General	3 Months Ended
General	Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	General The Company Americold Realty Trust, Inc. together with its subsidiaries (“ART”, “Americold”, the “Company”, “us” or “we”) is a Maryland corporation that operates as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company is a global leader in temperature-controlled storage, logistics, real estate and value added services, focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of temperature-controlled warehouses. The Company is organized as a self-administered and self-managed REIT with proven operating, acquisition and development experience. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, and with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all disclosures associated with the Company’s Consolidated Annual Financial Statements included in its 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC, and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the referenced annual report. In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries where the Company exerts control. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. Investments in which the Company does not have control, and is not the primary beneficiary of a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”), but where the Company exercises significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of (1) assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and (2) revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Reclassifications During May of 2023, the Company acquired Agrofundo Brazil II Fundode Investimento em Participações or the “Comfrio” joint venture (“JV”) for total consideration of $56.6 million. Upon acquisition, Comfrio JV met the held for sale criteria and as such qualified for presentation as a discontinued operation. The Company has reclassified the related financial results associated with the Comfrio business as discontinued operations for all periods presented. In August of 2023, the Company sold the assets and liabilities of Comfrio. The corresponding proceeds and gain related to the sale were insignificant. The Company reclassified Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability and Pension and postretirement benefit liabilities into Other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance sheets for all periods presented. Lastly, the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows includes various reclassifications, all within cash provided by operating activities, to conform current and prior period presentation. Recent Capital Markets Activity Universal Shelf Registration Statement On March 17, 2023, the Company and the Operating Partnership filed with the SEC an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-270664 and 333-270664-01) (the “Registration Statement”), registering an indeterminate amount of (i) the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, (ii) the Company’s preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, (iii) depositary shares representing entitlement to all rights and preferences of fractions of the Company’s preferred shares of a specified series and represented by depositary receipts, (iv) warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock or preferred stock or depositary shares and (v) debt securities of the Operating Partnership, which may be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. At the Market (ATM) Equity Program On March 17, 2023, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement pursuant to which we could sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate sales price of $900.0 million of our common stock through an ATM Equity Program (the “Prior ATM Equity Program”). Sales of our common stock made pursuant to the Prior ATM Equity Program could be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the NYSE, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange, or as otherwise agreed between the applicable Agent and us. Sales could also be made on a forward basis pursuant to separate forward sale agreements. During August of 2023, we sold 13,244,905 common shares under the prior ATM Equity Program for net proceeds of $412.6 million. The net proceeds from sales of our common stock pursuant to the prior ATM Equity Program were used to repay a portion of the revolver borrowings. On November 9, 2023, we entered into an equity distribution agreement that was substantially identical to and replaced the prior equity distribution agreement, and pursuant to which we may sell, from time to time, up to an additional $900.0 million of our common shares through our ATM Equity Program (the “Current ATM Equity Program”). During the three months ended March 31, 2024 we did not sell any shares of our common stock under the Current ATM Equity Program. Purchase of Sale-leaseback Facilities During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company purchased two facilities that were previously accounted for as failed sale-leaseback financing obligations for total consideration of $20.4 million, resulting in the recognition of a “Loss on debt extinguishment and termination of derivative instruments” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations of $4.7 million. Discontinued Operations During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company acquired the outstanding majority interest of the Comfrio joint venture. Upon acquisition, the Company committed to a plan to sell Comfrio in its present condition and initiated a program to locate a buyer and complete the disposition. As Comfrio was a newly acquired business that met the held-for-sale criteria upon acquisition, the Company classified the associated assets acquired and liabilities assumed as held for sale and the operations as discontinued operations. In August of 2023, the Company sold the assets and liabilities of Comfrio. The amount presented under “Net loss from discontinued operations” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023, reflect our share of losses from the Comfrio joint venture prior to acquisition of the full portfolio. Refer to Note 3 - Debt of the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC for further details. Recent Rules and Accounting Pronouncements In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted the final rules that will require certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports. In April 2024, the SEC voluntarily stayed the new rules as a result of pending legal challenges. The new rules include a requirement to disclose material climate-related risks, descriptions of board oversight and risk management activities, the material impacts of these risks on a registrants’ strategy, business model and outlook, and any material climate-related targets or goals, as well as material effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions and greenhouse gas emissions. Prior to the stay in the new rules, they would have been effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2025, except for the greenhouse gas emissions disclosure which would have been effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these rules on its disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 provide for enhanced income tax information primarily through changes to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company prospectively to all annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its disclosures. In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”), which enhances the disclosures required for operating segments in the Company's annual and interim consolidated financial statements. ASU 2023-07 is effective retrospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its disclosures. All other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued, but not yet effective are currently being evaluated and at this time are not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.