Reporting Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) segment item	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Reporting Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Revenues:
Total revenue	$ 193,766	$ 136,810	$ 368,536	$ 272,882
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	52,308	42,597	99,862	91,738
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)	7,838	6,512	16,009	13,631
Equity-based compensation	6,951	6,793	13,237	12,766
Depreciation	30,512	24,140	58,048	47,963
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration	3,590	3,461	7,116	6,857
Total operating expenses	101,199	83,503	194,272	172,955
Operating income	92,567	53,307	174,264	99,927
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	3,623	484	5,854	484
Total assets	2,761,937	2,152,870	2,761,937	2,152,870	$ 2,349,895
Additions to property and equipment	147,303	89,872	250,816	175,594
Antero Resources
Revenues:
Total revenue	193,637	136,608	368,272	272,405
Third party
Revenues:
Total revenue	129	202	$ 264	477
Water Handling and Treatment
Reporting Segments
Number of independent fresh water systems | item			2
Operating Segments | Gathering And Processing
Revenues:
Total revenue	98,762	71,917	$ 190,421	141,543
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	9,922	7,447	18,036	15,066
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)	5,468	4,837	11,017	9,785
Equity-based compensation	5,237	5,301	9,826	9,688
Depreciation	22,271	16,964	41,970	33,826
Total operating expenses	42,898	34,549	80,849	68,365
Operating income	55,864	37,368	109,572	73,178
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	3,623		5,854	484
Total assets	2,050,202	1,583,246	2,050,202	1,583,246
Additions to property and equipment	88,806	48,283	155,365	96,969
Operating Segments | Gathering And Processing | Antero Resources
Revenues:
Total revenue	98,633	71,715	190,157	141,066
Operating Segments | Gathering And Processing | Third party
Revenues:
Total revenue	129	202	264	477
Operating Segments | Water Handling and Treatment
Revenues:
Total revenue	95,004	64,893	178,115	131,339
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	42,386	35,150	81,826	76,672
General and administrative expense (before equity-based compensation)	2,370	1,675	4,992	3,846
Equity-based compensation	1,714	1,492	3,411	3,078
Depreciation	8,241	7,176	16,078	14,137
Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration	3,590	3,461	7,116	6,857
Total operating expenses	58,301	48,954	113,423	104,590
Operating income	36,703	15,939	64,692	26,749
Total assets	711,735	569,624	711,735	569,624
Additions to property and equipment	58,497	41,589	95,451	78,625
Operating Segments | Water Handling and Treatment | Antero Resources
Revenues:
Total revenue	$ 95,004	$ 64,893	$ 178,115	$ 131,339