Equity-Based Compensation - Phantom Unit Awards (Details) - Antero Midstream Partners Phantom Unit Awards $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Number of units
Total granted and unvested at the beginning of the period (in shares) | shares	1,667,832
Granted (in shares) | shares	297,356
Vested (in shares) | shares	(524,659)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares	(108,568)
Total awarded and unvested at the end of the period (in shares) | shares	1,331,961
Weighted average grant date fair value
Total granted and unvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 28.97
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	21.41
Vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	28.95
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	28.66
Total awarded and unvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 27.31
Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at the beginning of the period | $	$ 38,060
Outstanding at the end of the period | $	41,131
Additional equity compensation to be recognized over the remaining period | $	$ 33,200
Weighted average period for recognizing unrecognized stock-based compensation expense	2 years 1 month 6 days