CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 52,770	$ 48,972	$ 105,775	$ 109,095
Cost of sales (excluding amortization, shown separately below)	13,511	13,892	28,492	31,516
Gross Profit	39,259	35,080	77,283	77,579
Research and development expenses	2,852	2,566	8,389	9,720
Selling, general and administrative expenses	13,494	14,998	39,925	47,044
Amortization of intangibles	10,973	11,754	32,866	35,136
Impairment of long lived assets	0	0	0	992
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	(229)	0	128
Grant income	0	0	(2,974)	0
Operating income (loss)	11,940	5,991	(923)	(15,441)
Other income (expense)	96	(81)	1,596	(119)
Debt modification and extinguishment expenses	(5,028)	0	(5,028)	0
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange	1,390	54	2,466	(2,884)
Interest expense, net	(4,922)	(8,606)	(18,401)	(26,021)
Gain (loss) before income taxes	3,476	(2,642)	(20,290)	(44,465)
Income taxes expense (benefit)	25,857	(5,653)	22,656	(12,530)
Net (loss) income including non-controlling interests	(22,381)	3,011	(42,946)	(31,935)
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(494)	(278)	(857)	(336)
Net (loss) income attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc	(21,887)	3,289	(42,089)	(31,599)
Less: Dividends on convertible preferred stock	4,400	0	4,400	0
(Loss) income attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. common stockholders	$ (26,287)	$ 3,289	$ (46,489)	$ (31,599)
Net (loss) income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.52)	$ 0.06	$ (0.92)	$ (0.64)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.52)	$ 0.06	$ (0.92)	$ (0.64)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	51,001,852	50,227,590	50,765,829	50,138,835
Diluted (in shares)	51,001,852	50,288,304	50,765,829	50,138,835