Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 06, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	GSAH
Entity Registrant Name	GS Acquisition Holdings Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001674101
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
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