Transactions with Affiliates (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 23, 2015 $ / bbl	Nov. 10, 2014 $ / bbl $ / Mcf	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Revenue:
Gathering and compression-third party | $			$ 202		$ 141,066	$ 108,836
Water handling revenue from Antero | $			64,893	$ 31,500	131,339	64,941
Waste water treatment and high rate transfer revenue | $			29,600	0	$ 63,500	0
Margin over out-of-pocket costs related to water handling and treatment for revenue recognition (as a percent)					3.00%
Allocation of costs
Direct labor expenses | $					$ 1,800	1,400
General and administrative expense | $			12,400	11,400	23,900	22,300
Agreements
Waste water treatment and high rate transfer operating expenses | $			28,700	0	$ 61,600	$ 0
Antero
Agreements
Term of agreement with Antero		20 years
Low pressure gathering fee | $ / Mcf		0.30
High pressure gathering fee | $ / Mcf		0.18
Compression fee | $ / Mcf		0.18
Condensate gathering fee		4.00
Antero | Gathering And Compression Agreement
Agreements
Term of agreement with Antero	20 years
Antero | Water Services Agreement
Agreements
Term of agreement with Antero	20 years
Third party out of pocket costs reimbursement (as a percent)	3.00%
Minimum Obligation
2016	90,000
2017	100,000
2018	120,000
2019	120,000
Antero | Water Services Agreement | Advanced Waste Water Treatment Complex
Agreements
Water Service Agreement fee	4.00
Antero | Water Services Agreement | West Virginia
Agreements
Water Service Agreement fee	3.685
Antero | Water Services Agreement | Ohio
Agreements
Water Service Agreement fee	3.635
Antero | High Pressure Lines
Agreements
Minimum volume commitment that require Antero to pay		75.00%
Antero | Compressor stations
Agreements
Minimum volume commitment that require Antero to pay		70.00%
Antero Midstream Partners LP
Allocation of costs
Direct labor expenses | $			$ 1,000	$ 800