Business Combination (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Goodwill			$ 56,006,000			$ 56,006,000
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Payment of deferred underwriter compensation			7,800,000
Inventory step-up adjustment
Unaudited pro forma combined financial information
Net (loss) income						73,100,000
Mark-to-market adjustment
Unaudited pro forma combined financial information
Net (loss) income						23,700,000
Predecessor
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Goodwill							$ 155,953,000
Measurement Period Adjustments
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Accounts receivable and other receivables			174			174
Inventories			(7,779)			(7,779)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			617			617
Total current assets			(6,988)			(6,988)
Identifiable intangible assets			5,501			5,501
Noncurrent deferred tax asset			11,448			11,448
Total identifiable assets acquired			9,961			9,961
Accrued and other current liabilities			(1,678)			(1,678)
Pension and deferred compensation			74			74
Other liabilities			1,033			1,033
Net identifiable assets acquired			9,390			9,390
Goodwill			14,451			14,451
Total purchase price			23,841			23,841
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Total intangible assets			5,501			5,501
As Adjusted
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Cash and cash equivalents			9,459			9,459
Accounts receivable and other receivables			30,884			30,884
Inventories			121,283			121,283
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			976			976
Total current assets			162,602			162,602
Property and equipment			4,364			4,364
Identifiable intangible assets			841,545			841,545
Noncurrent deferred tax asset			11,849			11,849
Other assets			862			862
Total identifiable assets acquired			1,021,222			1,021,222
Accounts payable			(364)			(364)
Accrued and other current liabilities			(9,424)			(9,424)
Pension and deferred compensation			(638)			(638)
Deferred tax liability			(14,772)			(14,772)
Accrued liabilities - noncurrent			(1,823)			(1,823)
Net identifiable assets acquired			994,201			994,201
Goodwill			56,006			56,006
Total purchase price			1,050,207			1,050,207
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Total intangible assets			841,545			841,545
AgroFresh Inc.
Business Combination
Cash consideration	$ 635,000,000
Purchase consideration
Cash consideration	635,000,000
Contingent consideration	$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000			$ 50,000,000
Period over which earnout is measured	2 years
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 841,545,000	841,545,000			841,545,000
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Total intangible assets	841,545,000	$ 841,545,000			841,545,000
Weighted average life of finite-lived intangible assets (in years)		19 years 8 months 12 days
Amount of goodwill expected to be deductible for income tax purposes	0	$ 0			0
Transaction costs			1,800,000	$ 1,300,000	1,400,000		700,000
Payments related to transaction expenses			1,200,000
Unaudited pro forma combined financial information
Net Sales						162,596,000	178,508,000
Net (loss) income						$ (19,756,000)	$ (21,435,000)
AgroFresh Inc. | As Initially Reported
Business Combination
Cash consideration		635,000,000
Purchase consideration
Cash consideration		635,000,000
Stock consideration		210,000,000
Warrant consideration		19,020,000
Total purchase price		1,026,366,000
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Cash and cash equivalents	9,459,000	9,459,000			9,459,000
Accounts receivable and other receivables	30,710,000	30,710,000			30,710,000
Inventories	129,062,000	129,062,000			129,062,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	359,000	359,000			359,000
Total current assets	169,590,000	169,590,000			169,590,000
Property and equipment	4,364,000	4,364,000			4,364,000
Identifiable intangible assets	836,044,000	836,044,000			836,044,000
Noncurrent deferred tax asset	401,000	401,000			401,000
Other assets	862,000	862,000			862,000
Total identifiable assets acquired	1,011,261,000	1,011,261,000			1,011,261,000
Accounts payable	(364,000)	(364,000)			(364,000)
Accrued and other current liabilities	(7,746,000)	(7,746,000)			(7,746,000)
Pension and deferred compensation	(712,000)	(712,000)			(712,000)
Deferred tax liability	(14,772,000)	(14,772,000)			(14,772,000)
Other liabilities	(1,033,000)	(1,033,000)			(1,033,000)
Accrued liabilities - noncurrent	(1,823,000)	(1,823,000)			(1,823,000)
Net identifiable assets acquired	984,811,000	984,811,000			984,811,000
Goodwill	41,555,000	41,555,000			41,555,000
Total purchase price	1,026,366,000	1,026,366,000			1,026,366,000
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Total intangible assets	836,044,000	836,044,000			836,044,000
AgroFresh Inc. | Measurement Period Adjustments
Purchase consideration
Working capital payment to Dow			15,057
Total purchase price			23,841
AgroFresh Inc. | As Adjusted
Business Combination
Cash consideration			635,000
Purchase consideration
Cash consideration			635,000
Stock consideration			210,000
Warrant consideration			19,020
Working capital payment to Dow			15,057
Total purchase price			1,050,207
AgroFresh Inc. | Service provider network
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Indefinite-lived intangibles	2,000,000	2,000,000			2,000,000
AgroFresh Inc. | Trade name
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Indefinite-lived intangibles	35,500,000	35,500,000			35,500,000
AgroFresh Inc. | Software
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Finite-lived intangibles	45,000	$ 45,000			45,000
Useful life (in years)		4 years
AgroFresh Inc. | Developed Technology
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Finite-lived intangibles	757,000,000	$ 757,000,000			757,000,000
AgroFresh Inc. | Developed Technology | Minimum
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Useful life (in years)		12 years
AgroFresh Inc. | Developed Technology | Maximum
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Useful life (in years)		22 years
AgroFresh Inc. | Customer relationships
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Finite-lived intangibles	8,000,000	$ 8,000,000			8,000,000
Useful life (in years)		24 years
AgroFresh Inc. | In-process research and development
Preliminary values allocated to intangible assets and useful lives
Indefinite-lived intangibles	39,000,000	$ 39,000,000			39,000,000
AgroFresh Inc. | Deferred payment
Purchase consideration
Contingent consideration	$ 50,000,000	50,000,000			50,000,000
Period over which earnout is measured	2 years
AgroFresh Inc. | Deferred payment | As Initially Reported
Purchase consideration
Contingent consideration		17,172,000
AgroFresh Inc. | Deferred payment | As Adjusted
Purchase consideration
Contingent consideration			17,172
AgroFresh Inc. | Tax amortization benefit contingency
Purchase consideration
Contingent consideration	$ 334,000,000	334,000,000			$ 334,000,000
Period of amortization on estimated intangible write-up (in years)	15 years
Tax effect rate (as a percent)	37.00%
AgroFresh Inc. | Tax amortization benefit contingency | As Initially Reported
Purchase consideration
Contingent consideration		$ 145,174,000
AgroFresh Inc. | Tax amortization benefit contingency | Measurement Period Adjustments
Purchase consideration
Contingent consideration			8,784
AgroFresh Inc. | Tax amortization benefit contingency | As Adjusted
Purchase consideration
Contingent consideration			$ 153,958
AgroFresh Inc. | Common Stock
Business Combination
Number of shares issued as consideration	17,500,000
Purchase consideration
Number of shares issued as consideration	17,500,000
Issue price of stock (in dollars per share)	$ 12.00	$ 12.00			$ 12.00
AgroFresh Inc. | Warrant Purchase Agreement
Business Combination
Percentage of repurchased warrants to be issued to seller	66.67%
Number of warrants issuable to seller	6,000,000
Cost for transfer of warrants from Sponsor	$ 0
Percentage of difference between previously issued warrants and total warrants issuable to seller to be transferred from Sponsor	50.00%
Purchase consideration
Number of warrants issuable to seller	6,000,000
Issue price of warrants (in dollars per share)	$ 3.17
AgroFresh Inc. | Warrant Purchase Agreement | Warrants issued in connection with IPO
Business Combination
Period following closing that entity shall repurchase warrants	9 months
Aggregate amount of warrants to be repurchased	$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000
Maximum price per share of warrants to be repurchased (in dollars per share)	$ 1.25	$ 1.25			$ 1.25
AgroFresh Inc. | Warrant Purchase Agreement | Warrants issued in connection with Private Placement
Business Combination
Aggregate amount of warrants to be repurchased	$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000
Repurchase price per share or per unit of warrants (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00			$ 1.00
AgroFresh Inc. | Tax Receivables Agreement
Business Combination
Percentage of any tax savings owed to seller	85.00%