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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Principal Repayment if Change in Control Occurs, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Tangible Net Worth, Additional Percentage of Net Equity Proceeds, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Total Secured Indebtedness Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Unsecured Debt Service Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Unsecured Indebtedness to Qualified Assets Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Minimum Principal for Early Repayment of Debt

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Debt Instrument, Notice Period for Early Repayment of Dbt

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Debt Instrument, Number of Instruments

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Debt Instrument, Recourse Secured Debt Ratio, Maximum

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Line of Credit, Commitment Fee Increase (Decrease), Percentage

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Line of Credit, Commitment Fee Increase (Decrease), Threshold, Percentage

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity Available to be Used for Foreign Currencies

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Number of Real Estate Properties Acquired During Period

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Value of input used to measure debt instrument, including, but not limited to, convertible and non-convertible debt.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Debt of the Operating Partnership - Additional Information (Details)							9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2019	Sep. 23, 2019	Dec. 04, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 06, 2018 USD ($)	May 01, 2013 USD ($) warehouse instrument	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit amount outstanding							$ 29,200,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Line of Credit \| 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio							60.00%
Minimum base coverage ratio							1.00
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio										1.50	1.40
Minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio							2.00
Minimum tangible net worth requirement							$ 900,000,000
Minimum tangible net worth requirement, additional percentage of net equity proceeds							70.00%
Maximum recourse secured debt ratio							0.20
Letter of credit amount outstanding							$ 29,000,000.0		$ 29,600,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver borrowing capacity			$ 800,000,000	$ 450,000,000
Revolver borrowing capacity, foreign currencies			400,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost			$ 8,900,000				$ 3,500,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate							0.90%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Line of Credit and Medium-Term Notes \| 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change in fee on unused borrowing capacity			0.50%
Fee on unused borrowing capacity	0.20%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Line of Credit and Medium-Term Notes \| Minimum \| 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change in fee on unused borrowing capacity	0.05%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Line of Credit and Medium-Term Notes \| Maximum \| 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change in fee on unused borrowing capacity	0.15%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Line of Credit and Medium-Term Notes \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate	1.00%	1.45%		2.35%
Threshold for fee on unused borrowing capacity	50.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Line of Credit and Medium-Term Notes \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum \| 2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate			1.45%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio							60.00%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio							1.50
Minimum principal for repayment of debt					5.00%
Notice period for repayment of debt					10 days
Principal repayment if change in control occurs					100.00%
Maximum unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratio							0.60
Minimum unsecured debt service ratio							2.00
Maximum total secured indebtedness ratio							0.40
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Senior Notes \| Series C 4.10% notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt								$ 350,000,000
Fixed interest rate							4.10%	4.10%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Senior Notes \| Series A 4.68% notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt					$ 200,000,000
Fixed interest rate					4.68%		4.68%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Senior Notes \| Series B 4.86% notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt					$ 400,000,000
Fixed interest rate					4.86%		4.86%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Senior Notes \| Discount Rate \| Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Discount rate					0.0050
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Mortgage Loans \| 2010 CMBS Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness repaid					$ 600,000,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Mortgage Loans \| 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio						1.10
Face amount of debt						$ 322,000,000.0
Number of properties \| warehouse						15
Restricted cash associated with debt							$ 3,900,000
Debt service coverage ratio							1.73
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Mortgage Loans \| Minimum \| 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate						3.81%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Mortgage Loans \| Maximum \| 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate						11.50%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. \| Mezzanine Notes \| 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of notes \| instrument						2
Number of warehouses acquired \| warehouse						2