Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 262,000	$ 20,766,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	70,533,000	58,459,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	2,978,000	3,230,000
Amortization of above/below market leases	76,000	76,000
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification, non-cash	0	21,105,000
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	23,000	(2,191,000)
Income from investments in partially owned entities	(54,000)	(112,000)
Share-based compensation expense	5,810,000	4,142,000
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044,000	2,042,000
Deferred income tax benefit	(4,412,000)	(2,605,000)
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34,000	(8,384,000)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	189,000	(308,000)
Impairment of long-lived assets	13,485,000	747,000
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	622,000	360,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	3,287,000	15,548,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(23,883,000)	(34,357,000)
Other	7,841,000	(1,631,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	79,835,000	76,887,000
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	2,000,000	0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment	822,000	18,104,000
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,323,265,000)	0
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923,000)	0
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(98,428,000)	(65,039,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,454,794,000)	(46,935,000)
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on common shares	(58,206,000)	(21,377,000)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	9,647,000	7,524,000
Share purchases for taxes, net of proceeds from employee share-based transactions	(3,570,000)	(7,021,000)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	100,000,000	0
Repayment on revolving line of credit	(100,000,000)	0
Payment of underwriters' costs	0	(5,750,000)
Reimbursement of underwriters' costs	0	5,750,000
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(1,500,000)	(1,227,000)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(5,838,000)	(4,796,000)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,025,000)	(8,727,000)
Repayment of term loan, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(7,113,000)	(889,454,000)
Proceeds from term loan	0	525,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	350,000,000	0
Net proceeds from initial public offering	0	493,557,000
Net proceeds from follow-on public offering	1,206,627,000	0
Proceeds from construction loans	0	1,097,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,488,022,000	92,625,000
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	113,063,000	122,577,000
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	86,000	(1,765,000)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	214,097,000	69,963,000
End of period	327,246,000	190,775,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
Acquisition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	20,215,000	5,564,000
Acquisition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	8,117,000	0
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	26,188,000	43,954,000
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	2,975,000	4,545,000
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment on accrual	20,886,000	15,118,000
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the ending cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances above:
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 320,805,000	$ 153,200,000
Restricted cash			6,441,000	37,575,000
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	214,097,000	69,963,000	327,246,000	190,775,000
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,923,000	0
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Goodwill			300,007,000
Series A
Financing activities:
Redemption and distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series A	0	(134,000)
Series B
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series B	0	(1,817,000)
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Operating activities:
Net income	262,000	20,766,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	70,533,000	58,459,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	2,978,000	3,230,000
Amortization of above/below market leases	76,000	76,000
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification, non-cash	0	21,105,000
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	23,000	(2,191,000)
Income from investments in partially owned entities	(54,000)	(112,000)
Share-based compensation expense	5,810,000	4,142,000
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044,000	2,042,000
Deferred income tax benefit	(4,412,000)	(2,605,000)
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34,000	(8,384,000)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	189,000	(308,000)
Impairment of long-lived assets	13,485,000	747,000
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	622,000	360,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	3,287,000	15,548,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(23,883,000)	(34,357,000)
Other	7,841,000	(1,631,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	79,835,000	76,887,000
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	2,000,000	0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment	822,000	18,104,000
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,323,265,000)	0
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923,000)	0
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(98,428,000)	(65,039,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,454,794,000)	(46,935,000)
Financing activities:
Distributions to parent	(58,206,000)	(29,078,000)
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(1,500,000)	(1,227,000)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(5,838,000)	(4,796,000)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,025,000)	(8,727,000)
Repayment of term loan, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(7,113,000)	(889,454,000)
Proceeds from term loan	0	525,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	350,000,000	0
Proceeds from construction loans	0	1,097,000
General partner contributions	1,212,704,000	499,810,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,488,022,000	92,625,000
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	113,063,000	122,577,000
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	86,000	(1,765,000)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	214,097,000	69,963,000
End of period	327,246,000	190,775,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
Acquisition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	20,215,000	5,564,000
Acquisition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	8,117,000	0
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	26,188,000	43,954,000
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	2,975,000	4,545,000
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment on accrual	20,886,000	15,118,000
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the ending cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances above:
Cash and cash equivalents			320,805,000	153,200,000
Restricted cash			6,441,000	37,575,000
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	214,097,000	69,963,000	327,246,000	190,775,000
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,923,000	0
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Goodwill			300,007,000
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC
Investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923,000)	0
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Investments in land, building and improvements	31,561,000	0
Machinery and equipment	3,410,000	0
Assembled workforce	351,000	0
Other assets	601,000	0
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,923,000	0
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923,000)	0
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Investments in land, building and improvements	31,561,000	0
Machinery and equipment	3,410,000	0
Assembled workforce	351,000	0
Other assets	601,000	0
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$ 35,923,000	$ 0
Cloverleaf and Lanier
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land			63,463,000	0
Building and improvements			724,756,000	0
Machinery and equipment			170,339,000	0
Assets under construction			20,968,000	0
Operating lease right-of-use assets			1,254,000	0
Cash and cash equivalents			4,977,000	0
Accounts receivable			22,761,000	0
Goodwill			113,806,000	0
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships			250,989,000	0
Identifiable intangibles			1,623,000	0
Other assets			18,802,000	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(32,444,000)	0
Notes payable			(17,179,000)	0
Operating lease obligations			(1,254,000)	0
Unearned revenue			(3,536,000)	0
Pension and postretirement benefits			(2,020,000)	0
Deferred tax liability			(9,063,000)	0
Total consideration			1,328,242,000	0
Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land			63,463,000	0
Building and improvements			724,756,000	0
Machinery and equipment			170,339,000	0
Assets under construction			20,968,000	0
Operating lease right-of-use assets			1,254,000	0
Cash and cash equivalents			4,977,000	0
Accounts receivable			22,761,000	0
Goodwill			113,806,000	0
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Other assets			18,802,000	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(32,444,000)	0
Notes payable			(17,179,000)	0
Operating lease obligations			(1,254,000)	0
Unearned revenue			(3,536,000)	0
Pension and postretirement benefits			(2,020,000)	0
Deferred tax liability			(9,063,000)	0
Total consideration			1,328,242,000	0
Customer relationships | Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles			250,989,000	0
Trade names and trademarks | Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles			$ 1,623,000	$ 0