Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($) facility	Feb. 28, 2019 facility	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) investment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 NZD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Depreciation												$ 153,900,000	$ 116,000,000.0	$ 115,100,000
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations					$ 115,759,000			$ 118,920,000				115,759,000	118,920,000
Impairment of long-lived assets						$ 2,900,000						13,485,000	747,000	9,473,000
(Loss) gain from sale of real estate, net								(900,000)		$ 8,400,000		(34,000)	7,471,000	43,000
Operating facilities purchased													13,800,000
Impairment of inventory														2,100,000
Impairment of investments in partially owned entities												0	0	$ 6,496,000
Other asset impairment charges												0	0
Number of investment in partially owned entities impaired | investment														2
Capitalized interest												3,300,000	3,200,000	$ 1,100,000
Capitalized amounts relating to compensation and travel expense of employees												500,000	600,000	200,000
Cash paid for acquisition of property, buildings and equipment												85,216,000	0	0
Bridge loan commitment fees												2,665,000	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents					234,303,000			208,078,000				234,303,000	208,078,000	48,873,000
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible asset												$ 0	0	0
Remaining lives of finite-lived intangible assets												23 years 10 months 24 days
Goodwill impairment												$ 0	0	0
Customer Relationships
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets						900,000
Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets												$ 7,900,000	$ 800,000
Remaining lives of finite-lived intangible assets												24 years 2 months 12 days	9 years 1 month 6 days
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets												$ 0	$ 0	0
Customer Relationships | Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Useful lives of finite-lived intangible assets												6 years
Customer Relationships | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Useful lives of finite-lived intangible assets												25 years
Below-Market Leases
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets												$ 0	0	0
Trade Name
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Indefinite lived intangible asset					15,076,000			15,076,000				15,076,000	15,076,000
Australian Subsidiary | Intercompany Loan
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Loans receivable																$ 153.5
New Zealand Subsidiary | Intercompany Loan
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Loans receivable																	$ 37.5
International
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents					34,100,000			37,300,000				34,100,000	37,300,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets												13,485,000	747,000	9,473,000
(Loss) gain from sale of real estate, net												(34,000)	7,471,000	43,000
Impairment of investments in partially owned entities												0	0	6,496,000
Cash paid for acquisition of property, buildings and equipment												85,216,000	0	0
Bridge loan commitment fees												2,665,000	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents					234,303,000			208,078,000				$ 234,303,000	208,078,000	48,873,000
Middleboro, MA
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities									$ 23,500,000
Rochelle, IL
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities											$ 89,700,000
Atlanta, GA
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities											30,600,000
Chesapeake, VA
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities					24,300,000
Number of facilities where costs are incurred | facility												2
North Little Rock, AR
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities					18,900,000
Columbus, OH
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities											$ 6,300,000
Savannah, GA | Scenario, Forecast
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities															$ 41,500,000
Sydney, AU
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating facilities purchased						45,500,000
Cloverleaf
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility			21
Operating facilities purchased			$ 891,300,000
Lanier Cold Storage
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility			2
Operating facilities purchased			$ 60,000,000.0
PortFresh Holdings, LLC
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility				1
Operating facilities purchased		$ 35,000,000.0
Cash paid for acquisition of property, buildings and equipment		35,200,000
Payments to acquire intangible assets		400,000
Payments to acquire other assets and liabilities, net		$ 600,000
MHW Group Inc.
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating facilities purchased	$ 49,400,000
Cash paid for acquisition of property, buildings and equipment	50,100,000
Payments to acquire intangible assets	500,000
Payments to acquire other assets and liabilities, net	100,000
Call option to purchase land	4,100,000
Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets	4,500,000
Lease liability acquired	$ 4,500,000
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives												5 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives												43 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives												3 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives												12 years
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Amortization of property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements												$ 6,400,000	5,200,000	5,000,000.0
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software | Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives												3 years
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives												10 years
Partially Used Warehouse
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets							$ 9,600,000
Percentage of facility to be disposed							75.00%
Idle Warehouse
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets							$ 2,900,000
Warehouses
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets													700,000
(Loss) gain from sale of real estate, net						$ 8,400,000		(900,000)
Operating facilities purchased														9,500,000
General Partner | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Ownership of partnership												99.00%
Limited Partner | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Ownership of partnership												1.00%
Sale Leaseback Transaction Accounted for as a Financing Lease
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations					$ 76,800,000			$ 80,300,000				$ 76,800,000	$ 80,300,000	$ 90,500,000