Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	7 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001754824
Document Type	10-K
Trading Symbol	SAMA
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 0
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,250,000
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018