CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 19,982	$ 21,183	$ 53,005	$ 60,123
Cost of sales (excluding amortization, shown separately below)	6,453	6,289	14,981	17,624
Gross Profit	13,529	14,894	38,024	42,499
Research and development expenses	2,895	3,257	5,537	7,154
Selling, general and administrative expenses	12,722	16,148	26,431	32,046
Amortization of intangibles	10,936	11,766	21,893	23,382
Impairment of long lived assets	0	992	0	992
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	167	0	357
Grant income	(2,974)	0	(2,974)	0
Operating loss	(10,050)	(17,436)	(12,863)	(21,432)
Other (expense) income	(7)	(26)	1,500	(38)
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange	449	(2,519)	1,076	(2,938)
Interest expense, net	(6,513)	(8,670)	(13,479)	(17,415)
Loss before income taxes	(16,121)	(28,651)	(23,766)	(41,823)
Income taxes expense (benefit)	630	(6,290)	(3,201)	(6,877)
Net loss including non-controlling interests	(16,751)	(22,361)	(20,565)	(34,946)
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(197)	(92)	(363)	(58)
Net loss attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc	$ (16,554)	$ (22,269)	$ (20,202)	$ (34,888)
Net loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.33)	$ (0.45)	$ (0.41)	$ (0.70)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.33)	$ (0.45)	$ (0.41)	$ (0.70)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	50,758,273	50,146,513	50,646,522	50,094,822
Diluted (in shares)	50,758,273	50,146,513	50,646,522	50,094,822