Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 293,572	$ 268,020	$ 170,086
Cost of sales	(266,075)	(222,841)	(159,126)
Gross margin	27,497	45,179	10,960
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(68,278)	(46,384)	(19,086)
Share-based compensation	(3,987)	(7,533)	(6,142)
Interest expense	(3,244)	(2,835)	(2,056)
Interest income	207	126	625
Foreign exchange loss	(2,255)	(476)	(136)
Gain on settlement agreement			4,681
Gain on acquisition			23,631
Other (expense) income	(115)	(420)	(873)
Write-off of note receivable	(592)		(3,791)
Impairments	(43,299)
(Loss) income before taxes and (loss) income from equity method investments	(94,066)	(12,343)	7,813
(Provision for) recovery of income taxes	(4,681)	3,526	2,790
(Loss) income from equity method investments	(2,668)	(308)	1,005
(Loss) income including non-controlling interests	(101,415)	(9,125)	11,608
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax	269	46
Net (loss) income attributable to Village Farms International, Inc.	$ (101,146)	$ (9,079)	$ 11,608
Basic (loss) income per share attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders	$ (1.13)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.20
Diluted (loss) income per share attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders	$ (1.13)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.19
Weighted average number of common shares used in the computation of net (loss) income per share (in thousands):
Basic	89,127	82,161	58,526
Diluted	89,127	82,161	61,490
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$ (15,460)	$ 441	$ 6,730
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders	$ (116,606)	$ (8,638)	$ 18,338