Balance Sheet of the Operating Partnership (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	$ 6,148,812	$ 4,149,214
Accumulated depreciation	(1,382,298)	(1,216,553)
Property, buildings and equipment – net	4,766,514	2,932,661
Operating lease right-of-use assets	291,797	77,723
Accumulated depreciation – operating leases	(24,483)	(18,110)
Operating leases – net	267,314	59,613
Financing leases:
Property, plant and equipment - gross	169,929	88,038
Accumulated depreciation – financing leases	(40,937)	(29,697)
Financing leases – net	128,992	58,341
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	621,051	240,613	$ 214,097	$ 69,963
Accounts receivable – net of allowance of $12,286 and $6,927 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively	324,221	214,842
Identifiable intangible assets – net	797,423	284,758
Goodwill	794,335	318,483	186,095	188,169
Investments in partially owned entities	44,907	0
Other assets	86,394	61,372
Total assets	7,831,151	4,170,683
Liabilities:
Borrowings under revolving line of credit	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	552,547	350,963
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes and term loan – net of deferred financing costs of $15,952 and $12,996 in the aggregate, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively	2,648,266	1,695,447
Sale-leaseback financing obligations	185,060	115,759
Unearned revenue	19,209	16,423
Pension and postretirement benefits	9,145	12,706
Deferred tax liability – net	220,502	17,119
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability	8,528	8,736
Total liabilities	4,038,330	2,337,665
Shareholders’ equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,379)	(14,126)
Total equity	3,792,821	1,833,018	$ 706,755	$ (186,924)
Total liabilities and equity	7,831,151	4,170,683
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	6,148,812	4,149,214
Accumulated depreciation	(1,382,298)	(1,216,553)
Property, buildings and equipment – net	4,766,514	2,932,661
Operating lease right-of-use assets	291,797	77,723
Accumulated depreciation – operating leases	(24,483)	(18,110)
Operating leases – net	267,314	59,613
Financing leases:
Property, plant and equipment - gross	169,929	88,038
Accumulated depreciation – financing leases	(40,937)	(29,697)
Financing leases – net	128,992	58,341
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	621,051	240,613
Accounts receivable – net of allowance of $12,286 and $6,927 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively	324,221	214,842
Identifiable intangible assets – net	797,423	284,758
Goodwill	794,335	318,483
Investments in partially owned entities	44,907	0
Other assets	86,394	61,372
Total assets	7,831,151	4,170,683
Liabilities:
Borrowings under revolving line of credit	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	552,547	350,963
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes and term loan – net of deferred financing costs of $15,952 and $12,996 in the aggregate, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively	2,648,266	1,695,447
Sale-leaseback financing obligations	185,060	115,759
Financing lease obligations	125,926	58,170
Operating lease obligations	269,147	62,342
Unearned revenue	19,209	16,423
Pension and postretirement benefits	9,145	12,706
Deferred tax liability – net	220,502	17,119
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability	8,528	8,736
Total liabilities	4,038,330	2,337,665
Shareholders’ equity:
General partner – 249,185,577 and 189,881,910 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively	3,753,240	1,828,673
Limited partner – 2,517,026 and 1,917,999 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively	43,960	18,471
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,379)	(14,126)
Total equity	3,792,821	1,833,018
Total liabilities and equity	7,831,151	4,170,683
Land
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	662,885	526,226
Land | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	662,885	526,226
Buildings and improvements
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	4,004,824	2,696,732
Financing leases:
Property, plant and equipment - gross	60,513	11,227
Buildings and improvements | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	4,004,824	2,696,732
Financing leases:
Property, plant and equipment - gross	60,513	11,227
Machinery and equipment
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	1,177,572	817,617
Financing leases:
Property, plant and equipment - gross	109,416	76,811
Machinery and equipment | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	1,177,572	817,617
Financing leases:
Property, plant and equipment - gross	109,416	76,811
Assets under construction
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	303,531	108,639
Assets under construction | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P..
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment	$ 303,531	$ 108,639