Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			5 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 13, 2014	Feb. 19, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 01, 2017
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment			$ 73,054		$ 0	$ 30,377
Goodwill impairment			0		0	62,373
Goodwill			$ 56,006		$ 9,402	0
Warrants
Exercise price (in dollars per share)					$ 11.50
Predecessor
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment				$ 0
Goodwill impairment				0
Predecessor | Public offering
Warrants
Number of shares called by each warrant (in shares)	1
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.50
Number of warrants issued (in shares)		5,950,000
Predecessor | Exercise of underwriter's over-allotment option
Warrants
Number of warrants issued (in shares)	210,000
Predecessor | Units | Public offering
Warrants
Sale of units (in shares)		21,000,000
Issue price (in dollars per share)		$ 10.00
Number of shares of common stock included in each unit (in shares)		1
Number of warrants included in each unit (in shares)		0.5
Predecessor | Units | Exercise of underwriter's over-allotment option
Warrants
Sale of units (in shares)	1,050,000
Number of shares of common stock included in each unit (in shares)	1
Number of warrants included in each unit (in shares)	0.5
Trade name
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Impairment of tradenames						9,500
Fixed assets
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets						$ 1,300
AgroFresh Inc.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Inventory fair value step-up				$ 103,500
Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Goodwill							$ 9,000