revenues:                      
Revenue                   264 835
Water Handling and Treatment                      
Reporting Segments                      
Number of independent fresh water systems | item                 2    
Revenues:                      
Total revenue                 $ 507,373 376,031 282,267
Operating expenses:                      
Direct operating                 267,167 193,287 134,298
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)                 10,465 10,922 7,996
Equity-based compensation                 4,555 7,553 6,335
Depreciation                 46,763 33,190 29,899
Accretion and change in fair value of contingent acquisition consideration                 (93,019) 13,476 16,489
Accretion of asset retirement obligations                 135    
Total operating expenses                 236,066 258,428 195,017
Operating income                 271,307 117,603 87,250
Total assets $ 936,117       $ 804,296       936,117 804,296 615,687
Additions to property and equipment                 88,674 195,162 188,220
Water Handling and Treatment | Antero Resources                      
Revenues:                      
Revenue                 506,449 $ 376,031 $ 282,267
Water Handling and Treatment | Third party                      
Revenues:                      
Revenue                 $ 924