Debt of the Operating Partnership - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions									1 Months Ended															12 Months Ended			18 Months Ended
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs incurred																								$ 16,563,000	$ 4,212,000	$ 10,834,000
Discount and deferred financing costs	$ 13,943,000								$ 13,943,000															13,943,000
Letter of credit amount outstanding							$ 33,800,000																		33,800,000
Loss on debt extinguishment before write off deferred debt issuance																								47,559,000	986,000	1,437,000
Term Loans | Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt						$ 525,000,000.0
Debt						$ 475,000,000
Term of debt						5 years
Repayment of debt												$ 50,000,000
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 450,000,000
Term of debt						3 years
Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized debt issuance costs						$ 8,700,000
Aggregate commitments under credit agreements					925,000,000
Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.50%
Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | LIBOR | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.35%
Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | LIBOR | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						3.00%
Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | Base Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.35%
Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | Base Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.00%
Construction Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized debt issuance costs	0						179,000		0															0	179,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	1,351,014,000								1,351,014,000															1,351,014,000
Debt issuance costs incurred																								16,563,000	4,212,000	10,834,000
Discount and deferred financing costs	13,943,000								13,943,000															13,943,000
Letter of credit amount outstanding	29,600,000								29,600,000															29,600,000
Payments of dividend																								86,679,000	48,666,000	48,666,000
Principal of debt	1,364,957,000								1,364,957,000															1,364,957,000
Loss on debt extinguishment before write off deferred debt issuance																								47,559,000	986,000	$ 1,437,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2015 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amortization installments																											$ 2,000,000
Debt							806,918,000																		806,918,000
Capitalized issue discount														$ 8,400,000													8,400,000
Debt issuance costs incurred																											21,600,000
Capitalized debt issuance costs														18,800,000													$ 18,800,000
Discount and deferred financing costs							21,000,000																		21,000,000
Repayment of debt						$ 806,900,000
Principal of debt	0								0															$ 0
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2015 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								375.00%			3.75%
Floor basis spread on variable rate																											1.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2015 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																											2.75%
Floor basis spread on variable rate																											2.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2015 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, Tranche One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt																			$ 325,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable rate																			5.50%
Floor basis spread on variable rate																			1.00%
Proceeds from debt																			$ 314,400,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2015 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, Tranche Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt																	$ 385,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable rate																	4.75%
Floor basis spread on variable rate																1.00%	1.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2015 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, Tranche Two | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																4.75%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2015 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, Tranche Two | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																3.75%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2015 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, Tranche Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt														110,000,000.0													$ 110,000,000.0
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | 2010 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment before write off deferred debt issuance																								$ 21,400,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt						$ 525,000,000
Term of debt						5 years
Proceeds from debt						$ 517,000,000
Repayment of debt					50,000,000
Principal of debt	475,000,000						0		475,000,000															$ 475,000,000	0
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								1.45%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | ANZ Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt									176,000,000
Legal fees									100,000
Deferred financing costs expensed									2,200,000
Loss on debt extinguishment before write off deferred debt issuance									1,800,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | Australia Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt																					$ 203,000,000
Term of debt																				5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
Proceeds from debt																				$ 151,100,000
Principal of debt	0						158,645,000		0															$ 0	158,645,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | Australia Term Loan | BBSY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																				1.40%	1.40%	1.40%	1.40%	1.40%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | New Zealand Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt																												$ 44,000,000
Debt issuance costs incurred																				$ 6,300,000
Term of debt																				5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
Proceeds from debt																				$ 29,300,000
Principal of debt	0						31,240,000		0															$ 0	31,240,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | New Zealand Term Loan | BKBM
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																				1.40%	1.40%	1.40%	1.40%	1.40%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized debt issuance costs							$ 1,200,000							3,400,000											1,200,000		$ 3,400,000
Commitment fee percentage																								0.40%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							3.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								3.00%
Interest rate per annum							4.57%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								3.50%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								2.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								2.50%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit amount outstanding						33,600,000
Change in commitment fee percentage		0.50%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage																								0.30%
Commitment threshold																								50.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage																								0.04%
Commitment threshold																								50.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity															$ 170,000,000.0				$ 135,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable rate																			3.25%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity increase															20,000,000.0
Principal of debt	0						$ 0		0															$ 0	0
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								3.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 800,000,000			450,000,000	$ 400,000,000												$ 150,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity increase																		$ 15,000,000.0
Term of debt						3 years
Extension term						1 year
Increase in credit commitments					50,000,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized debt issuance costs	5,400,000	8,900,000							5,400,000															$ 5,400,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity which can be used in multiple currencies		$ 400,000,000
Principal of debt	0						0		0															$ 0	0
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								1.45%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Line of Credit | Letter of Credit | 2015 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit amount outstanding							33,800,000																		33,800,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal of debt	$ 600,000,000						0		$ 600,000,000															$ 600,000,000	0
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Senior Unsecured Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2029 and 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio	60.00%								60.00%															60.00%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.50								1.50															1.50
Minimum principal for prepayment of debt				5.00%
Notice period for debt repayment				10 days
Principal due if change in control occurs				100.00%
Maximum unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratio	0.60								0.60															0.60
Minimum unsecured debt service ratio	2.00								2.00															2.00
Maximum total secured indebtedness	0.40								0.40															0.40
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Senior Unsecured Notes | Series B 4.86% notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt				$ 400,000,000
Principal of debt	$ 400,000,000						0		$ 400,000,000															$ 400,000,000	0
Interest rates	4.86%			4.86%					4.86%															4.86%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Senior Unsecured Notes | Series A 4.68% notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt				$ 200,000,000
Principal of debt	$ 200,000,000						0		$ 200,000,000															$ 200,000,000	0
Interest rates	4.68%			4.68%					4.68%															4.68%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit																					$ 19,000,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2010 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt								$ 600,000,000.0
Principal amortization installments								$ 1,400,000.0
Repayment of debt				$ 600,000,000										$ 26,200,000
Principal of debt	$ 0						460,929,000		$ 0															$ 0	460,929,000
Number of debt components | component								6
Number of debt components with principal due at maturity | component								5
Number of debt components with fixed interest rate | component								5
Number of debt components with variable interest rate | component								1
Restricted cash released	15,500,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2010 Mortgage Loans | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rates								3.86%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2010 Mortgage Loans | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rates								7.45%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2010 Mortgage Loans | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								1.51%
Floor basis spread on variable rate								1.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2010 Mortgage Loans, Fixed Rate Component
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt									416,700,000
Repayment of principal									394,800,000
Defeasance fee									18,500,000
Other fees									100,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2010 Mortgage Loans, Variable Rate Component
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt									48,800,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt																													$ 322,000,000.0
Minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio																													1.10
Principal of debt	289,957,000						$ 296,223,000		289,957,000															289,957,000	$ 296,223,000
Number of properties | warehouse																													15
Amount of restricted cash associated with mortgage loans	$ 3,400,000								$ 3,400,000															$ 3,400,000
Debt service coverage ratio	1.7								1.7															1.7
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2013 Mortgage Loans | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rates																													3.81%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Mortgage Loans | 2013 Mortgage Loans | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rates																													11.50%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate commitments under credit agreements					$ 925,000,000.0
Gross value of assets included in calculations under credit agreement	$ 3,100,000,000								$ 3,100,000,000															$ 3,100,000,000
Borrowing base collateral value	$ 1,900,000,000								$ 1,900,000,000															$ 1,900,000,000
Maximum leverage ratio	60.00%								60.00%															60.00%
Minimum base coverage ratio	1.00								1.00															1.00
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.50						1.40		1.50															1.50	1.40
Minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio	2.00								2.00															2.00
Minimum tangible net worth requirement	$ 900,000,000								$ 900,000,000															$ 900,000,000
Minimum tangible net worth requirement, additional percentage of net equity proceeds	70.00%								70.00%															70.00%
Maximum recourse secured debt ratio	0.2								0.2															0.2
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.50%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | LIBOR | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								2.35%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | LIBOR | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								3.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | Base Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								1.35%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans and Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | Base Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																								2.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans and Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities | LIBOR | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.45%	2.35%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Construction Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized debt issuance costs	$ 0						$ 179,000		$ 0															$ 0	$ 179,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Construction Loan | Clearfield, Utah and Middleboro Massachusetts Construction Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt						$ 20,900,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Construction Loan | Clearfield, Utah Construction Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt															$ 24,100,000.0
Debt	0						19,492,000		0															0	19,492,000
Capitalized debt issuance costs	0						179,000		0															0	179,000
Principal of debt	$ 0						$ 19,671,000		0															$ 0	$ 19,671,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Construction Loan | Clearfield, Utah Construction Loan | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate															3.25%									3.25%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Construction Loan | Middleboro, Massachusetts Construction Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt													$ 16,000,000.0
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Construction Loan | Middleboro, Massachusetts Construction Loan | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate													2.75%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Secured Loans | 2010 CMBS Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs expensed									3,400,000
Loss on debt extinguishment before write off deferred debt issuance									18,500,000
Australian Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Return of capital																					30,000,000
New Zealand Subsidiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of dividend																						$ 14,300,000
New Zealand Subsidiary | Intercompany Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt																						$ 28,300,000
Canada | Australian Subsidiary | Intercompany Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt																							$ 47.6
U.S. | Australian Subsidiary | Intercompany Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of long-term intercompany loan and working capital																					$ 70,000,000
Interest Rate Swap | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Term Loans | ANZ Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notational balances fixed																				75.00%	75.00%	75.00%	75.00%
Amount to extinguish derivative									$ 1,800,000
Interest Rate Cap | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate cap	6.00%								6.00%															6.00%
Discount rate | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Senior Unsecured Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2029 and 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, measurement input				0.005
Australian Subsidiary | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Intercompany Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt										$ 49,500,000
New Zealand Subsidiary | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of capital contribution											$ 7,800,000