Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts receivable, allowance	$ 5,706,000	$ 5,309,000
Discount and deferred financing costs	$ 13,943,000
Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting and Participating Preferred Shares, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting and Participating Preferred Shares, shares authorized (in shares)	375,000	375,000
Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting and Participating Preferred Shares, liquidation preference	$ 0	$ 375,000
Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting and Participating Preferred Shares, shares issued (in shares)	0	375,000
Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting and Participating Preferred Shares, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	375,000
Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 0	$ 125
Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares, shares issued (in shares)	0	125
Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	125
Common shares, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares, shares authorized (in shares)	250,000,000	250,000,000
Common shares, shares issued (in shares)	148,234,959	69,370,609
Common shares, shares outstanding (in shares)	148,234,959	69,370,609
Construction Loan
Deferred financing costs	$ 0	$ 179,000
Mortgage Notes and Term Loans
Discount and deferred financing costs	13,943,000	$ 31,996,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Discount and deferred financing costs	$ 13,943,000
General partner units issued (in shares)	146,752,609	68,676,903
General partner units outstanding (in shares)	146,752,609	68,676,903
Limited partner units issued (in shares)	1,482,350	693,706
Limited partner units outstanding (in shares)	1,482,350	693,706
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Construction Loan
Deferred financing costs	$ 0	$ 179,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Notes and Term Loans
Deferred financing costs	13,666,000	25,712,000
Discount and deferred financing costs	$ 13,943,000	$ 31,996,000