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Derivative Liability, Including Accrued Interest but Excluding Adjustments for Nonperformance Risk

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Derivative Liability, Termination Value

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Derivative, Notational Amount, Percentage

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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Period the derivative contract is outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of derivative instruments, including options, swaps, futures, and forward contracts, held at each balance sheet date, that was included in earnings for the period.

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) instrument	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 AUD ($) instrument	Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($) instrument	Dec. 31, 2019 NZD ($) instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 94,408,000	$ 93,312,000	$ 114,898,000
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net	10,000	2,882,000	(3,591,000)
Derivative liability	3,600,000
Termination value	$ 3,600,000
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative agreement term	5 years
Gain (loss) to be reclassified in next twelve months	$ (200,000)
Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) to be reclassified in next twelve months	100,000
Foreign Exchange Forward \| Intercompany Loan \| Australian Intercompany Loan
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of hedged loan				$ 153.5
Foreign Exchange Forward \| Intercompany Loan \| New Zealand Intercompany Loan
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of hedged loan						$ 37.5
January 2019 Agreement \| Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notational amount	$ 100,000,000
Notational amount, percentage	21.00%			21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
August 2019 Agreement \| Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notational amount	$ 225,000,000
Notational amount, percentage	47.00%			47.00%	47.00%	47.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 94,408,000	93,312,000	114,898,000
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net	$ 10,000	$ 2,882,000	$ (3,591,000)
Nova Cold Logistics \| Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| instrument	2			2	2	2
Unrealized gain (loss)	$ (100,000)
Nova Cold Logistics \| December 2019 Agreement, Maturing January 2, 2020 \| Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Notational amount					$ 217,000,000.0
Nova Cold Logistics \| December 2019 Agreement, Maturing January 31, 2020 \| Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Notational amount					$ 217,000,000