Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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 issue 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 (as adjusted to reflect acquisitions) are met for the year ended December 31, 2018. Under this agreement, up to 2.75 million shares could be issued. As of June 30, 2018, the Company determined it was not probable that the EBITDA thresholds would be met.

Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Under the terms of an employment agreement with the Company’s Executive Chairman, C. Dean Metropoulos, the Company is obligated to issue 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 (as adjusted to reflect acquisitions) are met for the year ended December 31, 2018. Under this agreement, up to 2.75 million shares could be issued. As of June 30, 2018, the Company determined it was not probable that the EBITDA thresholds would be met.