CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 68,698	$ 60,772	$ 125,470	$ 109,891
Cost of sales (excluding amortization, shown separately below)	16,662	11,620	32,910	21,365
Gross profit	52,036	49,152	92,560	88,526
Research and development expenses	3,491	3,071	10,293	10,103
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	18,212	14,462	50,133	44,328
Amortization of intangibles	12,002	10,445	34,342	31,335
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	307	(1,424)	543	(2,420)
Operating income (loss)	18,024	22,598	(2,751)	5,180
Other (loss) income	(189)	(295)	419	(40)
(Loss) gain on foreign currency exchange	(4,731)	(487)	472	10,584
Interest expense, net	(9,132)	(8,638)	(26,250)	(27,495)
Income (loss) before income taxes	3,972	13,178	(28,110)	(11,771)
Income tax expense (benefit)	1,018	3,632	214	(11,895)
Net income (loss) including non-controlling interests	2,954	9,546	(28,324)	124
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(516)	0	(442)	0
Net income (loss) attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc	$ 3,470	$ 9,546	$ (27,882)	$ 124
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.19	$ (0.57)	$ 0.00
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.19	$ (0.57)	$ 0.00
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	49,853,181	49,676,923	49,671,648	49,852,337
Diluted (in shares)	50,309,979	50,169,434	49,671,648	50,134,591