Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended		7 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018	Dec. 01, 2017	Apr. 04, 2017	Nov. 18, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Stock repurchase period				1 year
Increase (decrease) in fair value of contingent consideration						$ 138	$ 215
Dow
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)						5,070,358
Percentage of number of shares outstanding						10.00%
Stock repurchase period						18 months
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
Increase (decrease) in fair value of contingent consideration			(95,100)
Settlement of Dow liabilities, increase in deferred income taxes			40,000
Settlement of Dow liabilities			$ 55,100
Tax receivables agreement (TRA) | Dow
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Rate of tax receivable agreement			50.00%		85.00%
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
Percentage of voting interests acquired		75.00%
Tecnidex Fruit Protection, S.A.U. | Scenario, forecast
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Cash consideration								$ 25,000
Common Stock | AgroFresh Inc.
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares issued as consideration (in 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						$ 3,700