Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Members' equity	Common Stock	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated earnings	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
Balances at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 1,460,947			$ 212,790		$ 1,673,737
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Merger of Antero Resources LLC and Antero Resources Corporation	$ (1,460,947)	$ 2,244	$ 1,458,703
Merger of Antero Resources LLC and Antero Resources Corporation (in shares)		224,375
Issuance of shares of common stock in public offering, net of underwriter discounts and offering costs		$ 376	1,578,197			1,578,573
Issuance of shares of common stock in public offering, net of underwriter discounts and offering costs (in shares)		37,675
Equity-based compensation			365,280			365,280
Net income (loss) and including noncontrolling interest				(18,930)		(18,930)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2013		$ 2,620	3,402,180	193,860		3,598,660
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances (in shares)		262,050
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of shares withheld for income tax withholdings		$ 1	(142)			(141)
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of shares withheld for income tax withholdings (in shares)		22
Equity-based compensation			111,687		$ 565	112,252
Issuance of common units in subsidiary - Antero Midstream Partners LP					1,087,224	1,087,224
Net income (loss) and including noncontrolling interest				673,587	2,248	675,835
Balances at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 2,621	3,513,725	867,447	1,090,037	5,473,830
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances (in shares)		262,072
Issuance of shares of common stock in public offering, net of underwriter discounts and offering costs		$ 147	537,685			537,832
Issuance of shares of common stock in public offering, net of underwriter discounts and offering costs (in shares)		14,700
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of shares withheld for income tax withholdings		$ 2	(4,627)			(4,625)
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of shares withheld for income tax withholdings (in shares)		264
Equity-based compensation			93,300		4,577	97,877
Issuance of common units in subsidiary - Antero Midstream Partners LP					240,703	240,703
Issuance of common units in Antero Midstream LP upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of units withheld for income tax withholdings			(17,272)		12,466	(4,806)
Net income (loss) and including noncontrolling interest				941,364	38,632	979,996
Distributions to non-controlling interests					(34,129)	(34,129)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 2,770	$ 4,122,811	$ 1,808,811	$ 1,352,286	$ 7,286,678
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Balances (in shares)		277,036