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Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)				9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2019	Feb. 25, 2019	Sep. 13, 2016	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	May 09, 2018
Long-term debt
Net unamortized debt issuance costs				$ (23,600,000)
Long-term debt, net				2,657,750,000
AMGP Credit Facility \| AMGP
Long-term debt
Long-term debt					$ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 12,000,000
New revolving credit facility
Long-term debt
Long-term debt				725,500,000
New revolving credit facility \| Antero Midstream Partners
Long-term debt
Long-term debt				726,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity				2,000,000,000.0
Outstanding balance				$ 0
Weighted average interest rate				3.46%
New revolving credit facility \| Investment Grade Period
Long-term debt
Margin rates (in basis points)				0.25%
New revolving credit facility \| Investment Grade Period \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Commitment fees on the unused portion (as a percent)				0.175%
New revolving credit facility \| Investment Grade Period \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Commitment fees on the unused portion (as a percent)				0.375%
New revolving credit facility \| Not Investment Grade Period \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Commitment fees on the unused portion (as a percent)				0.25%
New revolving credit facility \| Not Investment Grade Period \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Commitment fees on the unused portion (as a percent)				0.375%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2024
Long-term debt
Long-term debt				$ 652,600,000
5.375% Senior Notes due 2024 \| Finance Corp and together with Antero Midstream Partners
Long-term debt
Face amount			$ 650,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.375%
Debt instrument redemption percentage upon change of control			101.00%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2024 \| Redemption period one \| Finance Corp and together with Antero Midstream Partners
Long-term debt
Debt instrument redemption percentage			104.031%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2024 \| Redemption period two \| Finance Corp and together with Antero Midstream Partners
Long-term debt
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5.75% Senior Notes Due 2027
Long-term debt
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5.75% Senior Notes Due 2027 \| Maximum
Long-term debt
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5.75% Senior Notes Due 2028 \| Maximum
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