Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 27,353	$ 45,306
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	115,598	87,861
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	4,504	4,762
Amortization of above/below market leases	114	114
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification, non-cash	0	21,105
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	66	(2,926)
Income from investments in partially owned entities	111	324
Gain from sale of partially owned entities	(4,297)	0
Share-based compensation expense	9,195	6,213
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044	2,042
Deferred income tax benefit	(12,221)	(2,093)
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34	(8,372)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	336	(699)
Impairment of long-lived assets	13,485	747
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	1,483	954
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(493)	(14,005)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(22,060)	(11,183)
Other	15,669	(4,990)
Net cash provided by operating activities	151,921	125,160
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	2,000	0
Proceeds from sale of investments in partially owned entities	14,250	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment	973	18,512
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,319,929)	0
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,161)	0
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(151,065)	(96,106)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,488,932)	(77,594)
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on common shares	(96,811)	(48,537)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	10,204	9,897
Share purchases for taxes, net of proceeds from employee share-based transactions	(6,127)	(11,221)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	100,000	0
Repayment on revolving line of credit	(100,000)	0
Payment of underwriters’ costs	0	(8,205)
Reimbursement of underwriters’ costs	0	8,952
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(2,292)	(1,876)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(9,374)	(7,476)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,047)	(7,279)
Repayment of term loan, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(8,735)	(895,421)
Proceeds from term loan	0	525,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	350,000	0
Net proceeds from initial and follow-on public offerings	1,206,627	586,925
Proceeds from construction loans	0	1,097
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,441,445	149,906
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	104,434	197,472
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,543)	(2,180)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	214,097	69,963
End of period	316,988	265,255
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
Acquisition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	26,122	10,585
Acquisition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	8,308	0
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	56,859	65,210
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	3,091	5,574
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment on accrual	32,337	16,400
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			$ 310,116
Restricted cash			6,872
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	214,097	69,963	316,988
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,161	0
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Goodwill			310,640
Series A
Financing activities:
Redemption and distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series A	0	(133)
Series B
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series B	0	(1,817)
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Operating activities:
Net income	27,353	45,306
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	115,598	87,861
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	4,504	4,762
Amortization of above/below market leases	114	114
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification, non-cash	0	21,105
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	66	(2,926)
Income from investments in partially owned entities	111	324
Gain from sale of partially owned entities	(4,297)	0
Share-based compensation expense	9,195	6,213
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044	2,042
Deferred income tax benefit	(12,221)	(2,093)
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34	(8,372)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	336	(699)
Impairment of long-lived assets	13,485	747
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	1,483	954
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(493)	(14,005)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(22,060)	(11,183)
Other	15,669	(4,990)
Net cash provided by operating activities	151,921	125,160
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	2,000	0
Proceeds from sale of investments in partially owned entities	14,250	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment	973	18,512
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,319,929)	0
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,161)	0
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(151,065)	(96,106)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,488,932)	(77,594)
Financing activities:
Distributions to parent	(96,811)	(58,692)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	100,000	0
Repayment on revolving line of credit	(100,000)	0
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(2,292)	(1,876)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(9,374)	(7,476)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,047)	(7,279)
Repayment of term loan, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(8,735)	(895,421)
Proceeds from term loan	0	525,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	350,000	0
Proceeds from construction loans	0	1,097
General partner contributions	1,210,704	594,553
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,441,445	149,906
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	104,434	197,472
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,543)	(2,180)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	214,097	69,963
End of period	316,988	265,255
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
Acquisition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	26,122	10,585
Acquisition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	8,308	0
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	56,859	65,210
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	3,091	5,574
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment on accrual	32,337	16,400
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			310,116
Restricted cash			6,872
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	214,097	69,963	316,988
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,161	$ 0
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Goodwill			310,640
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC
Investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923)
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Investments in land, building and improvements	31,561
Machinery and equipment	3,410
Assembled workforce	351
Other assets	601
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,923
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923)
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Investments in land, building and improvements	31,561
Machinery and equipment	3,410
Assembled workforce	351
Other assets	601
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$ 35,923
Cloverleaf and Lanier
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land			65,414
Building and improvements			714,767
Machinery and equipment			154,272
Assets under construction			19,977
Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets			1,336
Cash and cash equivalents			4,978
Restricted cash			526
Accounts receivable			22,873
Goodwill			125,550
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Other assets			7,017
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(41,475)
Notes payable			(3,878)
Operating and finance lease obligations			(1,336)
Unearned revenue			(3,536)
Pension and postretirement benefits			(859)
Deferred tax liability			(9,138)
Total consideration			1,325,433
Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land			65,414
Building and improvements			714,767
Machinery and equipment			154,272
Assets under construction			19,977
Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets			1,336
Cash and cash equivalents			4,978
Restricted cash			526
Accounts receivable			22,873
Goodwill			125,550
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Other assets			7,017
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(41,475)
Notes payable			(3,878)
Operating and finance lease obligations			(1,336)
Unearned revenue			(3,536)
Pension and postretirement benefits			(859)
Deferred tax liability			(9,138)
Total consideration			1,325,433
Customer relationships | Cloverleaf and Lanier
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles			267,319
Customer relationships | Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles			267,319
Trade names and trademarks | Cloverleaf and Lanier
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles			1,626
Trade names and trademarks | Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles			$ 1,626