Cash Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 23, 2018	Feb. 20, 2018	Nov. 23, 2017	Sep. 13, 2017	Aug. 23, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Quarterly distribution paid
Distributions	$ 20,109	$ 13,964	$ 10,985	$ 15,908	$ 5,026		$ 34,073	$ 31,919
Distributions per common share	$ 0.1080	$ 0.0750	$ 0.0590		$ 0.0270	$ 0.125
Common shareholders
Quarterly distribution paid
Distributions	$ 20,109	$ 13,964	$ 10,985		$ 5,026		$ 34,073	16,011
Antero Resources Investment
Quarterly distribution paid
Distributions				$ 15,908				$ 15,908