Shares-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Potential Share Grants Based on EBITDA Targets

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Adjustment to the discount rate used to measure fair value for lack of ability to convert business interests into cash quickly.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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Expenditures for salaries for officers and non-officers. Does not include allocated share-based compensation, pension and post-retirement benefit expense or other labor-related non-salary expense. For commercial and industrial companies, excludes any direct and overhead labor that is included in cost of goods sold.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Value, before forfeitures, of stock or other type of equity granted of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - Executive Chairman - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2016	Nov. 03, 2016	Nov. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)					2,750,000.00
Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)					0
Adjusted EBITDA					$ 240,500
Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)					2,750,000.00
Hostess Holdings units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fully vested units of stock, granted to Chairman (in shares)	2,496,000	2,496,000
Other payments related to employee agreement (less than)						$ 100
Stock granted before lack of marketability discount		$ 28,454
Discount for lack of marketability		6.00%
Stock granted,value, gross		$ 26,747				$ 26,700
Hostess Holdings units \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)					0
Hostess Holdings units \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)					5,500,000.0
Predecessor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation expense			$ 3,500				$ 4,300
Forecast \| Adjusted EBITDA Greater Than $257.8 million
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)				1,375,000.000
Forecast \| Adjusted EBITDA Greater Than $262.8 million
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)				1,375,000.000
Forecast \| Minimum \| Adjusted EBITDA Greater Than $257.8 million
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA				$ 257,800
Forecast \| Minimum \| Adjusted EBITDA Greater Than $262.8 million
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA				$ 262,800
Hostess Holdings Class B Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares, Issued					0
Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares, Issued					0
Common Class A \| Hostess Holdings units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales price (in usd per share)		$ 11.40	$ 11.40