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| Network | 100220 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables) (http://www.atlasenergy.com/20151231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureAssetRetirementObligationsTables)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001487561 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
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Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations  | A reconciliation of the Partnership’s asset retirement obligation liability for well plugging and abandonment costs for the periods indicated is as follows: 
 
 
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