Business Combinations and Asset Acquisition (Details) $ in Thousands						12 Months Ended
	Apr. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 country	Nov. 07, 2017 country
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of operating countries | country							50
Verigo
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Payments to acquire software	$ 1,800
Tax receivables agreement (TRA) | Dow
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Rate of tax receivable agreement				50.00%
Amendment agreement | Dow
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in liabilities				$ 20,000
Cash paid to related party		$ 10,000		$ 10,000
AgroFresh Inc.
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Cash consideration					$ 635,000
Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U.
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Cash consideration			$ 20,000			$ 2,300
Purchase price			$ 25,000			22,300
Percentage of voting interests acquired			75.00%
Common Stock | AgroFresh Inc.
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares issued as consideration (in shares) | shares					17,500,000
Level 3 | Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U.
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Contingent consideration			$ 700
Adjustment to purchase price allocation						$ 2,800
Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U. | Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U.
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of operating countries | country								18