CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 21,183	$ 18,420	$ 60,123	$ 56,771
Cost of sales (excluding amortization, shown separately below)	6,289	5,402	17,624	16,248
Gross profit	14,894	13,018	42,499	40,523
Research and development expenses	3,257	3,733	7,154	6,802
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	16,148	15,609	32,046	31,920
Amortization of intangibles	11,766	11,402	23,382	22,341
Impairment of long lived assets	992	0	992	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	167	98	357	236
Operating loss	(17,436)	(17,824)	(21,432)	(20,776)
Other (expense) income	(26)	538	(38)	608
(Loss) gain on foreign currency exchange	(2,519)	3,272	(2,938)	5,203
Interest expense, net	(8,670)	(8,763)	(17,415)	(17,118)
Loss before income taxes	(28,651)	(22,777)	(41,823)	(32,083)
Benefit for income taxes	(6,290)	(4,375)	(6,877)	(805)
Net loss including non-controlling interests	(22,361)	(18,402)	(34,946)	(31,278)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(92)	(18)	(58)	73
Net loss attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc	$ (22,269)	$ (18,384)	$ (34,888)	$ (31,351)
Net loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.45)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.70)	$ (0.63)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.45)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.70)	$ (0.63)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	50,146,513	49,864,822	50,094,822	49,814,744
Diluted (in shares)	50,146,513	49,864,822	50,094,822	49,814,744