Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions Under the terms of an employment agreement with the Company’s Executive Chairman, C. Dean Metropoulos, the Company is obligated to grant additional equity (in the form of either shares of Class A common stock of the Company, or Class B units of Hostess Holdings and equivalent shares of Class B common stock of the Company) to Mr. Metropoulos if certain EBITDA thresholds (to be adjusted to reflect the Aryzta Transaction) are met for the year ended December 31, 2018. The potential grants range from zero to 2.75 million shares. As of March 31, 2018, management determined it was not probable that the Company would meet the EBITDA thresholds.

Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Under the terms of an employment agreement with the Company’s Executive Chairman, C. Dean Metropoulos, the Company is obligated to grant additional equity (in the form of either shares of Class A common stock of the Company, or Class B units of Hostess Holdings and equivalent shares of Class B common stock of the Company) to Mr. Metropoulos if certain EBITDA thresholds (to be adjusted to reflect the Aryzta Transaction) are met for the year ended December 31, 2018. The potential grants range from zero to 2.75 million shares. As of March 31, 2018, management determined it was not probable that the Company would meet the EBITDA thresholds.