Reporting Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Reporting Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment										2
Revenues:
Revenue	$ 239,067	$ 243,795	$ 255,618	$ 54,108	$ 43,492	$ 37,816	$ 33,145	$ 28,453
Amortization of customer relationships										$ (57,010)
Total revenue										792,588
Operating expenses:
Direct operating										195,818
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)										44,596
Facility idling										11,401
Equity-based compensation									$ 4,900	73,517
Impairment of property and equipment										409,739
Impairment of goodwill										340,350
Impairment of customer relationships										11,871
Depreciation										95,526
Accretion and change in fair value of contingent acquisition consideration										8,076
Accretion of asset retirement obligations										187
Total operating expenses	431,670	577,884	138,027	43,500	11,979	$ 10,803	$ 11,509	$ 9,560		1,191,081	$ 43,851	$ 41,134
Operating income	(192,603)	$ (334,089)	$ 117,591	$ 10,608						(398,493)	(43,851)	(41,134)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates									51,315	51,315	142,906	$ 69,720
Total assets	6,282,878				$ 47,705				6,282,878	6,282,878	$ 47,705
Additions to property and equipment, net										391,990
Antero Resources
Revenues:
Revenue										849,548
Third party
Revenues:
Revenue										50
Gathering And Processing
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships										$ (29,850)
Water Handling
Reporting Segments
Number of independent fresh water systems | item										2
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships										$ (27,160)
Operating Segments | Gathering And Processing
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships										(29,850)
Total revenue										513,688
Operating expenses:
Direct operating										41,546
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)										20,660
Equity-based compensation										5,561
Impairment of property and equipment										592
Depreciation										39,652
Total operating expenses										108,011
Operating income										405,677
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates										51,315
Total assets	4,891,114								4,891,114	4,891,114
Additions to property and equipment, net										267,383
Operating Segments | Gathering And Processing | Antero Resources
Revenues:
Revenue										543,538
Operating Segments | Water Handling
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships										(27,160)
Total revenue										278,900
Operating expenses:
Direct operating										154,272
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)										10,898
Facility idling										11,401
Equity-based compensation										2,130
Impairment of property and equipment										409,147
Impairment of goodwill										340,350
Impairment of customer relationships										11,871
Depreciation										55,874
Accretion and change in fair value of contingent acquisition consideration										8,076
Accretion of asset retirement obligations										187
Total operating expenses										1,004,206
Operating income										(725,306)
Total assets	1,287,245								1,287,245	1,287,245
Additions to property and equipment, net										124,607
Operating Segments | Water Handling | Antero Resources
Revenues:
Revenue										306,010
Operating Segments | Water Handling | Third party
Revenues:
Revenue										50
Unallocated
Operating expenses:
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)										13,038
Equity-based compensation										65,826
Total operating expenses										78,864
Operating income										(78,864)
Total assets	$ 104,519								$ 104,519	$ 104,519