Rice Merger - Pro Forma (Details) - Rice Merger Agreement $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pro forma operating revenues	$ 1,266,383
Pro forma net income	236,070
Pro forma net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	109,085
Pro forma net income attributable to EQT	$ 126,985
Pro forma income per share (basic) \| $ / shares	$ 0.48
Pro forma income per share (diluted) \| $ / shares	$ 0.48

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Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Noncontrolling Interest

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
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