Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Nov. 06, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	GSAH
Entity Registrant Name	GS ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001674101
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		69,000,000
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,250,000