Reportable Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) segment item	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Reporting Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships	$ (17,668)	$ (17,668)
Total revenue	218,491	224,121
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	42,012	39,314
General and administrative	17,931	17,930
Facility idling	1,148	1,179
Impairment of property and equipment		1,379
Depreciation	28,300	26,850
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	64	119
Loss on asset sale	(118)	3,763
Total operating expenses	89,337	90,534
Operating income	129,154	133,587
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	23,232	20,744
Total assets	5,580,594		$ 5,544,001
Additions to property and equipment	84,267	28,389
Antero
Revenues:
Total operating revenues	235,764	241,764
Third party
Revenues:
Total operating revenues	395	25
Gathering And Processing.
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships	$ (9,271)	(9,271)
Water Handling
Reporting Segments
Number of independent fresh water systems | item	2
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships	$ (8,397)	(8,397)
Operating Segments | Gathering And Processing.
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships	(9,271)	(9,271)
Total revenue	173,172	175,890
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	17,182	17,236
General and administrative	9,701	8,649
Impairment of property and equipment		1,218
Depreciation	15,807	14,713
Loss on asset sale	(31)	3,763
Total operating expenses	42,659	45,579
Operating income	130,513	130,311
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	23,232	20,744
Total assets	4,496,300		4,450,939
Additions to property and equipment	70,734	15,059
Operating Segments | Gathering And Processing. | Antero
Revenues:
Total operating revenues	182,443	185,161
Operating Segments | Water Handling
Revenues:
Amortization of customer relationships	(8,397)	(8,397)
Total revenue	45,319	48,231
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	24,830	22,078
General and administrative	6,741	7,680
Facility idling	1,148	1,179
Impairment of property and equipment		161
Depreciation	12,493	12,137
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	64	119
Loss on asset sale	(87)
Total operating expenses	45,189	43,354
Operating income	130	4,877
Total assets	1,083,335		1,092,122
Additions to property and equipment	13,533	13,330
Operating Segments | Water Handling | Antero
Revenues:
Total operating revenues	53,321	56,603
Operating Segments | Water Handling | Third party
Revenues:
Total operating revenues	395	25
Unallocated
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	1,489	1,601
Total operating expenses	1,489	1,601
Operating income	(1,489)	$ (1,601)
Total assets	$ 959		$ 940