Business Combination - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands					12 Months Ended		13 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2017 USD ($) country	Nov. 07, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2017	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) country	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of operating countries (more than) | country					50
Tax receivables agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Settlement of preexisting relationship					$ 16,000
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, settlement with related party, liability					27,900
Deferred income taxes					5,900
AgroFresh Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration				$ 635,000
AgroFresh Inc. | Common stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares issued as consideration (in shares) | shares				17,500,000
Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 20,000	$ 25,000				$ 2,300	$ 22,300
Number of operating countries (more than) | country	18
Percentage of voting interests acquired	75.00%
Dow
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of tax savings to be paid			50.00%
Level 3 | Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration	$ 700
Contingent consideration | Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Adjustment to fair value					(379)
Contingent consideration related to acquisition | Contingent consideration | Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Adjustment to fair value					$ (379)	$ 300