Subsidiary Guarantor (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue:
Natural gas sales									$ 1,039,892	$ 1,301,349	$ 689,198
Natural gas liquids sales									264,483	328,323	111,663
Oil sales									70,753	107,080	20,584
Gathering, compression and water distribution									22,000	22,075
Marketing									176,229	53,604
Commodity derivative fair value gains									2,381,501	868,201	491,689
Gain on sale of gathering system										40,000
Total revenue	$ 905,122	$ 1,443,335	$ 376,714	$ 1,229,687	$ 1,481,823	$ 762,490	$ 311,338	$ 164,981	3,954,858	2,720,632	1,313,134
Operating expenses:
Lease operating									36,011	29,341	9,439
Gathering, compression, processing, and transportation									659,361	461,413	218,428
Production and ad valorem taxes									78,325	87,918	50,481
Marketing									299,062	103,435
Exploration									3,846	27,893	22,272
Impairment of unproved properties									104,321	15,198	10,928
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization									709,763	477,896	233,876
Accretion of asset retirement obligations									1,655	1,271	1,065
General and administrative									233,697	216,533	425,438
Contract termination and rig stacking									38,531
Total operating expenses	591,896	502,220	540,463	529,993	454,106	381,091	316,641	269,060	2,164,572	1,420,898	971,927
Operating income	313,226	941,115	(163,749)	699,694	1,027,717	381,399	(5,303)	(104,079)	1,790,286	1,299,734	341,207
Interest									(234,400)	(160,051)	(136,617)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt										(20,386)	(42,567)
Total other expenses									(234,400)	(180,437)	(179,184)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations									1,555,886	1,119,297	162,023
Provision for income tax expense									(575,890)	(445,672)	(186,210)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	175,574	544,734	(139,483)	399,171	608,970	203,909	(44,495)	(94,759)	979,996	673,625	(24,187)
Discontinued operations:
Income from sale of discontinued operations, net of income tax expense							2,210			2,210	5,257
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) including noncontrolling interest	175,574	544,734	(139,483)	399,171	608,970	203,909	(42,285)	(94,759)	979,996	675,835	(18,930)
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	17,110	10,892	5,890	4,740	2,248				38,632	2,248
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation	$ 158,464	$ 533,842	$ (145,373)	$ 394,431	$ 606,722	$ 203,909	$ (42,285)	$ (94,759)	941,364	673,587	$ (18,930)
Reportable legal entity | Antero Resources Corp
Revenue:
Natural gas sales									1,039,892	1,301,349
Natural gas liquids sales									264,483	328,323
Oil sales									70,753	107,080
Gathering, compression and water distribution									6,651	20,284
Marketing									176,229	53,604
Commodity derivative fair value gains									2,381,501	868,201
Other income									4,594	143
Gain on sale of gathering system										40,000
Total revenue									3,944,103	2,718,984
Operating expenses:
Lease operating									36,132	29,341
Gathering, compression, processing, and transportation									852,573	480,367
Production and ad valorem taxes									77,074	85,945
Marketing									299,062	103,435
Exploration									3,846	27,893
Impairment of unproved properties									104,321	15,198
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization									641,860	471,372
Accretion of asset retirement obligations									1,655	1,271
General and administrative									190,712	212,316
Contract termination and rig stacking									38,531
Total operating expenses									2,245,766	1,427,138
Operating income									1,698,337	1,291,846
Interest									(228,568)	(159,585)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt										(20,386)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries									47,485	5,174
Total other expenses									(181,083)	(174,797)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations									1,517,254	1,117,049
Provision for income tax expense									(575,890)	(445,672)
Income (loss) from continuing operations										671,377
Discontinued operations:
Income from sale of discontinued operations, net of income tax expense										2,210
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) including noncontrolling interest									941,364	673,587
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation									941,364	673,587
Reportable legal entity | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Revenue:
Gathering, compression and water distribution									299,787	25,178
Total revenue									299,787	25,178
Operating expenses:
Lease operating									33,283
Gathering, compression, processing, and transportation									25,305	4,460
Production and ad valorem taxes									1,251	1,973
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization									67,903	6,524
General and administrative									43,968	4,333
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration									3,333
Total operating expenses									175,043	17,290
Operating income									124,744	7,888
Interest									(5,832)	(466)
Total other expenses									(5,832)	(466)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations									118,912	7,422
Income (loss) from continuing operations										7,422
Discontinued operations:
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) including noncontrolling interest									118,912	7,422
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation									118,912	7,422
Eliminations
Revenue:
Gathering, compression and water distribution									(284,438)	(23,387)
Other income									(4,594)	(143)
Total revenue									(289,032)	(23,530)
Operating expenses:
Lease operating									(33,404)
Gathering, compression, processing, and transportation									(218,517)	(23,414)
General and administrative									(983)	(116)
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration									(3,333)
Total operating expenses									(256,237)	(23,530)
Operating income									(32,795)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries									(47,485)	(5,174)
Total other expenses									(47,485)	(5,174)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations									(80,280)	(5,174)
Income (loss) from continuing operations										(5,174)
Discontinued operations:
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) including noncontrolling interest									(80,280)	(5,174)
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest									38,632	2,248
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation									$ (118,912)	$ (7,422)