Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ 952,738 | $ 1,118,881 | $ 1,299,664 | $ 1,037,407 | $ 1,045,649 | $ 1,076,532 | $ 989,344 | $ 1,028,101 | $ 4,408,690 | $ 4,139,626 | $ 3,655,574 |
| Total operating expenses | 1,020,194 | 2,104,759 | 1,199,668 | 1,071,114 | 1,092,279 | 1,071,728 | 1,022,107 | 881,607 | 5,395,735 | 4,067,721 | 2,915,481 |
| Operating income (loss) | (67,456) | (985,878) | 99,996 | (33,707) | (46,630) | 4,804 | (32,763) | 146,494 | (987,045) | 71,905 | 740,093 |
| Gain on deconsolidation of Antero Midstream Partners LP | 1,406,042 | 1,406,042 | |||||||||
| Net income and comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests | (482,196) | (878,864) | 42,168 | 1,025,756 | 18,736 | (77,972) | (67,275) | 80,810 | (293,136) | (45,701) | 785,137 |
| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 46,993 | 140,282 | 76,447 | 69,110 | 65,977 | 46,993 | 351,816 | 170,067 | |||
| Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation | $ (482,196) | $ (878,864) | $ 42,168 | $ 978,763 | $ (121,546) | $ (154,419) | $ (136,385) | $ 14,833 | $ (340,129) | $ (397,517) | $ 615,070 |
| Earnings (loss) per common share - basic: | |||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per common share - basic | $ (1.61) | $ (2.86) | $ 0.14 | $ 3.17 | $ (0.39) | $ (0.49) | $ (0.43) | $ 0.05 | $ (1.11) | $ (1.26) | $ 1.95 |
| Earnings (loss) per share - diluted: | |||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted | $ (1.61) | $ (2.86) | $ 0.14 | $ 3.17 | $ (0.39) | $ (0.49) | $ (0.43) | $ 0.05 | $ (1.11) | $ (1.26) | $ 1.94 |
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