Document and Entity Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	ATLAS AMERICA PUBLIC #10 LTD.
Entity Central Index Key	0001157516
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | shares	0
Entity Public Float | $	$ 0
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No