Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 634,795	$ 484,069
Operating expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	77,211	51,604
Selling, general and administrative	45,052	36,893
Acquisition, litigation and other	20,751	1,688
Gain from sale of real estate	0	(2,461)
Total operating expenses	620,569	436,391
Operating income	14,226	47,678
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(25,956)	(23,870)
Interest income	224	587
Loss on debt extinguishment, modifications and termination of derivative instruments	(3,499)	(781)
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net	173	(492)
Other expense, net	505	871
Loss from investments in partially owned entities	(700)	(27)
(Loss) income before income tax benefit (expense)	(15,027)	23,966
Income tax benefit (expense)
Current	(1,211)	(2,557)
Deferred	2,002	2,102
Total income tax benefit (expense)	791	(455)
Net (loss) income	(14,236)	23,511
Net income attributable to non controlling interests	178	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Americold Realty Trust	$ (14,414)	$ 23,511
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic (in shares)	252,938	200,707
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted (in shares)	252,938	203,783
Net (loss) income per common share of beneficial interest - basic (in USD per share)	$ (0.06)	$ 0.12
Net (loss) income per common share of beneficial interest - diluted (in USD per share)	$ (0.06)	$ 0.11
Operating Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 634,795	$ 484,069
Operating expenses:
Operating income	157,240	135,402
Operating Segments | Rent, storage and warehouse services
Revenues:
Total revenues	485,451	381,068
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	339,270	254,295
Operating income	146,181	126,773
Operating Segments | Third-party managed services
Revenues:
Total revenues	73,072	64,921
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	68,690	61,152
Operating income	4,382	3,769
Operating Segments | Transportation services
Revenues:
Total revenues	76,272	35,917
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	69,569	31,112
Operating income	6,703	4,805
Operating Segments | Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	0	2,163
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	26	2,108
Operating income	$ (26)	$ 55