Description of the Business (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, ft³ in Billions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 27, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) warehouse Business facility $ / shares shares ft³	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2023 shares	Mar. 17, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	May 25, 2022 shares	Mar. 22, 2021 $ / shares shares	Mar. 21, 2021 shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Warehouse volume | ft³			1.4
Noncontrolling interest in joint ventures, number of entities | Business			2
Common shares, par value (in USD per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.01	$ 0.01				$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Common shares, shares authorized (in shares) | shares			500,000,000	500,000,000							500,000,000	325,000,000
Preferred shares, shares authorized (in shares) | shares			25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred shares, par value (in USD per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.01	$ 0.01				$ 0.01
Preferred shares, issued (in shares) | shares			0	0
Preferred shares, outstanding (in shares) | shares			0	0
Number of common shares issuable per preferred share converted (in shares) | shares										1
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 412,600		$ 412,610
Total principal amount of indebtedness			$ 3,300,396	3,003,856
Cash annuity payment	$ 1,300
Pension plan termination charges			0	2,461	$ 0
Unrealized net gain (loss) on foreign currency			$ 14,441	4,937	23,514
Number of facility purchased | facility			11
Payments to acquire buildings			$ 191,000
Gain on extinguishment of new market tax credit structure			115,100
Public Senior Unsecured Five Point Four Zero Nine Percent Coupon Notes | Senior Notes
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Total principal amount of indebtedness						$ 500,000
Contractual Interest Rate						5.409%
Interest expense
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Unrealized net gain (loss) on foreign currency			(8,800)	400	$ 1,000
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Implementation cost									$ 161,400
Deferred costs			$ 80,500	$ 43,900
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software | Minimum
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives			3 years
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software | Maximum
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives			5 years
Other Capitalized Property Plant and Equipment
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Amortization expense			$ 4,200
Common Stock
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Other (in shares) | shares		13,244,905		13,244,905
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock				$ 132
2023 ATM Equity Program
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares, shares authorized (in shares) | shares							900,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized, value								$ 900,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | General Partner
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership of partnership			99.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Limited Partner
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership of partnership			1.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.. | Other limited partners
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership of partnership			0.10%
Investment in SuperFrio
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest in joint ventures, number of entities | Business			1
Investment in RSA
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest in joint ventures, number of entities | Business			1
North America
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse			195
Europe
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse			25
Asia Pacific
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse			17
South America
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse			2
Brazil | Investment in SuperFrio
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse			34
United Arab Emirates
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse			2
Collective-Bargaining Arrangements
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse			239