CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 165,989	$ 157,643	$ 170,065
Cost of sales (excluding amortization, shown separately below)	48,956	42,217	45,049
Gross profit	117,033	115,426	125,016
Research and development expenses	12,931	12,357	14,112
Selling, general and administrative expenses	52,609	53,860	59,446
Amortization of intangibles	42,985	43,731	81,119
Impairment of goodwill	6,380	0	0
Impairment of assets	0	0	11,424
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	0	(330)
Grant income	0	(2,974)	0
Operating income (loss)	2,128	8,452	(40,755)
Other income	14,046	1,491	13
Debt modification and extinguishment expenses	0	(5,028)	0
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange	2,096	(2,836)	(4,127)
Interest expense, net	(21,774)	(23,669)	(33,784)
Loss before income taxes	(3,504)	(21,590)	(78,653)
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,578	31,376	(24,500)
Net loss before non-controlling interest	(6,082)	(52,966)	(54,153)
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest	(659)	745	(562)
Net loss attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.	(5,423)	(53,711)	(53,591)
Less: Dividends on convertible preferred stock	24,921	10,488	0
Net loss attributable to AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. common stockholders	$ (30,344)	$ (64,199)	$ (53,591)
Net loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.59)	$ (1.26)	$ (1.07)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.59)	$ (1.26)	$ (1.07)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	51,410	50,770	50,124
Diluted (in shares)	51,410	50,770	50,124