Reporting Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Reporting Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Revenues:
Revenue - Antero	$ 150,282	$ 81,039	$ 422,688	$ 254,815
Revenue – third party	193	665	669	816
Total revenues	150,475	81,704	423,357	255,631
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	33,213	1,609	124,951	38,830
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)	13,316	13,842	39,712	37,923
Depreciation	26,136	21,561	74,100	63,515
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration	3,527		10,384
Total operating expenses	76,192	37,012	249,147	140,268
Operating income	74,283	44,692	174,210	115,363
Total assets	2,216,287	1,882,791	2,216,287	1,882,791	$ 1,980,032
Additions to property and equipment	114,530	131,132	290,124	324,195
Gathering And Compression
Revenues:
Revenue - Antero	77,871	59,220	218,938	168,056
Revenue – third party	193	38	669	38
Total revenues	78,064	59,258	219,607	168,094
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	4,692	(3,164)	19,758	19,817
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)	10,281	11,265	29,755	30,685
Depreciation	18,298	15,076	52,125	44,748
Total operating expenses	33,271	23,177	101,638	95,250
Operating income	44,793	36,081	117,969	72,844
Total assets	1,653,292	1,395,057	1,653,292	1,395,057
Additions to property and equipment	55,800	82,751	$ 152,769	242,549
Water Handling and Treatment
Reporting Segments
Number of independent fresh water systems | item			2
Revenues:
Revenue - Antero	72,411	21,819	$ 203,750	86,759
Revenue – third party		627		778
Total revenues	72,411	22,446	203,750	87,537
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	28,521	4,773	105,193	19,013
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)	3,035	2,577	9,957	7,238
Depreciation	7,838	6,485	21,975	18,767
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration	3,527		10,384
Total operating expenses	42,921	13,835	147,509	45,018
Operating income	29,490	8,611	56,241	42,519
Total assets	562,995	487,734	562,995	487,734
Additions to property and equipment	$ 58,730	$ 48,381	$ 137,355	$ 81,646