Condensed Consolidated & Combined Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenue	$ 120,936	$ 195,723	$ 284,194	$ 351,252
Cost of sales	123,001	165,174	270,880	301,605
Gross (loss) profit	(2,065)	30,549	13,314	49,647
General and administrative expenses	17,400	18,937	31,385	33,319
Operating (loss) income	(19,465)	11,612	(18,071)	16,328
Interest expense, net	(4,102)	(5,543)	(9,154)	(9,674)
Income from equity method investment	663	699	1,217	1,286
(Loss) income before income taxes	(22,904)	6,768	(26,008)	7,940
Income tax provision	(5,628)	2,906	(6,389)	2,906
Net (loss) income	(17,276)	3,862	(19,619)	5,034
Less income attributable to non-controlling interest	750	642	1,226	1,009
Net (loss) income attributable to Charah Solutions, Inc.	$ (18,026)	$ 3,220	$ (20,845)	$ 4,025
Basic (loss) earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.61)	$ 0.13	$ (0.71)	$ 0.17
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.61)	$ 0.13	$ (0.71)	$ 0.16
Weighted-average shares outstanding used in (loss) earnings per common share, basic (in shares)	29,558,752	24,477,829	29,374,295	24,096,186
Weighted-average shares outstanding used in (loss) earnings per common share, diluted (in shares)	29,558,752	25,347,887	29,374,295	24,942,199
Pro forma net (loss) income information (see Note 1):
Pro forma provision for income taxes	$ (5,628)	$ 2,906	$ (6,389)	$ 2,906
Pro forma net (loss) income attributable to Charah Solutions, Inc.	(18,026)	3,381	(20,845)
Pro Forma
Income tax provision	(5,628)	1,517	(6,389)	1,720
Pro forma net (loss) income information (see Note 1):
Net (loss) income attributable to Charah Solutions, Inc. before provision for income taxes	(23,654)	6,126	(27,234)	6,931
Pro forma provision for income taxes	(5,628)	1,517	(6,389)	1,720
Pro forma net (loss) income attributable to Charah Solutions, Inc.	$ (18,026)	$ 4,609	$ (20,845)	$ 5,211