10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019

or

o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from to            ,

Commission File Number: 001-34723

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST

AMERICOLD REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (Americold Realty Trust)	93-0295215
Delaware (Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.)	01-0958815
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
10 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 600, South Tower
Atlanta, Georgia	30328
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(678) 441-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_________________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Americold Realty Trust	Yes x	No ¨	Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.		Yes ¨	No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Americold Realty Trust	Yes x	No ¨	Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.		Yes x	No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):
Americold Realty Trust			Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
¨  Large accelerated filer	¨   Accelerated filer		¨   Large accelerated filer	¨   Accelerated filer
x   Non-accelerated filer	¨   Smaller reporting company		x   Non-accelerated filer	¨   Smaller reporting company
	¨   Emerging growth company			¨   Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Americold Realty Trust	Yes ¨	No ¨	Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.		Yes ¨	No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Americold Realty Trust	Yes ¨	No x	Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.		Yes ¨	No x

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Americold Realty Trust:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share	COLD	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Americold Realty Trust:

Class	Outstanding at August 6, 2019
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	191,659,250

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 of Americold Realty Trust and Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. As used in this report, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our Company” and “the Company” refer to Americold Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, and its consolidated subsidiaries, including Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the subsidiary through which we conduct our business, which we refer to as “our operating partnership” or “the operating partnership.”

The operating partnership is voluntarily co-filing its quarterly report with the Company because the operating partnership anticipates that it may register one or more classes of securities in the future and will thus become subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

As of June 30, 2019 and for each of the periods ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and June 30, 2018, the sole general partner, Americold Realty Trust, held 99% of the partnership units of our operating partnership, and the limited partner, Americold Realty Operations, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Americold Realty Trust, held 1% of the partnership units of our operating partnership.

We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Trust and Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., into this single report results in the following benefits:

– enhancing investors’ understanding of our Company and our operating partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;

– eliminating duplicative disclosure and providing a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both our Company and our operating partnership; and

– creating time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

There are a few differences between our Company and our operating partnership, which are reflected in the disclosure in this report. We believe it is important to understand the differences between our Company and our operating partnership in the context of how we operate as an interrelated consolidated company. Americold Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, whose only material asset is its ownership of partnership interests of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. As a result, Americold Realty Trust does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner and substantial-majority indirect limited partner of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., issuing public equity from time to time and guaranteeing certain unsecured debt of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. and certain of its subsidiaries. Americold Realty Trust itself has not issued any indebtedness but guarantees certain of the debt of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, as disclosed in this report. Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. holds substantially all the assets of the Company and holds the ownership interests in the Company’s joint ventures. Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a limited partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from public equity issuances by Americold Realty Trust, which are generally contributed to Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. in exchange for partnership units, Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. generates the capital required by the Company’s business through Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.’s operations, or by Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.’s direct or indirect incurrence of indebtedness.

To help investors understand the significant differences between our Company and our operating partnership, this report presents the following separate sections for each of our Company and our operating partnership:

• condensed consolidated financial statements;

• the following notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements:

◦ Debt of the Company and Debt of the Operating Partnership;

◦ Partners' Capital; and

• Liquidity and Capital Resources in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This report also includes separate Item 4. Controls and Procedures sections and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the operating partnership in order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of each entity has made the requisite certification and that the Company and the operating partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. §1350.

In order to highlight the differences between the Company and the operating partnership, the separate sections in this report for the Company and the operating partnership specifically refer to the Company and the operating partnership. In the sections that combine disclosure of the Company and the operating partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the Company. Although the operating partnership is generally the entity that enters into contracts and joint ventures and holds assets and debt, reference to the Company is appropriate because the business is one enterprise and the Company operates the business through the operating partnership.

As general and limited partner with control of the operating partnership, Americold Realty Trust consolidates the operating partnership for financial reporting purposes, and it does not have significant assets other than its investment in the operating partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of Americold Realty Trust and Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. are the same on their respective consolidated financial statements. The separate discussions of Americold Realty Trust and Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

In addition, unless otherwise stated herein, when we refer to “cubic feet” in one of our temperature-controlled facilities, we refer to refrigerated cubic feet (as opposed to total cubic feet, refrigerated and otherwise) therein.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements	4
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	67
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	110
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	110
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	112
Item 1A. Risk Factors	112
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	112
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	112
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	112
Item 5. Other Information	112
Item 6. Exhibits	114
SIGNATURES	115

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements about future events and expectations that constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future financial and operating performance and growth plans, taking into account the information currently available to us. These statements are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations of future results we express or imply in any forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could contribute to these differences include the following:

• adverse economic or real estate developments in our geographic markets or the temperature-controlled warehouse industry;

• general economic conditions;

• risks associated with the ownership of real estate and temperature-controlled warehouses in particular;

• defaults or non-renewals of contracts with customers;

• potential bankruptcy or insolvency of our customers;

• uncertainty of revenues, given the nature of our customer contracts;

• increased interest rates and operating costs;

• our failure to obtain necessary outside financing;

• risks related to, or restrictions contained in, our debt financing;

• decreased storage rates or increased vacancy rates;

• risks related to current and potential international operations and properties;

• our failure to realize the intended benefits from our recent acquisitions including synergies, or disruptions to our plans and operations or unknown or contingent liabilities related to our recent acquisitions;

• our failure to successfully integrate and operate acquired or developed properties or businesses, including but not limited to: Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Lanier Cold Storage and PortFresh Holdings, LLC;

• difficulties in identifying properties to be acquired and completing acquisitions;

• acquisition risks, including the failure of such acquisitions to perform in accordance with projections;

• risks related to expansions of existing properties and developments of new properties, including failure to meet budgeted or stabilized returns within expected time frames in respect thereof;

• difficulties in expanding our operations into new markets, including international markets;

• our failure to maintain our status as a REIT;

• our operating partnership’s failure to qualify as a partnership for federal income tax purposes;

• uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters and global climate change;

• possible environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently or previously owned by us;

• financial market fluctuations;

• actions by our competitors and their increasing ability to compete with us;

• labor and power costs;

• changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates;

• the competitive environment in which we operate;

• our relationship with our employees, including the occurrence of any work stoppages or any disputes under our collective bargaining agreements;

• liabilities as a result of our participation in multi-employer pension plans;

• losses in excess of our insurance coverage;

• the cost and time requirements as a result of our operation as a publicly traded REIT;

• risks related to joint venture investments, including as a result of our lack of control of such investments;

• changes in foreign currency exchange rates;

• the potential dilutive effect of our common share offerings;

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• the impact of anti-takeover provisions in our constituent documents and under Maryland law, which could make an acquisition of us more difficult, limit attempts by our shareholders to replace our trustees and affect the price of our common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, or our common shares; and

• risks related to our forward sale agreement entered into with Bank of America, N.A. in September 2018, or the 2018 forward sale agreement, and our forward sale agreement entered into with Bank of America, N.A. in April 2019, or the 2019 forward sale agreement, including substantial dilution to our earnings per share or substantial cash payment obligations.

The risks included here are not exhaustive, and additional factors could adversely affect our business and financial performance, including factors and risks included in other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continues,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goal,” “objectives,” “intends,” “may,” “opportunity,” “plans,” “potential,” “near-term,” “long-term,” “projections,” “assumptions,” “projects,” “guidance,” “forecasts,” “outlook,” “target,” “trends,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, among others, statements about our expected acquisitions and expected expansion and development pipeline and our targeted return on invested capital on expansion and development opportunities. We qualify any forward-looking statements entirely by these cautionary factors. Other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements we make. We assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
	June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment:
Land	$	516,874		$	385,232
Buildings and improvements	2,591,532			1,849,749
Machinery and equipment	770,336			577,175
Assets under construction	118,375			85,983
	3,997,117			2,898,139
Accumulated depreciation and depletion	(1,157,430		)	(1,097,624		)
Property, plant, and equipment – net	2,839,687			1,800,515
Operating lease right-of-use assets	75,849			—
Accumulated depreciation-operating leases	(10,411		)	—
Operating leases-net	65,438			—
Financing leases:
Buildings and improvements	11,227			11,227
Machinery and equipment	67,188			49,276
	78,415			60,503
Accumulated depreciation- financing leases	(23,967		)	(21,317		)
Financing leases – net	54,448			39,186
Cash and cash equivalents	320,805			208,078
Restricted cash	6,441			6,019
Accounts receivable – net of allowance of $4,946 and $5,706 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	208,978			194,279
Identifiable intangible assets – net	275,363			25,056
Goodwill	300,007			186,095
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788			14,541
Other assets	78,502			58,659
Total assets	$	4,162,457		$	2,532,428
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	287,691			253,080
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable - net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $14,499 and $13,943, in the aggregate, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,710,523			1,351,014
Sale-leaseback financing obligations	117,420			118,920
Financing lease obligations	55,292			40,787
Operating lease obligations	68,428			—
Unearned revenue	18,805			18,625
Pension and postretirement benefits	17,135			16,317
Deferred tax liability - net	22,669			17,992
Multi-Employer pension plan withdrawal liability	8,837			8,938
Total liabilities	2,306,800			1,825,673
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value – authorized 250,000,000 shares; 191,634,460 and 148,234,959 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,916			1,482
Paid-in capital	2,577,888			1,356,133
Accumulated deficit and distributions in excess of net earnings	(707,170		)	(638,345		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16,977		)	(12,515		)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,855,657			706,755
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	4,162,457		$	2,532,428
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Financial Statements

Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues:
Rent, storage, and warehouse services	$	338,231		$	287,712		$	627,846		$	574,229
Third-party managed services	61,515			65,755			125,651			129,632
Transportation services	36,492			38,889			73,588			77,234
Other	2,222			2,311			4,454			4,714
Total revenues	438,460			394,667			831,539			785,809
Operating expenses:
Rent, storage, and warehouse services cost of operations	224,414			196,877			423,210			393,824
Third-party managed services cost of operations	58,711			61,896			119,588			121,995
Transportation services cost of operations	32,286			35,303			65,026			70,054
Cost of operations related to other revenues	1,930			2,391			3,918			4,448
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	40,437			29,051			70,533			58,459
Selling, general and administrative	32,669			27,750			63,786			55,857
Acquisition, litigation, and other	17,964			(268		)	26,457			3,574
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34			(8,384		)	34			(8,384		)
Impairment of long-lived assets	930			747			13,485			747
Total operating expenses	409,375			345,363			786,037			700,574
Operating income	29,085			49,304			45,502			85,235
Other income (expense):
(Loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68		)	252			54			112
Interest expense	(24,098		)	(22,929		)	(45,674		)	(47,424		)
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665		)	—			(2,665		)	—
Interest income	2,405			1,109			3,408			1,733
Loss on debt extinguishment and modifications	—			—			—			(21,385		)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net	(83		)	1,511			(23		)	2,191
Other (expense) income, net	(591		)	33			(758		)	89
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit	3,985			29,280			(156		)	20,551
Income tax (expense) benefit:
Current	(2,446		)	(1,323		)	(3,994		)	(2,390		)
Deferred	3,352			1,449			4,412			2,605
Total income tax benefit	906			126			418			215
Net income	$	4,891		$	29,406		$	262		$	20,766
Less distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest - Series A	—			—			—			(1		)
Less distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest - Series B	—			—			—			(1,817		)
Net income attributable to common shares of beneficial interest	$	4,891		$	29,406		$	262		$	18,948
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	182,325			143,499			165,869			133,965
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	186,117			146,474			169,305			136,737
Net income per common share of beneficial interest - basic	$	0.03		$	0.20		$	0.00		$	0.13
Net income per common share of beneficial interest - diluted	$	0.03		$	0.20		$	0.00		$	0.14

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income	$	4,891		$	29,406		$	262		$	20,766
Other comprehensive income (loss) - net of tax:
Adjustment to accrued pension liability	527			498			1,051			997
Change in unrealized net loss on foreign currency	(2,257		)	(4,723		)	(1,036		)	(6,196		)
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1,763		)	204			(4,477		)	240
Other comprehensive loss	(3,493		)	(4,021		)	(4,462		)	(4,959		)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,398		$	25,385		$	(4,200	)	$	15,807
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
	Common Shares of					Accumulated Deficit and Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Beneficial Interest
	Number of Shares	Par Value		Paid-in Capital
												Total
Balance - December 31, 2018	148,234,959	$	1,482	$	1,356,133	$	(638,345	)	$	(12,515	)	$	706,755
Net loss	—	—		—		(4,629		)	—			(4,629		)
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		—			(2,832		)	(2,832		)
Distributions on common shares of beneficial interest	—	—		—		(30,235		)	—			(30,235		)
Share-based compensation expense (Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units)	—	—		2,625		—			—			2,625
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	—	—		3,044		—			—			3,044
Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	897,849	9		3,965		—			—			3,974
Other	—	—		—		(88		)	1,863			1,775
Balance - March 31, 2019	149,132,808	$	1,491	$	1,365,767	$	(673,297	)	$	(13,484	)	$	680,477
Net income	—	—		—		4,891			—			4,891
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		—			(4,476		)	(4,476		)
Distributions on common shares of beneficial interest	—	—		—		(38,764		)	—			(38,764		)
Share-based compensation expense (Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units)	—	—		3,171		—			—			3,171
Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	439,152	4		2,323		—			—			2,327
Issuance of common shares	42,062,500	421		1,206,627		—			—			1,207,048
Other	—	—		—		—			983			983
Balance - June 30, 2019	191,634,460	$	1,916	$	2,577,888	$	(707,170	)	$	(16,977	)	$	1,855,657

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Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except shares)
	Preferred Shares of
	Beneficial Interest				Common Shares of						Accumulated Deficit and Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	Series A				Beneficial Interest
	Number of Shares		Par Value		Number of Shares	Par Value		Paid-in Capital
																	Total
Balance - December 31, 2017	125		$	—	69,370,609	$	694	$	394,082		$	(581,470	)	$	(230	)	$	(186,924	)
Net loss	—		—		—	—		—			(8,640		)	—			(8,640		)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—	—		—			—			(938		)	(938		)
Redemption and distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series A	(125	)	—		—	—		(133		)	(1		)	—			(134		)
Distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series B	—		—		—	—		—			(1,817		)	—			(1,817		)
Distributions on common shares	—		—		—	—		—			(21,436		)	—			(21,436		)
Share-based compensation expense (Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units)	—		—		—	—		1,839			—			—			1,839
Share-based compensation expense (modification of Restricted Stock Units)	—		—		—	—		2,600			—			—			2,600
Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	—		—		125,763	1		(260		)	—			—			(259		)
Warrants exercise	—		—		6,426,818	64		(64		)	—			—			—
Issuance of common shares	—		—		33,350,000	334		484,571			—			—			484,905
Conversion of mezzanine Series B Preferred shares	—		—		33,240,258	332		372,459			—			—			372,791
Balance - March 31, 2018	—		$	—	142,513,448	$	1,425	$1,255,094			$	(613,364	)	$	(1,168	)	$	641,987
Net loss	—		—		—	—		—			29,406			—			29,406
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—	—		—			—			(4,021		)	(4,021		)
Distributions on common shares	—		—		—	—		—			(27,250		)	—			(27,250		)
Share-based compensation expense (Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units)	—		—		—	—		2,256			—			—			2,256
Share-based compensation expense (modification of Restricted Stock Units)	—		—		—	—		(559		)	—			—			(559		)
Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	—		—		945,604	10		988			—			—			998
Balance - June 30, 2018	—		$	—	143,459,052	$	1,435	$	1,257,779		$	(611,208	)	$	(5,189	)	$	642,817

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Distributions declared per common share of beneficial interest	$	0.2126	$	0.1891	$	0.4160	$	0.3620

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018
Operating activities:
Net income attributable to Americold Realty Trust	$	262		$	20,766
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	70,533			58,459
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	2,978			3,230
Amortization of above/below market leases	76			76
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification, non-cash	—			21,105
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	23			(2,191		)
Income from investments in partially owned entities	(54		)	(112		)
Share-based compensation expense	5,810			4,142
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044			2,042
Deferred income tax benefit	(4,412		)	(2,605		)
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34			(8,384		)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	189			(308		)
Impairment of long-lived assets	13,485			747
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	622			360
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	3,287			15,548
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(23,883		)	(34,357		)
Other	7,841			(1,631		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	79,835			76,887
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	2,000			—
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment	822			18,104
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,323,265		)	—
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923		)	—
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(98,428		)	(65,039		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,454,794		)	(46,935		)
Financing activities:
Redemption and distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series A	—			(134		)
Distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series B	—			(1,817		)
Distributions paid on common shares	(58,206		)	(21,377		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	9,647			7,524
Share purchases for taxes, net of proceeds from employee share-based transactions	(3,570		)	(7,021		)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	100,000			—
Repayment on revolving line of credit	(100,000		)	—
Payment of underwriters' costs	—			(5,750		)
Reimbursement of underwriters' costs	—			5,750
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(1,500		)	(1,227		)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(5,838		)	(4,796		)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,025		)	(8,727		)
Repayment of term loan, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(7,113		)	(889,454		)
Proceeds from term loan	—			525,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	350,000			—
Net proceeds from initial public offering	—			493,557
Net proceeds from follow-on public offering	1,206,627			—
Proceeds from construction loans	—			1,097
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,488,022			92,625
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	113,063			122,577
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	86			(1,765		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	214,097			69,963
End of period	$	327,246		$	190,775
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Continued)
(In thousands)
	Six Months Ended June 30,
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:	2019			2018
Acquisition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	$	20,215		$	5,564
Acquisition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	$	8,117		$	—
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	$	26,188		$	43,954
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	$	2,975		$	4,545
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment on accrual	$	20,886		$	15,118
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the ending cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances above:	As of June 30,
	2019			2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	320,805		$	153,200
Restricted cash	6,441			37,575
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	327,246		$	190,775
	As of June 30,
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:	2019			2018
Investments in land, building and improvements	$	31,561		$	—
Machinery and equipment	3,410			—
Assembled workforce	351			—
Other assets	601			—
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$	35,923		$	—
	As of June 30,
	2019			2018
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land	$	63,463		$	—
Building and improvements	724,756			—
Machinery and equipment	170,339			—
Assets under construction	20,968			—
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,254			—
Cash and cash equivalents	4,977			—
Accounts receivable	22,761			—
Goodwill	113,806			—
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships	250,989			—
Trade names and trademarks	1,623			—
Other assets	18,802			—
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(32,444		)	—
Notes payable	(17,179		)	—
Operating lease obligations	(1,254		)	—
Unearned revenue	(3,536		)	—
Pension and postretirement benefits	(2,020		)	—
Deferred tax liability	(9,063		)	—
Total consideration	$	1,328,242		$	—

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except shares and per unit amounts)
	June 30,			December 31,
	2019			2018
Assets
Property, plant, and equipment:
Land	$	516,874		$	385,232
Buildings and improvements	2,591,532			1,849,749
Machinery and equipment	770,336			577,175
Assets under construction	118,375			85,983
	3,997,117			2,898,139
Accumulated depreciation and depletion	(1,157,430		)	(1,097,624		)
Property, plant, and equipment – net	2,839,687			1,800,515
Operating lease right-of-use assets	75,849			—
Accumulated depreciation-operating leases	(10,411		)	—
Operating leases-net	65,438			—
Financing leases:
Buildings and improvements	11,227			11,227
Machinery and equipment	67,188			49,276
	78,415			60,503
Accumulated depreciation- financing leases	(23,967		)	(21,317		)
Financing leases – net	54,448			39,186
Cash and cash equivalents	320,805			208,078
Restricted cash	6,441			6,019
Accounts receivable – net of allowance of $4,946 and $5,706 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	208,978			194,279
Identifiable intangible assets – net	275,363			25,056
Goodwill	300,007			186,095
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788			14,541
Other assets	78,502			58,659
Total assets	$	4,162,457		$	2,532,428
Liabilities and partners' capital
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	287,691			253,080
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable - net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $14,499 and $13,943, in the aggregate, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,710,523			1,351,014
Sale-leaseback financing obligations	117,420			118,920
Financing lease obligations	55,292			40,787
Operating lease obligations	68,428			—
Unearned revenue	18,805			18,625
Pension and postretirement benefits	17,135			16,317
Deferred tax liability - net	22,669			17,992
Multi-Employer pension plan withdrawal liability	8,837			8,938
Total liabilities	2,306,800			1,825,673
Partners' capital:
General partner - 189,718,115 and 146,752,609 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,853,907			712,078
Limited partner - 1,916,345 and 1,482,350 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	18,727			7,192
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16,977		)	(12,515		)
Total partners' capital	1,855,657			706,755
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$	4,162,457		$	2,532,428
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues:
Rent, storage, and warehouse services	$	338,231		$	287,712		$	627,846		$	574,229
Third-party managed services	61,515			65,755			125,651			129,632
Transportation services	36,492			38,889			73,588			77,234
Other	2,222			2,311			4,454			4,714
Total revenues	438,460			394,667			831,539			785,809
Operating expenses:
Rent, storage, and warehouse services cost of operations	224,414			196,877			423,210			393,824
Third-party managed services cost of operations	58,711			61,896			119,588			121,995
Transportation services cost of operations	32,286			35,303			65,026			70,054
Cost of operations related to other revenues	1,930			2,391			3,918			4,448
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	40,437			29,051			70,533			58,459
Selling, general and administrative	32,669			27,750			63,786			55,857
Acquisition, litigation, and other	17,964			(268		)	26,457			3,574
Impairment of long-lived assets	930			747			13,485			747
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate, net	34			(8,384		)	34			(8,384		)
Total operating expenses	409,375			345,363			786,037			700,574
Operating income	29,085			49,304			45,502			85,235
Other (expense) income:
(Loss) income from partially owned entities	(68		)	252			54			112
Interest expense	(24,098		)	(22,929		)	(45,674		)	(47,424		)
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665		)	—			(2,665		)	—
Interest income	2,405			1,109			3,408			1,733
Loss on debt extinguishment and modifications	—			—			—			(21,385		)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net	(83		)	1,511			(23		)	2,191
Other (expense) income, net	(591		)	33			(758		)	89
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit	3,985			29,280			(156		)	20,551
Income tax (expense) benefit:
Current	(2,446		)	(1,323		)	(3,994		)	(2,390		)
Deferred	3,352			1,449			4,412			2,605
Total income tax benefit	906			126			418			215
Net income attributable to the Partnership	$	4,891		$	29,406		$	262		$	20,766
General partners' interest in net income attributable to unitholders	$	4,842		$	29,112		$	259		$	20,558
Limited partners' interest in net income attributable to unitholders	$	49		$	294		$	3		$	208
General partner weighted average units outstanding	179,880			141,460			163,589			132,412
Limited partner weighted average units outstanding	1,817			1,429			1,652			1,337
General partners' net income per unit	$	0.03		$	0.21		$	0.00		$	0.16
Limited partners' net income per unit	$	0.03		$	0.21		$	0.00		$	0.16

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2018			2018
Net income attributable to Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.	$	4,891		$	29,406		$	262		$	20,766
Other comprehensive income (loss) - net of tax:
Adjustment to accrued pension liability	527			498			1,051			997
Change in unrealized net loss on foreign currency	(2,257		)	(4,723		)	(1,036		)	(6,196		)
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedge	(1,763		)	204			(4,477		)	240
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.	(3,493		)	(4,021		)	(4,462		)	(4,959		)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,398		$	25,385		$	(4,200	)	$	15,807
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except units and per unit amounts)
	Limited Partners' Units	Limited Partners' Capital			General Partners' Units	General Partners' Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Capital
Balance - December 31, 2018	1,482,350	$	7,192		146,752,609	$	712,078		$	(12,515	)	$	706,755
Net loss	—	(46		)	—	(4,583		)	—			(4,629		)
Other comprehensive loss	—	—			—	—			(2,832		)	(2,832		)
Distributions to parent	—	(302		)	—	(29,933		)	—			(30,235		)
Share-based compensation expense	—	57			—	5,612			—			5,669
Contributions to partners' capital	8,978	40			888,871	3,934			—			3,974
Other	—	(1		)	—	(87		)	1,863			1,775
Balance - March 31, 2019	1,491,328	$	6,940		147,641,480	$	687,021		$	(13,484	)	$	680,477
Net income	—	49			—	4,842			—			4,891
Other comprehensive loss	—	—			—				(4,476		)	(4,476		)
Distributions to parent	—	(388		)	—	(38,376		)	—			(38,764		)
Share-based compensation expense	—	32			—	3,139			—			3,171
Contributions to partners' capital	425,017	12,094			42,076,635	1,197,281			—			1,209,375
Other	—	—			—	—			983			983
Balance - June 30, 2019	1,916,345	$	18,727		189,718,115	$	1,853,907		$	(16,977	)	$	1,855,657

	Limited Partners' Units	Limited Partners' Capital			General Partners' Units	General Partners' Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Capital
Balance - December 31, 2017	693,706	$	1,860		68,676,903	$	184,240		$	(230	)	$	185,870
Net loss	—	(86		)	—	(8,554		)	—			(8,640		)
Other comprehensive loss	—	—			—	—			(938		)	(938		)
Distributions to parent	—	(234		)	—	(23,155		)	—			(23,389		)
Share-based compensation expense	—	42			—	4,137			—			4,179
Contributions to partners' capital	731,428	4,849			72,411,411	480,056			—			484,905
Balance - March 31, 2018	1,425,134	$	6,431		141,088,314	$	636,724		$	(1,168	)	$	641,987
Net income	—	294			—	29,112			—			29,406
Other comprehensive loss	—	—			—	—			(4,021		)	(4,021		)
Distributions to parent	—	(272		)	—	(26,978		)	—			(27,250		)
Share-based compensation expense	—	17			—	1,680			—			1,697
Contributions to partners' capital	9,456	10			936,148	988			—			998
Balance - June 30, 2018	1,434,590	$	6,480		142,024,462	$	641,526		$	(5,189	)	$	642,817

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Distributions declared per unit	$	0.2133	$	0.1899	$	0.4176	$	0.3226

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018
Operating activities:
Net income attributable to Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.	$	262		$	20,766
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	70,533			58,459
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	2,978			3,230
Amortization of above/below market leases	76			76
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification, non-cash	—			21,105
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	23			(2,191		)
Income from investments in partially owned entities	(54		)	(112		)
Share-based compensation expense	5,810			4,142
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044			2,042
Deferred income tax benefit	(4,412		)	(2,605		)
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34			(8,384		)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	189			(308		)
Impairment of long-lived assets	13,485			747
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	622			360
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	3,287			15,548
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(23,883		)	(34,357		)
Other	7,841			(1,631		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	79,835			76,887
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	2,000			—
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment	822			18,104
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,323,265		)	—
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923		)	—
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(98,428		)	(65,039		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,454,794		)	(46,935		)
Financing activities:
Distributions to parent	(58,206		)	(29,078		)
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(1,500		)	(1,227		)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(5,838		)	(4,796		)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,025		)	(8,727		)
Repayment of term loan, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(7,113		)	(889,454		)
Proceeds from term loan	—			525,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	350,000			—
Proceeds from construction loans	—			1,097
General partner contributions	1,212,704			499,810
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,488,022			92,625
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	113,063			122,577
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	86			(1,765		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	214,097			69,963
End of period	$	327,246		$	190,775
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Continued)
(In thousands)
	Six Months Ended June 30,
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:	2019			2018
Acquisition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	$	20,215		$	5,564
Acquisition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	$	8,117		$	—
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	$	26,188		$	43,954
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	$	2,975		$	4,545
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment on accrual	$	20,886		$	15,118
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the ending cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances above:	As of June 30,
	2019			2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	320,805		$	153,200
Restricted cash	6,441			37,575
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	327,246		$	190,775
	As of June 30,
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:	2019			2018
Investments in land, building and improvements	$	31,561		$	—
Machinery and equipment	3,410			—
Assembled workforce	351			—
Other assets	601			—
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$	35,923		$	—
	As of June 30,
	2019			2018
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land	$	63,463		$	—
Building and improvements	724,756			—
Machinery and equipment	170,339			—
Assets under construction	20,968			—
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,254			—
Cash and cash equivalents	4,977			—
Accounts receivable	22,761			—
Goodwill	113,806			—
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships	250,989			—
Trade names and trademarks	1,623			—
Other assets	18,802			—
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(32,444		)	—
Notes payable	(17,179		)	—
Operating lease obligations	(1,254		)	—
Unearned revenue	(3,536		)	—
Pension and postretirement benefits	(2,020		)	—
Deferred tax liability	(9,063		)	—
Total consideration	$	1,328,242		$	—

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Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. General

The Company

Americold Realty Trust, together with its subsidiaries (ART, the Company, or we), is a real estate investment trust (REIT) organized under Maryland law.

During 2010, the Company formed a Delaware limited partnership, Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the operating partnership), and transferred substantially all of its interests in entities and associated assets and liabilities to the operating partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT or an UPREIT structure. The REIT is the sole general partner of the operating partnership, owning 99% of the common general partnership interest as of June 30, 2019. Americold Realty Operations, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the REIT, is the sole limited partner of the operating partnership, owning 1% of the common general partnership interests as of June 30, 2019. As the sole general partner of the operating partnership, the REIT has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the operating partnership.

The operating partnership includes numerous qualified REIT subsidiaries (QRSs). Additionally, the operating partnership conducts various business activities in the United States (U.S.), Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Canada through several wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRSs).

Ownership

Pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Prior to the IPO, YF ART Holdings, L.P., a partnership among investment funds affiliated with The Yucaipa Companies (Yucaipa), Fortress Investment Group, LLC (Fortress), and affiliates of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman) owned approximately 100% of the Company’s common shares of beneficial interest. In addition, Goldman owned 325,000 Series B Preferred Shares, which were converted to 28,808,224 common shares in connection with the IPO.

Initial Public Offering

On January 23, 2018, we completed an initial public offering of our common shares, or IPO, in which we issued and sold 33,350,000 of our common shares, including 4,350,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional common shares. The common shares sold in the offering were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) pursuant to our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-221560), as amended, which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 18, 2018. The common shares were sold at an initial offering price of $16.00 per share, which generated net proceeds of approximately $493.6 million to us, after deducting underwriting fees and other offering costs of approximately $40.0 million. We primarily used the net proceeds from the IPO to repay: (i) $285.1 million of indebtedness outstanding under our Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, including $3.0 million of accrued and unpaid interest and closing expense of $0.2 million; (ii) $20.9 million of indebtedness outstanding under our Clearfield, Utah and Middleboro, Massachusetts construction loans, including a nominal amount of accrued and unpaid interest; and (iii) to pay a stub period dividend totaling $3.1 million to the holders of record of our common shares, Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares as of January 22, 2018. Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares also received a redemption payment from the offering proceeds of $0.1 million. The remaining $184.4 million net proceeds from the IPO were used for general corporate purposes.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements- (Unaudited, Continued)

September 2018 Follow-On Public Offering

On September 18, 2018, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 4,000,000 of its common shares at a public offering price of $24.50 per share, which generated net proceeds of approximately $92.5 million to the Company after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, and an additional 6,000,000 common shares pursuant to the 2018 forward sale agreement, which is currently expected to settle in September 2020. The Company did not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of the common shares subject to the 2018 forward sale agreement that were sold by the forward purchaser or its affiliate. The Company accounts for the 2018 forward contract as equity and therefore is exempt from derivative and fair value accounting. Before the issuance of the Company’s common shares, if any, upon physical or net share settlement of the 2018 forward sale agreement, the common shares issuable upon settlement of the 2018 forward sale agreement will be reflected in its diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the number of the Company’s common shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share is deemed to be increased by the excess, if any, of the number of common shares that would be issued upon full physical settlement of the 2018 forward sale agreement over the number of common shares that could be purchased by the Company in the market (based on the average market price during the period) using the proceeds receivable upon full physical settlement (based on the adjusted 2018 forward sale price at the end of the reporting period). If and when the Company physically or net share settles the 2018 forward sale agreement, the delivery of the Company’s common shares would result in an increase in the number of common shares outstanding and dilution to our earnings per share. As of June 30, 2019, the Company has not settled any portion of the 2018 forward sale agreement. In connection with the the follow-on public offering, YF ART Holdings GP, LLC (YF ART Holdings), a partnership among investment funds affiliated with Yucaipa, sold 16.5 million common shares, affiliates of Goldman sold approximately 9.1 million common shares, and affiliates of Fortress sold approximately 7.2 million common shares.

March 2019 Secondary Public Offering

In March 2019, the Company completed a secondary public offering in which certain funds affiliated with YF ART Holdings and Goldman sold their remaining interest in the Company of 38,422,583 and 8,061,228 common shares, respectively, at $27.75 per share, which included 6,063,105 shares purchased by the underwriters upon the exercise in full of their option to purchase additional shares. The selling shareholders received proceeds from the offering, which, net of underwriting fees, totaled $1.1 billion. The Company received no proceeds and incurred fees of $1.5 million related to this offering.

April 2019 Follow-On Public Offering

On April 22, 2019, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 42,062,000 of its common shares, including 6,562,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters' option to purchase additional common shares, at a public offering price of $29.75 per share, which generated net proceeds of approximately $1.21 billion to the Company after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, and an additional 8,250,000 common shares pursuant to the 2019 forward sale agreement, which is expected to be settled within one year. The Company did not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of the common shares subject to the 2019 forward sale agreement that were sold by the forward purchaser or its affiliate. The Company accounts for the 2019 forward contract as equity and therefore is exempt from derivative and fair value accounting. Refer to the above discussion under "September 2018 Follow-On Public Offering" for the earnings per share treatment and the impact as a result of this 2019 forward contract. The proceeds of the follow-on public offering were used to fund the purchase of Chiller Holdco, LLC (Cloverleaf). We expect to use cash proceeds that we receive upon settlement of the 2019 forward sale agreement to fund future development of owned warehouses and for general corporate purposes.

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Acquisitions

On May 1, 2019, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire Cloverleaf Cold Storage (Cloverleaf). The Company refers to the completion of the acquisition of Cloverleaf pursuant to the executed purchase agreement as "the Cloverleaf Acquisition." The Company paid aggregate cash consideration of approximately $1.25 billion, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment. The consideration paid by the Company was funded using net proceeds from the Company’s equity offering that closed on April 22, 2019, along with funds drawn under the Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

On May 1, 2019, the Company also acquired Lanier Cold Storage (Lanier). The Company paid aggregate cash consideration of approximately $82.6 million, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment.

On February 1, 2019, the Company acquired PortFresh Holdings, LLC (PortFresh). The Company paid aggregate cash consideration of $35.9 million, net of cash acquired.

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. (GAAP) for interim financial information, and with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with the Company’s consolidated annual financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the referenced annual report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

Reclassifications

Certain immaterial, prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon addition of a new financial statement line item described as "Acquisition, litigation and other", which was previously classified within "Selling, general and administrative", refer to Note 6 for further detail of this caption. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon addition of a new financial statement line item described as "Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes", which was previously classified within "Share-based compensation expense (Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units)". The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon elimination of the financial statement line item described as "Payment on Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal obligation" which is now classified within "Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability".

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The following disclosure regarding certain of our significant accounting policies should be read in conjunction with Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

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December 31, 2018, which provides additional information with regard to the accounting policies set forth herein and other significant accounting policies.

Lease Accounting

Arrangements wherein we are the lessee:

At the inception of a contract, we determine if the contract is or contains a lease. Leases are classified as either financing or operating based upon criteria within ASC 842 and a right-of-use (ROU) asset and liability are established for leases with an initial term greater than 12 months. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less, and not expected to renew beyond 12 months, are not recorded on the balance sheet and expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term, as adjusted for prepayments, incentives and initial direct costs. ROU assets are subsequently measured at the value of the remeasured lease liability, adjusted for the remaining balance of the following, as applicable: lease incentives, cumulative prepaid or accrued rent and unamortized initial direct costs. When available, we use the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, we must estimate our incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. The depreciable lives of assets are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. As with other long-lived assets, ROU assets are reviewed for impairment when events or change in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses and operating lease obligations on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Finance leases assets are included in financing leases-net, accounts payable and accrued expenses and financing lease obligations on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Arrangements wherein we are the lessor:

Each new lease contract is evaluated for classification as a sales-type lease, direct financing or operating lease. A lease is a sales-type lease if any one of five criteria are met, as outlined in ASC 842, Leases, each of which indicate the lease, in effect, transfers control of the underlying asset to the lessee. If none of those five criteria are met, but two additional criteria are both met, indicating we have transferred substantially all the risks and benefits of the underlying asset to the lessee and a third party, the lease is a direct financing lease. All leases that are not sales-type or direct financing leases are operating leases. We do not currently have any sales-type or direct financing leases.

For operating leases wherein we are the lessor, we assess the probability of payments at commencement of the lease contract and subsequently recognize lease income, including variable payments based on an index or rate, over the lease term on a straight-line basis. We continue to measure and disclose the underlying assets subject to operating leases based on our policies for application of ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment.

For all asset classes we have elected to not separate the lease and non-lease components which generally relate to taxes and common area maintenance. Additionally, we elected a practical expedient to present all funds collected

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from lessees for sales and other similar taxes net of the related sales tax expense. Our lease contracts are structured in a manner to reduce risks associated with the residual value of leased assets.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of $12.6 million. Management and the Company's Board of Trustees formally approved the "Atlanta Major Market Strategy" plan which includes the partial redevelopment of an existing warehouse facility. The partial redevelopment requires the demolition of approximately 75% of the current warehouse, which is unused. We expect the remainder of the site to continue operating as normal during the construction period. As a result of this initiative, the Company wrote off the carrying value of the portion of the warehouse no longer in use resulting in an impairment charge of $9.6 million. Additionally, during the first quarter the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2.9 million related to a domestic idle warehouse facility in anticipation of a potential future sale of the asset. The estimated fair value of this asset was determined based on ongoing negotiations with prospective buyers. During the second quarter of 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of $0.9 million related to the discontinued use of internally developed software and other personal property assets of the foreign Transportation operating segment due to the loss of a significant customer relationship. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded an impairment charge of $0.7 million related to an idle domestic warehouse facility in anticipation of a potential future sale of the asset. These impaired assets were reported under the Warehouse segment, and the related impairment charges are included in the "Impairment of long-lived assets" line item of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Capitalization of Costs

Project costs that are clearly associated with the development of properties are capitalized as incurred. Project costs include all costs directly associated with the development of a property, including construction costs, interest, and costs of personnel working on the project. Costs that do not clearly relate to the projects under development are not capitalized and are charged to expense as incurred.

Capitalization of costs begins when the activities necessary to get the development project ready for its intended use commence, which include costs incurred before the beginning of construction. Capitalization of costs ceases when the development project is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Determining when a development project commences and when it is substantially complete and ready for its intended use involves a degree of judgment. We generally consider a development project to be substantially complete and ready for its intended use upon receipt of a certificate of occupancy. If and when development of a property is suspended pursuant to a formal change in the planned use of the property, we will evaluate whether the accumulated costs exceed the estimated value of the project and write off the amount of any such excess accumulated costs. For a development project that is suspended for reasons other than a formal change in the planned use of such property, the accumulated project costs are written off. Capitalized costs are allocated to the specific components of a project that are benefited.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, we capitalized interest of approximately $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and approximately $1.6 million and $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, we capitalized amounts relating to compensation and travel expense of employees direct and incremental to development of properties of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and approximately $0.3 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018.

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Purchase Accounting

For business combinations, the excess of cost over fair value is recorded as goodwill. In an asset acquisition, the difference between the sum of the identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities and the total purchase price (including transactions costs) is allocated to the identified long-lived tangible and intangible assets and liabilities on a relative fair value basis. If the fair value of the real estate acquired exceeds its cost, it is allocated to the acquired identified long-lived tangible assets, consisting primarily of land, land improvements, buildings, tenant improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of assembled workforce, above-market and below-market leases, value of in-place leases and acquired ground leases and tenant relationship value, based in each case on their fair values.

We make estimates of the acquisition date fair value of the tangible and intangible assets and acquired liabilities using information from multiple sources as a result of pre-acquisition due diligence, tax records and other sources. Our allocation of fair value is generally determined by third party appraisals or, in the case of land, valuations based on comparable sales. For site improvements, we consider replacement costs adjusted for physical and market obsolescence. Based on these estimates, we recognize the acquired assets and liabilities at their estimated fair values. The determination of fair value involves the use of significant judgment and estimation.

On May 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisitions of Cloverleaf and Lanier, both of which are accounted for as business combinations. Refer to Note 3 for the disclosures related to these acquisitions.

Asset Acquisitions

We acquired PortFresh in an asset acquisition on February 1, 2019 for $35.9 million. The table below reflects the purchase price allocation (in thousands):

Acquisition	Land		Building and Improvements		Machinery and Equipment		Assembled Workforce		Other Assets / Liabilities
PortFresh Holdings, LLC	$	20,715	$	10,846	$	3,410	$	351	$	601
Total	$	20,715	$	10,846	$	3,410	$	351	$	601
Weighted average remaining intangible amortization life (in months)							31

Bridge Loan Commitment Fees

During the second quarter of 2019, we incurred costs of approximately $2.7 million related to unused bridge loan commitment fees. These costs are classified as a component of interest expense within the financial statement line item titled "Bridge loan commitment fees" and are presented as a component of "Other expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Lease Accounting

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases(Topic 842), as amended, which the Company adopted using a modified retrospective transition approach effective January 1, 2019. All leases that commenced prior to our adoption of this new standard are accounted for and disclosed in accordance with our existing policies for application of ASC 840, Leases. Accordingly, prior year amounts were not recast under the new standard.

Upon adoption, we elected a package of practical expedients for expired and existing contracts whereby we will (1) not reassess our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs, (2) continue to apply existing accounting policies for all land easements that existed or expire before the date of adoption, (3) not recognize ROU assets or liabilities for leases that qualify as short-term leases for all classes of underlying assets, and (4) not separate lease an non-lease components for all classes of underlying assets. The Company did not elect to apply the hindsight practical expedient when determining the term for our leases.

The new standard requires disclosure of additional quantitative and qualitative information for lessee and lessor arrangements which has been included above in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and in Note 11.

Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. This ASU refines and expands hedge accounting for both financial (e.g., interest rate) and commodity risks. Its provisions create more transparency around how economic results are presented, both on the face of the financial statements and in the footnotes. It also makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of hedge accounting guidance. ASU 2017-12 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption, including adoption in an interim period, is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 on January 1, 2019 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") Overnight Index Swap ("OIS") Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. This ASU permits the use of the OIS rate based upon SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for purposes of applying hedge accounting under Topic 815. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee announced that it identified the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) as its preferred alternative to LIBOR. The Company intends to continue to use LIBOR until its extermination date in 2021, and intends to replace LIBOR with SOFR at that time. The Company adopted ASU 2018-16 on January 1, 2019 and does not believe that the transition from LIBOR to SOFR will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which more closely aligns the accounting for employee and nonemployee share-based payments. The standard will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than an entity’s adoption date of Topic 606. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2019, and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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Future Adoption of Accounting Standards

Fair Value Measurement - Disclosure Framework

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The ASU removes the requirement to disclose: the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU requires disclosure of changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income (loss) for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. For public business entities, this guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Collaborative Arrangements

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606. ASU 2018-18 clarifies that certain transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement should be accounted for under ASC 606 when the counterparty is a customer and precludes an entity from presenting consideration from a transaction in a collaborative arrangement as revenue from contracts with customers if the counterparty is not a customer for that transaction. For public business entities, these amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2018-18 will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Credit Losses

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326). This ASU introduces new guidance for the accounting for credit losses. For trade receivables, the Company will be required to use a forward-looking expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses which reflects losses that are probable. The standard will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This update eliminates step two of the goodwill impairment test, and specifies that goodwill impairment should be measured by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. Additionally, the amount of goodwill allocated to each reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net assets should be disclosed. For public business entities that are SEC filers, this ASU is effective for annual and any interim impairment tests for periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is allowed for all entities as of January 1, 2017, for annual and any interim impairment tests occurring after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2017-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Defined Benefit Plans

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit

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Plans. This update amends ASC 715 to remove disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures, and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The ASU’s changes related to disclosures are part of the FASB’s disclosure framework project. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted for all entities and the amendments in this update are required to be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2018-14 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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3. Business Combinations

Acquisition of Cloverleaf

The Company completed the acquisition of privately-held Cloverleaf on May 1, 2019. A summary of the preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for total cash consideration of $1.25 billion, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment, is as follows (in thousands):

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets
Land	$	59,363
Building and improvements	687,821
Machinery and equipment	144,825
Assets under construction	20,968
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,254
Cash and cash equivalents	4,332
Accounts receivable	21,358
Goodwill	107,643
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships	241,738
Trade names and trademarks	1,623
Other assets	18,720
Total assets	1,309,645
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	30,905
Notes payable	17,179
Operating lease obligations	1,254
Unearned revenue	3,536
Pension and postretirement benefits	2,020
Deferred tax liability	9,063
Total liabilities	63,957
Total consideration for Cloverleaf acquisition	$	1,245,688

The initial purchase accounting is based on management's preliminary assessment, which may differ when final information becomes available. Subsequent adjustments made to the initial purchase accounting, if any, are made within the measurement period, which will be finalized within one year of the acquisition date.

As shown above, the Company recorded approximately $107.6 million of goodwill related to the Cloverleaf Acquisition. The strategic benefits of the acquisition include the Company's ability to add complementary customers into its network, provide an opportunity for growth in the Central and Southeast markets, deepen existing customer relationships, provide three expansion opportunities that are already under construction, provide one development opportunity and leverage integration experience to drive synergies and further enhance the warehouse network for new and existing customers. These factors contributed to the goodwill that was recorded upon consummation of the transaction. The Company believes that a portion of the goodwill recorded as a result of the Cloverleaf Acquisition

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will be deductible for federal income tax purposes. The assignment of goodwill to each reportable segment is not yet complete.

As shown above, in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition the Company recorded an intangible asset of approximately $241.7 million for customer relationships which has been assigned a useful life of 25 years, and approximately $1.6 million for trade names and trademarks which has been assigned a useful life of 1.5 years. These intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective useful lives.

Acquisition of Lanier

The Company completed the acquisition of privately-held Lanier on May 1, 2019. A summary of the preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for total cash consideration of $82.6 million, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment, is as follows (in thousands):

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets
Land	$	4,100
Building and improvements	36,935
Machinery and equipment	25,514
Cash and cash equivalents	645
Accounts receivable	1,403
Goodwill	6,163
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships	9,251
Other assets	82
Total assets	84,093
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,539
Total liabilities	1,539
Total consideration for Lanier acquisition	$	82,554

The initial purchase accounting is based on management's preliminary assessment, which may differ when final information becomes available. Subsequent adjustments made to the initial purchase accounting, if any, are made within the measurement period, which will be finalized within one year of the acquisition date.

As shown above, the Company recorded approximately $6.2 million of goodwill related to the Lanier acquisition. The strategic benefits of the acquisition include increased presence in the north Georgia poultry market and leveraging integration experience to drive synergies and further enhance the warehouse network for new and existing customers. These factors contributed to the goodwill that was recorded upon consummation of the transaction. The Company believes that a portion of the goodwill recorded as a result of the Lanier acquisition will be deductible for federal income tax purposes. The goodwill related to the Lanier acquisition has been assigned to the Warehouse segment.

As shown above, the Company recorded approximately $9.3 million of customer relationships related to the Lanier acquisition which has been assigned a useful life of 25 years and will be amortized on a straight-line basis.

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Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma financial information set forth below is based on the historical condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, adjusted to give effect to the Cloverleaf Acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2018. The pro forma adjustments primarily relate to acquisition expenses, depreciation expense on acquired assets, amortization of acquired intangibles, and estimated interest expense related to financing transactions, the proceeds of which were used to fund the acquisition of Cloverleaf.

On March 1, 2019, Cloverleaf acquired Zero Mountain, Inc. and Subsidiaries (Zero Mountain). As a result, we have included the results of operations of Zero Mountain in the below pro forma financial information. The pro forma adjustments made include the acquisition expenses incurred in connection with Cloverleaf's acquisition of Zero Mountain.

The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements exclude the results of the Lanier acquisition, which was deemed immaterial, and are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations of the Company or the operating partnership would have been had the Cloverleaf Acquisition occurred on the dates assumed, nor are they necessarily indicative of what the results of operations would be for any future periods.

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	Pro forma (unaudited)
	(in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Total revenue	$	463,743	$	449,755	$	907,099	$	895,148
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders(1)	$	22,908	$	27,049	$	8,151	$	(19,330	)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted(2)	$	0.12	$	0.14	$	0.04	$	(0.11	)

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	Pro forma (unaudited)
	(in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Total revenue	$	463,743	$	449,755	$	907,099	$	895,148
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders(1)	$	22,908	$	27,049	$	8,151	$	(19,330	)
Net income (loss) per unit, diluted(2)	$	0.12	$	0.14	$	0.04	$	(0.11	)

⁽¹⁾ Pro forma net income available to common shareholders was adjusted to exclude $15.9 million and $25.7 million of acquisition related costs incurred by the Company during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and to include these charges for the corresponding periods in 2018.

⁽²⁾Adjusted to give effect to the issuance of approximately 42.1 million common shares in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition.

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Since the date of acquisition, total revenues of approximately $39.5 million and net income of approximately $1.9 million associated with properties acquired in the Cloverleaf Acquisition are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

4. Equity-Method Investments

The Company has investments in certain joint ventures that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The following tables summarize the financial information of the Company’s largest joint ventures (CMAL and CMAH, or the China JV, as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018) for the interim periods presented. The Company has a 49% equity interest in the China JV.

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	9,433		$	3,554	$	12,987
Operating (loss) income	(363		)	608		245
Net (loss) income	(477		)	307		(170		)
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(226	)	$	158	$	(68	)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	9,584		$	3,341	$	12,925
Operating (loss) income	(198		)	748		550
Net (loss) income	(263		)	1,061		798
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(165	)	$	417	$	252

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	18,659		$	7,082	$	25,741
Operating (loss) income	(236		)	1,302		1,066
Net (loss) income	(294		)	633		339
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(200	)	$	254	$	54

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	19,325		$	6,208	$	25,533
Operating (loss) income	(175		)	832		657
Net (loss) income	(265		)	1,132		867
Company’s loss from investments in partially owned entities	$	(286	)	$	398	$	112

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In addition to the China JV, the Company had an investment in a joint venture accounted for under the equity-method, for which a complete return of capital totaling $2.0 million was received during the first quarter of 2019, eliminating the Company's involvement in the joint venture.

5. Redeemable Preferred Shares

Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares

In January 2009, the Company issued 125 Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series A Preferred Shares) for proceeds of $0.1 million. The Series A Preferred Shares were redeemable by the Company at any time by notice for a price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of each share’s liquidation value of $1,000, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends, plus, if applicable, a redemption premium. Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares were entitled to receive dividends semiannually at a per annum rate equal to 12.5% of the liquidation value.

In 2018, in connection with the IPO, all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares were redeemed resulting in a cash payment of approximately $0.1 million, including accrued and unpaid dividends.

Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares

During 2010, the Company’s Board of Trustees approved a series of agreements and documents that effected the conversion of 375,000 authorized and unissued preferred shares of the Company into 375,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series B Preferred Shares), and simultaneously authorized the sale and issuance of the 375,000 Series B Preferred Shares. On December 15, 2010, the Company issued 375,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series B Preferred Shares), for proceeds of $368.5 million. Of the total issuance, 325,000 Series B Preferred Shares were issued to affiliates of Goldman and 50,000 were issued to an affiliate of China Merchant Holdings International (CMHI), an affiliate of the majority partner in the China JV.

In connection with the IPO, Goldman and CMHI converted their Series B Preferred Shares into 28,808,224 and 4,432,034 common shares of the Company, respectively, after taking into account a cash payment of approximately $1.8 million of accrued and unpaid dividends. Subsequent to the IPO, CMHI and Goldman have sold their remaining shares of the Company. Refer to Note 1 for further details.

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6. Acquisition, Litigation, and Other Charges

The components of the charges included in acquisition, litigation, and other in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Acquisition, litigation, and other	2019			2018			2019		2018
Acquisition related costs	$	15,014		$	51		$	16,455	$	51
Litigation	467			—			1,377		—
Other:
Severance, equity award modifications and acceleration	2,641			(547		)	6,934		2,053
Non-offering related equity issuance expenses	(164		)	—			1,347		1,242
Non-recurring public company implementation costs	—			162			—		162
Terminated site operations costs	6			66			344		66
Total other	2,483			(319		)	8,625		3,523
Total acquisition, litigation, and other	$	17,964		$	(268	)	$	26,457	$	3,574

Business acquisition related costs include costs associated with transactions, whether consummated or not, such as advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. We also include integration costs pre- and post-acquisition that reflect work being performed to facilitate merger and acquisition integration, such as work associated with information systems and other projects including spending to support future acquisitions, and primarily consist of professional services. We consider acquisition related costs to be corporate costs regardless of the segment or segments involved in the transaction. Business acquisition costs of approximately $15.0 million and $16.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, primarily consisted of a $10.0 million investment advisory fee, employee retention expense, and non-capitalizable legal and professional fees related to the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions. Refer to Note 3 for further information regarding acquisitions completed in the current year.

Litigation costs consist of expenses incurred in order to defend the Company from litigation charges outside of the normal course of business. Litigation costs incurred in connection with matters arising from the ordinary course of business are expensed as a component of selling, general and administrative expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Litigation costs of $0.5 million and $1.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, primarily relate to professional fees incurred in connection with ongoing litigation charges. Refer to Note 18 for discussion of ongoing material litigation. No litigation costs were incurred for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, relating to litigation charges outside of the normal course of business.

Severance costs represent certain contractual and negotiated severance and separation costs from exited former executives, reduction in headcount due to synergies achieved through acquisitions or operational efficiencies and reduction in workforce costs associated with exiting or selling non-strategic warehouses. Equity acceleration and modification costs represent the unrecognized expense for stock awards that vest and convert to common shares in advance of the original negotiated vesting date and any other equity award changes resulting in accounting for the award as a modification. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, severance, equity modification and acceleration expense consisted of $2.6 million of severance related to reduction in headcount as a result of the synergies created from the Cloverleaf Acquisition and organizational transformation of our international operations, $1.2 million of

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severance related to the departure of two former executives as well as $3.1 million of accelerated equity award vesting. The accelerated stock compensation charges related primarily to the resignation of a member of the Board of Trustees, which accelerated the vesting of 100,000 restricted stock units in accordance with the modified award agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, equity modification expense consists of $2.0 million due to the grant made by the Board of Trustees to permit dividend equivalents to all participants in the 2010 Plan. Refer to Note 15 for further details of all equity modifications and equity acceleration.

Non-offering related equity issuance expense consists of non-registration statement related legal fees associated with the selling shareholder's secondary public offering completed during the first quarter of 2019, which consisted solely of shares sold by YF ART Holdings and Goldman Sachs and affiliates (see Note 1 for more information). The Company received no proceeds from the secondary offering. Non-offering related equity issuance expense of $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 consisted of non-registration statement related costs and an Australian stamp duty tax related to the Company's IPO.

Non-recurring public company implementation costs of $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 represent one-time costs associated with the implementation of financial reporting systems and processes needed to convert the organization to a public company. No such costs were incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

Terminated site operations costs relates to repair expenses incurred to return leased sites to their original physical state at lease inception in connection with the termination of the applicable underlying lease. These terminations were part of our strategic efforts to exit or sell non-strategic warehouses as opposed to ordinary course lease expirations. Repair and maintenance expenses associated with our ordinary course operations are reflected as operating expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

7. Debt of the Company

In this Note 7, the "Company" refers only to Americold Realty Trust and not to any of its subsidiaries.

The Company itself does not have any indebtedness. All debt is held directly or indirectly by the operating partnership.

The Company guarantees the operating partnership's obligations with respect to its outstanding debt as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, as detailed in Note 8, with the exception of the 2013 Mortgage Loans which have limited guarantees for fraud and environmental carve-outs by Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.

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8. Debt of the Operating Partnership

A summary of outstanding indebtedness of the operating partnership as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

				June 30, 2019					December 31, 2018
Indebtedness	Stated Maturity Date	Contractual Interest Rate	Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
2013 Mortgage Loans
Senior note	5/2023	3.81%	4.14%	$	184,722		$	187,492	$	187,957		$	184,667
Mezzanine A	5/2023	7.38%	7.55%	70,000			70,350		70,000			67,900
Mezzanine B	5/2023	11.50%	11.75%	32,000			32,320		32,000			31,120
Total 2013 Mortgage Loans				286,722			290,162		289,957			283,687
Senior Unsecured Notes
Series A 4.68% notes due 2026	1/2026	4.68%	4.77%	200,000			215,000		200,000			202,500
Series B 4.86% notes due 2029	1/2029	4.86%	4.92%	400,000			433,000		400,000			407,000
Series C 4.10% notes due 2030	1/2030	4.10%	4.16%	350,000			361,375		—			—
Total Senior Unsecured Notes				950,000			1,009,375		600,000			609,500
2018 Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility(1)	1/2023	L+1.45%	4.30%	475,000			476,188		475,000			472,625
Installment Notes Payable
New Market Tax Credit
Enterprise SUB-CDE XII, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.65%	4,100			4,100		—			—
Enterprise SUB-CDE XIX, LLC	4/2045	1.73%	4.63%	3,400			3,400		—			—
CIF III, LLC	4/2045	1.53%	4.66%	4,000			4,000		—			—
CNMC SUB-CDE 61, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.88%	1,800			1,800		—			—
Installment notes payable				13,300			13,300		—			—
Total principal amount of indebtedness				$	1,725,022		$	1,789,025	$	1,364,957		$	1,365,812
Less: deferred financing costs				(14,499		)	n/a		(13,943		)	n/a
Total indebtedness, net of unamortizeddeferred financing costs				$	1,710,523		$	1,789,025	$	1,351,014		$	1,365,812
2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility(1)	1/2021	L+1.45%	0.36%	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—

⁽¹⁾ L = one-month LIBOR.

2018 Recast Credit Facility

On December 4, 2018, we entered into a recast credit agreement ("2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility") to, among other things, (i) increase the revolver borrowing capacity from $450 million to $800 million, (ii) convert the credit facility (term loan and revolver) from a secured credit facility to an unsecured credit facility, and (iii) decrease the applicable interest rate margins from 2.35% to 1.45% and decrease the fee on unused borrowing capacity by 5 basis points. The terms of the revolver allow for the ability to draw proceeds in multiple currencies, up to $400 million.

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In connection with entering into the original agreement and subsequent amendments for the Term Loan A Credit Facility, we capitalized approximately $8.9 million of debt issuance costs, which we amortize as interest expense under the effective interest method. The unamortized balance of Term Loan A debt issuance costs are included in "Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable" on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of June 30, 2019, $4.2 million of unamortized debt issuance costs related to revolving credit facility is included in "Other assets" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility is structured to include a borrowing base, which allows us to borrow against the lesser of our Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility balance outstanding and $800 million in revolving credit commitments, and the value of certain owned real estate assets and ground leased assets. At June 30, 2019, the gross value of our assets included in the calculations under our 2018 Recast Credit Facility, was in excess of $4.2 billion, and had an effective borrowing base collateral value (after concentration limits and advance rates as calculated under the terms of our 2018 Recast Credit Agreement) in excess of $2.5 billion.

Our 2018 Recast Credit Facility contains representations, covenants and other terms customary for a publicly traded REIT. In addition, our 2018 Recast Credit Facility contains certain financial covenants, as defined in the credit agreement, including:

• a maximum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 60% of our total asset value;

• a minimum borrowing base coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00;

• a minimum pro forma fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.40 to 1.00, which increased to 1.50 to 1.00 in the first quarter of 2018;

• a minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00;

• a minimum tangible net worth requirement of greater than or equal to $900 million plus 70% of any future net equity proceeds following the completion of the IPO transactions; and

• a maximum recourse secured debt ratio of less than or equal to 20% of our total asset value.

Our 2018 Recast Credit Facility is fully recourse to our operating partnership. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

There were $29.2 million and $29.6 million letters of credit issued on the Company’s 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Series A, B and C Senior Unsecured Notes

On April 26, 2019, we priced a debt private placement transaction consisting of $350 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.10% due January 8, 2030 ("Series C"). The transaction closed on May 7, 2019. Interest will be paid on January 8 and July 8 of each year until maturity, with the first payment occurring January 8, 2020. The initial January 8, 2020 payment will include interest accrued since May 7, 2019. The notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company applied the proceeds of the private placement transaction to repay the indebtedness outstanding under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility incurred in connection with the funding of the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions.

On November 6, 2018, we priced a debt private placement transaction consisting of (i) $200 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.68% due January 8, 2026 (“Series A”) and (ii) $400 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.86% due January 8, 2029 (“Series B”), (collectively referred to as the “Senior Unsecured Notes”). The transaction closed on December 4, 2018. Interest will be paid on January 8 and July 8 of each year until maturity, with the first payment occurring July 8, 2019. The initial July 8, 2019 payment will include interest accrued since

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December 4, 2018. The notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company used a portion of the proceeds of the private placement transaction to repay the outstanding balances of the $600 million Americold 2010 LLC Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2010, ART (2010 Mortgage Loans). The Company also used the remaining proceeds to extinguish the Australian term loan and the New Zealand term loan (ANZ Loans). See below for further detail regarding the early extinguishment of debt under 2010 Mortgage Loans and ANZ Loans.

The Series A, Series B, and Series C senior notes and guarantee agreement includes a prepayment option executable at any time during the term of the loans. The prepayment can be either a partial payment or payment in full, as long as the partial payment is at least 5% of the outstanding principal. Any prepayment in full must include a make-whole amount, which is the discounted remaining scheduled payments due to the lender. The discount rate to be used is equal to 0.50% plus the yield to maturity reported for the most recently actively traded U.S. Treasury Securities with a maturity equal to the remaining average life of the prepaid principal. The Company must give each lender at least 10 day’s written notice whenever it intends to prepay any portion of the debt.

If a change in control occurs for the Company, the Company must issue an offer to prepay the remaining portion of the debt to the lenders. The prepayment amount will be 100% of the principal amount, as well as accrued and unpaid interest.

The Senior Unsecured Notes require compliance with leverage ratios, secured and unsecured indebtedness ratios, and unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratios. In addition, the Company is required to maintain at all times an investment grade debt rating for each series of notes from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. In addition, the Senior Unsecured Notes contain certain financial covenants required on a quarterly or occurrence basis, as defined in the credit agreement, including:

• a maximum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 60% of our total asset value;

• a maximum unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratio of less than 0.60 to 1.00;

• a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00;

• a minimum unsecured debt service ratio of greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00; and

• a maximum total secured indebtedness ratio of less than 0.40 to 1.00.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

2013 Mortgage Loans

On May 1, 2013, we entered into a mortgage financing in an aggregate principal amount of $322.0 million, which we refer to as the 2013 Mortgage Loans. The debt consists of a senior debt note and two mezzanine notes. The components are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted. The senior debt note requires monthly principal payments. The mezzanine notes require no principal payments until the stated maturity date in May 2023. The interest rates on the notes are fixed and range from 3.81% to 11.50% per annum. The senior debt note and the two mezzanine notes remain subject to yield maintenance provisions. We used the net proceeds of these loans to refinance certain of the 2006 Mortgage Loans, acquire two warehouses, and fund general corporate purposes.

The 2013 Mortgage Loans are collateralized by 15 warehouses. The terms governing the 2013 Mortgage Loans require us to maintain certain cash amounts in accounts that are restricted as to their use for the respective warehouses. As of June 30, 2019, the amount of restricted cash associated with the 2013 Mortgage Loans was $3.4 million. Additionally, if we do not maintain certain financial thresholds, including a debt service coverage ratio of 1.10x, the cash generated will further be temporarily restricted and limited to the use for scheduled debt service and operating

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costs. The debt service coverage ratio was 1.72x as of June 30, 2019. The 2013 Mortgage Loans are non-recourse to the Company, subject to customary non-recourse provisions as stipulated in the agreements.

The mortgage loan also requires compliance with other financial covenants, including a debt coverage ratio and cash flow calculation, as defined. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

New Market Tax Credit

On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired notes receivable and assumed notes payable in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition, with preliminary fair values of $11.0 million and $13.3 million, respectively. The fair value of both the notes receivable and notes payable are less than their principal values of $14.9 million and $20.6 million, respectively, due to their below market interest rates.

These financing arrangements were originated by Cloverleaf in 2015 to monetize state and federal tax credits related to the construction of a cold storage warehouse in Monmouth, Illinois. The New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) program was provided for in the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (the Act) and is intended to induce capital investment in qualified lower income communities.

The structure of the financing arrangement is such that Cloverleaf lent money to investment funds into which tax credit investors also made capital contributions. The tax credit investors receive the benefit of the resulting tax credits in exchange for their capital contributions to the investment funds. Tax credits were generated through contribution of the investment fund’s proceeds into special purpose entities having authority from the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive tax credits in exchange for qualifying investments. These entities, known as a Community Development Entities (CDE), made qualifying investments in the Monmouth, Illinois cold storage facility in the form of loans payable by Cloverleaf.

The note receivables are due from Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC (Enterprise NMTC) and Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund, LLC (Chase NMTC). The Enterprise NMTC and Chase NMTC notes receivable have fixed interest rates of 1.1% and 1.5%, respectively, and implied interest rates are 3.7% and 3.4%, respectively. Interest income associated with the notes receivable is required to be paid to Americold quarterly. Annual receipts through 2022 are $0.2 million, with subsequent receipts, inclusive of principal repayment, increasing to $0.8 million until maturity in 2045. The notes receivable due from Enterprise NMTC and Chase NMTC are recorded in "Other assets" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The installment notes payable with Enterprise Sub-CDE XII, LLC, Enterprise Sub-CDE XIX, LLC, CIF II, LLC and CNMC Sub-CDE 61, LLC have fixed interest rates ranging between 1.0% and 1.7% and implied interest rates ranging between 4.6% and 4.9%. Interest expense associated with the notes payable is required to be paid quarterly. Annual payments through 2022 are $0.3 million, with subsequent payments, inclusive of principal repayment, increasing to $1.0 million until maturity of the notes. The lenders have the option to accelerate certain of the notes in April 2022. The installment notes payable related to NMTC are recorded in "Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of June 30, 2019, the amount of restricted cash associated with the New Market Tax Credit notes was $0.5 million.

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DebtCovenants

The Company’s Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities, the Senior Unsecured Notes, the New Market Tax Credit, and 2013 Mortgage Loans require financial statements reporting, periodic requirements to report compliance with established thresholds and performance measurements, and affirmative and negative covenants that govern allowable business practices of the Company. The affirmative and negative covenants include continuation of insurance, maintenance of collateral, the maintenance of REIT status, and the Company’s ability to enter into certain types of transactions or exposures in the normal course of business. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

The aggregate maturities of the Company’s total indebtedness as of June 30, 2019, including amortization of principal amounts due under the term loan, senior unsecured notes, mortgage notes and installment notes for each of the next five years and thereafter, are as follows:

As of June 30, 2019:	(In thousands)
June 30, 2020	$	6,620
June 30, 2021	6,900
June 30, 2022	7,102
June 30, 2023	741,029
June 30, 2024	—
Thereafter	963,371
Aggregate principal amount of debt	1,725,022
Less unamortized deferred financing costs	(14,499		)
Total debt net of unamortized deferred financing costs	$	1,710,523

9. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is subject to volatility in interest rates due to variable-rate debt. To manage this risk, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement of $100 million of variable interest-rate debt, which hedges 21% of the Company's outstanding variable-rate debt as of June 30, 2019. The agreement converts the Company’s floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis for the next five years, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense. This agreement involves the receipt of floating-rate amounts in exchange for fixed-rate interest payments over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying notional amount. The Company's objective for utilizing this derivative instrument is to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in cash flows due to changes in interest rates.

The Company is subject to volatility in foreign exchange rates due to foreign-currency denominated intercompany loans between Australia and U.S. entities and the New Zealand and U.S. entities. The Company implemented cross-currency swaps to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk on these intercompany loans. These agreements effectively mitigate the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in cash flows due to foreign exchange rate risk by converting the Company’s floating exchange rate to a fixed-rate basis for the life of the intercompany loans. These agreements involve the receipt of fixed USD amounts in exchange for payment of fixed AUD and NZD amounts over the life of the respective intercompany loan. The entirety of the Company’s outstanding intercompany loans receivable balances, $153.5 million AUD and $37.5 million NZD, were hedged under the cross-currency swap agreements at June 30, 2019.

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In accordance with ASC 815, the Company designates the cross-currency swaps as cash flow hedges of future interest and principal repayments. The Company designates the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge of variable-rate loans. The Company classifies cash inflow and outflows from derivatives within operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The Company determines the fair value of these derivative instruments using a present value calculation with significant observable inputs classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Derivative asset balances are recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within "Other assets" and derivative liability balances are recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within "Accounts payable and accrued expenses". The following table illustrates the disclosure in tabular format of fair value amounts of derivative instruments at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	Derivative Assets				Derivative Liabilities
	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1,937	$	2,283	$	—	$	—
Interest rate contracts	—		—		3,638		—
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments	$	1,937	$	2,283	$	3,638	$	—

The following tables present the amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded and the effects of cash flow hedge activity on these line items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, including the impacts to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI):

	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
	Three Months Ended June 30,							Three Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018				2019			2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts	$	(2,230	)	$	(104	)	Interest expense	$	(2	)	$	308
Foreign exchange contracts	2,229			$	—		Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net	(1,760		)	—
Total designated cash flow hedges	$	(1	)	$	(104	)		$	(1,762	)	$	308

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	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
	Six Months Ended June 30,							Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018				2019			2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts	$	(3,638	)	$	(434	)	Interest expense	$	—		$	674
Foreign exchange contracts	(347		)	$	—		Foreign currency exchange gain, net	(492		)	—
Total designated cash flow hedges	$	(3,985	)	$	(434	)		$	(492	)	$	674

The amount of gains (losses), net of tax, related to the effective portion of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The Company’s derivatives have been designated as cash flow hedges; therefore, the changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized in AOCI and are reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings and is presented in the same income statement line item as the earnings effect of the hedged item. The Company classifies cash inflows and outflows from derivatives within operating activities on the statement of cash flows. Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings related to realized gains and losses on the interest rate swap are recognized when payments or receipts occur related to the swap contracts, which correspond to when interest payments are made on the Company’s hedged debt. Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings related to realized gains and losses on foreign exchange rate swaps are recognized on each remeasurement date and the impact is recorded through foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net.

Refer to Note 19 for additional details regarding the impact of the Company’s derivatives on AOCI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

10. Sale-Leasebacks of Real Estate

The Company’s outstanding sale-leaseback financing obligations of real estate-related long-lived assets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	Maturity	Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
			(In thousands)
1 warehouse – 2010	7/2030	10.34%	$	19,144	$	19,265
11 warehouses – 2007	9/2027	7.00%-19.59%	98,276		99,655
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations			$	117,420	$	118,920

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11. Lease Accounting

Arrangements wherein we are the lessee:

We have operating and finance leases for land, warehouses, offices, vehicles, and equipment with remaining lease terms ranging from 1 to 34 years. Many of our leases include one or more options to extend the lease term from 1 to 10 years that may be exercised at our sole discretion. Additionally, many of our leases for vehicles and equipment include options to purchase the underlying asset at or before expiration of the lease agreement. Rental payments are generally fixed over the term of the lease agreement with the exception of certain equipment leases for which the rental payment may vary based on usage of the asset. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

As of June 30, 2019, the rights and obligations with respect to leases which have been signed but have not yet commenced are not material to our financial position or results of operations.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019			Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Components of lease expense:
Operating lease cost (a)	$	7,855		$	15,930
Financing lease cost:
Depreciation	3,009			5,265
Interest on lease liabilities	763			1,413
Sublease income (b)	(134		)	(256		)
Net lease expense	$	11,493		$	22,352

^(a) Includes short-term lease and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

^(b) Sublease income relates to two warehouses in the U.S. and New Zealand.

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Other information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(13,423	)
Operating cash flows from finance leases	(1,413		)
Financing cash flows from finance leases	(5,838		)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	$	8,117
Finance leases	20,215
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	6.4
Finance leases	4.8
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.1		%
Finance leases	5.7		%

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2019 were as follows:

Years ending December 31,	Operating Lease Payments			Finance Lease Payments			Total Lease Payments
	(In thousands)
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	11,185		$	8,293		$	19,478
2020	19,219			16,000			35,219
2021	13,351			14,723			28,074
2022	8,218			9,518			17,736
2023	7,982			6,485			14,467
Thereafter	19,706			9,183			28,889
Total future minimum lease payments	79,661			64,202			143,863
Less: Interest	(11,040		)	(8,859		)	(19,899		)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964
Reported as of June 30, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	193		$	51		$	244
Operating lease obligations	68,428			—			68,428
Finance lease obligations	—			55,292			55,292
Total lease obligations	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964

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Arrangements wherein we are the lessor:

We receive lease income as the lessor for certain buildings and warehouses or space within a warehouse. The remaining term on existing leases ranges from 1 to 10 years. Lease income is generally fixed over the duration of the contract and each lease contract contains clauses permitting extension or termination. Lease incentives and options for purchase of the leased asset by the lessee are generally not included.

The Company is party to operating leases only and currently does not have sales-type or direct financing leases. Lease income is included within "Rent, storage, and warehouse services" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as denoted in Note 23"Revenues from Contracts with Customers".

Property, plant and equipment underlying operating leases is included in "Land" and "Buildings and improvements" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The gross value and net value of these assets was $369.3 million and $323.4 million, for Land and Buildings and improvements as of June 30, 2019. Depreciation expense for such assets was $4.7 million and $9.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases
Year ending December 31,
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	9,324
2020	14,267
2021	10,820
2022	9,529
2023	7,927
Thereafter	23,470
Total	$	75,337

12. Fair Value Measurements

The Company categorizes assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair values into one of three tiers based upon fair value hierarchy. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2, defined as inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and revolving line of credit approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of the instruments.

The Company’s mortgage notes, term loan and senior unsecured notes are reported at their aggregate principal amount less unamortized deferred financing costs on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of these financial instruments is estimated based on the present value of the expected coupon and principal payments using a discount rate that reflects the projected performance of the collateral asset as of each valuation date. The inputs used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loans and notes payable are comprised of Level 2 inputs, including senior industrial commercial real estate loan spreads, corporate industrial loan indexes, risk-free interest rates, and Level 3 inputs, such as future coupon and principal payments, and projected future cash flows of the collateral asset.

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The Company’s financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis include certain investments included in cash equivalent money market funds and restricted cash assets. The Company’s cash equivalent money market funds and restricted cash assets are valued at quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), which the Company receives from the financial institutions that hold such investments on its behalf. The fair value hierarchy discussed above is also applicable to the Company’s pension and other post-retirement plans. The Company uses the fair value hierarchy to measure the fair value of assets held by various plans. The Company recognizes transfers between levels within the hierarchy as of the beginning of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels within the hierarchy as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The Company’s assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value are as follows:

		Fair Value
	Fair Value Hierarchy	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
		(In thousands)
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Cash and cash equivalents	Level 1	$	320,805	$	208,078
Restricted cash	Level 1	6,441		6,019
Interest rate swap liability	Level 2	3,638		—
Cross-currency swap asset	Level 2	1,937		2,283
Disclosed at fair value:
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable(1)	Level 3	$	1,789,025	$	1,365,812

⁽¹⁾The carrying value of mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable is disclosed in Note 8.

13. Dividends and Distributions

In order to comply with the REIT requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, the Company is generally required to make common share distributions (other than capital gain distributions) to its shareholders at least equal to 90% of its REIT taxable income, as defined in the Code, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and net capital gains. The Company’s common share dividend policy is to distribute a percentage of cash flow to ensure distribution requirements of the IRS are met while allowing the Company to retain cash to meet other needs, such as principal amortization, capital improvements and other investment activities.

Common share dividends are characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes as ordinary income, qualified dividend, capital gains, non-taxable income return of capital, or a combination of the four. Common share dividends that exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits (calculated for tax purposes) constitute a return of capital rather than a dividend and generally reduce the shareholder’s basis in the common share. To the extent that a dividend exceeds both current and accumulated earnings and profits and the shareholder’s basis in the common share, it will generally be treated as a gain from the sale or exchange of that shareholder’s common share. At the beginning of each year, we notify our shareholders of the taxability of the common share dividends paid during the preceding year. The payment of common share dividends is dependent upon our financial condition, operating results, and REIT distribution requirements and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Trustees.

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The following tables summarize dividends declared and distributions paid to the holders of common shares and Series B Preferred Shares for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
December (2018)/January	$	0.1875	$	—	$	—	$	28,218		$	—
December(a)							(127		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
December (2018)/January							7			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
March/April	0.2000		30,235		—		30,235			—
March(b)							(142		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							15			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.2000		38,764		—		—			—
			$	68,999	$	—	$	58,206		$	—

(a) Declared in December 2018 and included in the $28.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

(b) Declared in March and included in the $30.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
January (a)	$	0.0186	$	1,291	$	619	$	1,291		$	619
March/April	0.1396		20,145		—		20,145
March (c)							(79		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							20			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.1875		27,250		—		—			—
			$	48,686			$	21,377
Series B Preferred Shares - Fixed Dividend
January (b)					1,198					1,198
Total distributions paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares					$	1,817				$	1,817

(a) Stub period dividend paid to shareholders of record prior to the IPO.

(b) Last participating and fixed dividend paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in connection with the conversion to common shares on the IPO date.

(c) Declared in March and included in the $20.1 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

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14. Partners' Capital

Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses to Partners

The operating partnership’s net income will generally be allocated to Americold Realty Trust (the general partner) and the operating partnership’s limited partner, Americold Realty Operations, Inc., in accordance with the respective percentage interests in the units issued by the operating partnership. Net loss will generally be allocated to the general partner and the operating partnership’s limited partners in accordance with the respective common percentage interests in the operating partnership until the limited partner’s capital is reduced to zero and any remaining net loss would be allocated to the general partner. However, in some cases, losses may be disproportionately allocated to partners who have guaranteed our debt. The allocations described above are subject to special allocations relating to depreciation deductions and to compliance with the provisions of Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code, and the associated Treasury Regulations.

Distributions

All distributions on our units are at the discretion of Americold Realty Trust's Board of Trustees. We have declared and paid the following distributions to Americold Realty Trust for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
December (2018)/January	$	—	$	28,098
March/April	$	30,235	$	30,108
June/July	38,764		—
	$	68,999	$	58,206

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
January (a)	$	3,242	$	3,242
March/April	20,145		20,165
March (b)	—		(79		)
June/July	27,250		—
	$	50,637	$	23,328

(a) Stub period distribution paid to Parent immediately prior to the IPO.

(b) Distribution equivalents declared in March and included in the $20.1 million, accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.

15. Share-Based Compensation

All share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award. The Company issues time-based, performance-based and market performance-based equity awards. Time-based and market performance-based awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the employees’ requisite service period, as adjusted for estimate of forfeitures. Performance-based awards are recognized ratably over the vesting period

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using a graded vesting attribution model upon the achievement of the performance target, as adjusted for estimate of forfeitures. The only performance-based awards issued by the Company were granted in 2016 and 2017.

Aggregate stock-based compensation charges were $3.2 million and $1.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8.9 million and $6.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Approximately $5.8 million and $4.2 million of these charges were considered routine stock compensation expense, and were included as a component of "Selling, general and administrative" expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Approximately $3.1 million was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2019 due to accelerated vesting of awards outstanding to former executives and an equity award modification upon trustee resignation, and were included as a component of "Acquisition, litigation, and other" expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Approximately $2.0 million was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2018 to modify restricted stock units, and were included as a component of "Acquisition, litigation, and other" expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The award modifications and awards with accelerated vesting are discussed further under the section “Modification of Restricted Stock Units and Accelerated Vesting of Awards”. As of June 30, 2019, there was $29.4 million of unrecognized stock‑based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years.

Americold Realty Trust 2008 and 2010 Equity Incentive Plans

During December 2008, the Company and the common shareholders approved the Americold Realty Trust 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (2008 Plan), whereby the Company issued either stock options or stock appreciation rights based upon a reserved pool of 4,900,025 common shares. The only active awards remaining under the 2008 Plan were exercised during 2018. No additional awards may be granted under the 2008 Plan. During December 2010, the Company and the common shareholders approved the Americold Realty Trust 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (2010 Plan), whereby the Company could issue stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards, and/or dividend equivalents with respect to the Company’s common shares, cash bonus awards, and/or performance compensation awards to certain eligible participants, as defined, based upon a reserved pool of 3,849,976 of the Company’s common shares. No additional awards may be granted under the 2010 Plan.

Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

On January 4, 2018, the Company’s Board of Trustees adopted the Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (2017 Plan), which permits the grant of various forms of equity- and cash-based awards from a reserved pool of 9,000,000 common shares of the Company. On January 17, 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2017 Plan. Equity-based awards issued under the 2017 Plan have the rights to receive dividend equivalents on an accrual basis. Dividend equivalents accrued are paid upon the vesting of the awards, and for awards that are forfeited during the vesting period no dividend equivalents will be paid. Certain restricted stock units issued in connection with the IPO to retain key employees of the Company have the right to receive nonforfeitable dividend equivalent distributions on unvested units. As of June 30, 2019, the Company accrued $0.8 million of dividend equivalents on unvested units payable to employees and non-employee trustees.

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Modification of Restricted Stock Units and Accelerated Vesting of Awards

On January 4, 2018, the Company’s Board of Trustees approved the modification of awards to allow the grant of dividend equivalents to all participants in the 2010 Plan with respect to any and all vested restricted stock units of the Company that have not been settled pursuant to the 2010 Plan. On the same day, the Company’s Board of Trustees resolved that no further awards may be granted under the 2010 Plan after the approval of the 2017 Plan. As a result, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million to reflect the change in fair value associated with the modification of the dividend equivalents rights of the outstanding equity awards under the 2010 Plan.

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved the modification of an award issued in 2018 to a member of the Board of Trustees upon his resignation. This modification immediately accelerated the next vesting tranche of 100,000 restricted stock units which otherwise would not have vested until 2020 assuming the trustee continued service, under the original award agreement. As a result of this modification, the Company recognized approximately $2.9 million of share-based compensation expense during the first quarter of 2019.

Additionally, during the first quarter of 2019, the Company recognized accelerated share-based compensation expense of $0.2 million upon the termination of former executives, in accordance with the terms of their original award agreements.

Restricted Stock Units Activity

Restricted stock units are nontransferable until vested. Prior to the issuance of a common share, the grantees of restricted stock units are not entitled to vote the shares. Time-based restricted stock unit awards vest in equal annual increments over the vesting period. Performance-based and market-based restricted stock unit awards vest upon the achievement of the performance target.

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit grants under the 2017 Plan during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

Three Months Ended June 30,	Grantee Type	# of Restricted Stock Units Granted	Vesting Period	Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands)
2019	Employee group	35,042	1-3 years	$	1,163
2018	Employee group	58,625	1-4 years	$	1,004

Six Months Ended June 30,	Grantee Type	# of Restricted Stock Units Granted	Vesting Period	Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands)
2019	Trustee group	12,285	1 year	$	375
2019	Employee group	490,546	1-3 years	$	16,332
2018	Trustee group	373,438	1-3 years	$	5,975
2018	Employee group	955,751	1-4 years	$	14,071

Of the restricted stock units granted for the six months ended June 30, 2019, (i) 12,285 were time-based restricted stock units with a one-year vesting period issued to non-employee trustees in recognition of their efforts and oversight in the first year as a public company, (ii) 247,378 were time-based restricted stock units with various vesting periods ranging from one to three years issued to certain employees and (iii) 243,168 were market-based restricted stock

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units with a three-year vesting period issued to certain employees. The vesting of such market-based awards will be determined based on Americold Realty Trust's total shareholder return (TSR) relative to the MSCI US REIT Index (RMZ), computed for the performance period that began January 1, 2019 and will end December 31, 2021.

Of the restricted stock units granted for the six months ended June 30, 2018, (i) 331,250 were time-based restricted stock units with a three-year vesting period issued to non-employee trustees in connection with the IPO, (ii) 42,188 were time-based restricted stock units with a one year vesting period issued to non-employee trustees as part of their annual compensation, (iii) 431,751 were time-based restricted stock units with various vesting periods ranging from one to four years issued to certain employees and (iv) 524,000 were market-based restricted stock units issued to certain employees. The vesting of such market-based awards will be determined based on the Company's TSR, as described in the agreement granting such awards, computed for the performance period that began January 18, 2018 and will end December 31, 2020.

The following table provides a summary of restricted stock awards activity under the 2010 and 2017 Plans as of June 30, 2019:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Restricted Stock	Number of Time-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)		Number of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)		Number of Market Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Non-vested as of December 31, 2018	1,028,256		$	26.3	71,428		$	1.8	587,500		$	15.0
Granted	259,663				—				243,168
Vested (1)	(375,400	)			(14,286	)			—
Forfeited	(137,846	)			—				(41,031	)
Non-vested as of June 30, 2019	774,673		$	25.1	57,142		$	1.9	789,637		$	25.6

(1) For certain vested restricted stock units, common shares shall not be issued until the first to occur of: (1) termination of service; (2) change in control; (3) death; or (4) disability, as defined in the 2010 Plan. Of these vested restricted stock units, 568,753 belong to a member of the Board of Trustees who has resigned and common shares shall not be issued until the first to occur: (1) change in control; or (2) April 13, 2022. Holders of these certain vested restricted stock units are entitled to receive dividends, but are not entitled to vote the shares until common shares are issued. The amount of vested restricted stock units was 627,890 as of June 30, 2019 and had a related aggregate intrinsic value of $20.4 million at $32.42 per unit.

The weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock units granted during six months ended June 30, 2019 was $33.23 per unit, for vested restricted stock units was $16.09, for forfeited restricted stock units was $16.36, and non-vested restricted stock units was $27.63 per unit.

Market Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees approved the annual grant of market performance-based restricted stock units under the 2017 Plan to employees of the Company. The awards, which were determined to contain a market condition, utilize TSR over a three-year measurement period as the market performance metric. Awards will vest based on the Company's TSR relative to the RMZ over a three-year market performance period, or the Market Performance Period, commencing in January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2021, as applicable (or, if earlier, ending on the date on which a change in control of the Company

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occurs), subject to continued services. Vesting with respect to the market condition is measured based on the difference between the Company’s TSR percentage and the TSR percentage of the RMS, or the RMS Relative Market Performance. In the event that the RMS Relative Market Performance during the Market Performance Period is achieved at the “threshold,” “target” or “high” level as set forth below, the awards will become vested as to the market condition with respect to the percentage of RSUs, as applicable, set forth below:

Performance Level Thresholds	RMS Relative Market Performance	Market Performance Vesting Percentage
High Level	above 75th percentile	200%
Target Level	55th percentile	100%
Threshold Level	33th percentile	50%
Below Threshold Level	below 30th percentile	0%

If the RMS Relative Market Performance falls between the levels specified above, the percentage of the award that will vest with respect to the market condition will be determined using straight-line linear interpolation between such levels.

Market performance-based restricted units granted during the six months ended June 30, 2018, which were determined to contain a market condition, utilize absolute TSR over a three-year measurement period as the market performance metric. Awards will vest based on the Company’s TSR relative to the percentage appreciation (rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent), in the value per share of the Company's stock during the performance period, over a three-year market performance period, commencing on January 18, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2020 (or, if earlier, ending on the date on which a change in control of the Company occurs), subject to continued services. In the event that the TSR upon completion of the market performance period is achieved at the “minimum,” “target” or “maximum” level as set forth below, the awards will become vested as to the market condition with respect to the percentage RSUs, as applicable, set forth below:

Performance Level Thresholds	TSR	Market Performance Percentage
Maximum	12%	150% of Target Award
Target	10%	100% of Target Award
Minimum	8%	50% of Target Award

In the event TSR falls between 8% and 10%, TSR shall be determined using a straight line linear interpolation between 50% and 100% and in the event it falls between 10% and 12%, TSR shall be determined using a straight line linear interpolation between 100% and 150%.

In the event that the Company’s TSR does not meet 50% of the Target Award (i.e., the minimum threshold listed above), the Restricted Stock Units shall be automatically forfeited and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall have any further obligations to the participant under the agreement. In no event will the number of RSUs that vest pursuant to the agreement exceed 150% of the Target Award.

The fair values of the market-performance awards were measured using a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the probability of the market vesting condition being satisfied. The Company’s achievement of the market vesting condition is contingent on its TSR over a three-year market performance period, relative to the previously defined metrics. Monte Carlo simulation is well-accepted for pricing market based awards, where the number of shares that will vest depends on the future stock price movements. For each simulated path, the TSR is calculated at the end of the performance period and determines the vesting percentage based on achievement of the performance target. Upon achieving the minimum performance target, RSUs will vest on the date and their payout will be the stock price at

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the time of vesting multiplied by the vesting percentage, plus cumulative dividends paid; then discounted at the future payout of vested RSUs to the valuation date by the risk free rate. The fair value of the RSUs is the average discounted payout across all simulation paths. Assumptions used in the valuations are summarized by grant date as follows:

Award Date	Expected Stock Price Volatility	Risk-Free Interest Rate	Dividend Yield
2/26/2018	30%	2.35%	4.70%
4/2/2018	30%	2.34%	4.04%
7/1/2018	30%	2.58%	3.41%
10/1/2018	25%	2.85%	3.01%
3/8/2019	22%	2.43%	2.70%
3/15/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%
4/22/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%
5/30/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%

Stock Options Activity

The following tables provide a summary of option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

Options	Shares (In thousands)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018	2,355,787		$	9.81	5.4
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(1,092,789	)	9.81
Forfeited or expired	(179,000	)	9.81
Outstanding as of June 30, 2019	1,083,998		9.81		6.4
Exercisable as of June 30, 2019	332,000		$	9.81	4.4

Outstanding as of December 31, 2017	5,477,617		$	9.72	6.0
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(1,735,000	)	9.65
Forfeited or expired	(91,000	)	9.81
Outstanding as of June 30, 2018	3,651,617		9.76		5.5
Exercisable as of June 30, 2018	3,111,120		$	9.72	4.9

The total fair value at grant date of stock option awards that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2019and 2018 was approximately $0.4 millionand$0.6 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, was $21.5 million and $20.2 million, respectively.

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16. Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, which generally requires the Company to record deferred income taxes for the tax effect of differences between book and tax bases of its assets and liabilities.

Deferred income taxes reflect the available net operating losses and the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Realization of the future tax benefits related to deferred tax assets is dependent on many factors, including the Company’s past earnings history, expected future earnings, the character and jurisdiction of such earnings, unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably resolved, would adversely affect utilization of its deferred tax assets, carryback and carryforward periods, and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of realization of a deferred tax asset.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of approximately $0.9 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and an income tax benefit of approximately $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As a REIT, the Company is entitled to a deduction for dividends paid, resulting in a substantial reduction in the amount of federal income tax expense it recognizes. Substantially all of the Company’s income tax expense is incurred based on the earnings generated by its foreign operations, and a significant portion of those earnings is permanently reinvested.

The Company recorded an opening deferred tax liability of $9.1 million for the purchase of Cloverleaf, further discussed in Footnote 3 - Business Combinations. Deferred taxes for the acquisition arose primarily from book to tax differences in the basis of fixed and intangible assets. Purchase accounting for Cloverleaf has not yet been completed, and additional amounts may be recorded as additional information is obtained.

Income Tax Contingencies

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statements recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The guidance prescribed in ASC 740 establishes a recognition threshold of more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination. The measurement attribute requires that a tax position be measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

The Company had liabilities of $0.4 million for uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions in income tax expense.

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17. Employee Benefit Plans

The components of net period benefit cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits			Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	18		$	18
Interest cost	397			311			6			13			727
Expected return on plan assets	(440		)	(294		)	—			(19		)	(753		)
Amortization of net loss	377			141			(1		)	—			517
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—			9			9
Net pension benefit cost	$	334		$	158		$	5		$	21		$	518

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits		Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	8		$	20		$	—	$	73		$	101
Interest cost	354			300			5		26			685
Expected return on plan assets	(512		)	(342		)	—		(44		)	(898		)
Amortization of net loss	312			179			—		—			491
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—		7			7
Net pension benefit cost	$	162		$	157		$	5	$	62		$	386

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	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits			Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	34		$	34
Interest cost	795			622			12			25			1,454
Expected return on plan assets	(880		)	(588		)	—			(37		)	(1,505		)
Amortization of net loss	754			282			(2		)	—			1,034
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—			17			17
Net pension benefit cost	$	669		$	316		$	10		$	39		$	1,034

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits		Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	15		$	39		$	—	$	131		$	185
Interest cost	709			600			10		53			1,372
Expected return on plan assets	(1,024		)	(685		)	—		(89		)	(1,798		)
Amortization of net loss	623			357			—		—			980
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—		18			18
Net pension benefit cost	$	323		$	311		$	10	$	113		$	757

The service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost are reported within "Selling, general, and administrative" and all other components of net period benefit cost are presented in "Other (expense) income, net" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company expects to contribute an aggregate of $2.5 million to all plans in 2019.

Multi-Employer Plans

The Company contributes to a number of multi-employer benefit plans under the terms of collective bargaining agreements that cover union-represented employees. These plans generally provide for retirement, death, and/or termination benefits for eligible employees within the applicable collective bargaining units, based on specific eligibility/participation requirements, vesting periods, and benefit formulas.

The New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Multi-Employer Fund (Fund) was significantly underfunded in accordance with Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) funding standards and, therefore, ERISA required the Fund to develop a Rehabilitation Plan, creating a new fund that minimizes the pension withdrawal liability. As a result, current employers participating in the Fund were given the opportunity to exit the Fund and

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convert to a new fund. The Company took the option to exit the Fund and convert to the new fund. The Company’s portion of the unfunded liability, estimated at $13.7 million, will be repaid in equal monthly installments of approximately $38,000 over 30 years, interest free. Under the relevant U.S. GAAP standard, a participating employer withdrawing from a multi-employer plan should account for a loss contingency equal to the present value of the withdrawal liability, and amortize difference between such present value and the estimated unfunded liability through interest expense over the repayment period.

18. Commitments and Contingencies

Letters of Credit

As of June 30, 2019, there were $29.3 million letters of credit issued on the Company’s 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and as of December 31, 2018, there were $29.6 million of outstanding letters of credit issued on the Company’s 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility.

Bonds

The Company had outstanding surety bonds of $2.7 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. These bonds were issued primarily in connection with insurance requirements, special real estate assessments and construction obligations.

Collective Bargaining Agreements

As of June 30, 2019, approximately 58% of the Company’s labor force is covered by collective bargaining agreements. Collective bargaining agreements covering approximately 2% of the labor force are set to expire during the remaining six months ended December 31, 2019.

Legal Proceedings

In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company and its legal counsel evaluate the merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought. If the assessment of a contingency suggests that a loss is probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated, then a loss is recorded.

In addition to the matters discussed below, the Company may be subject to litigation and claims arising from the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the outcome of such matters is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Kansas Breach of Settlement Agreement Litigation

This case was served against the Company in Wyandotte County, Kansas, on January 17, 2013, alleging breach of a 1994 Settlement Agreement reached with customers of our predecessor company, Americold Corporation. The plaintiffs originally brought claims in 1992 arising from a fire the previous year in an underground warehouse facility.

In 1994, a settlement was reached whereby Americold Corporation agreed to the entry of a $58.7 million judgment against it and assigned its rights to proceed against its insurer to satisfy the judgment. The settlement agreement

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contained a standard “cooperation provision” where Americold Corporation agreed to execute any additional documents necessary to fulfill the intent of the settlement agreement. The plaintiffs then sued Americold Corporation’s insurance company to recover on the consent judgments. The case was ultimately dismissed in 2012, and the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the 1994 consent judgment had expired and were unrevivable as a matter of law.

On September 24, 2012, the plaintiffs filed a separate claim in the district court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, alleging that the Company and one of its subsidiaries, Americold Logistics, LLC, as successors to Americold Corporation, are liable for the full amount of the judgment, based upon the allegation that the Company failed to execute a document or take action to keep the judgment alive and viable.

On February 7, 2013, the Company removed the case to the U.S. federal court and ultimately filed a motion for summary judgment, which the plaintiffs vigorously opposed. On October 4, 2013, the court granted the Company's motion and dismissed the case in full. Only one plaintiff appealed the dismissal to the U.S. Court of Appeals where oral argument was heard in November 2014 before the Tenth Circuit in Denver. The Court of Appeals ordered that the case be remanded to the Kansas State Court and the judgment in favor of Americold be vacated, finding U.S. federal diversity jurisdiction did not exist over the Company. The Company petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari and oral argument occurred on January 19, 2016.

On March 7, 2016, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision in the Kansas Breach of Settlement Agreement Litigation case. The decision was contrary to the position that the Company argued. Following the decision, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas entered an Order vacating the judgment and remanding the case to Kansas state court for further proceedings. Regardless of the venue, the Company remains confident that its defenses on the merits of plaintiffs’ claims are strong under Kansas law.

Following remand to Kansas state court, Plaintiffs initially petitioned the court to amend their complaint to drop their claim for damages and only seek an Order of Specific Performance-namely to require Americold sign a new document reinstating the consent judgment assigned in the 1994 Settlement Agreement. No amended complaint was filed, however, and plaintiffs filed a later motion to add back the damages claim, which was granted in February 2018. Since December 31, 2018, the court granted the Company's motions to dismiss Kraft and Safeway from the case given they did not appeal the District Court's Order dismissing their claims and are bound by the judgment entered against them. In addition, the Company has sued the Chubb Group seeking the court’s declaration that Chubb owes coverage of the amounts sought by Plaintiffs and for bad faith damages for denying coverage. The Kraft and Safeway plaintiffs have appealed their dismissals. The Company believes the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Preferred Freezer Services, LLC Litigation

On February 11, 2019, Preferred Freezer Services, LLC (PFS) moved by Order to Show Cause in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, asserting breach of contract and other claims against the Company and seeking to preliminarily enjoin the Company from acting to acquire certain properties leased by PFS. In its complaint and request for preliminary injunctive relief, PFS alleged that the Company breached a confidentiality agreement entered into in connection with the Company’s participation in a bidding process for the sale of PFS by contacting PFS’s landlords and by using confidential PFS information in bidding for the properties leased by PFS.

PFS’s request for a preliminary injunction was denied after oral argument on February 26, 2019. On March 1, 2019, PFS filed an application for interim injunctive relief from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department.

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On April 2, 2019, while its application to the First Judicial Department was pending, PFS voluntarily dismissed its state court action, and First Judicial Department application, and re-filed substantially the same claims against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In addition to an order enjoining Americold from making offers to purchase the properties leased by PFS, PFS seeks compensatory, consequential and/or punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial. The Company has filed a motion to require PFS to reimburse the Company for its legal fees it incurred for the state court action before PFS is allowed to proceed in the federal court action. That motion is pending before the court.

The Company denies the allegations and believes PFS’s claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend this claim.  Given the status of the proceedings to date, a liability cannot be reasonably estimated. The Company believes the ultimate outcome of this matter will not have a material adverse impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Environmental Matters

The Company is subject to a wide range of environmental laws and regulations in each of the locations in which the Company operates. Compliance with these requirements can involve significant capital and operating costs. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in civil or criminal fines or sanctions, claims for environmental damages, remediation obligations, the revocation of environmental permits, or restrictions on the Company’s operations.

The Company records accruals for environmental matters when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated based on current law and existing technologies. The Company adjusts these accruals periodically as assessment and remediation efforts progress or as additional technical or legal information become available. The Company recorded nominal environmental liabilities in accounts payable and accrued expenses as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company believes it is in compliance with applicable environmental regulations in all material respects. Under various U.S. federal, state, and local environmental laws, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the entire cost of investigating, removing, and/or remediating hazardous or toxic substances on such property. Such laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the contamination. Even if more than one person may have been responsible for the contamination, each person covered by the environmental laws may be held responsible for the entire clean-up cost. There are no material unrecorded liabilities as of June 30, 2019. Most of the Company’s warehouses utilize ammonia as a refrigerant. Ammonia is classified as a hazardous chemical regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, and an accident or significant release of ammonia from a warehouse could result in injuries, loss of life, and property damage.

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

The Company’s warehouses located in the U.S. are subject to regulation under OSHA, which requires employers to provide employees with an environment free from hazards, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, and unsanitary conditions. The cost of complying with OSHA and similar laws enacted by states and other jurisdictions in which we operate can be substantial, and any failure to comply with these regulations could expose us to substantial penalties and potentially to liabilities to employees who may be injured at our warehouses. The Company records accruals for OSHA matters when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. The Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with all OSHA regulations and that no material unrecorded liabilities exist as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

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19. Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The Company reports activity in AOCI for foreign currency translation adjustments, including the translation adjustment for the investment in the China JV, unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedge derivatives, and minimum pension liability adjustments (net of tax). The activity in AOCI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	$	(7,503	)	$	(6,627	)	$	(8,027	)	$	(7,126	)
Gain arising during the period	518			491			1,034			979
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net gain arising during the period	518			491			1,034			979
Amortization of prior service cost (1)	9			7			17			18
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net income	9			7			17			18
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	527			498			1,051			997
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(6,976		)	(6,129		)	(6,976		)	(6,129		)
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	(2,101		)	6,845			(3,322		)	8,318
Loss on foreign currency translation	(2,257		)	(4,723		)	(1,036		)	(6,196		)
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net loss on foreign currency translation	(2,257		)	(4,723		)	(1,036		)	(6,196		)
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(4,358		)	2,122			(4,358		)	2,122
Cash flow hedge derivatives:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	(3,880		)	(1,386		)	(1,166		)	(1,422		)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1		)	(74		)	(3,985		)	(388		)
Less: Tax expense	—			30			—			46
Net loss on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1		)	(104		)	(3,985		)	(434		)
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net loss (interest expense)	(2		)	308			—			674
Net reclassified from AOCI to net loss (foreign exchange gain (loss))	(1,760		)	—			(492		)	—
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(5,643		)	(1,182		)	(5,643		)	(1,182		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(16,977	)	$	(5,189	)	$	(16,977	)	$	(5,189	)

(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI for pension liabilities are recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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20. Related Party Transactions

Transactions with Goldman

Prior to the March 2019 secondary offering, Goldman was a significant shareholder of the Company. Goldman is considered a related party as a result of their ownership for a portion of the current year, and therefore, the Company has disclosed the fees paid to Goldman for various services provided. The Company continues to use services provided by Goldman in the ordinary course of business subsequent to Goldman's complete disposition of ownership in March 2019.

Affiliates of Goldman are part of the lending group under the 2018 Recast Credit Facility, and have $90.0 million, or approximately 7.1%, of the total commitment. Another affiliate of Goldman was one of the participating lenders in the ANZ Loans (with a 2.5% participation in the Australia Term Loan and 31.8% in the New Zealand Term Loan), which the Company repaid during December 2018. Goldman was also the counterparty to the interest rate swap agreements, which were terminated in December 2018 in connection with the extinguishment of the ANZ Loans.

As a member of the previously described lending groups, the Company is required to pay certain fees to Goldman, which may include interest on borrowings, unused facility fees, letter of credit participation fees, and letter of credit facility fees. The Company paid interest expense and fees to Goldman totaling approximately $0.4 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and approximately $0.8 million and $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Interest payable to Goldman was nominal as of June 30, 2019 .

In connection with the April 2019 follow-on offering, the May 2019 debt private placement and the Cloverleaf Acquisition, Goldman received total fees of approximately $15.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

In connection with the secondary offering completed in March 2019, Goldman sold their remaining common shares of the Company, totaling 8,061,228 common shares, in an underwritten public offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the shares sold by Goldman and its affiliates in this offering. In connection with this transaction, Goldman received an underwriting fee of approximately $2.6 million. Although Goldman was no longer a significant shareholder of the Company, Bradley Gross, a partner at Goldman Sachs, remained on the Board of Trustees through May 22, 2019. Mr. Gross did not stand for re-election to the Board of Trustees in connection with the Company's annual meeting of shareholders.

In January 2019, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with Goldman to hedge the changes in the cash flows of variable interest rate payments on our outstanding 2018 Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility. Payments under the interest rate swap commenced during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The net settlement of the swap for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was de minimis.

In December 2018, the Company entered into a cross-currency swap with Goldman to hedge the changes in the cash flows of interest and principal payment on foreign-currency denominated intercompany loans. Payments under the cross-currency swap agreements will not commence until the third quarter of 2019. From time-to-time the Company has entered into foreign exchange spot trades with Goldman to facilitate the movement of funds between our international subsidiaries and the U.S., including the funding of the previously mentioned intercompany loans.

In connection with the follow-on offering completed in September 2018, Goldman sold 9,083,280 common shares, and after giving effect to the sale owned approximately 9.9% of the Company's common shares. In connection with

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the follow-on offering, Goldman received an underwriting fee of approximately $5.0 million, and received a refund of approximately $0.7 million representing the underwriting discount on the gross proceeds received by the selling shareholders.

In connection with the IPO, Goldman converted their Series B Preferred Shares into 28,808,224 common shares. After giving effect to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional common shares during the IPO, and after giving effect to the sale by Goldman of 5,163,716 common shares in the IPO, Goldman owned approximately 16.7% of the Company’s common shares. In connection with the IPO, Goldman received a refund from the underwriters of approximately $1.6 million, which represents the underwriting discount on the gross proceeds received by the selling shareholders.

21. Segment Information

Our principal operations are organized into four reportable segments: Warehouse, Third-Party Managed, Transportation and Other.

• Warehouse. Our primary source of revenues consists of rent and storage and warehouse services fees. Our rent and storage and warehouse services revenues are the key drivers of our financial performance. Rent and storage revenues consist of recurring, periodic charges related to the storage of frozen and perishable food and other products in our warehouses. We also provide these customers with a wide array of handling and other warehouse services, such as (1) receipt, handling and placement of products into our warehouses for storage and preservation, (2) retrieval of products from storage upon customer request, (3) blast freezing, which involves the rapid freezing of non-frozen products, including individual quick freezing for agricultural produce and seafood, (4) case-picking, which involves selecting product cases to build customized pallets, (5) kitting and repackaging, which involves assembling custom product packages for delivery to retailers and consumers, and labeling services, (6) order assembly and load consolidation, (7) exporting and importing support services, (8) container handling, (9) cross-docking, which involves transferring inbound products to outbound trucks utilizing our warehouse docks without storing them in our warehouses, and (10) government-approved temperature-controlled storage and inspection services. We may charge our customers in advance for storage and outbound handling fees. Cost of operations for our warehouse segment consists of power, other facilities costs, labor and other services costs.

• Third-Party Managed. We receive management and incentive fees, as well as reimbursement of substantially all expenses, for warehouses and logistics services that we manage on behalf of third-party owners/customers. Cost of operations for our third-party managed segment are reimbursed on a pass-through basis (typically within two weeks), with all reimbursements, plus an applicable mark-up, recognized as revenues under the relevant accounting guidance.

• Transportation. We charge transportation fees, including fuel surcharges, to our customers for whom we arrange the transportation of their products. Cost of operations for our transportation segment consist primarily of third-party carrier charges, which are impacted by factors affecting those carriers.

• Other. In addition to our primary business segments, we own a limestone quarry in Carthage, Missouri. Revenues are generated from the sale of limestone mined at our quarry. Cost of operations for our quarry consist primarily of labor, equipment, fuel and explosives.

Our reportable segments are strategic business units separated by service offerings. Each reportable segment is managed separately and requires different operational and marketing strategies. The accounting polices used in the

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preparation of our reportable segments financial information are the same as those used in the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Our chief operating decision maker uses revenues and segment contribution to evaluate segment performance. We calculate segment contribution as earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and exclude selling, general and administrative expense, impairment charges, restructuring charges, acquisition related costs, other income and expense, and certain one-time charges. Selling, general and administrative functions support all the business segments. Therefore, the related expense is not allocated to segments as the chief operating decision maker does not use it to evaluate segment performance.

Segment contribution is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. You should not consider our segment contribution as an alternative to operating income determined in accordance with GAAP.

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The following table presents segment revenues and contributions with a reconciliation to loss before income tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Segment revenues:
Warehouse	$	338,231		$	287,712		$	627,846		$	574,229
Third-party managed	61,515			65,755			125,651			129,632
Transportation	36,492			38,889			73,588			77,234
Other	2,222			2,311			4,454			4,714
Total revenues	438,460			394,667			831,539			785,809
Segment contribution:
Warehouse	113,817			90,835			204,636			180,405
Third-party managed	2,804			3,859			6,063			7,637
Transportation	4,206			3,586			8,562			7,180
Other	292			(80		)	536			266
Total segment contribution	121,119			98,200			219,797			195,488
Reconciling items:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(40,437		)	(29,051		)	(70,533		)	(58,459		)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(32,669		)	(27,750		)	(63,786		)	(55,857		)
(Loss) gain from sale of real estate	(34		)	8,384			(34		)	8,384
Acquisition, litigation, and other	(17,964		)	268			(26,457		)	(3,574		)
Impairment of long-lived assets	(930		)	(747		)	(13,485		)	(747		)
(Loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68		)	252			54			112
Interest expense	(24,098		)	(22,929		)	(45,674		)	(47,424		)
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665		)	—			(2,665		)	—
Interest income	2,405			1,109			3,408			1,733
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification	—			—			—			(21,385		)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain	(83		)	1,511			(23		)	2,191
Other (expense) income, net	(591		)	33			(758		)	89
Income (loss) before income tax benefit	$	3,985		$	29,280		$	(156	)	$	20,551

The following table details our long-lived assets by reportable segments, with a reconciliation to total assets reported for each of the periods presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements- (Unaudited, Continued)

	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Warehouse	$	3,489,658	$	2,054,968
Managed	47,094		43,725
Transportation	72,505		35,479
Other	13,766		13,554
Total segments assets	3,623,023		2,147,726
Reconciling items:
Corporate assets	526,646		370,161
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788		14,541
Total reconciling items	539,434		384,702
Total assets	$	4,162,457	$	2,532,428

22. Earnings per Common Share

Basic and diluted earnings per common share are calculated by dividing the net income or loss attributable to common shareholders by the basic and diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding in the period, respectively, using the allocation method prescribed by the two-class method. The Company applies this method to compute earnings per share because it distributes non-forfeitable dividend equivalents on restricted stock units granted to certain employees and non-employee trustees who have the right to participate in the distribution of common dividends while the restricted stock units are unvested. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the weighted-average number of restricted stock units that participated in the distribution of common dividends was 1,396,956 and 1,242,081, of which 627,890 restricted stock units currently have vested but will not be settled until additional criteria are met.

The shares issuable upon settlement of the 2018 forward sale agreement and 2019 forward sale agreement are reflected in the diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the number of the Company’s common shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share is deemed to be increased by the excess, if any, of the number of common shares that would be issued upon full physical settlement of the applicable forward sale agreement over the number of common shares that could be purchased by the Company in the market (based on the average market price during the period) using the proceeds receivable upon full physical settlement (based on the adjusted forward sale price at the end of the reporting period). If and when the Company physically or net share settles either forward sale agreement, the delivery of common shares would result in an increase in the number of shares outstanding and dilution to earnings per share.

Prior to the IPO, holders of Series B Preferred Shares were entitled to cumulative dividends, which were added to the reported net income whether or not declared or paid to determine the net income attributable to common shareholders under the two-class method.

A reconciliation of the basic and diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements- (Unaudited, Continued)

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	182,325	143,499	165,869	133,965
Dilutive effect of share-based awards	1,606	2,975	1,778	2,772
Equity forward contract	2,186	—	1,658	—
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	186,117	146,474	169,305	136,737

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, none of the outstanding instruments under our share-based awards program or equity forward contracts were antidilutive and excluded from the denominator for calculating diluted earnings per share.

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23. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Disaggregated Revenue

The following tables represent a disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 by segment and geographic region:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	121,811	$	9,236	$	4,068	$	1,156	$	—	$	136,271
Warehouse services	162,529		29,497		3,407		783		—		196,216
Third-party managed	53,518		3,348		—		—		4,649		61,515
Transportation	25,160		10,771		103		458		—		36,492
Other	2,207		—		—		—		—		2,207
Total revenues (1)	365,225		52,852		7,578		2,397		4,649		432,701
Lease revenue (2)	5,677		82		—		—		—		5,759
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	370,902	$	52,934	$	7,578	$	2,397	$	4,649	$	438,460

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	104,977	$	9,605	$	3,955	$	1,435	$	—	$	119,972
Warehouse services	128,057		29,329		4,099		895		—		162,380
Third-party managed	57,606		3,373		—		—		4,726		65,705
Transportation	23,934		14,061		169		725		—		38,889
Other	2,305		—		—		—		—		2,305
Total revenues (1)	316,879		56,368		8,223		3,055		4,726		389,251
Lease revenue (2)	5,416		—		—		—		—		5,416
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	322,295	$	56,368	$	8,223	$	3,055	$	4,726	$	394,667

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements- (Unaudited, Continued)

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	228,635	$	18,604	$	8,049	$	2,292	$	—	$	257,580
Warehouse services	291,418		59,495		6,902		1,634		—		359,449
Third-party managed	110,532		6,208		—		—		8,893		125,633
Transportation	48,808		23,598		213		969		—		73,588
Other	4,433		—		—		—		—		4,433
Total revenues (1)	683,826		107,905		15,164		4,895		8,893		820,683
Lease revenue (2)	10,774		82		—		—		—		10,856
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	694,600	$	107,987	$	15,164	$	4,895	$	8,893	$	831,539

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	209,337	$	19,945	$	7,827	$	2,989	$	—	$	240,098
Warehouse services	253,305		59,766		8,216		1,882		—		323,169
Third-party managed	113,622		6,622		—		—		9,288		129,532
Transportation	46,998		28,260		373		1,603		—		77,234
Other	4,703		—		—		—		—		4,703
Total revenues (1)	627,965		114,593		16,416		6,474		9,288		774,736
Lease revenue (2)	11,073		—		—		—		—		11,073
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	639,038	$	114,593	$	16,416	$	6,474	$	9,288	$	785,809

(1) Revenues are within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers. Elements of contracts or arrangements that are in the scope of other standards (e.g., leases) are separated and accounted for under those standards.

(2) Revenues are within the scope of ASC 840, Leases and ASC 842, Leases.

Performance Obligations

Substantially all our revenue for warehouse storage and handling services, and management and incentive fees earned under third-party managed and other contracts is recognized over time as the customer benefits throughout the period until the contractual term expires. Typically, revenue is recognized over time using an output measure (e.g. passage of time) to measure progress. Revenue recognized at a point in time upon delivery when the customer typically obtains control, include most accessorial services, transportation services, reimbursed costs and quarry product shipments.

For arrangements containing non-cancellable contract terms, any variable consideration related to storage renewals or incremental handling charges above stated minimums are 100% constrained and not included in aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the unsatisfied performance obligations disclosed below, given the degree in difficulty in estimation. Payment terms are generally 0 - 30 days upon billing, which is typically monthly, either in

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advance or subsequent to the performance of services. The same payment terms typically apply for arrangements containing variable consideration.

The Company has no material warranties or obligations for allowances, refunds or other similar obligations.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company had $615.4 million of remaining unsatisfied performance obligations from contracts with customers subject to non-cancellable terms and have an original expected duration exceeding one year. These obligations also do not include variable consideration beyond the non-cancellable term, which due to the inability to quantify by estimate, is fully constrained. The Company expects to recognize approximately 12% of these remaining performance obligations as revenue in 2019, an the remaining 88% to be recognized over a weighted average period of 17.1 years through 2038.

Contract Balances

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in accounts receivable (contract assets), and unearned revenue (contract liabilities) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Generally, billing occurs monthly, subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in contract assets. However, the Company may bill and receive advances on storage and handling services, before revenue is recognized, resulting in contract liabilities. These assets and liabilities are reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the contract asset and liability balances during the three months ended June 30, 2019, were not materially impacted by any other factors.

Opening and closing receivables balances related to contracts with customers accounted for under ASC 606 were $207.3 million and $192.1 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and $180.8 million and $198.3 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. All other trade receivable balances relate to contracts accounted for under ASC 842.

Opening and closing balances in unearned revenue related to contracts with customers were $18.8 million and $18.6 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and $20.1 million and $18.8 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Substantially all revenue that was included in the contract liability balances at the beginning of 2019 and 2018 has been recognized as of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively, and represents revenue from the satisfaction of monthly storage and handling services with inventory that turns on average every 30 days.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding our expectation for future performance, liquidity and capital resources, that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include those identified below and those described under Part I, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 and Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

MANAGEMENT’S OVERVIEW

We are the world’s largest publicly traded REIT focused on the ownership, operation and development of temperature-controlled warehouses. We are organized as a self-administered and self-managed REIT with proven operating, development and acquisition expertise. As of June 30, 2019, we operated a global network of 178 temperature-controlled warehouses encompassing 1.1 billion cubic feet, with 160 warehouses in the United States, six warehouses in Australia, seven warehouses in New Zealand, two warehouses in Argentina and three warehouses in Canada. We view and manage our business through three primary business segments, warehouse, third–party managed and transportation. In addition, we hold a minority interest in a joint venture, which owns or operates 12 temperature-controlled warehouses located in China, or the China JV. We also own and operate a limestone quarry through a separate business segment.

Components of Our Results of Operations

Warehouse. Our primary source of revenues consists of rent, storage, and warehouse services fees. Our rent, storage, and warehouse services revenues are the key drivers of our financial performance. Rent and storage revenues consist of recurring, periodic charges related to the storage of frozen, perishable or other products in our warehouses by our customers. We also provide these customers with a wide array of handling and other warehouse services, such as (1) receipt, handling and placement of products into our warehouses for storage and preservation, (2) retrieval of products from storage upon customer request, (3) blast freezing, which involves the rapid freezing of non-frozen products, including individual quick freezing for agricultural produce and seafood, (4) case-picking, which involves selecting product cases to build customized pallets, (5) kitting and repackaging, which involves assembling custom product packages for delivery to retailers and consumers, and labeling services, (6) order assembly and load consolidation, (7) exporting and importing support services, (8) container handling, (9) cross-docking, which involves transferring inbound products to outbound trucks utilizing our warehouse docks without storing them in our warehouses, and (10) government-approved temperature-controlled storage and inspection services. We refer to these handling and other warehouse services as our value-added services.

Cost of operations for our warehouse segment consist of power, other facilities costs, labor, and other costs. Labor, the largest component of the cost of operations from our warehouse segment, consists primarily of employee wages, benefits, and workers’ compensation. Trends in our labor expense are influenced by changes in headcount and compensation levels, changes in customer requirements, workforce productivity, variability in costs associated with medical insurance and the impact of workplace safety programs, inclusive of the number and severity of workers' compensation claims. Our second largest cost of operations from our warehouse segment is power utilized in the operation of our temperature-controlled warehouses. As a result, trends in the price for power in the regions where we operate may have a significant effect on our financial results. We may from time to time hedge our exposure to changes in power prices through fixed rate agreements or, to the extent possible and appropriate, through rate

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escalations or power surcharge provisions within our customer contracts. Additionally, business mix impacts power expense depending on the type of freezing capabilities required. Other facilities costs include utilities other than power, property insurance, property taxes, sanitation, repairs and maintenance on real estate, rent under operating leases, where applicable, and other related facilities costs. Other services costs include equipment costs, warehouse consumables (e.g., shrink-wrap and uniforms), warehouse administration and other related services costs.

Third-Party Managed. We receive a reimbursement of substantially all expenses for warehouses that we manage on behalf of third-party owners, with all reimbursements recognized as revenues under the relevant accounting guidance. We also earn management fees, incentive fees upon achieving negotiated performance and cost-savings results, or an applicable mark-up on costs. Cost of operations for our third-party managed segment is reimbursed on a pass-through basis (typically within two weeks).

Transportation. We charge transportation fees, including fuel surcharges, to our customers for whom we arrange the transportation of their products. Cost of operations for our transportation segment consists primarily of third-party carrier charges, which are impacted by factors affecting those carriers.

Other. In addition to our primary business segments, we own and operate a limestone quarry in Carthage, Missouri. Revenues are generated from the sale of limestone mined at our quarry. Cost of operations for our quarry consists primarily of labor, equipment, fuel and explosives. We have referred to this segment as Quarry within our Management's Discussion and Analysis.

Other Consolidated Operating Expenses. We also incur depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses and corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses.

Our depreciation, depletion and amortization charges result primarily from the capital-intensive nature of our business. The principal components of depreciation relate to our warehouses, including buildings and improvements, refrigeration equipment, racking, leasehold improvements, material handling equipment, furniture and fixtures, and our computer hardware and software. Depletion relates to the reduction of mineral resources resulting from the operation of our limestone quarry. Amortization relates primarily to intangible assets for customer relationships and below-market leases.

Our corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of wages and benefits for management, administrative, business development, account management, marketing, engineering, supply-chain solutions, human resources and information technology personnel, as well as expenses related to equity incentive plans, communications and data processing, travel, professional fees and public company costs, bad debts, training, office equipment and supplies. Trends in corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses are influenced by changes in headcount and compensation levels, achievement of incentive compensation targets, and variability in costs associated with pension obligations. To position ourselves to meet the challenges of the current business environment, we have implemented a shared services support structure to better manage costs and enhance the efficiency of our operations.

Our corporate-level acquisition, litigation and other expenses consist of costs that we view outside of selling, general and administrative expenses with a high level of variability from period-to-period, and include the following:

• Acquisition related costs include costs associated with transactions, whether consummated or not, such as advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. We also include integration costs pre- and post-acquisition that reflect work being performed to facilitate merger and acquisition integration, such as work associated with information systems and other projects including spending to support future acquisitions, and primarily consist of professional services.

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• Litigation costs incurred in order to resolve material litigation charges.

• Severance costs representing certain contractual and negotiated severance and separation costs from exited former executives, reduction in headcount due to synergies achieved through acquisitions or operational efficiencies, and reduction in workforce costs associated with exiting or selling non-strategic warehouses.

• Equity acceleration costs representing the unrecognized expense for stock awards that vest and convert to common shares in advance of the original negotiated vesting date and any other equity award changes resulting in accounting for the award as a modification.

• Non-offering related equity issuance expenses whether incurred through our initial public offering, follow-on offerings or secondary offerings.

• Non-recurring public company implementation costs associated with the implementation of financial reporting systems and processes needed to convert the organization to a public reporting company.

• Terminated site operations costs represent expenses incurred to repair expenses incurred to return leased sites to their original physical state at lease inception in connection with the termination of the applicable underlying lease. These terminations were part of our strategic efforts to exit or sell non-strategic warehouses as opposed to ordinary course lease expirations. Repair and maintenance expenses associated with our ordinary course operations are reflected as operating expenses on our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Key Factors Affecting Our Business and Financial Results

Acquisitions

On May 1, 2019, we completed the acquisition of privately-held Chiller Holdco, LLC ("Cloverleaf") for a purchase price of approximately $1.25 billion, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment (the “Cloverleaf Acquisition”), utilizing the $1.21 billion net proceeds from our April 2019 follow-on offering and cash drawn from our senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Cloverleaf is a temperature-controlled warehousing company based in Sioux City, Iowa that consists of 22 facilities in nine states. Cloverleaf also generates income through a small component of transportation operations. Since the date of acquisition, we have reported the results of 21 facilities within our Warehouse segment, the results of one facility within our Third-Party Managed segment and the results of Cloverleaf's transportation operations within our Transportation segment.

Also, on May 1, 2019, we completed the acquisition of privately-held Lanier Cold Storage for approximately $82.6 million, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment, utilizing cash drawn from our senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Lanier Cold Storage consists of two temperature-controlled storage facilities in Georgia serving the poultry industry. Since the date of acquisition, we have reported the results of these facilities within our Warehouse segment.

Our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 includes two months of activity of the acquired companies. Refer to Note 3 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Foreign Currency Translation Impact on Our Operations

Our consolidated revenues and expenses are subject to variations caused by the net effect of foreign currency translation on revenues and expenses incurred by our operations outside the United States. Future fluctuations of foreign currency exchange rates and their impact on our consolidated statements of operations are inherently uncertain. As a result of the relative size of our international operations, these fluctuations may be material on our results of

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operations. Our revenues and expenses from our international operations are denominated in the local currency of the country in which they are derived or incurred. Therefore, the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our results of operations and margins is partially mitigated.

The following table shows a comparison of underlying average exchange rates of the foreign currencies that impacted our U.S. dollar-reported revenues and expenses during the periods discussed herein together with a comparison against the exchange rates of such currencies at the end of the applicable periods presented herein. The rates below represent the U.S. dollar equivalent of one unit of the respective foreign currency. Amounts presented in constant currency within our Results of Operations are calculated by applying the average foreign exchange rate from the comparable prior year period to actual local currency results in the current period, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective period. While constant currency metrics are a non-GAAP calculation and do not represent actual results, the comparison allows the reader to understand the impact of the underlying operations in addition to the impact of changing foreign exchange rates.

	Foreign exchange rates as of June 30, 2019	Average foreign exchange rates used to translate actual operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2019	Average foreign exchange rates used to translate actual operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2019	Foreign exchange rates as of June 30, 2018	Prior period average foreign exchange rate used to adjust actual operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2019(1)	Prior period average foreign exchange rate used to adjust actual operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2019 (1)
Australian dollar	0.701	0.700	0.706	0.740	0.758	0.771
New Zealand dollar	0.671	0.662	0.672	0.677	0.703	0.714
Argentinian peso	0.024	0.023	0.024	0.034	0.044	0.046
Canadian dollar	0.765	0.748	0.750	0.761	0.772	0.779

(1) Represents the relevant average foreign exchange rates in effect in the comparable prior period applied to the activity for the current period. The average foreign currency exchange rates we apply to our operating results are derived from third party reporting sources for the periods indicated.

Focus on Our Operational Effectiveness and Cost Structure

We continuously seek to execute on various initiatives aimed at streamlining our business processes and reducing our cost structure, including: realigning and centralizing key business processes and fully integrating acquired assets and businesses; implementing standardized operational processes; integrating and launching new information technology tools and platforms; instituting key health, safety, leadership and training programs; and capitalizing on the purchasing power of our network. Through the realignment of our business processes, we have acquired new talent and strengthened our service offerings. In order to reduce costs in our facilities, we have invested in energy efficiency projects, including LED lighting, motion-sensor technology, variable frequency drives for our fans and compressors, third party efficiency reviews and real-time monitoring of energy consumption, rapid open and close doors, and alternative-power generation technologies to improve the energy efficiency of our warehouses. We have also performed fine-tuning of our refrigeration systems, deployed efficient energy management practices, such as time-of-use and awareness, and have increased our participation in Power Demand Response programs with some of our power suppliers. These initiatives have allowed us to reduce our consumption of kilowatt hours and energy spend.

As part of our initiatives to streamline our business processes and to reduce our cost structure, we have evaluated and exited less strategic and profitable markets or business lines, including the sale of certain warehouse assets and the exit of certain leased facilities. Through our process of active portfolio management, we continue to evaluate our markets and offerings.

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Strategic Shift within Our Transportation Segment

In order to better focus our business on the operation of our temperature-controlled warehouses, we have undertaken a strategic shift in the solutions we provide in our transportation segment. Specifically, we have gradually exited certain commoditized, non-scalable, or low margin services we historically offered to our customers, including traditional brokered transportation services, in favor of more profitable and value added programs, such as national and regional cross-dock, regional and multi-vendor consolidation service, and dedicated transportation services. We designed each of these programs to improve efficiency and reduce transportation and logistics costs to our warehouse customers, whose transportation spend typically represents the majority of their supply-chain costs. We believe this efficiency and cost reduction helps to drive increased occupancy in our temperature-controlled warehouses.

Historically Significant Customer

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, one customer accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues. For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, sales to this customer were $49.8 million and $54.0 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, sales to this customer were $103.6 million and $106.3 million, respectively. The substantial majority of this customer’s business relates to our third-party managed segment. We are reimbursed for substantially all expenses we incur in managing warehouses on behalf of third-party owners. We recognize these reimbursements as revenues under applicable accounting guidance, but these reimbursements generally do not affect our financial results because they are offset by the corresponding expenses that we recognize in our third-party managed segment cost of operations. Of the revenues received from this customer, $45.9 million and $49.8 million represented reimbursements for certain expenses we incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $95.9 million and $98.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, were offset by matching expenses included in our third-party managed cost of operations.

Occupancy of our Warehouses

Occupancy in our warehouses is an important driver of our financial results. Physical occupancy of an individual warehouse is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of warehouse (i.e., distribution, public, production advantaged or leased facility), specific customer needs in the markets served by the warehouse, timing of harvests or protein production for customers of the warehouse, the existence of leased but unoccupied pallets and the adverse effect of weather or market conditions on the customers of the warehouse. On a portfolio-wide basis, physical occupancy rates and warehouse revenues generally peak between mid-September and early December in connection with the holiday season and the peak harvest season in the United States. Physical occupancy rates and warehouse revenues on a portfolio-wide basis are generally the lowest during May and June. Our target occupancy across our warehouse portfolio varies by warehouse and warehouse type because our warehouses are configured to accommodate the individual needs of our customers. We generally regard approximately 85% average physical occupancy across our temperature-controlled warehouse portfolio as optimal, subject to relevant local market conditions and individual customer needs. We do not believe that a 100% occupancy rate is an ideal target for utilization of our warehouses because optimizing pallet throughput and efficient delivery of relevant value-added services require a certain amount of free pallet position capacity at all times in order to be able to efficiently place, store and retrieve products from pallet positions, particularly during periods of greatest occupancy or highest volume. Our physical occupancy metrics account for the physical holdings of our warehouses. As customers continue to transition to contracts that feature a fixed storage commitment, our economic occupancy may be greater than our physical occupancy, as our customers may have committed to, and be paying for, space that they are currently not physically occupying, but intend to physically occupy in the future.

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Throughput at our Warehouses

The level and nature of throughput at our warehouses is an important factor impacting our warehouse services revenues in our warehouse segment. Throughput refers to the volume of pallets that enter and exit our warehouses. Higher levels of throughput drive warehouse services revenues in our warehouse segment as customers are typically billed on a basis that takes into account the level of throughput of the goods they store in our warehouses. The nature of throughput may be driven by the expected turn of the underlying product or commodity.

How We Assess the Performance of Our Business

Segment Contribution (NOI)

We evaluate the performance of our primary business segments based on their contribution (NOI) to our overall results of operations. We use the term “segment contribution (NOI)” to mean a segment’s revenues less its cost of operations (excluding any depreciation, depletion and amortization, impairment charges, corporate-level selling, general and administrative and corporate-level acquisition, litigation and other expenses). We use segment contribution (NOI) to evaluate our segments for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing performance in accordance with FASB ASC, Topic 280, Segment Reporting.

We also analyze the “segment contribution (NOI) margin” for each of our business segments, which we calculate as segment contribution (NOI) divided by segment revenues.

In addition to our segment contribution (NOI) and segment contribution (NOI) margin, we analyze the contribution (NOI) of our warehouse rent and storage operations and our warehouse services operations within our warehouse segment. We calculate the contribution (NOI) of our warehouse rent and storage operations as rent and storage revenues less power and other facilities cost. We calculate the contribution (NOI) of our warehouse services operations as warehouse services revenues less labor and other service costs. We calculate the contribution (NOI) margin for each of these operations as the applicable contribution (NOI) measure divided by the applicable revenue measure. We believe the presentation of these contribution (NOI) and contribution (NOI) margin measures helps investors understand the relative revenues, costs and earnings resulting from each of these separate types of services we provide to our customers in the same manner reviewed by our management in connection with the operation of our business. These contribution (NOI) measures within our warehouse segment are not measurements of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and these measures should be considered as supplements, but not as alternatives, to our results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We provide reconciliations of these measures in the discussions of our comparative results of operations below.

Same Store Analysis

We refer to a “same store” as a warehouse we owned or leased for the entirety of two comparable periods and which has reported at least twelve months of consecutive normalized operations prior to the commencement of the earlier period being considered. We define “normalized operations” as a site open for operation or lease after a warehouse acquisition, development or significant modification, including the expansion of a warehouse footprint or a warehouse rehabilitation subsequent to an extraordinary event, such as natural disasters or similar events. In addition, our definition of “normalized operations” takes into account changes in the ownership structure (e.g., acquisition of a previously leased warehouse would result in different charges in the compared periods), which would impact comparability in our warehouse segment contribution (NOI). Warehouses are excluded from the same store population as of the beginning of the fiscal quarter following the occurrence of such events. We evaluate our same store portfolio on a quarterly basis.

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We calculate “same store contribution (NOI)” as revenues for the same store population less its cost of operations (excluding any depreciation, depletion and amortization, impairment charges and corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses). In order to derive an appropriate measure of period-to-period operating performance, we also calculate our same store contribution (NOI) on a constant currency basis to remove the effects of foreign currency exchange rate movements by using the comparable prior period exchange rate to translate from local currency into U.S. dollars for both periods. We evaluate the performance of the warehouses we own or lease using a “same store” analysis, and we believe that same store contribution (NOI) is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it includes the operating performance from the population of properties that is consistent from period to period and also on a constant currency basis, thereby eliminating the effects of changes in the composition of our warehouse portfolio and currency fluctuations on performance measures.

The following table shows the number of same-store warehouses in our portfolio and the number of warehouses excluded as same-store warehouses for the three months ended June 30, 2019. 

Total Warehouses	178
Same Store Warehouses (1)	138
Non-Same Store Warehouses (2)	28
Third-Party Managed Warehouses (3)	12

⁽¹⁾ During the second quarter of 2019, one warehouse in our portfolio was reclassified from the non-same store population to the same-store population as a result of achieving normalized operations.

⁽²⁾ During the second quarter of 2019, we acquired 21 facilities in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition and two facilities in connection with the Lanier acquisition, all of which were added to the non-same store population. Additionally, the last of our idle warehouses in our non-same store population was sold during the second quarter of 2019.

⁽³⁾ During the second quarter of 2019, in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition, one facility was added to the Third-Party Managed segment as a result of meeting the definition of this segment.

The following table shows the number of same-store warehouses in our portfolio and the number of warehouses excluded as same-store warehouses for the six months ended June 30, 2019. 

Total Warehouses	178
Same Store Warehouses	137
Non-Same Store Warehouses (4)	29
Third-Party Managed Warehouses (5)	12

⁽⁴⁾ During the second quarter of 2019, we acquired 21 facilities in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition and two facilities in connection with the Lanier acquisition, all of which were added to the non-same store population.

⁽⁵⁾ During the second quarter of 2019, in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition, one facility was added to the Third-Party Managed segment as a result of meeting the definition of this segment.

Same store contribution (NOI) is not a measurement of financial performance under U.S. GAAP. In addition, other companies providing temperature-controlled warehouse storage and handling and other warehouse services may not define same store or calculate same store contribution (NOI) in a manner consistent with our definition or calculation. Same store contribution (NOI) should be considered as a supplement, but not as an alternative, to our results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We provide reconciliations of these measures in the discussions of our comparative results of operations below.

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Constant Currency Metrics

As discussed above under “Key Factors Affecting Our Business and Financial Results—Foreign Currency Translation Impact on Our Operations,” our consolidated revenues and expenses are subject to variations outside our control that are caused by the net effect of foreign currency translation on revenues generated and expenses incurred by our operations outside the United States. As a result, in order to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, we analyze our business performance based on certain constant currency reporting that represents current period results translated into U.S. dollars at the relevant average foreign exchange rates applicable in the comparable prior period. We believe that the presentation of constant currency results provides a measurement of our ongoing operations that is meaningful to investors because it excludes the impact of these foreign currency movements that we cannot control. Constant currency results are not measurements of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and our constant currency results should be considered as a supplement, but not as an alternative, to our results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The constant currency performance measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We provide reconciliations of these measures in the discussions of our comparative results of operations below. Our discussion of the drivers of our performance below are based upon U.S. GAAP.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

Warehouse Segment

The following table presents the operating results of our warehouse segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Change
	2019 actual			2019 constant currency(1)			2018 actual			Actual		Constant currency
	(Dollars in thousands)
Rent and storage	$	142,026		$	144,100		$	125,333		13.3	%	15.0	%
Warehouse services	196,205			199,506			162,379			20.8	%	22.9	%
Total warehouse segment revenues	338,231			343,606			287,712			17.6	%	19.4	%
Power	20,311			20,713			18,631			9.0	%	11.2	%
Other facilities costs (2)	27,627			28,148			26,131			5.7	%	7.7	%
Labor	148,413			151,265			128,148			15.8	%	18.0	%
Other services costs (3)	28,063			28,439			23,967			17.1	%	18.7	%
Total warehouse segment cost of operations	224,414			228,565			196,877			14.0	%	16.1	%
Warehouse segment contribution (NOI)	$	113,817		$	115,041		$	90,835		25.3	%	26.6	%
Warehouse rent and storage contribution (NOI) (4)	$	94,088		$	95,239		$	80,571		16.8	%	18.2	%
Warehouse services contribution (NOI) (5)	$	19,729		$	19,802		$	10,264		92.2	%	92.9	%
Total warehouse segment margin	33.7		%	33.5		%	31.6		%	208 bps		191 bps
Rent and storage margin(6)	66.2		%	66.1		%	64.3		%	196 bps		181 bps
Warehouse services margin(7)	10.1		%	9.9		%	6.3		%	373 bps		360 bps

(1) The adjustments from our U.S. GAAP operating results to calculate our operating results on a constant currency basis are the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the comparable prior period.

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(2) Includes real estate rent expense of $3.1 million and $3.8 million, on an actual basis, for the second quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(3) Includes non-real estate rent expense (equipment lease and rentals) of $2.5 million and $3.3 million, on an actual basis, for the second quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(4) Calculated as rent and storage revenues less power and other facilities costs.

(5) Calculated as warehouse services revenues less labor and other services costs.

(6) Calculated as warehouse rent and storage contribution (NOI) divided by warehouse rent and storage revenues.

(7) Calculated as warehouse services contribution (NOI) divided by warehouse services revenues.

Warehouse segment revenues were $338.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of $50.5 million, or 17.6%, compared to $287.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, our warehouse segment revenues were $343.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of $55.9 million, or 19.4%, from the three months ended June 30, 2018. Approximately $40.0 million of the increase, on an actual basis, was driven by the inclusion of two months of results from the addition of 23 facilities in the warehouse segment as a result of the Cloverleaf (21 facilities) and Lanier (two facilities) acquisitions, both of which closed on May 1, 2019, and the PortFresh acquisition (one facility), which closed on February 1, 2019. The remaining increase was also partially due to a more favorable customer mix, improvements in our commercial terms and contractual rate escalations, the later timing of Easter in 2019, the incremental revenue from our expansion of the Rochelle, Illinois facility, the stabilization of the Clearfield, Utah facility in the fourth quarter of 2018 and opening of the build-to-suit facility in Middleboro, Massachusetts at the end of the third quarter 2018. The foreign currency translation of revenues earned by our foreign operations had a $5.4 million unfavorable impact during the three months ended June 30, 2019, which was mainly driven by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar over the Australian dollar and Argentinian peso.

Warehouse segment cost of operations was $224.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $27.5 million, or 14.0%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, our warehouse segment cost of operations was $228.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $31.7 million, or 16.1%, from the three months ended June 30, 2018. Approximately $24.8 million of the increase, on an actual basis, was driven by two months of results of the additional 23 facilities in the warehouse segment we acquired in connection with the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions, as well as full quarter results from the facility acquired in the PortFresh acquisition. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2018, our workers' compensation expense was favorably impacted by $1.0 million; this benefit did not repeat during the second quarter of 2019.Despite increases in our cost of operations related to acquisitions, the later timing of Easter in 2019, start up costs associated with our expansion of the Rochelle facility, inflation, workers' compensation, health care insurance expenses and incremental revenue, our ongoing efforts to enhance productivity and our energy efficiency initiatives are enabling us to improve our cost of operations as a percentage of our warehouse segment revenue. The foreign currency translation of expenses incurred by our foreign operations had a $4.2 million favorable impact during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, warehouse segment contribution (NOI), increased $23.0 million, or 25.3%, to $113.8 million for the second quarter of 2019 compared to $90.8 million for the second quarter of 2018. The foreign currency translation of our results of operations had a $1.2 million unfavorable impact to the warehouse segment contribution period-over-period. On a constant currency basis, warehouse segment NOI increased 26.6%. Approximately $15.7 million of the increase, on an actual basis, was driven by the addition of 24 facilities in the warehouse segment as a result of the Cloverleaf, Lanier and PortFresh acquisitions. The remainder of the increase was driven by the later timing of Easter in 2019, transitioning to a more favorable customer mix, improvements in our commercial terms and operating efficiency gains driven by power savings and the leveraging of our fixed expenses which allowed us to generate higher contribution margins, despite the negative impacts of higher workers' compensation and health care insurance costs. Furthermore, we benefited from our active portfolio management which was impacted by the contribution from the stabilization of the Clearfield, Utah facility, the opening of the build-to-suit facility in Middleboro, Massachusetts and the exit of certain facilities in the prior year.

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Same Store Analysis

We had 138 same stores for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Please see “How We Assess the Performance of Our Business—Same Store Analysis” above for a reconciliation of the change in the same store portfolio from year to year. Amounts related to Cloverleaf, Lanier and PortFresh are reflected within non-same store results.

The following table presents revenues, cost of operations, contribution (NOI) and margins for our same stores and non-same stores with a reconciliation to the total financial metrics of our warehouse segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Change
	2019 actual			2019 constant currency(1)			2018 actual			Actual		Constant currency
Number of same store sites	138						138			n/a		n/a
Same store revenues:	(Dollars in thousands)
Rent and storage	$	123,298		$	125,336		$	122,903		0.3	%	2.0	%
Warehouse services	164,209			167,510			160,287			2.4	%	4.5	%
Total same store revenues	287,507			292,846			283,190			1.5	%	3.4	%
Same store cost of operations:
Power	17,036			17,438			18,102			(5.9	)%	(3.7	)%
Other facilities costs	24,377			24,898			24,806			(1.7	)%	0.4	%
Labor	128,321			131,173			126,387			1.5	%	3.8	%
Other services costs	22,904			23,280			23,487			(2.5	)%	(0.9	)%
Total same store cost of operations	$	192,638		$	196,789		$	192,782		(0.1	)%	2.1	%
Same store contribution (NOI)	$	94,869		$	96,057		$	90,408		4.9	%	6.2	%
Same store rent and storage contribution (NOI)(2)	$	81,885		$	83,000		$	79,995		2.4	%	3.8	%
Same store services contribution (NOI)(3)	$	12,984		$	13,057		$	10,413		24.7	%	25.4	%
Total same store margin	33.0		%	32.8		%	31.9		%	107 bps		88 bps
Same store rent and storage margin(4)	66.4		%	66.2		%	65.1		%	132 bps		113 bps
Same store services margin(5)	7.9		%	7.8		%	6.5		%	141 bps		130 bps
Number of non-same store sites	28						6			n/a		n/a
Non-same store revenues:
Rent and storage	$	18,728		$	18,764		$	2,430		670.7	%	672.2	%
Warehouse services	31,996			31,996			2,092			1,429.4	%	1,429.4	%
Total non-same store revenues	50,724			50,760			4,522			1,021.7	%	1,022.5	%
Non-same store cost of operations:
Power	3,275			3,275			529			519.1	%	519.1	%
Other facilities costs	3,250			3,250			1,325			145.3	%	145.3	%
Labor	20,092			20,092			1,761			1,040.9	%	1,040.9	%
Other services costs	5,159			5,159			480			974.8	%	974.8	%
Total non-same store cost of operations	$	31,776		$	31,776		$	4,095		676.0	%	676.0	%
Non-same store contribution (NOI)	$	18,948		$	18,984		$	427		4,337.5	%	4,345.9	%
Non-same store rent and storage contribution (NOI)(2)	$	12,203		$	12,239		$	576		2,018.6	%	2,024.8	%
Non-same store services contribution (NOI)(3)	$	6,745		$	6,745		$	(149	)	4,626.8	%	4,626.8	%
Total warehouse segment revenues	$	338,231		$	343,606		$	287,712		17.6	%	19.4	%
Total warehouse cost of operations	$	224,414		$	228,565		$	196,877		14.0	%	16.1	%
Total warehouse segment contribution	$	113,817		$	115,041		$	90,835		25.3	%	26.6	%

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(1) The adjustments from our U.S. GAAP operating results to calculate our operating results on a constant currency basis is the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the comparable prior period.

(2) Calculated as rent and storage revenues less power and other facilities costs.

(3) Calculated as warehouse services revenues less labor and other services costs.

(4) Calculated as same store rent and storage contribution (NOI) divided by same store rent and storage revenues.

(5) Calculated as same store warehouse services contribution (NOI) divided by same store warehouse services revenues.

The following table provides certain operating metrics to explain the drivers of our same store performance.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Change
Units in thousands except per pallet and site number data - unaudited	2019			2018
Number of same store sites	138			138			n/a
Same store rent and storage:
Physical occupancy(1)
Average physical occupied pallets	2,235			2,333			(4.2	)%
Average physical pallet positions	3,084			3,112			(0.9	)%
Physical occupancy percentage	72.5		%	75.0		%	-249 bps
Same store rent and storage revenues per physical occupied pallet	$	55.16		$	52.67		4.7	%
Constant currency same store rent and storage revenues per physical occupied pallet	$	56.07		$	52.67		6.4	%
Economic occupancy(2)
Average occupied economic pallets	2,366			2,434			(2.8	)%
Economic occupancy percentage	76.7		%	78.2		%	-148 bps
Same store rent and storage revenues per economic occupied pallet	$	52.11		$	50.50		3.2	%
Constant currency same store rent and storage revenues per economic occupied pallet	$	52.97		$	50.50		4.9	%
Same store warehouse services:
Throughput pallets (in thousands)	6,440			6,521			(1.2	)%
Same store warehouse services revenues per throughput pallet	$	25.50		$	24.58		3.7	%
Constant currency same store warehouse services revenues per throughput pallet	$	26.01		$	24.58		5.8	%
Number of non-same store sites	28			6			n/a
Non-same store rent and storage:
Physical occupancy(1)
Average physical occupied pallets	401			50			708.5	%
Average physical pallet positions	525			99			431.7	%
Physical occupancy percentage	76.4		%	50.2		%
Economic occupancy(2)
Average economic occupied pallets	404			50			711.4	%
Economic occupancy percentage	77.0		%	50.5		%
Non-same store warehouse services:
Throughput pallets (in thousands)	925			91			918.0	%

(1) We define average physical occupancy as the average number of occupied pallets divided by the estimated number of average physical pallet positions in our warehouses for the applicable period. We estimate the number of physical pallet positions by taking into account actual racked space and by estimating unracked space on an as-if racked basis. We base this estimate on a formula utilizing the total cubic feet of each room within the warehouse that is unracked divided by the volume of an assumed rack space that is consistent with the characteristics of the relevant warehouse. On a warehouse by warehouse basis, rack space generally ranges from three to four feet

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depending upon the type of facility and the nature of the customer goods stored therein. The number of our pallet positions is reviewed and updated quarterly, taking into account changes in racking configurations and room utilization.

(2) We define average economic occupancy as the aggregate number of physically occupied pallets and any additional pallets otherwise contractually committed for a given period, without duplication. We estimate the number of contractually committed pallet positions by taking into account actual pallet commitments specified in each customer's contract, and subtracting the physical pallet positions.

Economic occupancy at our same stores was 76.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of 148 basis points compared to 78.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2018. This change was the result of lower average physical occupancy, partially driven by the continued efforts to improve our commercial terms within our customers' contracts through fixed commitments which limits our ability to resell physically unoccupied space. Our second quarter 2019 economic occupancy at our same stores was 424 basis points higher than our corresponding average physical occupancy of 72.5%. The decrease of 249 basis points in average physical occupancy compared to 75.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was driven by the timing and size of harvest, our customers production plans and our focus to optimize our warehouse network as previously discussed, and partially by normal course movement by our smaller market customers.

Despite the reduction in average occupied pallets, same store rent and storage revenues per occupied pallet increased4.7% period-over-period, primarily driven by a more favorable customer mix, and improvements in our commercial terms and contractual rate escalations, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation. On a constant currency basis, our same store rent and storage revenues per occupied pallet increased6.4% period-over-period. The foreign currency translation of revenues incurred by our foreign operations had an unfavorable impact on this metric, largely driven by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Australian dollar and Argentinian peso.

Throughput pallets at our same stores were 6.4 million pallets for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of 1.2% from 6.5 million pallets for the three months ended June 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily attributable to a shift in the inbound/outbound profile of certain domestic customers from higher inventory turn customers to lower inventory turn customers with more profitable volumes. Same store warehouse services revenues per throughput pallet increased3.7% period-over-period primarily as a result of annual rate increases, a more favorably priced customer mix, and an increase in higher priced value-added services such as case-picking, blast freezing, and repackaging, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation as previously discussed. On a constant currency basis, our same store services revenues per throughput pallet increased5.8% from the three months ended June 30, 2018.

Third-Party Managed Segment

The following table presents the operating results of our third-party managed segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Change
	2019 actual			2019 constant currency(1)			2018 actual			Actual		Constant currency
Number of managed sites	12						12			n/a		n/a
	(Dollars in thousands)
Third-party managed revenues	$	61,515		$	61,986		$	65,755		(6.4	)%	(5.7	)%
Third-party managed cost of operations	58,711			59,084			61,896			(5.1	)%	(4.5	)%
Third-party managed segment contribution	$	2,804		$	2,902		$	3,859		(27.3	)%	(24.8	)%
Third-party managed margin	4.6		%	4.7		%	5.9		%	-131 bps		-119 bps

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(1) The adjustments from our U.S. GAAP operating results to calculate our operating results on a constant currency basis are the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the comparable prior period.

Third-party managed revenues were $61.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $4.2 million, or 6.4%, compared to $65.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, third-party managed revenues were $62.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $3.8 million, or 5.7%, from the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease was due to lower business volume from our largest third-party managed customers in the United States and Australia and the impact of the managed site for which the contract expired and was not renewed during the first quarter of 2019. These decreases were partially offset by the addition of one managed site in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition on May 1, 2019.

Third-party managed cost of operations was $58.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $3.2 million, or 5.1%, compared to $61.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, third-party managed cost of operations was $59.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $2.8 million, or 4.5%, from the three months ended June 30, 2018. Third-party managed cost of operations decreased as a result of lower business volume and the expired contract described above.

Third-party managed segment contribution (NOI) was $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $1.1 million, or 27.3%, compared to $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, third-party managed segment contribution (NOI) was $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $1.0 million, or 24.8%. Decreased margins in this segment were primarily driven by reduced incentives associated with not achieving certain key performance incentive targets in the current year.

Transportation Segment

The following table presents the operating results of our transportation segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Change
	2019 actual			2019 constant currency(1)			2018 actual			Actual		Constant currency
	(Dollars in thousands)
Transportation revenues	$	36,492		$	37,788		$	38,889		(6.2	)%	(2.8	)%
Brokered transportation	25,842			26,837			28,840			(10.4	)%	(6.9	)%
Other cost of operations	6,444			6,618			6,463			(0.3	)%	2.4	%
Total transportation cost of operations	32,286			33,455			35,303			(8.5	)%	(5.2	)%
Transportation segment contribution (NOI)	$	4,206		$	4,333		$	3,586		17.3	%	20.8	%
Transportation margin	11.5		%	11.5		%	9.2		%	230 bps		225 bps

(1) The adjustments from our U.S. GAAP operating results to calculate our operating results on a constant currency basis are the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the comparable prior period.

Our transportation segment continued its strategic shift to focus on more profitable solutions, which create value for our customers while driving and supporting our warehouse business, including multi-vendor consolidation offerings. Transportation revenues were $36.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $2.4 million, or 6.2%, compared to $38.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily driven by the exit of certain low-margin international transportation business, paired with the unfavorable impact from the foreign currency translation of revenues earned by our foreign operations. Domestically, our transportation operations experienced an increase due to the revenue associated with transportation operations from the Cloverleaf Acquisition on May 1, 2019, contributing approximately $2.4 million of revenue during the three months ended 2019, which

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was partially offset by the exit of certain less profitable programs as we continue to focus on our strategic shift. On a constant currency basis, transportation revenues were $37.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $1.1 million, or 2.8%, from the three months ended June 30, 2018.

Transportation cost of operations was $32.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $3.0 million, or 8.5%, compared to $35.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, transportation cost of operations was $33.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $1.8 million, or 5.2%, from the three months ended June 30, 2018. The strategic shift referenced above paired with the impact of the foreign currency translation of our international costs led to a decline in transportation cost of operations for the segment. The decrease was partially offset by the cost associated with transportation operations from the Cloverleaf Acquisition on May 1, 2019.

Transportation segment contribution (NOI) was $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of 17.3% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018. Transportation segment margin increased 230 basis points from the three months ended June 30, 2018, to 11.5% from 9.2%. The increase in margin was primarily due to the strategic shift referenced above, which resulted in more profitable business.The impact of the exit of certain international transportation business is not expected to have a material impact to the overall transportation segment contribution. Additionally, the impact of operations from the Cloverleaf Acquisition was nominal for the second quarter of 2019. On a constant currency basis, transportation segment contribution was $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of 20.8% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018.

Quarry Revenues and Cost of Operations

The following table presents the operating results of our quarry segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Change
	2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Quarry revenues	$	2,222		$	2,311		(3.9	)%
Quarry cost of operations	1,930			2,391			(19.3	)%
Quarry segment contribution (NOI) / (loss)	$	292		$	(80	)	n/m
Quarry margin	13.1		%	(3.5		)%	n/m

n/m: not meaningful

Quarry revenues were $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 3.9%, compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Lower revenues in our quarry operations were attributable to lower demand from our construction and industrial customers.

Quarry cost of operations was $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 19.3%, compared to $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. During the three months ended June 30, 2018, our quarry recognized worker's compensation expense of approximately $0.5 million, which did not repeat during the three months ended June 30, 2019, driving the significant improvement in cost of operations period-over-period.

Quarry segment contribution (NOI) was $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to a loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, largely driven by the factors described above.

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Other Consolidated Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative. Corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses were $32.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $4.9 million, or 17.7%, compared to $27.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses were 7.5% and 7.0%, respectively, of total revenues. Included in these amounts are business development expenses attributable to our customer on-boarding, engineering and consulting services to support our customers in the cold chain. We believe these costs are comparable to leasing costs for other publicly traded REITs. The increase in corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses was partially due to the Cloverleaf Acquisition, which contributed $2.6 million to the period-over-period increase. The increase was also driven by approximately $1.5 million of higher share-based compensation expense and $1.6 million of higher payroll and benefits expense period-over-period.

Acquisition, litigation and other. Corporate-level acquisition, litigation and other expenses were $18.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $18.2 million compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018. Included in these amounts are business acquisition related costs, litigation costs associated with material litigation charges, severance and equity acceleration costs incurred in connection with former executives, severance as a result of synergies realized from acquisitions or operational transformation, non-offering related equity issuance expenses, non-recurring public company implementation costs and terminated site operations costs. We view all of these costs as corporate in nature regardless of the segment or segments involved in certain transactions. Additionally, we view these costs as having a high level of variability from period-to-period, and therefore, in order to enhance our disclosure and provide greater transparency, we have isolated them from selling, general and administrative expenses. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred $15.0 million of acquisition related expenses primarily composed of a $10.0 million investment advisory fee, and also includes employee retention, professional fees and integration related costs in connection with the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions. Additionally, we incurred $2.6 million of severance related to reduction in headcount as a result of the synergies created from the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions and organizational transformation of our international operations. Litigation related professional fees, which did not stem from normal course business operations, totaled $0.5 million for the second quarter of 2019.

Impairment of long-lived assets. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded an asset impairment charge of $0.9 million related to certain international transportation assets which were idled and will no longer be used for a specific customer. Management determined that it does not intend to renew this customer agreement upon expiration. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge to write the assets down the assets no longer needed and used solely for this customer. Further, the exit of this business is not expected to materially impact our transportation segment contribution going forward.

Other Income and Expense

The following table presents other items of income and expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Change
	2019			2018			%
Other (expense) income:	(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	(24,098	)	$	(22,929	)	5.1	%
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665		)	—			100.0	%
Interest income	2,405			1,109			116.9	%
Foreign currency exchange gain	(83		)	1,511			(105.5	)%
Other (expense) income - net	(591		)	33			n/m

n/m: not meaningful

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Interest expense. Interest expense was $24.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $1.2 million, or 5.1%, compared to $22.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to the interest expense incurred in connection with the private placement of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series C senior unsecured notes on May 7, 2019, which were used to fund a portion of the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions. This increase was partially offset by the period-over-period reduction in interest expense as a result of multiple debt refinancing transactions during the fourth quarter of 2018. On average, the effective interest rate of outstanding debt has decreased from 5.43% in Q2 2018 to 4.89% in Q2 2019, however, outstanding principal has increased from the comparable period.

Bridge loan commitment fees. Corporate-level bridge loan commitment fees were $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. We obtained a bridge loan commitment to support the acquisition of Cloverleaf. The bridge loan facility ultimately did not need to be funded and accordingly we expensed the lender commitment and loan fee.

Interest income. Interest income of $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was substantially higher when compared to the $1.1 million reported for three months ended June 30, 2018. This change was primarily driven by the increase in interest income associated with the increase in net cash provided by our initial and follow-on offerings which was deposited into interest bearing cash equivalent accounts. The increase in interest income is driven by a higher average cash balance period-over-period, paired with a higher interest rate of 2.5% earned during the second quarter of 2019 as compared to 1.8% during the second quarter of 2018.

Foreign currency exchange gain. We reported a foreign currency exchange loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to a $1.5 million foreign currency exchange gain for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The periodic re-measurement of an intercompany loan denominated in Australian dollars, issued from our Australian subsidiary to one of our U.S. corporate subsidiaries, resulted in a foreign currency exchange gain in the second quarter of 2018 as the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Australian dollar during the three months ended June 30, 2018. This intercompany loan was refinanced in December 2018, and the Company entered into a cross-currency swap, eliminating foreign currency exchange gain/loss on the intercompany loan in future periods. The resulting foreign currency exchange gain for the second quarter of 2019 stems from other immaterial foreign currency denominated transactions.

Income Tax (Expense) Benefit

Income tax benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $0.9 million, which represented a change of $0.8 million from an income tax benefit of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. This change was driven by lower taxable income generated by our foreign and domestic subsidiaries.

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Comparison of Results for the Six Months EndedJune 30, 2019 and 2018

Warehouse Segment

The following table presents the operating results of our warehouse segment for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Six Months Ended June 30,									Change
	2019 actual			2019 constant currency (1)			2018 actual			Actual		Constant currency
	(Dollars in thousands)
Rent and storage	268,406			272,824			251,060			6.9	%	8.7	%
Warehouse services	359,440			366,905			323,169			11.2	%	13.5	%
Total warehouse segment revenues	$	627,846		$	639,729		$	574,229		9.3	%	11.4	%
Power	35,382			36,311			34,745			1.8	%	4.5	%
Other facilities costs (2)	54,016			55,154			52,913			2.1	%	4.2	%
Labor	281,332			287,843			259,454			8.4	%	10.9	%
Other services costs (3)	52,480			53,379			46,712			12.3	%	14.3	%
Total warehouse segment cost of operations	423,210			432,687			393,824			7.5	%	9.9	%
Warehouse segment contribution (NOI)	$	204,636		$	207,042		$	180,405		13.4	%	14.8	%
Warehouse rent and storage contribution (NOI) (4)	$	179,008		$	181,359		$	163,402		9.6	%	11.0	%
Warehouse services contribution (NOI) (5)	$	25,628		$	25,683		$	17,003		50.7	%	51.0	%
Total warehouse segment margin	32.6		%	32.4		%	31.4		%	118 bps		95 bps
Rent and storage margin(6)	66.7		%	66.5		%	65.1		%	161 bps		139 bps
Warehouse services margin(7)	7.1		%	7.0		%	5.3		%	187 bps		174 bps

(1) The adjustments from our U.S. GAAP operating results to calculate our operating results on a constant currency basis are the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the comparable prior period.

(2) Includes real estate rent expense of $6.3 million and $7.5 million, on an actual basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(3) Includes non-real estate rent expense of $6.0 million and $6.7 million, on an actual basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(4) Calculated as rent and storage revenues less power and other facilities costs.

(5) Calculated as warehouse services revenues less labor and other services costs.

(6) Calculated as warehouse rent and storage contribution (NOI) divided by warehouse rent and storage revenues.

(7) Calculated as warehouse services contribution (NOI) divided by warehouse services revenues.

Warehouse segment revenues were $627.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of $53.6 million, or 9.3%, compared to $574.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, our warehouse segment revenues were $639.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of $65.5 million, or 11.4%, period-over-period. These increases were primarily driven by two months of results from the addition of 23 facilities in the warehouse segment as a result of the Cloverleaf (21 facilities) and Lanier (two facilities) acquisitions, both of which closed on May 1, 2019, and the PortFresh acquisition (one facility), which closed on February 1, 2019. The increase was also partially due to a more favorable customer mix, improvements in our commercial terms and contractual rate escalations, the incremental revenue from our expansion of the Rochelle, Illinois facility, the stabilization of the Clearfield, Utah facility in the fourth quarter of 2018 and opening of the build-to-suit facility in Middleboro, Massachusetts at the end of the third quarter 2018, partially offset by the impact of one less business day in the first half of 2019 as compared to the first half of 2018. The foreign currency translation

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of revenues incurred by our foreign operations had a $11.9 million favorable impact during the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Warehouse segment cost of operations was $423.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of $29.4 million, or 7.5%, compared to $393.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, our warehouse segment cost of operations was $432.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of $38.9 million, or 9.9%, compared to $393.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The increase is primarily due to the incremental costs associated with the facilities acquired in the acquisitions of Cloverleaf, Lanier and PortFresh in the current year. Additionally, during the first half of 2018, our workers' compensation expense was favorably impacted by $2.1 million; this benefit did not repeat during the first half of 2019. Despite increases in our cost of operations related to start up costs associated with our expansion of the Rochelle facility, inflation, workers' compensation, health care insurance expenses and incremental revenue from acquired sites and legacy sites, our ongoing efforts on productivity improvements and energy efficiency initiatives are enabling us to maintain our cost of operations while increasing our warehouse segment revenues.

Warehouse segment contribution (NOI) was $204.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of $24.2 million, or 13.4%, compared to $180.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, warehouse segment contribution was $207.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of $26.6 million, or 14.8%, period-over-period. This increase is driven by the previously mentioned reasons including the acquisition of 23 facilities, our active portfolio management which includes transitioning to a more favorable customer mix and improvements in our commercial terms, the contribution from the stabilization of the Clearfield, Utah facility and opening of the build-to-suit facility in Middleboro, Massachusetts, the exit of certain facilities in the prior year, combined with net new business, operating efficiency gains driven by power savings and the leveraging of our fixed expenses which allowed us to generate higher contribution margins in our warehouse segment during the six months ended 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 despite the negative impacts of higher workers' compensation and health care insurance costs.

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Same Store Analysis

We had 137 same stores for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Please see “How We Assess the Performance of Our Business—Same Store Analysis” above for a reconciliation of the change in the same store portfolio from year to year. The following table presents revenues, cost of operations, contribution (NOI) and margins for our same stores and non-same stores with a reconciliation to the total financial metrics of our warehouse segment for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. Amounts related to Cloverleaf, Lanier and PortFresh are reflected within non-same store results.

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	Six Months Ended June 30,									Change
	2019 actual			2019 constant currency (1)			2018 actual			Actual		Constant currency
Number of same store sites	137						137			n/a		n/a
Same store revenues:	(Dollars in thousands)
Rent and storage	$	245,148		$	249,530		$	244,576		0.2	%	2.0	%
Warehouse services	323,663			331,128			318,798			1.5	%	3.9	%
Total same store revenues	568,811			580,658			563,374			1.0	%	3.1	%
Same store cost of operations:
Power	31,720			32,649			33,745			(6.0	)%	(3.2	)%
Other facilities costs	49,535			50,674			49,931			(0.8	)%	1.5	%
Labor	258,277			264,788			255,852			0.9	%	3.5	%
Other services costs	46,684			47,583			45,863			1.8	%	3.8	%
Total same store cost of operations	$	386,216		$	395,694		$	385,391		0.2	%	2.7	%
Same store contribution (NOI)	$	182,595		$	184,964		$	177,983		2.6	%	3.9	%
Same store rent and storage contribution (NOI)(2)	$	163,893		$	166,207		$	160,900		1.9	%	3.3	%
Same store services contribution (NOI)(3)	$	18,702		$	18,757		$	17,083		9.5	%	9.8	%
Total same store margin	32.1		%	31.9		%	31.6		%	51 bps		26 bps
Same store rent and storage margin(4)	66.9		%	66.6		%	65.8		%	107 bps		82 bps
Same store services margin(5)	5.8		%	5.7		%	5.4		%	42 bps		31 bps
Number of non-same store sites	29						7			n/a		n/a
Non-same store revenues:
Rent and storage	$	23,258		$	23,294		$	6,484		258.7	%	259.3	%
Warehouse services	35,777			35,777			4,371			718.5	%	718.5	%
Total non-same store revenues	59,035			59,071			10,855			443.9	%	444.2	%
Non-same store cost of operations:
Power	3,662			3,662			1,000			266.2	%	266.2	%
Other facilities costs	4,481			4,480			2,982			50.3	%	50.2	%
Labor	23,055			23,055			3,602			540.1	%	540.1	%
Other services costs	5,796			5,796			849			582.7	%	582.7	%
Total non-same store cost of operations	$	36,994		$	36,993		$	8,433		338.7	%	338.7	%
Non-same store contribution (NOI)	$	22,041		$	22,078		$	2,422		810.0	%	811.6	%
Non-same store rent and storage contribution (NOI)(2)	$	15,115		$	15,152		$	2,502		504.1	%	505.6	%
Non-same store services contribution (NOI)(3)	$	6,926		$	6,926		$	(80	)	8,757.5	%	8,757.5	%
Total warehouse segment revenues	$	627,846		$	639,729		$	574,229		9.3	%	11.4	%
Total warehouse cost of operations	$	423,210		$	432,687		$	393,824		7.5	%	9.9	%
Total warehouse segment contribution	$	204,636		$	207,042		$	180,405		13.4	%	14.8	%

(1) The adjustments from our U.S. GAAP operating results to calculate our operating results on a constant currency basis is the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the comparable prior period.

(2) Calculated as rent and storage revenues less power and other facilities costs.

(3) Calculated as warehouse services revenues less labor and other services costs.

(4) Calculated as same store rent and storage contribution (NOI) divided by same store rent and storage revenues.

(5) Calculated as same store warehouse services contribution (NOI) divided by same store warehouse services revenues.

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The following table provides certain operating metrics to explain the drivers of our same store performance.

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Change
Unit in thousands, except per pallet and site number data - unaudited	2019			2018
Number of same store sites	137			137			n/a
Same store rent and storage:
Physical occupancy(1)
Average physical occupied pallets (in thousands)	2,237			2,331			(4.0	)%
Average physical pallet positions (in thousands)	3,055			3,077			(0.7	)%
Physical occupancy percentage	73.2		%	75.8		%	-255 bps
Same store rent and storage revenues per physical occupied pallet	$	109.60		$	104.93		4.5	%
Constant currency same store rent and storage revenues per physical occupied pallet	$	111.56		$	104.93		6.3	%
Economic occupancy(2)
Average occupied economic pallets	2,367			2,436			(2.9	)%
Economic occupancy percentage	77.5		%	79.2		%	-172 bps
Same store rent and storage revenues per economic occupied pallet	$	103.58		$	100.39		3.2	%
Constant currency same store rent and storage revenues per economic occupied pallet	$	105.43		$	100.39		5.0	%
Same store warehouse services:
Throughput pallets (in thousands)	12,814			13,070			(2.0	)%
Same store warehouse services revenues per throughput pallet	$	25.26		$	24.39		3.6	%
Constant currency same store warehouse services revenues per throughput pallet	$	25.84		$	24.39		5.9	%
Number of non-same store sites	29			7			n/a
Non-same store rent and storage:
Physical occupancy(1)
Average physical occupied pallets	267			84			217.4	%
Average physical pallet positions	340			135			152.2	%
Physical occupancy percentage	78.4		%	62.3		%
Economic occupancy(2)
Average economic occupied pallets	$	270		$	86		214.4	%
Economic occupancy percentage	79.5		%	63.7		%	1574 bps
Non-same store warehouse services:
Throughput pallets (in thousands)	1,063			185			473.3	%

(1) We define average physical occupancy as the average number of occupied pallets divided by the estimated number of average physical pallet positions in our warehouses for the applicable period. We estimate the number of physical pallet positions by taking into account actual racked space and by estimating unracked space on an as-if racked basis. We base this estimate on a formula utilizing the total cubic feet of each room within the warehouse that is unracked divided by the volume of an assumed rack space that is consistent with the characteristics of the relevant warehouse. On a warehouse by warehouse basis, rack space generally ranges from three to four feet depending upon the type of facility and the nature of the customer goods stored therein. The number of our pallet positions is reviewed and updated quarterly, taking into account changes in racking configurations and room utilization.

(2) We define average economic occupancy as the aggregate number of physically occupied pallets and any additional pallets otherwise contractually committed for a given period, without duplication. We estimate the number of contractually committed pallet positions by taking into account actual pallet commitment specified in each customer's contract, and subtracting the physical pallet positions.

Economic occupancy at our same stores was 77.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of 172 basis points compared to 79.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2018. This change was the result of lower average physical occupancy, partially driven by the continued efforts to improve our commercial terms within our customers' contracts through fixed commitments which limits our ability to resell physically unoccupied space. Our economic occupancy at our same stores for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 426 basis points higher than our

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corresponding average physical occupancy of 73.2%. The decrease of 255 basis points in average physical occupancy compared to 75.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was driven by the timing and size of harvest, our customers production plans and our focus to optimize our warehouse network as previously discussed, and partially by normal course movement by our smaller market customers.

Despite the reduction in average occupied pallets, same store rent and storage revenues per occupied pallet increased4.5% period-over-period, primarily driven by a more favorable customer mix and improvements in our commercial terms and contractual rate escalations. On a constant currency basis, the increase in our same store rent and storage revenues per occupied pallet was 6.3% period-over-period largely driven by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Argentinian peso.

Throughput pallets at our same stores were 12.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of 2.0% from 13.1 million pallets for the six months ended June 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily attributable to a shift in the inbound/outbound profile of certain domestic customers from higher inventory turn customers to lower inventory turn customers with more profitable volumes. Same store warehouse services revenues per throughput pallet increased3.6% period-over-period primarily as a result of an increase in higher priced repackaging, blast freezing, and case-picking warehouse services and, in part, a favorable net effect of foreign currency translation as the increase in warehouse services revenues from our foreign operations was greater than the increase from the same revenues stream at our domestic operations. On a constant currency basis, our same store services revenues per throughput pallet increased5.9% period-over-period.

Third-Party Managed Segment

The following table presents the operating results of our third-party managed segment for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Six Months Ended June 30,									Change
	2019 actual			2019 constant currency (1)			2018 actual			Actual		Constant currency
Number of managed sites	12						12
	(Dollars in thousands)
Third-party managed revenues	$	125,651		$	126,658		$	129,632		(3.1	)%	(2.3	)%
Third-party managed cost of operations	119,588			120,398			121,995			(2.0	)%	(1.3	)%
Third-party managed segment contribution	$	6,063		$	6,260		$	7,637		(20.6	)%	(18.0	)%
Third-party managed margin	4.8		%	4.9		%	5.9		%	-107 bps		-95 bps

(1) The adjustments from our U.S. GAAP operating results to calculate our operating results on a constant currency basis are the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the comparable prior period.

Third-party managed revenues were $125.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $4.0 million, or 3.1%, compared to $129.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, third-party managed revenues were $126.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $3.0 million, or 2.3%, period-over-period. The decrease is primarily due to lower business volume from our largest third-party manged customers in the United States and Australia, paired with the loss of revenue from a managed site for which the contract expired and was not renewed during the first quarter of 2019. These decreases were partially offset by the addition of one managed site in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition on May 1, 2019.

Third-party managed cost of operations was $119.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $2.4 million, or 2.0%, compared to $122.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, third-party managed cost of operations was $120.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease

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of $1.6 million, or 1.3%, period-over-period. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, third-party managed cost of operations decreased as a result of lower business volume and the expired contract, and partially offset by the costs associated with the Cloverleaf Acquisition, as described above.

Third-party managed segment contribution (NOI) was $6.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $1.6 million, or 20.6%, compared to $7.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, third-party managed segment contribution (NOI) was $6.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $1.4 million, or 18.0%. Decreased margins in this segment were primarily driven by reduced incentives associated with not achieving certain key performance incentive targets in the current year.

Transportation Segment

The following table presents the operating results of our transportation segment for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Six Months Ended June 30,									Change
	2019 actual			2019 constant currency (1)			2018 actual			Actual		Constant currency
	(Dollars in thousands)
Transportation revenues	$	73,588		$	76,715		$	77,234		(4.7	)%	(0.7	)%
Brokered transportation	53,189			55,463			56,961			(6.6	)%	(2.6	)%
Other cost of operations	11,837			12,335			13,093			(9.6	)%	(5.8	)%
Total transportation cost of operations	65,026			67,798			70,054			(7.2	)%	(3.2	)%
Transportation segment contribution (NOI)	$	8,562		$	8,917		$	7,180		19.2	%	24.2	%
Transportation margin	11.6		%	11.6		%	9.3		%	234 bps		233 bps

(1) The adjustments from our U.S. GAAP operating results to calculate our operating results on a constant currency basis are the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the comparable prior period.

Our transportation segment continued its strategic shift to focus on more profitable solutions, which create value for our customers while driving and supporting our warehouse business including, consolidation offerings. Transportation revenues were $73.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $3.6 million, or 4.7%, compared to $77.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, transportation revenues were $76.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $0.5 million, or 0.7%, period-over-period. The decrease was primarily due to exit of certain low-margin international transportation business and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation from our international operations. The decrease is partially offset by the revenue associated with transportation operations from the Cloverleaf Acquisition on May 1, 2019.

Transportation cost of operations was $65.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $5.0 million, or 7.2%, compared to $70.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. On a constant currency basis, transportation cost of operations was $67.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, adecrease of $2.3 million, or 3.2%, period-over-period. The strategic shift referenced above paired with the impact of the foreign currency translation of our international costs led to a decline in transportation cost of operations for the segment. The decrease was partially offset by the cost associated with transportation operations from the Cloverleaf Acquisition.

Transportation segment contribution (NOI) was $8.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, anincrease of 19.2% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018. Transportation segment margin increased 234 basis points period-over-period, to 11.6% from 9.3%. On a constant currency basis, transportation segment contribution was $8.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of 24.2%, period-over-period. The overall increase in

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margin was primarily due to the strategic shift referenced above, which resulted in more profitable business. The impact of operations from the Cloverleaf Acquisition was nominal for the first half of 2019.

Quarry Revenues and Cost of Operations

The following table presents the operating results of our quarry segment for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Change
	2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Quarry revenues	$	4,454		$	4,714		(5.5	)%
Quarry cost of operations	3,918			4,448			(11.9	)%
Quarry segment contribution (NOI)	$	536		$	266		101.5	%
Quarry margin	12.0		%	5.6		%	n/m

n/m: not meaningful

Quarry revenues were $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 5.5%, compared to $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Lower revenues in our quarry operations were attributable to lower demand from our construction and industrial customers. Demand from these customers was higher in the comparable prior period due to inclement weather driving the demand for roofing materials containing limestone.

Quarry cost of operations was $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 11.9%, compared to $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the quarry recognized workers’ compensation expense of approximately $0.5 million related to a current realized claim, with no such cost incurred in 2019.

Quarry segment contribution (NOI) was $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to NOI of $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, largely driven by the factors described above.

Other Consolidated Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative. Corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses were $63.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $7.9 million, or 14.2%, compared to $55.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Included in these amounts are business development expenses attributable to our customer onboarding, engineering and consulting services to support our customers in the cold chain. We believe these costs are comparable to leasing costs for other publicly traded REITs. The increase in corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses was partially due to the Cloverleaf Acquisition, which contributed $2.6 million to the period-over-period increase. The increase was also driven by higher share-based compensation expense, higher payroll and benefits expense and higher legal and professional fees as a result of being a public company. Included in corporate-level selling, general and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019, were also higher professional fees we have, and will continue to incur, in preparation for our annual assessment of internal control over financial reporting, higher audit fees as a public company, and other professional fees. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses were 7.7% and 7.1%, respectively, of total revenues.

Acquisition, litigation and other. Corporate-level acquisition, litigation and other expenses were $26.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $22.9 million compared to $3.6 million for the six months ended

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June 30, 2018. Included in these amounts are business acquisition related costs, litigation costs associated with material litigation charges, severance and equity acceleration costs incurred in connection with former executives, severance as a result of synergies realized from acquisitions or operational transformation, non-offering related equity issuance expenses, non-recurring public company implementation costs and terminated site operations costs. We view all of these costs as corporate in nature regardless of the segment or segments involved in certain transactions. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred $10 million in investment advisory fees related to the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions. In addition, we incurred $4.9 million of severance and equity acceleration expenses related to exited former executives and the resignation of a member of the Board of Trustees, and $2.0 million of severance related to reduction in headcount as a result of the synergies created from the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions and organizational transformation of our international operations. We also incurred $1.3 million of costs in connection with the secondary offering of common shares on behalf of our significant shareholders in March 2019, for which we received no proceeds. Other professional fees incurred in connection with potential mergers, acquisitions and integration related costs totaled $6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and litigation related professional fees incurred totaled $1.4 million for the first half of 2019. This increase is partially offset by $2.0 million incurred in the first half of 2018 related to the modification of certain terms governing equity awards issued under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and $1.2 million for the non-offering related equity issuance expenses incurred in connection with the IPO.

Impairment of long-lived assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded an impairment charge of $13.5 million. During the first quarter of 2019, management and our Board of Trustees formally approved the "Atlanta Major Market Strategy" plan which includes the partial redevelopment of an existing warehouse facility. The partial redevelopment requires the demolition of 75% of the current warehouse, which is unused. We expect the remainder of the site to continue operating as normal during the construction period. As a result of this initiative, we recorded an impairment charge of $9.6 million. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2019, we recorded an impairment charge of $2.9 million related to a domestic idle warehouse facility in anticipation of sale of the asset, which was completed during the second quarter of 2019. As previously discussed, during the second quarter of 2019, management determined that certain international transportation related assets were going to be idled and we recorded an impairment charge of $0.9 million as a result.

Other Income and Expense

The following table presents other items of income and expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Change
	2019			2018			%
Other (expense) income:	(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	(45,674	)	$	(47,424	)	(3.7	)%
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665		)	—			100.0	%
Interest income	3,408			1,733			96.7	%
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification	—			(21,385		)	n/m
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain	(23		)	2,191			n/m
Other (expense) income - net	(758		)	89			n/m

n/m: not meaningful

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Interest expense. Interest expense was $45.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 3.7%, compared to $47.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Overall, interest expense decreased primarily as a result of multiple debt refinancing transactions during the fourth quarter of 2018, partially offset by the interest expense incurred in connection with the private placement of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series C senior unsecured notes on May 7, 2019, which were used to fund a portion of the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions. On average, the effective interest rate of outstanding debt has decreased from 5.41% in the first half of 2018 to 5.00% in the first half of 2019 resulting in a decrease period-over-period. This decrease is partially offset due to the increase in the average outstanding principal from the comparable period.

Bridge loan commitment fees. Corporate-level bridge loan commitment fees were $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. We obtained a bridge loan commitment to support the acquisition of Cloverleaf. The bridge loan facility ultimately did not need to be funded and accordingly we expensed the lender commitment and loan fee.

Interest income. Interest income of $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $1.7 million higher when compared to the $1.7 million reported for six months ended June 30, 2018. This increase was primarily driven by the increase in net cash provided by our initial and follow-on offerings which was deposited into interest bearing cash equivalent accounts. The increase in interest income is driven by a higher average cash balance period-over-period, paired with a higher interest rate of 2.5% earned during the first half of 2019 as compared to 1.6% during the first half of 2018.

Loss on debt extinguishment and modification. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we recognized a $21.4 million charge primarily to write-off unamortized debt issuance costs in connection with the refinancing of our 2015 Senior Secured Credit Facilities. A nominal portion of that charge includes certain financing costs we incurred in connection with the issuance of our 2018 Senior Secured Credit Facilities that could not be capitalized. No such costs were incurred during the first half of 2019.

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss). We reported a foreign currency exchange loss of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to a $2.2 million foreign currency exchange gain for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The periodic re-measurement of an intercompany loan denominated in Australian dollars, issued from our Australian subsidiary to one of our U.S. corporate subsidiaries, resulted in a foreign currency exchange gain in the six months ended June 30, 2018, as the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Australian dollar as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017. This intercompany loan was refinanced in December 2018, and the Company entered into a cross-currency swap, eliminating foreign currency exchange gain/loss on the intercompany loan in future periods. The resulting foreign currency exchange gain for the first half of 2019 stems from other immaterial foreign currency denominated transactions.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

Income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $0.4 million, which represented a change of $0.2 million from an income tax benefit of $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The driver of this change resulted from lower taxable earnings at our foreign and domestic subsidiaries.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use the following non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental performance measures of our business: FFO, Core FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDAre and Core EBITDA.

We calculate funds from operations, or FFO, in accordance with the standards established by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT. NAREIT defines FFO as net income or loss determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding extraordinary items as defined under U.S. GAAP and gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, plus specified non-cash items, such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We believe that FFO is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it excludes the effect of depreciation, amortization and gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs, which implicitly assumes that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and among other equity REITs.

We calculate core funds from operations, or Core FFO, as FFO adjusted for the effects of gain or loss on the sale of non-real estate assets, non-real estate asset impairment, non-offering related equity issuance expenses, non-recurring public company implementation costs, stock-based compensation expense for the IPO retention grants, severance, reduction in workforce costs and equity acceleration, acquisition, diligence and integration related costs, terminated site operations costs, bridge loan commitment fees, litigation and other related settlements, loss on debt extinguishment and modification, and foreign currency exchange gain or loss. We believe that Core FFO is helpful to investors as a supplemental performance measure because it excludes the effects of certain items which can create significant earnings volatility, but which do not directly relate to our core business operations. We believe Core FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods, while also providing a more meaningful predictor of future earnings potential.

However, because FFO and Core FFO add back real estate depreciation and amortization and do not capture the level of recurring maintenance capital expenditures necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, both of which have material economic impacts on our results from operations, we believe the utility of FFO and Core FFO as a measure of our performance may be limited.

We calculate adjusted funds from operations, or Adjusted FFO, as Core FFO adjusted for the effects of amortization of deferred financing costs, pension withdrawal liability and above or below market leases, straight-line net rent, provision or benefit from deferred income taxes, stock-based compensation expense from grants of stock options and restricted stock units under our equity incentive plans, excluding IPO grants, non-real estate depreciation, depletion or amortization (including in respect of the China JV), and recurring maintenance capital expenditures. We believe that Adjusted FFO is helpful to investors as a meaningful supplemental comparative performance measure of our ability to make incremental capital investments in our business and to assess our ability to fund distribution requirements from our operating activities.

FFO, Core FFO and Adjusted FFO are used by management, investors and industry analysts as supplemental measures of operating performance of equity REITs. FFO, Core FFO and Adjusted FFO should be evaluated along with U.S. GAAP net income and net income per diluted share (the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures) in evaluating our operating performance. FFO, Core FFO and Adjusted FFO do not represent net income or cash flows from operating activities in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are not indicative of our results of operations or cash flows from operating activities as disclosed in our consolidated statements of operations included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. FFO, Core FFO and Adjusted FFO should be considered as supplements, but not alternatives, to our net income or cash flows from operating activities as indicators of our operating performance. Moreover, other REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition or may interpret the NAREIT definition differently than we do. Accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to FFO as calculated by other REITs. In addition, there is no industry definition of Core FFO or Adjusted FFO and, as a result, other REITs may also calculate Core FFO or Adjusted FFO, or other similarly-captioned metrics, in a manner different than we do. The table above reconciles FFO, Core FFO and Adjusted FFO to net loss, which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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Reconciliation of Net Income to NAREIT FFO, Core FFO, and Adjusted FFO
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income	$	4,891		$	29,406		$	262		$	20,766
Adjustments:
Real estate related depreciation and depletion	28,518			21,764			51,183			43,938
Net loss (gain) on sale of depreciable real estate	34			(8,384		)	34			(8,384		)
Net loss on asset disposals	—			—			138			—
Impairment charges on certain real estate assets	—			747			12,555			747
Real estate depreciation on China JV	269			242			558			511
NAREIT Funds from operations	33,712			43,775			64,730			57,578
Less distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest	—			—			—			(1,818		)
NAREIT Funds from operations applicable to common shareholders	$	33,712		$	43,775		$	64,730		$	55,760
Adjustments:
Net loss (gain) on sale of non-real estate assets	167			(390		)	49			(535		)
Non-real estate asset impairment	930			—			930			—
Non-offering related equity issuance expenses (a)	(164		)	—			1,347			1,242
Non-recurring public company implementation costs (g)	—			162			—			162
Acquisition, diligence and integration costs (b)	15,014			51			16,455			51
Stock-based compensation expense, IPO grants	556			965			1,163			1,930
Severance, reduction in workforce costs, and equity acceleration (c)	2,641			—			6,934			11
Terminated site operations costs (d)	6			66			344			66
Litigation and other related settlement costs (e)	467			—			1,377			—
Bridge loan commitment fees	2,665			—			2,665			—
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification	—			—			—			21,385
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)	83			(1,511		)	23			(2,191		)
Core FFO applicable to common shareholders	$	56,077		$	43,118		$	96,017		$	77,881
Adjustments:
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	1,522			1,556			2,978			3,230
Amortization of below/above market leases	38			38			76			76
Straight-line net rent	(151		)	(26		)	(288		)	(31		)
Deferred income taxes benefit	(3,352		)	(1,449		)	(4,412		)	(2,605		)
Stock-based compensation expense, excluding IPO grants	2,628			701			4,660			4,254
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization	11,919			7,287			19,350			14,520
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization on China JV	107			143			209			299
Recurring maintenance capital expenditures (f)	(10,734		)	(11,563		)	(16,221		)	(17,946		)
Adjusted FFO applicable to common shareholders	$	58,054		$	39,805		$	102,369		$	79,678

(a) Represents one-time costs and professional fees associated with secondary offerings on behalf of selling shareholders and non-offering related expenses in connection with the IPO in 2018 and the April 2019 follow-on offering.

(b) Represents costs associated with mergers and acquisition activity including: advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. Acquisition expense includes key employee retention costs. Integration costs include pre- and post-acquisition costs of work performed to facilitate integration into the Company’s "Americold Operating System" (AOS), information systems and processes. The majority of integration costs consist of professional service fees.

(c) Represents certain contractual and negotiated severance and separation costs from exited former executives, reduction in headcount due to synergies achieved through acquisitions or operational efficiencies, reduction in workforce costs associated with exiting or selling non-

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strategic warehouses, and accelerated expense for stock awards that vest in advance of the original vesting date due to executive termination and trustee resignation.

(d) Represents repair expenses incurred to return leased sites to their original physical state at lease inception in connection with the termination of the applicable underlying lease. These terminations were part of our strategic efforts to exit non-strategic warehouses as opposed to ordinary course lease expirations. Repair and maintenance expenses associated with our ordinary course operations are reflected as operating expenses on our statement of operations.

(e) Represents costs associated with litigation charges outside of the normal course of business including professional service fees and settlement amounts.

(f) Recurring maintenance capital expenditures include capital expenditures made to extend the life of, and provide future economic benefit from, our existing temperature-controlled warehouse network and its existing supporting personal property and information technology.

(g) Represents one-time costs associated with the implementation of financial reporting systems and processes needed to convert the organization to a public company.

We calculate EBITDA for Real Estate, or EBITDAre, in accordance with the standards established by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, defined as, earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, gains or losses on disposition of depreciated property, including gains or losses on change of control, impairment write-downs of depreciated property and of investments in unconsolidated affiliates caused by a decrease in value of depreciated property in the affiliate, and adjustment to reflect share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated affiliates. EBITDAre is a measure commonly used in our industry, and we present EBITDAre to enhance investor understanding of our operating performance. We believe that EBITDAre provides investors and analysts with a measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles and useful life of related assets among otherwise comparable companies.

We also calculate our Core EBITDA as EBITDAre further adjusted for impairment charges on intangible and long-lived assets, severance, reduction in workforce costs and equity acceleration, terminated site operations costs, non-offering related equity issuance expenses, non-recurring public company implementation costs, acquisition, diligence and integration related costs, bridge loan commitment fees, litigation and other related settlements, loss on debt extinguishment and modification, stock-based compensation expense, foreign currency exchange gain or loss, loss or gain on other asset disposals, loss on partially owned entities, and reduction in EBITDAre from partially owned entities. We believe that the presentation of Core EBITDA provides a measurement of our operations that is meaningful to investors because it excludes the effects of certain items that are otherwise included in EBITDAre but which we do not believe are indicative of our core business operations. EBITDAre and Core EBITDA are not measurements of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and our EBITDAre and Core EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. You should not consider our EBITDAre and Core EBITDA as alternatives to net income or cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculations of EBITDAre and Core EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, including:

• these measures do not reflect our historical or future cash requirements for recurring maintenance capital expenditures or growth and expansion capital expenditures;

• these measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

• these measures do not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our indebtedness;

• these measures do not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes; and

• although depreciation, depletion and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated, depleted and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and these measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

We use EBITDAre and Core EBITDA as measures of our operating performance and not as measures of liquidity. The table below reconciles EBITDAre and Core EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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Reconciliation of Net Income to NAREIT EBITDAre and Core EBITDA
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income	$	4,891		$	29,406		$	262		$	20,766
Adjustments:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	40,437			29,051			70,533			58,459
Interest expense	24,098			22,929			45,674			47,424
Income tax benefit	(906		)	(126		)	(418		)	(215		)
Loss (gain) on disposal of depreciated property	34			(8,384		)	34			(8,384		)
Adjustment to reflect share of EBITDAre of partially owned entities	592			592			1,207			1,149
NAREIT EBITDAre	$	69,146		$	73,468		$	117,292		$	119,199
Adjustments:
Severance, reduction in workforce costs, and equity acceleration(d)	2,641			—			6,936			11
Terminated site operations cost	6			66			344			66
Non-offering related equity issuance expenses (a)	(164		)	—			1,347			1,242
Non-recurring public company implementation costs (e)	—			162			—			162
Acquisition, diligence, and integration costs (b)	15,014			51			16,455			51
Litigation and other related settlement costs (c)	467			—			1,377			—
Bridge loan commitment fees	2,665			—			2,665			—
Loss (income) from investments in partially owned entities	68			(252		)	(54		)	(112		)
Impairment of long-lived assets	930			747			13,485			747
Loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange	83			(1,511		)	23			(2,191		)
Stock-based compensation expense	3,185			1,663			5,824			6,184
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification	—			—			—			21,385
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	168			(170		)	188			(307		)
Reduction in EBITDAre from partially owned entities	(592		)	(592		)	(1,207		)	(1,149		)
Core EBITDA	$	93,617		$	73,632		$	164,675		$	145,288

(a) Represents one-time costs and professional fees associated with secondary offerings on behalf of selling shareholders and non-offering related expenses in connection with the IPO in 2018 and the April 2019 follow-on offering.

(b) Represents costs associated with mergers and acquisition activity including: advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. Acquisition expense includes key employee retention costs. Integration costs include pre- and post-acquisition costs of work performed to facilitate integration into the Company’s AOS, information systems and processes. The majority of integration costs consist of professional service fees.

(c) Represents costs associated with litigation charges outside of the normal course of business including professional service fees and settlement amounts.

(d) Represents certain contractual and negotiated severance and separation costs from exited former executives, reduction in headcount due to synergies achieved through acquisitions or operational efficiencies, reduction in workforce costs associated with exiting or selling non-strategic warehouses, and accelerated expense for stock awards that vest in advance of the original vesting date due to executive termination and trustee resignation.

(e) Represents one-time costs associated with the implementation of financial reporting systems and processes needed to convert the organization to a public company.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES OF THE PARENT COMPANY

In this section and in the section “Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership” below, the term “Parent Company” refers to Americold Realty Trust on an unconsolidated basis, excluding our operating partnership.

Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our Parent Company’s business is operated primarily through our operating partnership, of which our Parent Company is the sole general partner and limited partner, and for which it consolidates for financial reporting purposes. Because our Parent Company operates on a consolidated basis with our operating partnership, the section entitled “Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership” should be read in conjunction with this section to understand the liquidity and capital resources of our Parent Company on a consolidated basis and how our Company is operated as a whole.

Our Parent Company issues public equity from time to time, but generally does not otherwise generate any capital itself or conduct any business itself, other than incurring certain expenses in operating as a public company which are fully reimbursed by the operating partnership. Our Parent Company itself does not hold any indebtedness other than guarantees of the indebtedness of our operating partnership and certain of its subsidiaries, and its only material asset is its ownership of partnership interests of our operating partnership. Therefore, the consolidated assets and liabilities and the consolidated revenues and expenses of our Parent Company and our operating partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. However, all debt is held directly or indirectly at the operating partnership level. Our Parent Company’s principal funding requirement is the payment of dividends on its common and preferred shares. Our Parent Company’s principal source of funding for its dividend payments is distributions it receives from our operating partnership.

As the sole general partner of our operating partnership, our Parent Company has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for our operating partnership’s day-to-day management and control. Our Parent Company causes our operating partnership to distribute such portion of its available cash as our Parent Company may in its discretion determine, in the manner provided in our operating partnership’s partnership agreement. Our Parent Company receives proceeds from its equity issuances from time to time, but is generally required by our limited partnership agreement to contribute the proceeds from its equity issuances to our operating partnership in exchange for partnership units of our operating partnership.

Our Parent Company is a well-known seasoned issuer with an effective shelf registration statement filed on February 25, 2019, which allows our Parent Company to register an indeterminate amount of common shares. As circumstances warrant, our Parent Company may issue equity from time to time on an opportunistic basis, dependent upon market conditions and available pricing. Any proceeds from such equity issuances would generally be contributed to our operating partnership in exchange for additional equity interests in our operating partnership. Our operating partnership may use the proceeds for general business purposes, which may include the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, the funding of development, expansion and acquisition opportunities and to increase working capital.

The liquidity of our Parent Company is dependent on our operating partnership’s ability to make sufficient distributions to our Parent Company. The primary cash requirement of our Parent Company is its payment of dividends to its shareholders. Our Parent Company also guarantees our operating partnership’s, as well as certain of its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’, unsecured debt. If our operating partnership or such subsidiaries fail to fulfill their debt requirements, which trigger Parent Company guarantee obligations, then our Parent Company will be required to fulfill its cash payment commitments under such guarantees. However, our Parent Company’s only material asset is its investment in our operating partnership.

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We believe our operating partnership’s sources of working capital, specifically its cash flow from operations, and funds available under its revolving credit facility are adequate for it to make its distribution payments to our Parent Company and, in turn, for our Parent Company to make its dividend payments to shareholders. However, we cannot assure you that our operating partnership’s sources of capital will continue to be available at all or in amounts sufficient to meet its needs, including making distribution payments to our Parent Company. The lack of availability of capital could adversely affect our operating partnership’s ability to pay its distributions to our Parent Company, which would in turn, adversely affect our Parent Company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its shareholders.

Dividends and Distributions

Our Parent Company is required to distribute 90% of its taxable income (excluding capital gains) on an annual basis in order for it to continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, our Parent Company intends to make, but is not contractually bound to make, regular quarterly distributions to shareholders from cash flow from our operating partnership’s operating activities. While historically our Parent Company has satisfied this distribution requirement by making cash distributions to its shareholders, it may choose to satisfy this requirement by making distributions of cash or other property. All such distributions are at the discretion of our Parent Company’s Board of Trustees. Our Parent Company considers market factors and our operating partnership’s performance in addition to REIT requirements in determining distribution levels. Our Parent Company has distributed at least 100% of its taxable income annually since inception to minimize corporate level federal income taxes. Amounts accumulated for distribution to shareholders are invested primarily in interest-bearing accounts and short-term interest-bearing securities, which are consistent with our intention to maintain our Parent Company’s status as a REIT.

As a result of this distribution requirement, our operating partnership cannot rely on retained earnings to fund its ongoing operations to the same extent that other companies whose parent companies are not REITs can. Our Parent Company may need to continue to raise capital in the debt and equity markets to fund our operating partnership’s working capital needs, as well as potential developments in new or existing properties, acquisitions or investments in existing or newly created joint ventures. In addition, our Parent Company may be required to use borrowings under our revolving credit facility, if necessary, to meet REIT distribution requirements and maintain our Parent Company’s REIT status.

Our Parent Company declared the following dividends on its common and preferred shares during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
December (2018)/January	$	0.1875	$	—	$	—	$	28,218		$	—
December(a)							(127		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
December (2018)/January							7			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
March/April	0.2000		30,235		—		30,235			—
March(b)							(142		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							15			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.200		38,764		—		—			—
			$	68,999			$	58,206

(a) Declared in December 2018 and included in the $28.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

(b) Declared in March and included in the $30.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
January (a)	$	0.0186	$	1,291	$	619	$	1,291		$	619
March/April	0.1396		20,145		—		20,145
March (c)							(79		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							20			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.1875		27,250		—		—			—
			$	48,686			$	21,377
Series B Preferred Shares - Fixed Dividend
January (a)					1,198					1,198
Total distributions paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares (b)					$	1,817				$	1,817

(a) Stub period dividend paid to shareholders of record prior to the IPO.

(b) Last Participating and Fixed Dividend paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in connection with the conversion to common shares on the IPO date.

(c) Declared in March and included in the $20.1 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

In this section, the terms “we”, “our” and “us” refer to our operating partnership together with its consolidated subsidiaries or our operating partnership and our Parent Company together with their consolidated subsidiaries, as the context requires.

Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our Parent Company is our sole general partner and consolidates our results of operations for financial reporting purposes. Because we operate on a consolidated basis with our Parent Company, the section entitled “Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Parent Company” should be read in conjunction with this section to understand our liquidity and capital resources on a consolidated basis.

We currently expect that our principal sources of funding for working capital, facility acquisitions, expansions, maintenance and renovation of our properties, developments projects, debt service and distributions to our shareholders will include:

• current cash balances;

• cash flows from operations;

• our 2018 and 2019 equity forward agreements;

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• borrowings under our 2018 Senior Secured Credit Facilities; and

• other forms of secured or unsecured debt financings and equity offerings.

We expect that our funding sources as noted above are adequate and will continue to be adequate to meet our short-term liquidity requirements and capital commitments. These liquidity requirements and capital commitments include:

• operating activities and overall working capital;

• capital expenditures;

• debt service obligations; and

• quarterly shareholder distributions.

We expect to utilize the same sources of capital we will rely on to meet our short-term liquidity requirements to also meet our long-term liquidity requirements, which include funding our operating activities, our debt service obligations and shareholder distributions, and our future development and acquisition activities.

Security Interests in Customers’ Products

By operation of law and in accordance with our customer contracts (other than leases), we typically receive warehouseman’s liens on products held in our warehouses to secure customer payments. Such liens permit us to take control of the products and sell them to third parties in order to recover any monies receivable on a delinquent account, but such products may be perishable or otherwise not readily saleable by us. Historically, in instances where we have warehouseman’s liens and our customer sought bankruptcy protection, we have been successful in receiving “critical vendor” status, which has allowed us to fully collect on our accounts receivable during the pendency of the bankruptcy proceeding.

Our bad debt expense was $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $0.6 million and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, we maintained bad debt allowances of approximately $4.9 million, which we believed to be adequate.

Distributions

All distributions on our units are at the discretion of our Parent Company's Board of Trustees. During the six months months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, our operating partnership declared and paid the following distributions (in thousands):

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
December (2018)/January	$	—	$	28,098
March/April	30,235		30,108
June/July	38,764		—
	$	68,999	$	58,206

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
January (a)	$	3,242	$	3,242
March/April	20,145		20,165
March (b)	—		(79		)
June/July	27,250		—
	$	50,637	$	23,328

(a) Stub period distribution paid to Parent immediately prior to the IPO.

(b) Distribution equivalents declared in March and included in the $20.1 million, accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.

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Outstanding and Available Indebtedness

The following table presents our outstanding and available indebtedness as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

				June 30, 2019					December 31, 2018
Indebtedness	Stated Maturity Date	Contractual Interest Rate	Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
2013 Mortgage Loans
Senior note	5/2023	3.81%	4.14%	$	184,722		$	187,492	$	187,957		$	184,667
Mezzanine A	5/2023	7.38%	7.55%	70,000			70,350		70,000			67,900
Mezzanine B	5/2023	11.50%	11.75%	32,000			32,320		32,000			31,120
Total 2013 Mortgage Loans				286,722			290,162		289,957			283,687
Senior Unsecured Notes
Series A 4.68% notes due 2026	1/2026	4.68%	4.77%	200,000			215,000		200,000			202,500
Series B 4.86% notes due 2029	1/2029	4.86%	4.92%	400,000			433,000		400,000			407,000
Series C 4.10% notes due 2030	1/2030	4.10%	4.16%	350,000			361,375		—			—
Total Senior Unsecured Notes				950,000			1,009,375		600,000			609,500
2018 Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility(1)	1/2023	L+1.45%	4.30%	475,000			476,188		475,000			472,625
Installment Notes Payable
New Market Tax Credit
Enterprise SUB-CDE XII, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.65%	4,100			4,100		—			—
Enterprise SUB-CDE XIX, LLC	4/2045	1.73%	4.63%	3,400			3,400		—			—
CIF III, LLC	4/2045	1.53%	4.66%	4,000			4,000		—			—
CNMC SUB-CDE 61, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.88%	1,800			1,800		—			—
Installment notes payable				13,300			13,300		—			—
Total principal amount of indebtedness				$	1,725,022		$	1,789,025	$	1,364,957		$	1,365,812
Less: deferred financing costs				(14,499		)	n/a		(13,943		)	n/a
Total indebtedness, net of unamortizeddeferred financing costs				$	1,710,523		$	1,789,025	$	1,351,014		$	1,365,812
2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility(1)	1/2021	L+1.45%	0.36%	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—

(1) References in this table to L are references to one-month LIBOR.

(2) The effective interest rate includes effects of amortization of the deferred financing costs. The weighted average effective interest rate for total debt was 4.89% and 5.04% as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

2018 Recast Credit Facility

On December 4, 2018, we entered into a recast credit agreement ("2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility") to, among other things, (i) increase the revolver borrowing capacity from $450 million to $800 million, (ii) convert the credit facility (term loan and revolver) from a secured credit facility to an unsecured credit facility, and (iii)

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decrease the applicable interest rate margins from 2.35% to 1.45% and decrease the fee on unused borrowing capacity by 5 basis points. The terms of the revolver allow for the ability to draw proceeds in multiple currencies, up to $400 million. In connection with entering into the original agreement and subsequent amendments for the Term Loan A Credit Facility, we capitalized approximately $8.9 million of debt issuance costs, which we amortize as interest expense under the effective interest method.

As of June 30, 2019, $4.2 million of unamortized debt issuance costs related to the revolving credit facility is included in "Other assets" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Our 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility is structured to include a borrowing base, which will allow us to borrow against the lesser of our Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility balance outstanding and $800 million in revolving credit commitments, and the value of certain owned real estate assets, ground, capital and operating leased assets, with credit given for income from third-party managed warehouses. At June 30, 2019, the gross value of our assets included in the calculations under our 2018 Credit Agreement, was in excess of $4.2 billion, and had an effective borrowing base collateral value (after concentration limits and advance rates as calculated under the anticipated terms of our 2018 Credit Agreement) in excess of $2.5 billion.

Our 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility contains representations, covenants and other terms customary for a publicly traded REIT. In addition, our 2018 Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain certain financial covenants, as defined in the credit agreement, including: 

• a maximum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 60% of our total asset value;

• a minimum borrowing base coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00;

• a minimum pro forma fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.40 to 1.00 which increased to 1.50 to 1.00 in the first quarter of 2018;

• a minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00;

• a minimum tangible net worth requirement of greater than or equal to $900 million plus 70% of any future net equity proceeds following the completion of the IPO transactions; and

• a maximum recourse secured debt ratio of less than or equal to 20% of our total asset value.

Our 2018 Recast Credit Facility is fully recourse to our operating partnership. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

There were $29.2 million and $29.6 million letters of credit issued on the Company’s 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Series A, B and C Senior Unsecured Notes

On April 26, 2019, the Company priced a debt private placement transaction consisting of $350 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.10% due January 8, 2030 ("Series C"). The transaction closed on May 7, 2019. Interest will be paid on January 8 and July 8 of each year until maturity, with the first payment occurring January 8, 2020. The initial January 8, 2020 payment will include interest accrued since May 7, 2019. The notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company applied the proceeds of the private placement transaction to repay the indebtedness outstanding under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility incurred in connection with the funding of the Cloverleaf Acquisition.

On November 6, 2018, we priced a debt private placement transaction consisting of (i) $200 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.68% due January 8, 2026 (“Series A”) and (ii) $400 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.86% due January 8, 2029 (“Series B”), collectively referred to as the debt private placement. The

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transaction closed on December 4, 2018. Interest will be paid on January 8 and July 8 of each year until maturity, with the first payment occurring July 8, 2019. The initial July 8, 2019 payment will include interest accrued since December 4, 2018. The notes are our general unsecured senior obligations and are guaranteed by us and our subsidiaries. We applied a portion of the proceeds of the debt private placement to complete the defeasance of the $600 million Americold 2010 LLC Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2010, ART, or the 2010 Mortgage Loans. We applied the remaining proceeds to the Australian term loan and the New Zealand term loan, or the ANZ Loans. See below for further detail regarding the early extinguishment of debt under 2010 Mortgage Loans and ANZ Loans.

The Series A, Series B, and Series C senior notes and guarantee agreement includes a prepayment option executable at any time during the term of the loans. The prepayment can be either a partial payment or payment in full, as long as the partial payment is at least 5% of the outstanding principal. Any prepayment in full must include a make-whole amount, which is the discounted remaining scheduled payments due to the lender. The discount rate to be used is equal to 0.50% plus the yield to maturity reported for the most recently actively traded U.S. Treasury Securities with a maturity equal to the remaining average life of the prepaid principal. The Company must give each lender at least 10 day’s written notice whenever it intends to prepay any portion of the debt.

If a change in control occurs for us, we must issue an offer to prepay the remaining portion of the debt to the lenders. The prepayment amount will be 100% of the principal amount, as well as accrued and unpaid interest.

The Senior Unsecured Notes require compliance with leverage ratios, secured and unsecured indebtedness ratios, and unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratios. In addition, we are required to maintain at all times a credit rating for each series of notes from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The 2018 Senior Secured Credit Facilities require compliance with other financial covenants on a quarterly or on occurrence basis.

• a maximum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 60% of our total asset value;

• a maximum unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratio of less than 0.60 to 1.00;

• a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00;

• a minimum unsecured debt service ratio of greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00;

• a maximum total secured indebtedness ratio of less than 0.40 to 1.00

2013 Mortgage Loans

On May 1, 2013, we entered into a mortgage financing in an aggregate principal amount of $322 million, which we refer to as the 2013 Mortgage Loans. The debt consists of a senior debt note and two mezzanine notes. The components are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted. The senior debt note requires monthly principal payments. The mezzanine notes require no principal payments until the stated maturity date in May 2023. The interest rates on the notes are fixed and range from 3.81% to 11.50% per annum. The senior debt note and the two mezzanine notes remain subject to yield maintenance provisions. We used the net proceeds of these loans to refinance certain of the 2006 Mortgage Loans, acquire two warehouses, and fund general corporate purposes.

The 2013 Mortgage Loans are collateralized by 15 warehouses. The terms governing the 2013 Mortgage Loans require us to maintain certain cash amounts in accounts that are restricted as to their use for the respective warehouses. As of June 30, 2019, the amount of restricted cash associated with the 2013 Mortgage Loans was $3.4 million. Additionally, if we do not maintain certain financial thresholds, including a debt service coverage ratio of 1.10x, the cash generated will further be temporarily restricted and limited to the use for scheduled debt service and operating costs. The debt service coverage ratio as of June 30, 2019 was 1.72x. The 2013 Mortgage Loans are non-recourse to us subject to customary non-recourse carve-outs.

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The 2013 Mortgage Loans also require compliance with other financial covenants, including a debt coverage ratio and cash flow calculation, as defined.

New Market Tax Credit

On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired notes receivable and assumed notes payable in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition, with preliminary fair values of $11.0 million and $13.3 million, respectively. The fair value of both the notes receivable and notes payable are less than their carrying values of $14.9 million and $20.6 million, respectively, due to their below market interest rates.

These financing arrangements were originated by Cloverleaf in 2015 to monetize state and federal tax credits related to the construction of a cold storage warehouse in Monmouth, Illinois. The New Market Tax Credit ("NMTC") program was provided for in the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (the "Act") and is intended to induce capital investment in qualified lower income communities.

The structure of the financing arrangement is such that Cloverleaf loaned money to investment funds into which tax credit investors also made capital contributions. The tax credit investors receive the benefit of the resulting tax credits in exchange for their capital contributions to the investment funds. Tax credits were generated through contribution of the investment fund’s proceeds into special purpose entities having authority from the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive tax credits in exchange for qualifying investments. These entities, known as a Community Development Entities (“CDE”), made qualifying investments in the Monmouth, Illinois cold storage facility in the form loans payable by Cloverleaf.

The note receivables are due from Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC ("Enterprise NMTC") and Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund, LLC ("Chase NMTC"). The Enterprise NMTC and Chase NMTC notes receivable have fixed interest rates of 1.1% and 1.5%, respectively, and implied interest rates are 3.7% and 3.4%, respectively. Interest income associated with the notes receivable is required to be paid to Americold quarterly. Annual payment receipts through 2022 are $0.2 million, with subsequent payment receipts, inclusive of principal repayment, increasing to $0.8 million until maturity in 2045. The notes receivable due from Enterprise NMTC and Chase NMTC are recorded in Other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The installment notes payable with Enterprise Sub-CDE XII, LLC, Enterprise Sub-CDE XIX, LLC, CIF II, LLC and CNMC Sub-CDE 61, LLC have fixed interest rates ranging between 1.0% and 1.7% and implied interest rates ranging between 4.6% and 4.9%. Interest expense associated with the notes payable is required to be paid quarterly. Annual payments through 2022 are $0.3 million, with subsequent payments, inclusive of principal repayment, increasing to $1.0 million until maturity of the notes. The lenders have the option to accelerate certain of the notes in April 2022. The installment notes payable related to NMTC are recorded in Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan, and notes payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2019, the amount of restricted cash associated with the New Market Tax Credit notes was $0.5 million.

Debt Covenants

Our senior unsecured credit facility, the senior unsecured notes, and mortgage loan require financial statements reporting, periodic requirements to report compliance with established thresholds and performance measurements, and affirmative and negative covenants that govern our allowable business practices. The affirmative and negative covenants include continuation of insurance, maintenance of collateral, the maintenance of REIT status, and our ability to enter into certain types of transactions or exposures in the normal course of business. As of June 30, 2019, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.

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Recurring Maintenance Capital Expenditures and Repair and Maintenance Expenses

We utilize a strategic and preventative approach to recurring maintenance capital expenditures and repair and maintenance expenses to maintain the high quality and operational efficiency of our warehouses and ensure that our warehouses meet the “mission-critical” role they serve in the cold chain.

Recurring Maintenance Capital Expenditures

Recurring maintenance capital expenditures are capitalized investments made to extend the life of, and provide future economic benefit from, our existing temperature-controlled warehouse network and its existing supporting personal property and information technology systems. Examples of recurring maintenance capital expenditures related to our existing temperature-controlled warehouse network include replacing roofs and refrigeration equipment, and upgrading our racking systems. Examples of recurring maintenance capital expenditures related to personal property include expenditures on material handling equipment (e.g., fork lifts and pallet jacks) and related batteries. Examples of recurring maintenance capital expenditures related to information technology include expenditures on existing servers, networking equipment and current software. The following table sets forth our recurring maintenance capital expenditures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. 

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In thousands, except per cubic foot amounts)
Real estate	$	7,817	$	9,505	$	12,302	$	15,314
Personal property	1,554		867		1,724		1,120
Information technology	1,363		1,191		2,195		1,513
Total recurring maintenance capital expenditures	$	10,734	$	11,563	$	16,221	$	17,947
Total recurring maintenance capital expenditures per cubic foot	$	0.010	$	0.013	$	0.015	$	0.019

Repair and Maintenance Expenses

We incur repair and maintenance expenses that include costs of normal maintenance and repairs and minor replacements that do not materially extend the life of the property or provide future economic benefits. Repair and maintenance expenses consist of expenses related to our existing temperature-controlled warehouse network and its existing supporting personal property and are reflected as operating expenses on our income statement. Examples of repair and maintenance expenses related to our warehouse portfolio include ordinary repair and maintenance on roofs, racking, walls, doors, parking lots and refrigeration equipment. Examples of repair and maintenance expenses related to personal property include ordinary repair and maintenance expenses on material handling equipment (e.g., fork lifts and pallet jacks) and related batteries. The following table sets forth our repair and maintenance expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In thousands, except per cubic foot amounts)
Real estate	$	6,580	$	4,971	$	11,889	$	10,168
Personal property	8,125		7,811		16,021		15,803
Total repair and maintenance expenses	$	14,705	$	12,782	$	27,910	$	25,971
Repair and maintenance expenses per cubic foot	$	0.014	$	0.014	$	0.026	$	0.028

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External Growth, Expansion and Development Capital Expenditures

External growth expenditures represent asset acquisitions or business combinations. Expansion and development capital expenditures are capitalized investments made to support both our customers and our warehouse expansion and development initiatives. It also includes investments in enhancing our information technology platform. Examples of growth and expansion capital expenditures associated with expansion and development initiatives include funding of construction costs, increases to warehouse capacity and pallet positions, acquisitions of reusable incremental material handling equipment, and implementing energy efficiency projects, such as LED lighting, motion-sensor technology, variable frequency drives for our fans and compressors, rapid-close doors and alternative-power generation technologies. Examples of growth and expansion capital expenditures to enhance our information technology platform include expenditures related to the delivery of new systems and software and customer interface functionality.

Acquisitions

The acquisitions completed during the second quarter of 2019 relate to Cloverleaf and Lanier. The acquisition completed during the first quarter of 2019 relates to PortFresh Holdings, LLC, located in Savannah, Georgia.

Expansion and development

The expansion and development expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2019 include approximately $45.5 million for the purchase of land in Sydney, Australia, $3.8 million related to the completion of the Rochelle, Illinois expansion project, $3.8 million related to the Savannah development site, and $3.1 million related to the Atlanta major markets strategy project. In the first half of 2019, Rochelle was under construction with completion occurring at the end of the second quarter of 2019. We are now in the process of commissioning the automation systems and inbounding customer product in the Rochelle facility. Additionally, we announced and broke ground on the Atlanta major markets strategy plan which includes the partial redevelopment of an existing warehouse facility, and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2021. Our expansion and development expenditures related to the projects resulting from the Cloverleaf Acquisition included: Chesapeake, Virginia which totaled $5.3 million, North Little Rock, Arkansas which totaled $6.1 million, and Columbus, Ohio for which construction has not yet begun. The Cloverleaf expansion projects in Virginia and Arkansas are expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2019, and Ohio is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2020. Finally, we acquired land in conjunction with the acquisition of PortFresh Holdings LLC, which we intend to develop into a new site. During the second quarter of 2019 we broke ground on this project, and expect to complete construction during the first quarter of 2020. In the first half of 2018, Middleboro and Rochelle were under construction.

The following table sets forth our external growth, expansion and development and capital expenditures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Acquisitions	$	1,323,265	$	—	$	1,359,188	$	—
Expansion and development initiatives	66,092		21,140		$	76,507	$	39,376
Information technology	1,329		753		2,051		1,553
Total growth and expansion capital expenditures	$	1,390,686	$	21,893	$	1,437,746	$	40,929

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Historical Cash Flows

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	79,835		$	76,887
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(1,454,794	)	$	(46,935	)
Net cash provided by financing activities	$	1,488,022		$	92,625

Operating Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, our net cash provided by operating activities was $79.8 million, an increase of $2.9 million, or 3.8%, compared to $76.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The increase is due to higher segment contribution in our same store results and as a result of our acquisitions during the first half of 2019, paired with less cash paid for interest due to the timing of payments on debt issued subsequent to June 30, 2018. This was partially offset by the following: an increase in acquisition related expenses; bridge loan commitment fees incurred during the second quarter of 2019, as well as; higher selling, general and administrative expenses due to the reasons discussed within results of operations.

Investing Activities

Our net cash used in investing activities was $1.5 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $46.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Cash used for the acquisitions of Cloverleaf and Lanier totaled $1.3 billion. Cash used in the acquisition of real estate was $35.9 million and related to the purchase of PortFresh during the first quarter of 2019. No acquisitions of real estate occurred during the first half of 2018. Additions to property, plant, and equipment were $98.4 million and $65.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These cash outflows were partially offset by the $2.0 million return of investment in a joint venture during the first quarter of 2019.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.5 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $92.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Cash provided by financing activities for the current period primarily consisted of $1.2 billion net proceeds from the April 2019 follow-on offering, the $350.0 million received in connection with the issuance of our Series C senior unsecured notes in May 2019, $100.0 million in proceeds from revolving line of credit, and $9.6 million in proceeds from stock options exercised. These cash inflows were partially offset by $100.0 million of repayment on revolving line of credit, $58.2 million of quarterly dividend distributions paid, $7.3 million of repayments on lease obligations, $7.1 million of repayments on mortgage notes and notes payable, $3.6 million paid for tax withholdings remitted to authorities related to stock options exercised and $2.0 million of payments related to debt issuance costs.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $92.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and primarily consisted of $525.0 million received in connection with the issuance of our Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility, and $493.6 million net proceeds from the IPO. These cash inflows were partially offset by $806.9 million paid to extinguish our Senior Secured Term Loan B facility, $50.0 million prepayment on our Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility, $38.5 million of repayments on mortgage notes, construction loans and lease obligations, $8.7 million paid for debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of our Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility, and $23.3 million of stub period dividend distributions paid to both preferred and common shareholders of record as of the day prior to the IPO effective date.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2019, we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES UPDATE

See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Our future income and cash flows relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates. Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates.

As of June 30, 2019, we had $475 million of outstanding variable-rate debt. This consisted of our Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility bearing interest at one-month LIBOR plus a margin up to 1.45%. $100 million of this debt is hedged by an interest rate swap that effectively locks the floating LIBOR rate at 2.48%. After incorporating the effects of the interest rate swap, our outstanding variable rate debt is $375 million. At June 30, 2019, one-month LIBOR was at approximately 2.40%, therefore a 100 basis point increase in market interest rates would result in an increase in interest expense to service our variable-rate debt of approximately $3.8 million. A 100 basis point decrease in market interest rates would also result in a $3.8 million decrease in interest expense to service our variable-rate debt.

Foreign Currency Risk

As it relates to the currency of countries where we own and operate warehouse facilities and provide logistics services, our foreign currency risk exposure at June 30, 2019 was not materially different than what we disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The information concerning market risk in Item 7A under the caption “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, is hereby incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Controls and Procedures (Americold Realty Trust)

In accordance with Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2019.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate “internal control over financial reporting,” as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer does not expect that our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

On May 1, 2019, we acquired Cloverleaf Cold Storage (Cloverleaf) and Lanier Cold Storage (Lanier). Refer to Note 3 - Business Combinations of this Form 10-Q for further discussion of the acquisition. We are currently in the process of integrating the internal controls and procedures of Cloverleaf and Lanier into our internal controls over financial

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reporting. Changes to certain processes, information technology systems and other components of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a - 15(f) of the Exchange Act) resulting from the acquisition of Cloverleaf and Lanier may occur and will be evaluated by management as such integration activities are implemented. As provided under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we intend to include the internal controls and procedures of Cloverleaf and Lanier in our annual assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for our 2020 fiscal year.

Excluding the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions, there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a - 15(f) of the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Evaluation of Controls and Procedures (Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.)

In accordance with Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, the Operating Partnership's management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2019.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate “internal control over financial reporting,” as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer does not expect that our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

On May 1, 2019, we acquired Cloverleaf Cold Storage (Cloverleaf) and Lanier Cold Storage (Lanier). Refer to Note 3 - Business Combinations of this Form 10-Q for further discussion of the acquisition. We are currently in the process of integrating the internal controls and procedures of Cloverleaf and Lanier into our internal controls over financial reporting. Changes to certain processes, information technology systems and other components of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a - 15(f) of the Exchange Act) resulting from the acquisition of Cloverleaf and Lanier may occur and will be evaluated by management as such integration activities are implemented. As provided under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we intend to include the internal controls and procedures of Cloverleaf and Lanier in our annual assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for our 2020 fiscal year.

Excluding the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions, there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a - 15(f) of the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be party to a variety of legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not a party to, nor is any of our property a subject of, any material litigation or legal proceedings or, to the best of our knowledge, any threatened litigation or legal proceedings which, in the opinion of management, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material impact on our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects.

See Note 18 - Commitments and Contingencies to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information regarding legal proceedings in which we are involved.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risk factors that could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition are discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those previously disclosed in our Annual Report and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. You should carefully consider the risks described in our Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities    

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Information concerning mine safety violations and other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 5. Other Information

Say-on-pay Frequency

At the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 22, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders voted on, among other matters, an advisory proposal concerning the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. As reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23, 2019, the Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, “1 Year” as the frequency for holding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. Consistent with the recommendation of the board of trustees of the Company as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 8, 2019, and the vote of the Company’s stockholders on this proposal at the Annual Meeting, the Company intends to hold the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers every year. The Company intends to continue holding such votes every year until the next required vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

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Amendment to 2018 Forward Sale Agreement

On August 6, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain letter agreement, dated as of September 13, 2018 (as amended, the “2018 Forward Sale Agreement”), between the Company and Bank of America, N.A., as forward purchaser. The Amendment extends the maturity date of the 2018 Forward Sale Agreement by one year. As a result, settlement under the 2018 Forward Sale Agreement is now expected to occur no later than September 18, 2020.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Americold Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2019 (File No. 001-34723))
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Americold Realty Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Americold Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2019 (File No. 001-34723))
3.2	Amended and Restated LPA of the Operating Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Americold Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2019 (File No. 001-34723))
10.1 #	Form of Annual Trustee OP Unit Award Agreement
10.2 #	Form of Retention OP Unit Award Agreement
10.3 #	Form of Performance OP Unit Award Agreement
10.4	Note and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Americold Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2019 (File No. 001-34723))
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Americold Realty Trust
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Americold Realty Trust
31.3	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
31.4	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Americold Realty Trust
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Americold Realty Trust
32.3	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
32.4	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
95.1	Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
#	This document has been identified as a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST
		(Registrant)
Date:	August 9, 2019	By:	/s/ Marc Smernoff
		Name:	Marc Smernoff
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
		(On behalf of the registrant and as principal financial officer)

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

OP Profits Unit Agreement

This OP Profits Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between Americold Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Partnership”) and [•] (the “Participant”).

Grant Date:             ______________    

Number of OP Profits Units:     [6,250/ 10,938]

1.Grant of OP Profits Units.

1.1Pursuant to the Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant an “Other Equity-Based Award” under the Plan (the “Award”) and, as the General Partner of the Partnership, hereby causes the Partnership to issue to the Participant, the number of OP Profits Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) specified above having the rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption and conversion set forth in this Agreement and in the Partnership Agreement. Upon acceptance of this Agreement, the Participant shall receive the number of OP Profits Units specified above, subject to the restrictions and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Plan and the Partnership Agreement. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

1.2The Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Award unless he or she has accepted this Agreement by (i) signing and delivering to the Partnership a copy of this Agreement and (ii) signing, as a Limited Partner, and delivering to the Partnership a counterpart signature page to the Partnership Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, unless the Participant is already a Limited Partner (as defined in the Partnership Agreement). Upon execution of this Agreement by the Participant, the Partnership and the Company, the Partnership Agreement shall be amended to reflect the issuance to the Participant of the OP Profits Units. Thereupon, the Participant shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner of the Partnership with respect to the OP Profits Units as set forth in the Partnership Agreement, subject, however, to the vesting restrictions and conditions specified in this Agreement.

2.Consideration. This Award of the OP Profits Units is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Participant to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

3.Vesting.

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3.1Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination of Service as of the applicable vesting date, the OP Profits Units will vest and no longer be subject to any restrictions in accordance with the following schedule:

Vesting Date	Number of OP Profits Units That Vest
[INSERT DATE THAT IS 1 YEAR FROM GRANT DATE]	100%

Once vested, the OP Profits Units become "Vested OP Profits Units."

3.2Except as provided in Sections 3.3 and 3.4 of this Agreement, the foregoing vesting schedule notwithstanding, upon the Participant's Termination of Service for any reason at any time before all of his or her OP Profits Units have vested, the Participant's unvested OP Profits Units shall be automatically forfeited and none of the Company, any Subsidiary or the Partnership shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.

3.3If the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs as a result of a Termination of Service by the Company without Cause, any OP Profits Units which would have vested on the next scheduled vesting date (as provided in Section 3.1 above) following the Termination of Service date shall immediately become vested.

3.4If, within the twelve (12) month period following a Change in Control, the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs as a result of a Termination of Service by the Company without Cause, any OP Profits Units which remain unvested at the time of such Termination of Service shall immediately become vested.

4.Conversion of OP Profits Units; Distributions. Subject to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Participant may elect to convert Vested OP Profits Units into Partnership Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement). Distributions, if any, on the OP Profits Units shall be paid currently to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.

5.Restrictions on Transfer. Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement, the Plan or the Partnership Agreement, the OP Profits Units may not be exchanged, assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant. Any attempt to exchange, assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the OP Profits Units shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, such OP Profits Units will be forfeited by the Participant and all of the Participant's rights to such interests shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Partnership or the Company.

6.Section 83(b) Election.The Participant hereby agrees to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the OP Profits Units substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B within thirty (30) days following the Grant Date, and to provide a copy of such election to the Partnership and the Company.

7.No Right to Continued Service. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to be retained as a Nonemployee Trustee of the Company. Further,

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nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Participant's service at any time for any reason.

8.Withholding and Taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includable in gross income of the Participant for income tax purposes or subject to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act withholding with respect to the Award granted hereunder or any distributions related to the OP Profits Units, the Participant will pay to the Company or the Partnership or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and the Partnership regarding payment of any federal, state or local taxes of any kind that are required to be withheld with respect to such amount. The obligations of the Company and the Partnership under the Award will be conditional on such payments or arrangements, and the Company and the Partnership shall to the extent permitted by law have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Participant. The Participant shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the Award. The Company and the Partnership make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the Award.

9.Clawback Policy. This Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Incentive-Based Compensation Recoupment Policy adopted effective January 23, 2018, a copy of which has been provided to the Participant and which is incorporated herein by reference. This Award is also subject to the requirements of any applicable law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement with respect to the recovery of incentive compensation.

10.Investment Representations; Registration. The Participant hereby makes the covenants, representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto as of the Grant Date. All of such covenants, warranties and representations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Participant shall promptly notify the Partnership upon discovering that any of the representations or warranties were false when made or have, as a result of changed circumstances, become false. The Partnership will have no obligation to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the OP Profits Units or upon conversion or exchange of the OP Profits Units into Partnership Units or Shares of the Company.

11.Status of OP Profits Units under the Plan. The OP Profits Units are issued both as equity securities of the Partnership and granted as an award under the Plan. The Company will have the right at its option, set forth in the Partnership Agreement, to issue Shares of the Company in exchange for Partnership Units into which OP Profits Units may be converted pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, and such Shares, if issued, will be issued under the Plan. The Participant acknowledges that he or she will have no right to approve or disapprove such election by the Company.

12.Compliance with Law. This Award and any conversion or exchange of OP Profits Units into Partnership Units or Shares of the Company shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed.

13.Notices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company's principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant's address as shown in the records

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of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

14.Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to conflict of law principles.

15.Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

16.Award Subject to the Plan. This Agreement and the Award is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company's shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

17.Successors and Assigns. The Partnership or the Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Partnership or the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant's beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the OP Profits Units may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

19.Discretionary Nature of Plan. The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, altered, suspended or terminated by the Board at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the OP Profits Units in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any OP Profits Units or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee and the Board. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Participant's employment with, or service to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.

20.Amendment. The Committee has the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Award; provided, that, no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Participant under this Agreement without the Participant's consent, subject to the provisions of Section 21 of the Plan.

21.Code Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Code Section 409A or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Code Section 409A and in no event shall the

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Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Code Section 409A.

22.No Impact on Other Benefits. The value of the Participant's OP Profits Units is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

23.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

24.Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Partnership Agreement, the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the OP Profits Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, the Plan and this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the ___ day of _________, 2019.

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST

By: _____________________

Name:

Title:

AMERICOLD REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

By: _____________________

Name:

Title:

[PARTICIPANT NAME]

By: _____________________

Name:

Exhibit A

JOINDER TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF

AMERICOLD REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., dated June [ ], 2019 (as amended, the “Partnership Agreement”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used in this joinder and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Partnership Agreement.

In consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements and covenants set forth in the Partnership Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the undersigned hereby joins the Partnership Agreement for all purposes stated therein as a Limited Partner.

Name of Limited Partner (Please type or print):

________________________________________

By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

Exhibit B

ELECTION TO INCLUDE IN GROSS INCOME IN YEAR OF

TRANSFER OF PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(B)

OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

The undersigned hereby makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Code of 1986, as amended, to include in gross income as compensation for services the fair market value of the property described below:

1. The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the undersigned and the taxable year for which this election is being made are:

Name:    ____________________ (the “Taxpayer”)

Address:    

Taxpayer’s Social Security No.:

Taxable Year: Calendar Year [•]

2. Description of property with respect to which the election is being made:

The election is being made with respect to [ ] OP Profits Units in Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Partnership”).

3. The date on which the OP Profits Units were transferred is [ ]

4. Nature of restrictions to which the OP Profits Units are subject:

(a) With limited exceptions, until the OP Profits Units vest, the Taxpayer may not transfer in any manner any portion of the OP Profits Units.

(b) The Taxpayer’s OP Profits Units are subject to time vesting conditions. Unvested OP Profits Units are forfeited, as set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement.

5. The fair market value at time of transfer (determined without regard to any restrictions other than nonlapse restrictions as defined in § 1.83-3(h) of the Income Tax Regulations) of the OP Profits Units with respect to which this election is being made is $0.00.

6. The amount paid by the Taxpayer for the OP Profits Units was $0.00.

7. A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Partnership and to its general partner, Americold Realty Trust. The undersigned is the person performing services in connection with which the OP Profits Units were transferred.

Dated:_________________                Name:__________________

Exhibit C

Participant’s Covenants, Representations and Warranties

The Participant hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

(a)The Participant has received and had an opportunity to review the following documents (the “Background Documents”):

(i) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year most recently ended;

(ii) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recently ended quarter if one has been filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission since the filing of the Form 10-K described in clause (i) above;

(iii) Each of the Company’s Current Report(s) on Form 8-K, if any, filed since the later of the end of the fiscal year most recently ended for which a Form 10-K has been filed by the Company;

(iv) The Company’s Proxy Statement for its most recent Annual Meeting of Shareholders;

(v) The Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., as then amended;

(vi) The Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan; and

(vii) The Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as then amended.

The Participant also acknowledges that any delivery of the Background Documents and other information relating to the Company and the Partnership prior to the determination by the Partnership of the suitability of the Participant as a holder of OP Profits Units shall not constitute an offer of OP Profits Units until such determination of suitability shall be made.

(b) The Participant hereby represents and warrants that

(i)The Participant either (A) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, or (B) by reason of the business and financial experience of the Participant, together with the business and financial experience of those persons, if any, retained by the Participant to represent or advise him or her with respect to this Award of OP Profits Units, the potential conversion of OP Profits Units into units of the Partnership (“Partnership Units”) and the potential redemption of such Partnership Units for Shares of the Company, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial and business matters and in making investment decisions of this type that the Participant (I) is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Partnership and potential investment in the Company and of making an informed investment decision, (II) is capable of protecting his or her own interest or has engaged representatives or advisors to assist him or her in protecting his or her interests, and (III) is capable of bearing the economic risk of such investment.

(ii)The Participant understands that (A) the Participant is responsible for consulting his or her own tax advisors with respect to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws, and the tax laws of any state, local or other taxing jurisdiction to which the Participant is or by reason of the award of OP Profits Units may become subject, to his or her particular situation; (B) the Participant has not received or relied upon business or tax advice from the Company, the Partnership or any of their respective employees, agents, consultants or advisors, in their capacity as such; (C) the Participant provides or will provide services to the Partnership on a regular basis and in such capacity has access to such information, and has such experience of and involvement in the business and operations of the Partnership, as the Participant believes to be necessary and appropriate to make an informed decision to accept this Award of OP Profits Units, and (D) an investment in the Partnership and/or the Company involves substantial risks. The Participant has been given the opportunity to make a thorough investigation of matters relevant to the OP Profits Units and has been furnished with, and has reviewed and understands, materials relating to the Partnership and the Company and their respective activities (including, but not limited to, the Background Documents). The Participant has been afforded the opportunity to obtain any additional information (including any exhibits to the Background Documents) deemed necessary by the Participant to verify the accuracy of information conveyed to the Participant. The Participant confirms that all documents, records, and books pertaining to his or her receipt of OP Profits Units which were requested by the Participant have been made available or delivered to the Participant. The Participant has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Partnership and the Company, or from a person or persons acting on their behalf, concerning the terms and conditions of the OP Profits Units. The Participant has relied upon, and is making his or her decision solely upon, the Background Documents and other written information provided to the Participant by the Partnership or the Company. The Participant did not receive any tax, legal or financial advice from the Partnership or the Company and, to the extent it deemed necessary, has consulted with his or her own advisors in connection with his or her evaluation of the Background Documents and this Agreement and the Participant’s receipt of OP Profits Units.

(iii)The OP Profits Units to be issued, the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units and any Shares issued in connection with the redemption of any such Partnership Units will be acquired for the account of the Participant for investment only and not with a current view to, or with any intention of, a distribution or resale thereof, in whole or in part, or the grant of any participation therein, without prejudice, however, to the Participant’s right (subject to the terms of the OP Profits Units, the Plan and this Agreement) at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of his or her OP Profits Units, Partnership Units or Shares in compliance with the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws, and subject, nevertheless, to the disposition of his or her assets being at all times within his or her control.

(iv)The Participant acknowledges that (A) neither the OP Profits Units to be issued, nor the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units, have been registered under the Securities Act or state securities laws by reason of a specific exemption or exemptions from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and, if such OP Profits Units or Partnership Units are represented by certificates, such certificates will bear a legend to such effect, (B) the reliance by the Partnership and the Company on such exemptions is predicated in part on the accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Participant contained herein, (C) such OP Profits Units, or Partnership Units, therefore, cannot be resold unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or unless an exemption from registration is available, (D) there is no public market for such OP Profits Units and Partnership Units and (E) neither the Partnership nor the Company has any obligation or intention to register such OP Profits Units or the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to take any action that would make available any exemption from the registration requirements of such laws except, that, upon the redemption of the Partnership Units for Shares, the Company currently intends to issue such Shares under the Plan and pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act, to the extent that (I) the Participant is eligible to receive such Shares under the Plan at the time of such issuance and (II) the Company maintains an effective Form S-8 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the issuance of such Shares. The Participant hereby acknowledges that because of the restrictions on transfer or assignment of such OP Profits Units acquired hereby and the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units which are set forth in the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement, the Participant may have to bear the economic risk of his or her ownership of the OP Profits Units acquired hereby and the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units for an indefinite period of time.

(v)The Participant has determined that the OP Profits Units are a suitable investment for the Participant.

(vi)No representation or warranties have been made to the Participant by the Partnership or the Company, or any officer, director, shareholder, agent, or affiliate of any of them, and the Participant has received no information relating to an investment in the Partnership or the OP Profits Units except the information specified in this Paragraph (b).

(c)So long as the Participant holds any OP Profits Units, the Participant shall disclose to the Partnership in writing such information as may be reasonably requested with respect to the Participant’s ownership of OP Profits Units as the Partnership may deem reasonably necessary to ascertain and to establish compliance with provisions of the Code, applicable to the Partnership or to comply with requirements of any other appropriate taxing authority.

(d)The representations of the Participant as set forth above are true and complete to the information and belief of the Participant, and the Partnership shall be notified promptly of any changes in the foregoing representations.

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Time-Based OP Profits Unit Agreement

This Time-Based OP Profits Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between Americold Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Partnership”) and [•] (the “Participant”).

Grant Date:             ____________________________________

Number of OP Profits Units:         ____________________________________

1.Grant of OP Profits Units.

1.1Pursuant to the Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant an “Other Equity-Based Award” under the Plan (the “Award”) and, as the General Partner of the Partnership, hereby causes the Partnership to issue to the Participant, the number of OP Profits Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) specified above having the rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption and conversion set forth in this Agreement and in the Partnership Agreement. Upon acceptance of this Agreement, the Participant shall receive the number of OP Profits Units specified above, subject to the restrictions and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Plan and the Partnership Agreement. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

1.2The Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Award unless he or she has accepted this Agreement by (i) signing and delivering to the Partnership a copy of this Agreement and (ii) signing, as a Limited Partner, and delivering to the Partnership a counterpart signature page to the Partnership Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, unless the Participant is already a Limited Partner (as defined in the Partnership Agreement). Upon execution of this Agreement by the Participant, the Partnership and the Company, the Partnership Agreement shall be amended to reflect the issuance to the Participant of the OP Profits Units. Thereupon, the Participant shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner of the Partnership with respect to the OP Profits Units as set forth in the Partnership Agreement, subject, however, to the vesting restrictions and conditions specified in this Agreement.

2.Consideration. This Award of the OP Profits Units is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Participant to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

3.Vesting.

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3.1Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination of Service as of the applicable vesting date, the OP Profits Units will vest and no longer be subject to any restrictions in accordance with the following schedule:

[INSERT FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT]

Vesting Date	Number of OP Profits Units That Vest
[INSERT DATE THAT IS 2 YEARS FROM GRANT DATE]	33.33%
[INSERT DATE THAT IS 3 YEARS FROM GRANT DATE]	33.33%
[INSERT DATE THAT IS 4 YEARS FROM GRANT DATE]	33.34%

[INSERT FOR NON-SENIOR MANAGEMENT]

Vesting Date	Number of OP Profits Units That Vest
[INSERT DATE THAT IS 1 YEAR FROM GRANT DATE]	50%
[INSERT DATE THAT IS 2 YEARS FROM GRANT DATE]	50%

Once vested, the OP Profits Units become “Vested OP Profits Units.”

3.2Except as provided in Sections 3.3 and 3.4 of this Agreement, the foregoing vesting schedule notwithstanding, upon the Participant's Termination of Service for any reason at any time before all of his or her OP Profits Units have vested, the Participant's unvested OP Profits Units shall be automatically forfeited and none of the Company, any Subsidiary or the Partnership shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.

3.3If the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs as a result of a Termination of Service by the Participant’s employer without Cause [or by the Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the Participant’s written employment agreement with the Company)], any OP Profits Units which would have vested on the next scheduled vesting date (as provided in Section 3.1 above) following the Termination of Service date shall immediately become vested.

3.4If, within the twelve (12) month period following a Change in Control, the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs as a result of a Termination of Service by the Participant’s employer without Cause [or by the Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the Participant’s written employment agreement with the Participant’s employer)], any OP Profits Units which remain unvested at the time of such Termination of Service shall immediately become vested.

4.Conversion of OP Profits Units; Distributions. Subject to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Participant may elect to convert Vested OP Profits Units into Partnership Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement). Distributions, if any, on the OP Profits Units shall be paid currently to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.

5.Restrictions on Transfer. Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement, the Plan or the Partnership Agreement, the OP Profits Units may not be exchanged, assigned, alienated,

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pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant. Any attempt to exchange, assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the OP Profits Units shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, such OP Profits Units will be forfeited by the Participant and all of the Participant's rights to such interests shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Partnership or the Company.

6.Section 83(b) Election.The Participant hereby agrees to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the OP Profits Units substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B within thirty (30) days following the Grant Date, and to provide a copy of such election to the Partnership and the Company.

7.No Right to Continued Service. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant, advisor or Nonemployee Trustee of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Participant's employment or service at any time for any reason.

8.Withholding and Taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includable in gross income of the Participant for income tax purposes or subject to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act withholding with respect to the Award granted hereunder or any distributions related to the OP Profits Units, the Participant will pay to the Company or the Partnership or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and the Partnership regarding payment of any federal, state or local taxes of any kind that are required to be withheld with respect to such amount. The obligations of the Company and the Partnership under the Award will be conditional on such payments or arrangements, and the Company and the Partnership shall to the extent permitted by law have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Participant. The Participant shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the Award. The Company and the Partnership make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the Award.

9.Clawback Policy. This Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Incentive Based Compensation Recoupment Policy adopted effective January 23, 2018, a copy of which has been provided to the Participant and which is incorporated herein by reference. This Award is also subject to the requirements of any applicable law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement with respect to the recovery of incentive compensation.

10.Investment Representations; Registration. The Participant hereby makes the covenants, representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto as of the Grant Date. All of such covenants, warranties and representations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Participant shall promptly notify the Partnership upon discovering that any of the representations or warranties were false when made or have, as a result of changed circumstances, become false. The Partnership will have no obligation to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the OP Profits Units or upon conversion or exchange of the OP Profits Units into Partnership Units or Shares of the Company.

11.Status of OP Profits Units under the Plan. The OP Profits Units are issued both as equity securities of the Partnership and granted as an award under the Plan. The Company will have the right at its option, set forth in the Partnership Agreement, to issue Shares of the Company

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in exchange for Partnership Units into which OP Profits Units may be converted pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, and such Shares, if issued, will be issued under the Plan. The Participant acknowledges that he or she will have no right to approve or disapprove such election by the Company.

12.Compliance with Law. This Award and any conversion or exchange of OP Profits Units into Partnership Units or Shares of the Company shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed.

13.Notices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company's principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant's address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

14.Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to conflict of law principles.

15.Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

16.Award Subject to the Plan. This Agreement and the Award is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company's shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

17.Successors and Assigns. The Company or the Partnership may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Partnership or the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant's beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the OP Profits Units may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

19.Discretionary Nature of Plan. The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, altered, suspended or terminated by the Board at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the OP Profits Units in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any OP Profits Units or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee and the Board. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not

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constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Participant's employment with, or service to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.

20.Amendment. The Committee has the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Award; provided, that, no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Participant under this Agreement without the Participant's consent, subject to the provisions of Section 21 of the Plan.

21.Code Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Code Section 409A or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Code Section 409A and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Code Section 409A.

22.No Impact on Other Benefits. The value of the Participant's OP Profits Units is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

23.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

24.Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Partnership Agreement, the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the OP Profits Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, the Plan and this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the ___ day of _________, 2019.

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST

By: _____________________

Name:

Title:

AMERICOLD REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

By: _____________________

Name:

Title:

[PARTICIPANT NAME]

By: _____________________

Name:

Exhibit A

JOINDER TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF

AMERICOLD REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., dated June [ ], 2019 (as amended, the “Partnership Agreement”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used in this joinder and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Partnership Agreement.

In consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements and covenants set forth in the Partnership Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the undersigned hereby joins the Partnership Agreement for all purposes stated therein as a Limited Partner.

Name of Limited Partner (Please type or print):

________________________________________

By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

Exhibit B

ELECTION TO INCLUDE IN GROSS INCOME IN YEAR OF

TRANSFER OF PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(B)

OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

The undersigned hereby makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Code of 1986, as amended, to include in gross income as compensation for services the fair market value of the property described below:

1. The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the undersigned and the taxable year for which this election is being made are:

Name:    ___________________ (the “Taxpayer”)

Address:    

Taxpayer’s Social Security No.:

Taxable Year: Calendar Year [•]

2. Description of property with respect to which the election is being made:

The election is being made with respect to [ ] OP Profits Units in Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Partnership”).

3. The date on which the OP Profits Units were transferred is [ ]

4. Nature of restrictions to which the OP Profits Units are subject:

(a) With limited exceptions, until the OP Profits Units vest, the Taxpayer may not transfer in any manner any portion of the OP Profits Units.

(b) The Taxpayer’s OP Profits Units are subject to time vesting conditions. Unvested OP Profits Units are forfeited, as set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement.

5. The fair market value at time of transfer (determined without regard to any restrictions other than nonlapse restrictions as defined in § 1.83-3(h) of the Income Tax Regulations) of the OP Profits Units with respect to which this election is being made is $0.00.

6. The amount paid by the Taxpayer for the OP Profits Units was $0.00.

7. A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Partnership and to its general partner, Americold Realty Trust. The undersigned is the person performing services in connection with which the OP Profits Units were transferred.

Dated:_________________    Name:__________________

Dated:_________________                Name:__________________

Exhibit C

Participant’s Covenants, Representations and Warranties

The Participant hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

(a)The Participant has received and had an opportunity to review the following documents (the “Background Documents”):

(i) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year most recently ended;

(ii) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recently ended quarter if one has been filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission since the filing of the Form 10-K described in clause (i) above;

(iii) Each of the Company’s Current Report(s) on Form 8-K, if any, filed since the later of the end of the fiscal year most recently ended for which a Form 10-K has been filed by the Company;

(iv) The Company’s Proxy Statement for its most recent Annual Meeting of Shareholders;

(v) The Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., as then amended;

(vi) The Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan; and

(vii) The Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as then amended.

The Participant also acknowledges that any delivery of the Background Documents and other information relating to the Company and the Partnership prior to the determination by the Partnership of the suitability of the Participant as a holder of OP Profits Units shall not constitute an offer of OP Profits Units until such determination of suitability shall be made.

(b) The Participant hereby represents and warrants that

(i)The Participant either (A) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, or (B) by reason of the business and financial experience of the Participant, together with the business and financial experience of those persons, if any, retained by the Participant to represent or advise him or her with respect to this Award of OP Profits Units, the potential conversion of OP Profits Units into units of the Partnership (“Partnership Units”) and the potential redemption of such Partnership Units for Shares of the Company, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial and business matters and in making investment decisions of this type that the Participant (I) is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Partnership and potential investment in the Company and of making an informed investment decision, (II) is capable of protecting his or her own interest or has engaged representatives or advisors to assist him or her in protecting his or her interests, and (III) is capable of bearing the economic risk of such investment.

(ii)The Participant understands that (A) the Participant is responsible for consulting his or her own tax advisors with respect to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws, and the tax laws of any state, local or other taxing jurisdiction to which the Participant is or by reason of the award of OP Profits Units may become subject, to his or her particular situation; (B) the Participant has not received or relied upon business or tax advice from the Company, the Partnership or any of their respective employees, agents, consultants or advisors, in their capacity as such; (C) the Participant provides or will provide services to the Partnership on a regular basis and in such capacity has access to such information, and has such experience of and involvement in the business and operations of the Partnership, as the Participant believes to be necessary and appropriate to make an informed decision to accept this Award of OP Profits Units, and (D) an investment in the Partnership and/or the Company involves substantial risks. The Participant has been given the opportunity to make a thorough investigation of matters relevant to the OP Profits Units and has been furnished with, and has reviewed and understands, materials relating to the Partnership and the Company and their respective activities (including, but not limited to, the Background Documents). The Participant has been afforded the opportunity to obtain any additional information (including any exhibits to the Background Documents) deemed necessary by the Participant to verify the accuracy of information conveyed to the Participant. The Participant confirms that all documents, records, and books pertaining to his or her receipt of OP Profits Units which were requested by the Participant have been made available or delivered to the Participant. The Participant has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Partnership and the Company, or from a person or persons acting on their behalf, concerning the terms and conditions of the OP Profits Units. The Participant has relied upon, and is making his or her decision solely upon, the Background Documents and other written information provided to the Participant by the Partnership or the Company. The Participant did not receive any tax, legal or financial advice from the Partnership or the Company and, to the extent it deemed necessary, has consulted with his or her own advisors in connection with his or her evaluation of the Background Documents and this Agreement and the Participant’s receipt of OP Profits Units.

(iii)The OP Profits Units to be issued, the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units and any Shares issued in connection with the redemption of any such Partnership Units will be acquired for the account of the Participant for investment only and not with a current view to, or with any intention of, a distribution or resale thereof, in whole or in part, or the grant of any participation therein, without prejudice, however, to the Participant’s right (subject to the terms of the OP Profits Units, the Plan and this Agreement) at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of his or her OP Profits Units, Partnership Units or Shares in compliance with the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws, and subject, nevertheless, to the disposition of his or her assets being at all times within his or her control.

(iv)The Participant acknowledges that (A) neither the OP Profits Units to be issued, nor the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units, have been registered under the Securities Act or state securities laws by reason of a specific exemption or exemptions from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and, if such OP Profits Units or Partnership Units are represented by certificates, such certificates will bear a legend to such effect, (B) the reliance by the Partnership and the Company on such exemptions is predicated in part on the accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Participant contained herein, (C) such OP Profits Units, or Partnership Units, therefore, cannot be resold unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or unless an exemption from registration is available, (D) there is no public market for such OP Profits Units and Partnership Units and (E) neither the Partnership nor the Company has any obligation or intention to register such OP Profits Units or the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to take any action that would make available any exemption from the registration requirements of such laws except, that, upon the redemption of the Partnership Units for Shares, the Company currently intends to issue such Shares under the Plan and pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act, to the extent that (I) the Participant is eligible to receive such Shares under the Plan at the time of such issuance and (II) the Company maintains an effective Form S-8 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the issuance of such Shares. The Participant hereby acknowledges that because of the restrictions on transfer or assignment of such OP Profits Units acquired hereby and the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units which are set forth in the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement, the Participant may have to bear the economic risk of his or her ownership of the OP Profits Units acquired hereby and the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units for an indefinite period of time.

(v)The Participant has determined that the OP Profits Units are a suitable investment for the Participant.

(vi)No representation or warranties have been made to the Participant by the Partnership or the Company, or any officer, director, shareholder, agent, or affiliate of any of them, and the Participant has received no information relating to an investment in the Partnership or the OP Profits Units except the information specified in this Paragraph (b).

(c)So long as the Participant holds any OP Profits Units, the Participant shall disclose to the Partnership in writing such information as may be reasonably requested with respect to the Participant’s ownership of OP Profits Units as the Partnership may deem reasonably necessary to ascertain and to establish compliance with provisions of the Code, applicable to the Partnership or to comply with requirements of any other appropriate taxing authority.

(d)The representations of the Participant as set forth above are true and complete to the information and belief of the Participant, and the Partnership shall be notified promptly of any changes in the foregoing representations.

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EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Performance-Based OP Profits Unit Agreement

This Performance-Based OP Profits Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between Americold Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Partnership”) and [•] (the “Participant”).

Grant Date:             ____________________________________

Number of OP Profits Units:     ____________________________________

1.Grant of OP Profits Units.

1.1Pursuant to the Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant an “Other Equity-Based Award” under the Plan (the “Award”) and, as the General Partner of the Partnership, hereby causes the Partnership to issue to the Participant, the number of OP Profits Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) specified above having the rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption and conversion set forth in this Agreement and in the Partnership Agreement. Upon acceptance of this Agreement, the Participant will receive the number of OP units specified above, subject to the restrictions and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Plan and the Partnership Agreement. The exact number of OP Profits Units earned under the Award shall be determined based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return or “TSR” achieved during the applicable performance period in accordance with the terms set forth on Exhibit A hereto. Any OP Profits Units not earned upon the end of the performance period will be forfeited. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

1.2The Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Award unless he or she has accepted this Agreement by (i) signing and delivering to the Partnership a copy of this Agreement and (ii) signing, as a Limited Partner, and delivering to the Partnership a counterpart signature page to the Partnership Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit B, unless the Participant is already a Limited Partner (as defined in the Partnership Agreement). Upon execution of this Agreement by the Participant, the Partnership and the Company, the Partnership Agreement shall be amended to reflect the issuance to the Participant of the OP Profits Units. Thereupon, the Participant shall have all the rights of a Limited Partner of the Partnership with respect to the OP Profits Units as set forth in the Partnership Agreement, subject, however, to the vesting restrictions and conditions specified in this Agreement.

1.3Pursuant to Section 4.2(d)(viii) of the Partnership Agreement, the OP Profits Units are hereby designated as Special OP Profits Units and are made subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.2.

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2.Consideration. This Award of the OP Profits Units is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Participant to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

3.Vesting.

3.1Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination of Service prior to the end of the Performance Period set forth on Exhibit A (attached hereto), and further provided that any additional conditions and performance goals set forth in Exhibit A have been satisfied, the OP Profits Units will vest and no longer be subject to any restrictions. Once vested, the OP Profits Units become “Vested OP Profits Units.” Any OP Profits Units that do not become Vested OP Profits Units shall be automatically forfeited.

3.2Except as provided in Sections 3.3 and 3.4 of this Agreement, the foregoing vesting schedule notwithstanding, upon the Participant's Termination of Service for any reason at any time before all of his or her OP Profits Units have vested, the Participant's unvested OP Profits Units shall be automatically forfeited and none of the Company, any Subsidiary or the Partnership shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.

3.3If the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs as a result of a Termination of Service by the Participant’s employer without Cause [or by the Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the Participant’s written employment agreement with the Company)], a pro-rated portion of the OP Profits Units shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest based on actual performance through the last day of the Performance Period, based on the number of days during the Performance Period that the Participant was employed.

3.4If, within the twelve (12) month period following a Change in Control, the Participant’s Termination of Service occurs as a result of a Termination of Service by the Participant’s employer without Cause [or by the Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the Participant’s written employment agreement with the Participant’s employer)], the OP Profits Units shall immediately become vested based on actual performance through the Termination of Service date.

4.Conversion of OP Profits Units; Distributions; Allocations.

4.1Conversion. Subject to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Participant may elect to convert Vested OP Profits Units into Partnership Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement).

4.2Distributions in General. The OP Profits Units shall not be entitled to distributions pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Partnership Agreement if the relevant Partnership Record Date is prior to [•] (the “Full Participation Date”), except as provided in this Section 4.2 and Section 4.3. The amount of any distributions otherwise payable with respect to an OP Profits Unit that are not paid by reason of the preceding sentence shall be credited (without interest) to a separate bookkeeping account (the “Deferred Distribution Account”) with respect to such OP Profits Unit. After the Full Participation Date, but no later than [•], the Partnership shall make a

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special distribution to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement equal to the balance in the Deferred Distribution Account relating to each Vested OP Profits Unit.

4.3Tax Distributions. At such times as the General Partner may determine in its sole discretion to assist the Participant in paying estimated and actual income taxes with respect to allocations of taxable income from the Partnership, but not later than seventy-five (75) days following the end of each taxable year ending before the Full Participation Date, the Partnership shall make one or more distributions to the Participant equal, in the aggregate, to the Tax Rate multiplied by the amount of taxable income or gain allocated to the Participant with respect to the OP Profits Units for such year or relevant portion thereof (a “Tax Distribution”); provided, however, that any Tax Distribution with respect to an OP Profits Unit shall be debited against the Deferred Distribution Account with respect to such OP Profits Unit and that no Tax Distribution may be made in an amount that exceeds the balance then standing in the Deferred Distribution Account. If any OP Profits Units are forfeited, the Deferred Distribution Account relating to the Participant’s Vested OP Profits Units shall be reduced, in the aggregate, by the amount of Tax Distributions previously made with respect to such forfeited OP Profits Units. The “Tax Rate” means the highest combined marginal federal, state and local income tax rate for an individual resident in Atlanta, Georgia, applicable to the relevant types of income or gain allocated to the Participant (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any net state or local taxes payable by the Participant in jurisdictions where the Partnership does business), as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion.

4.4Allocations. For purposes of making allocations of Profit or Loss or items thereof (as those terms are defined in the Partnership Agreement) pursuant to Section 5.1(a) of the Partnership Agreement each OP Profits Unit, regardless of whether vested or unvested, shall be treated as a Partnership Unit.

5.Restrictions. Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement, the Plan or the Partnership Agreement, the OP Profits Units may not be exchanged, assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant. Any attempt to exchange, assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the OP Profits Units shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, such OP Profits Units will be forfeited by the Participant and all of the Participant's rights to such interests shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Partnership or the Company.

6.Section 83(b) Election.The Participant hereby agrees to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the OP Profits Units substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C within thirty (30) days following the Grant, and to provide a copy of such election to the Partnership and the Company.

7.No Right to Continued Service. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant, advisor or Nonemployee Trustee of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Participant's employment or service at any time for any reason.

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8.Withholding and Taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includable in gross income of the Participant for income tax purposes or subject to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act withholding with respect to the Award granted hereunder or any distributions related to the OP Profits Units, the Participant will pay to the Company or the Partnership or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and the Partnership regarding payment of any federal, state or local taxes of any kind that are required to be withheld with respect to such amount. The obligations of the Company and the Partnership under the Award will be conditional on such payments or arrangements, and the Company and the Partnership shall to the extent permitted by law have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Participant. The Participant shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the Award. The Company and the Partnership make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the Award.

9.[Non-competition and Non-solicitation.

9.1In consideration of the OP Profits Units, the Participant agrees and covenants not to:

(a)contribute his or her knowledge, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an employee, officer, owner, manager, advisor, consultant, agent, partner, director, shareholder, volunteer, intern or in any other similar capacity to an entity engaged in the same or similar business as the Company and its Subsidiaries in any geographic area in which the Participant worked, represented the Company or its Subsidiaries, or had material contact with customers of the Company or its Subsidiaries during the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, for a period of nine (9) months following the Participant's Termination of Service;

(b)directly or indirectly, solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to hire or recruit, or induce the termination of employment of any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries for nine (9) months following the Participant's Termination of Service; or

(c)directly or indirectly, solicit, contact (including, but not limited to, e-mail, regular mail, express mail, telephone, fax, and instant message), attempt to contact or meet with any current or actively sought prospective customers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with whom the Participant had material contact during the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, for purposes of offering or providing goods or services similar to or competitive with those offered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for a period of nine (9) months following the Participant's Termination of Service.

(d)The restrictions in this Section 10 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other similar obligations the Participant may have under any other agreement with the Company or its affiliates.

9.2If the Participant breaches any of the covenants set forth in Section 10.1 of this Agreement:

(a)all unvested OP Profits Units shall be immediately forfeited; and

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(b)the Participant hereby consents and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to seek, in addition to other available remedies, a temporary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. The aforementioned equitable relief shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, legal remedies, monetary damages or other available forms of relief.]

10.Clawback Policy. This Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Incentive-Based Compensation Recoupment Policy adopted effective January 23, 2018, a copy of which has been provided to the Participant and which is incorporated herein by reference. This Award is also subject to the requirements of any applicable law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement with respect to the recovery of incentive compensation.

11.Investment Representations; Registration. The Participant hereby makes the covenants, representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto as of the Grant Date. All of such covenants, warranties and representations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Participant shall promptly notify the Partnership upon discovering that any of the representations or warranties were false when made or have, as a result of changed circumstances, become false. The Partnership will have no obligation to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the OP Profits Units or upon conversion or exchange of the OP Profits Units into Partnership Units or Shares of the Company.

12.Status of OP Profits Units under the Plan. The OP Profits Units are issued both as equity securities of the Partnership and granted as an award under the Plan. The Company will have the right at its option, set forth in the Partnership Agreement, to issue Shares of the Company in exchange for Partnership Units into which OP Profits Units may be converted pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, and such Shares, if issued, will be issued under the Plan. The Participant acknowledges that he or she will have no right to approve or disapprove such election by the Company.

13.Compliance with Law. This Award and any conversion or exchange of OP Profits Units into Partnership Units or Shares of the Company shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed.

14.Notices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company's principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant's address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

15.Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia without regard to conflict of law principles.

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16.Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

17.Award Subject to the Plan. This Agreement and the Award is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company's shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

18.Successors and Assigns. The Partnership or the Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Partnership or the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant's beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the OP Profits Units may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

19.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

20.Discretionary Nature of Plan. The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, altered, suspended or terminated by the Board at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the OP Profits Units in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any OP Profits Units or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee and the Board. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Participant's employment with, or service to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.

21.Amendment. The Committee has the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Award; provided, that, no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Participant under this Agreement without the Participant's consent, subject to the provisions of Section 21 of the Plan.

22.Code Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Code Section 409A or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Code Section 409A and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Code Section 409A.

23.No Impact on Other Benefits. The value of the Participant's OP Profits Units is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

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24.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

25.Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Partnership Agreement, the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof and accepts the OP Profits Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, the Plan and this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the ___ day of _________, 2019.

   AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST

   By: _____________________

Name:

Title:

   AMERICOLD REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

By: _____________________

Name:

Title:

[PARTICIPANT NAME]

   By: _____________________

Name:

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Exhibit A

Performance Period and Measurement

Performance Period: [January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2021]

Performance Measurement: Vesting of the OP Profits Units shall be determined as provided in this Appendix A based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return or “TSR” compared against the total shareholder return of companies in the MSCI U.S. REIT Index on the first day of the Performance Period, provided, however, that any such company that is acquired or completes a “going private” transaction during the Performance Period shall be disregarded and any such company that has filed for bankruptcy protection or is delisted during the Performance Period from any national securities exchange will have a TSR percentile ranking of 0%. For purposes of this Agreement, “TSR” means the compounded annual growth rate, expressed as a percentage and rounded to the nearest two decimal points, in the value of a Share due to stock price change and paid dividends on an absolute basis, during the applicable Performance Period. For this purpose, the price of a Share shall mean the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (or such other national securities exchange or quotation system on which the Shares may be listed or quoted) on the applicable day of the Performance Period. At the end of the Performance Period, the Committee shall determine and certify, in its sole discretion, the applicable TSR for such period. In determining total shareholder return of each of the companies in the MSCI U.S. REIT Index, the Committee will use, to the extent practical, the same methodology used to compute the TSR as set forth above.

Vesting: The number of OP Profits Units that will vest (if any) will be determined as provided in the table below. In the event that the Company’s relative TSR performance does not meet the Minimum performance level threshold set forth below, all of the OP Profits Units shall be automatically forfeited and none of the Company, any Subsidiary or the Partnership shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.

Performance Level Thresholds	Relative TSR Performance	Vesting Percentage	OP Profits Units Vested
Minimum	30th percentile	25% of the OP Profits Units	[•]
Target	55th percentile	50% of the OP Profits Units	[•]
Maximum	75th percentile	100% of the OP Profits Units	[•]

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If the Company’s relative TSR falls between the Minimum and Target performance level thresholds or the Target and Maximum performance level thresholds provided above, the number of OP Profits Units that will vest will be mathematically interpolated by the Committee on a linear basis.

If the number of OP Profits Units that vest pursuant to the above table exceeds the “175% Value Cap,” the number of vested OP Profits Units will be reduced such that the delivered value will not exceed such 175% Value Cap. The 175% Value Cap equals the number of OP Profits Units that corresponds to the product of the value of a Share on the Grant Date, multiplied by the number of OP Profits Units that vest at the Target performance level, multiplied by 175%. For example, assume the Company achieves the Maximum performance level threshold (with a payout percentage of 100%), and the Company’s stock price has increased 200% (measured from the Grant Date). Because the award would deliver a payout of 200% (100% x 200%), the number of OP Profits Units that vest will be reduced such that the value delivered on the payout date does not exceed the 175% Value Cap.

If the Company’s relative TSR is negative, in no event may the number of OP Profits Units that vest exceed the Target performance level percentage.

In no event will the number of OP Profits Units that vest pursuant to this Agreement exceed 100% of the number of OP Profits Units specified on the first page of this Agreement.

Exhibit B

JOINDER TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF

AMERICOLD REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., dated June [ ], 2019 (as amended, the “Partnership Agreement”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used in this joinder and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Partnership Agreement.

In consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements and covenants set forth in the Partnership Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the undersigned hereby joins the Partnership Agreement for all purposes stated therein as a Limited Partner.

Name of Limited Partner (Please type or print):

________________________________________

By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

Exhibit C

ELECTION TO INCLUDE IN GROSS INCOME IN YEAR OF

TRANSFER OF PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(B)

OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

The undersigned hereby makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Code of 1986, as amended, to include in gross income as compensation for services the fair market value of the property described below:

1. The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the undersigned and the taxable year for which this election is being made are:

Name: _______________ (the “Taxpayer”)

Address:    

Taxpayer’s Social Security No.:

Taxable Year: Calendar Year [•]

2. Description of property with respect to which the election is being made:

The election is being made with respect to [ ] OP Profits Units in Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Partnership”).

3. The date on which the OP Profits Units were transferred is [ ]

4. Nature of restrictions to which the OP Profits Units are subject:

(a) With limited exceptions, until the OP Profits Units vest, the Taxpayer may not transfer in any manner any portion of the OP Profits Units.

(b) The Taxpayer’s OP Profits Units are subject to time and performance vesting conditions. Unvested OP Profits Units are forfeited, as set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement.

5. The fair market value at time of transfer (determined without regard to any restrictions other than nonlapse restrictions as defined in § 1.83-3(h) of the Income Tax Regulations) of the OP Profits Units with respect to which this election is being made is $0.00.

6. The amount paid by the Taxpayer for the OP Profits Units was $0.00.

7. A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Partnership and to its general partner, Americold Realty Trust. The undersigned is the person performing services in connection with which the OP Profits Units were transferred.

Dated:_________________                Name:__________________

Exhibit D

Participant’s Covenants, Representations and Warranties

The Participant hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

(a)The Participant has received and had an opportunity to review the following documents (the “Background Documents”):

(i) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year most recently ended;

(ii) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recently ended quarter if one has been filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission since the filing of the Form 10-K described in clause (i) above;

(iii) Each of the Company’s Current Report(s) on Form 8-K, if any, filed since the later of the end of the fiscal year most recently ended for which a Form 10-K has been filed by the Company;

(iv) The Company’s Proxy Statement for its most recent Annual Meeting of Shareholders;

(v) The Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., as then amended;

(vi) The Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan; and

(vii) The Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as then amended.

The Participant also acknowledges that any delivery of the Background Documents and other information relating to the Company and the Partnership prior to the determination by the Partnership of the suitability of the Participant as a holder of OP Profits Units shall not constitute an offer of OP Profits Units until such determination of suitability shall be made.

(b) The Participant hereby represents and warrants that

(i)The Participant either (A) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, or (B) by reason of the business and financial experience of the Participant, together with the business and financial experience of those persons, if any, retained by the Participant to represent or advise him or her with respect to this Award of OP Profits Units, the potential conversion of OP Profits Units into units of the Partnership (“Partnership Units”) and the potential redemption of such Partnership Units for Shares of the Company, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial and business matters and in making investment decisions of this type that the Participant (I) is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Partnership and potential investment in the Company and of making an informed investment decision, (II) is capable of protecting his or her own interest or has engaged representatives or advisors to assist him or her in protecting his or her interests, and (III) is capable of bearing the economic risk of such investment.

(ii)The Participant understands that (A) the Participant is responsible for consulting his or her own tax advisors with respect to the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws, and the tax laws of any state, local or other taxing jurisdiction to which the Participant is or by reason of the award of OP Profits Units may become subject, to his or her particular situation; (B) the Participant has not received or relied upon business or tax advice from the Company, the Partnership or any of their respective employees, agents, consultants or advisors, in their capacity as such; (C) the Participant provides or will provide services to the Partnership on a regular basis and in such capacity has access to such information, and has such experience of and involvement in the business and operations of the Partnership, as the Participant believes to be necessary and appropriate to make an informed decision to accept this Award of OP Profits Units, and (D) an investment in the Partnership and/or the Company involves substantial risks. The Participant has been given the opportunity to make a thorough investigation of matters relevant to the OP Profits Units and has been furnished with, and has reviewed and understands, materials relating to the Partnership and the Company and their respective activities (including, but not limited to, the Background Documents). The Participant has been afforded the opportunity to obtain any additional information (including any exhibits to the Background Documents) deemed necessary by the Participant to verify the accuracy of information conveyed to the Participant. The Participant confirms that all documents, records, and books pertaining to his or her receipt of OP Profits Units which were requested by the Participant have been made available or delivered to the Participant. The Participant has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Partnership and the Company, or from a person or persons acting on their behalf, concerning the terms and conditions of the OP Profits Units. The Participant has relied upon, and is making his or her decision solely upon, the Background Documents and other written information provided to the Participant by the Partnership or the Company. The Participant did not receive any tax, legal or financial advice from the Partnership or the Company and, to the extent it deemed necessary, has consulted with his or her own advisors in connection with his or her evaluation of the Background Documents and this Agreement and the Participant’s receipt of OP Profits Units.

(iii)The OP Profits Units to be issued, the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units and any Shares issued in connection with the redemption of any such Partnership Units will be acquired for the account of the Participant for investment only and not with a current view to, or with any intention of, a distribution or resale thereof, in whole or in part, or the grant of any participation therein, without prejudice, however, to the Participant’s right (subject to the terms of the OP Profits Units, the Plan and this Agreement) at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of his or her OP Profits Units, Partnership Units or Shares in compliance with the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws, and subject, nevertheless, to the disposition of his or her assets being at all times within his or her control.

(iv)The Participant acknowledges that (A) neither the OP Profits Units to be issued, nor the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units, have been registered under the Securities Act or state securities laws by reason of a specific exemption or exemptions from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and, if such OP Profits Units or Partnership Units are represented by certificates, such certificates will bear a legend to such effect, (B) the reliance by the Partnership and the Company on such exemptions is predicated in part on the accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Participant contained herein, (C) such OP Profits Units, or Partnership Units, therefore, cannot be resold unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or unless an exemption from registration is available, (D) there is no public market for such OP Profits Units and Partnership Units and (E) neither the Partnership nor the Company has any obligation or intention to register such OP Profits Units or the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to take any action that would make available any exemption from the registration requirements of such laws except, that, upon the redemption of the Partnership Units for Shares, the Company currently intends to issue such Shares under the Plan and pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act, to the extent that (I) the Participant is eligible to receive such Shares under the Plan at the time of such issuance and (II) the Company maintains an effective Form S-8 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the issuance of such Shares. The Participant hereby acknowledges that because of the restrictions on transfer or assignment of such OP Profits Units acquired hereby and the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units which are set forth in the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement, the Participant may have to bear the economic risk of his or her ownership of the OP Profits Units acquired hereby and the Partnership Units issuable upon conversion of the OP Profits Units for an indefinite period of time.

(v)The Participant has determined that the OP Profits Units are a suitable investment for the Participant.

(vi)No representation or warranties have been made to the Participant by the Partnership or the Company, or any officer, director, shareholder, agent, or affiliate of any of them, and the Participant has received no information relating to an investment in the Partnership or the OP Profits Units except the information specified in this Paragraph (b).

(c)So long as the Participant holds any OP Profits Units, the Participant shall disclose to the Partnership in writing such information as may be reasonably requested with respect to the Participant’s ownership of OP Profits Units as the Partnership may deem reasonably necessary to ascertain and to establish compliance with provisions of the Code, applicable to the Partnership or to comply with requirements of any other appropriate taxing authority.

(d)The representations of the Participant as set forth above are true and complete to the information and belief of the Participant, and the Partnership shall be notified promptly of any changes in the foregoing representations.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT, AS AMENDED,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Fred Boehler, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 9, 2019

/s/ Fred W Boehler

Fred W Boehler

Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT, AS AMENDED,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Marc Smernoff, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 9, 2019

/s/ Marc Smernoff

Marc Smernoff

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

EX-31.3

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT, AS AMENDED,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Fred Boehler, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) [omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-15(a)];

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 9, 2019

/s/ Fred W. Boehler

Fred W. Boehler

Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee

EX-31.4

Exhibit 31.4

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT, AS AMENDED,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Marc Smernoff, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) [omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-15(a)];

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 9, 2019

/s/ Marc Smernoff

Marc Smernoff

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Trust (the “Company”) for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Fred Boehler, President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 9, 2019

/s/ Fred W. Boehler

Fred W. Boehler

President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Trust (the “Company”) for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marc Smernoff, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 9, 2019

/s/ Marc Smernoff

Marc Smernoff

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

EX-32.3

Exhibit 32.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the Operating Partnership) for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Fred Boehler, President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the Operating Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

Dated: August 9, 2019

/s/ Fred W. Boehler

Fred W. Boehler

President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee

EX-32.4

Exhibit 32.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the Operating Partnership) for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marc Smernoff, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Operating Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

Dated: August 9, 2019

/s/ Marc Smernoff

Marc Smernoff

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

EX-95.1

Exhibit 95.1

DODD-FRANK ACT DISCLOSURE OF MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SAFETY DATA

The following disclosures are provided pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, which requires certain disclosures by companies required to file periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that operate mines regulated under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”).

Mine Safety Information

The operation of our limestone quarry in Carthage, Missouri is inspected by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) on an ongoing basis. Whenever MSHA believes a violation of the Mine Act, any health or safety standard or any regulation has occurred, it may issue a citation which describes the alleged violation and fixes a time within which the U.S. mining operator must abate the alleged violation. In some situations, such as when MSHA believes that conditions pose a hazard to miners, MSHA may issue an order removing miners from the area of the mine affected by the condition until the alleged hazards are corrected. When MSHA issues a citation or order, it generally proposes a civil penalty, or fine, as a result of the alleged violation, that the operator is ordered to pay. Citations and orders can be contested and appealed, and as part of that process, may be reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed. The number of citations, orders and proposed assessments vary depending on the size and type (underground or surface) of the mine as well as by the MSHA inspector(s) assigned.

The following table includes information required by the Act for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Mine or Operating Name (MSHA Identification Number)

Section 104 S&S Citations

Section 104(b) Orders

Section 104(d) Citations and Orders

Section 110(b)(2) Violations

Section 107(a) Orders

Total Dollar Value of MSHA Assessments Proposed

Total Number of Mining Related Fatalities

Received Notice of Pattern of Violations Under Section 104(e)

Received Notice of Potential to Have Pattern Under Section 104(e)

Legal Actions Pending as of Last Day of Period (1)

Legal Actions Initiated During Period

Legal Actions Resolved During Period

Carthage Crushed Limestone (23-00028)

—

—

—

—

—

$—

—

No

No

—

—

1

(1) See table below for additional detail regarding Legal Actions Pending as of June 30, 2019. With respect to Contests of Proposed Penalties, we have included the number of dockets (as opposed to citations) when counting the number of Legal Actions Pending as of June 30, 2019.

		Contests of proposed penalties (b)
Mine or Operating Name (MSHA Identification Number)	Contests of citations and orders (a)	Dockets	Citations	Complaints for compensation (c)	Complaints of discharge, discrimination or interference (d)	Applications for temporary relief (e)	Appeals of judges' decisions or orders (f)
Carthage Crushed Limestone (23-00028)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

(a) Represents (if any) contests of citations and orders, which typically are filed prior to an operator's receipt of a proposed penalty assessment from MSHA or relate to orders for which penalties are not assessed (such as imminent danger orders under Section 107 of the Mine Act). This category includes: (i) contests of citations or orders issued under section 104 of the Mine Act, (ii) contests of imminent danger withdrawal orders under section 107 of the Mine Act, and (iii) Emergency response plan dispute proceedings (as required under the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-236, 120 Stat. 493).

(b) Represents (if any) contests of proposed penalties, which are administrative proceedings before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (“FMSHRC”) challenging a civil penalty that MSHA has proposed for the violation contained in a citation or order. This column includes zero actions involving civil penalties against agents of the operator that has been contested and zero appeals of a decision or order.

(c) Represents (if any) complaints for compensation, which are cases under section 111 of the Mine Act that may be filed with the FMSHRC by miners idled by a closure order issued by MSHA who are entitled to compensation.

(d) Represents (if any) complaints of discharge, discrimination or interference under section 105 of the Mine Act, which cover: (i) discrimination proceedings involving a miner's allegation that he or she has suffered adverse employment action because he or she engaged in activity protected under the Mine Act, such as making a safety complaint, and (ii) temporary reinstatement proceedings involving cases in which a miner has filed a complaint with MSHA stating that he or she has suffered such discrimination and has lost his or her position. Complaints of Discharge, Discrimination, or Interference are also included in Contests of Proposed Penalties, column (b).

(e) Represents (if any) applications for temporary relief, which are applications under section 105(b)(2) of the Mine Act for temporary relief from any modification or termination of any order or from any order issued under section 104 of the Mine Act (other than citations issued under section 104(a) or (f) of the Mine Act).

(f) Represents (if any) appeals of judges' decisions or orders to the FMSHRC, including petitions for discretionary review and review by the FMSHRC on its own motion.

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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 06, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Central Index Key	0001455863
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
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Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		191,659,250
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICOLD REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP , L.P
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Central Index Key	0001768982
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	$ 3,997,117	$ 2,898,139
Accumulated depreciation and depletion	(1,157,430)	(1,097,624)
Property, plant, and equipment – net	2,839,687	1,800,515
Operating lease right-of-use assets	75,849
Accumulated depreciation-operating leases	(10,411)
Operating leases-net	65,438
Financing leases:
Financing leases - gross	78,415
Financing leases - gross		60,503
Accumulated depreciation- financing leases	(23,967)
Accumulated depreciation- financing leases		(21,317)
Financing leases – net	54,448
Financing leases – net		39,186
Cash and cash equivalents	320,805	208,078
Restricted cash	6,441	6,019
Accounts receivable – net of allowance of $4,946 and $5,706 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	208,978	194,279
Identifiable intangible assets – net	275,363	25,056
Goodwill	300,007	186,095
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788	14,541
Other assets	78,502	58,659
Total assets	4,162,457	2,532,428
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	287,691	253,080
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable - net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $14,499 and $13,943, in the aggregate, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,710,523	1,351,014
Sale-leaseback financing obligations	117,420	118,920
Financing lease obligations	55,292
Financing lease obligations		40,787
Operating lease obligations	68,428
Unearned revenue	18,805	18,625
Pension and postretirement benefits	17,135	16,317
Deferred tax liability - net	22,669	17,992
Multi-Employer pension plan withdrawal liability	8,837	8,938
Total liabilities	2,306,800	1,825,673
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value – authorized 250,000,000 shares; 191,634,460 and 148,234,959 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,916	1,482
Paid-in capital	2,577,888	1,356,133
Accumulated deficit and distributions in excess of net earnings	(707,170)	(638,345)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16,977)	(12,515)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,855,657	706,755
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	4,162,457	2,532,428
Land
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	516,874	385,232
Buildings and improvements
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	2,591,532	1,849,749
Financing leases:
Financing leases - gross	11,227
Financing leases - gross		11,227
Machinery and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	770,336	577,175
Financing leases:
Financing leases - gross	67,188
Financing leases - gross		49,276
Assets under construction
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	118,375	85,983
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	3,997,117	2,898,139
Accumulated depreciation and depletion	(1,157,430)	(1,097,624)
Property, plant, and equipment – net	2,839,687	1,800,515
Operating lease right-of-use assets	75,849
Accumulated depreciation-operating leases	(10,411)
Operating leases-net	65,438
Financing leases:
Financing leases - gross	78,415
Financing leases - gross		60,503
Accumulated depreciation- financing leases	(23,967)
Accumulated depreciation- financing leases		(21,317)
Financing leases – net	54,448
Financing leases – net		39,186
Cash and cash equivalents	320,805	208,078
Restricted cash	6,441	6,019
Accounts receivable – net of allowance of $4,946 and $5,706 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	208,978	194,279
Identifiable intangible assets – net	275,363	25,056
Goodwill	300,007	186,095
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788	14,541
Other assets	78,502	58,659
Total assets	4,162,457	2,532,428
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	287,691	253,080
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable - net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $14,499 and $13,943, in the aggregate, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,710,523	1,351,014
Sale-leaseback financing obligations	117,420	118,920
Financing lease obligations	55,292
Financing lease obligations		40,787
Operating lease obligations	68,428
Unearned revenue	18,805	18,625
Pension and postretirement benefits	17,135	16,317
Deferred tax liability - net	22,669	17,992
Multi-Employer pension plan withdrawal liability	8,837	8,938
Total liabilities	2,306,800	1,825,673
Shareholders’ equity:
General partner - 189,718,115 and 146,752,609 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,853,907	712,078
Limited partner - 1,916,345 and 1,482,350 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	18,727	7,192
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16,977)	(12,515)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,855,657	706,755
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	4,162,457	2,532,428
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Land
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	516,874	385,232
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Buildings and improvements
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	2,591,532	1,849,749
Financing leases:
Financing leases - gross	11,227
Financing leases - gross		11,227
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Machinery and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	770,336	577,175
Financing leases:
Financing leases - gross	67,188
Financing leases - gross		49,276
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Assets under construction
Property, plant, and equipment:
Property, plant, and equipment - gross	$ 118,375	$ 85,983

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts receivable – net of allowance of $4,946 and $5,706 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	$ 4,946	$ 5,706
Common shares, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares, shares authorized (in shares)	250,000,000	250,000,000
Common shares, shares issued (in shares)	191,634,460	148,234,959
Common shares, shares outstanding (in shares)	191,634,460	148,234,959
Mortgage Notes and Term Loans
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable - net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $14,499 and $13,943, in the aggregate, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	$ 14,499	$ 13,943
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Accounts receivable – net of allowance of $4,946 and $5,706 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	4,946	$ 5,706
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable - net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $14,499 and $13,943, in the aggregate, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	$ 14,499
General partner units issued (in shares)	189,718,115	146,752,609
General partner units outstanding (in shares)	189,718,115	146,752,609
Limited partner units issued (in shares)	1,916,345	1,482,350
Limited partner units outstanding (in shares)	1,916,345	1,482,350
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Mortgage Notes and Term Loans
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable - net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $14,499 and $13,943, in the aggregate, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	$ 14,499	$ 13,943

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 438,460	$ 394,667	$ 831,539	$ 785,809
Operating expenses:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	40,437	29,051	70,533	58,459
Selling, general and administrative	32,669	27,750	63,786	55,857
Acquisition, litigation, and other	17,964	(268)	26,457	3,574
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34	(8,384)	34	(8,384)
Impairment of long-lived assets	930	747	13,485	747
Total operating expenses	409,375	345,363	786,037	700,574
Operating income	29,085	49,304	45,502	85,235
Other income (expense):
(Loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68)	252	54	112
Interest expense	(24,098)	(22,929)	(45,674)	(47,424)
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665)	0	(2,665)	0
Interest income	2,405	1,109	3,408	1,733
Loss on debt extinguishment and modifications	0	0	0	(21,385)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net	(83)	1,511	(23)	2,191
Other (expense) income, net	(591)	33	(758)	89
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit	3,985	29,280	(156)	20,551
Income tax (expense) benefit:
Current	(2,446)	(1,323)	(3,994)	(2,390)
Deferred	3,352	1,449	4,412	2,605
Total income tax benefit	906	126	418	215
Net income	4,891	29,406	262	20,766
Less distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest - Series A	0	0	0	(1)
Less distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest - Series B	0	0	0	(1,817)
Net income attributable to common shares of beneficial interest	$ 4,891	$ 29,406	$ 262	$ 18,948
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic (in shares)	182,325	143,499	165,869	133,965
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted (in shares)	186,117	146,474	169,305	136,737
Net income per common share of beneficial interest - basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.20	$ 0.00	$ 0.13
Net income per common share of beneficial interest - diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.20	$ 0.00	$ 0.14
Operating Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 438,460	$ 394,667	$ 831,539	$ 785,809
Operating expenses:
Operating income	121,119	98,200	219,797	195,488
Operating Segments | Rent, storage, and warehouse services
Revenues:
Total revenues	338,231	287,712	627,846	574,229
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	224,414	196,877	423,210	393,824
Operating income	113,817	90,835	204,636	180,405
Operating Segments | Third-party managed services
Revenues:
Total revenues	61,515	65,755	125,651	129,632
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	58,711	61,896	119,588	121,995
Operating income	2,804	3,859	6,063	7,637
Operating Segments | Transportation services
Revenues:
Total revenues	36,492	38,889	73,588	77,234
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	32,286	35,303	65,026	70,054
Operating income	4,206	3,586	8,562	7,180
Operating Segments | Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,222	2,311	4,454	4,714
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	1,930	2,391	3,918	4,448
Operating income	292	(80)	536	266
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	438,460	394,667	831,539	785,809
Operating expenses:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	40,437	29,051	70,533	58,459
Selling, general and administrative	32,669	27,750	63,786	55,857
Acquisition, litigation, and other	17,964	(268)	26,457	3,574
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34	(8,384)	34	(8,384)
Impairment of long-lived assets	930	747	13,485	747
Total operating expenses	409,375	345,363	786,037	700,574
Operating income	29,085	49,304	45,502	85,235
Other income (expense):
(Loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68)	252	54	112
Interest expense	(24,098)	(22,929)	(45,674)	(47,424)
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665)	0	(2,665)	0
Interest income	2,405	1,109	3,408	1,733
Loss on debt extinguishment and modifications	0	0	0	(21,385)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net	(83)	1,511	(23)	2,191
Other (expense) income, net	(591)	33	(758)	89
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit	3,985	29,280	(156)	20,551
Income tax (expense) benefit:
Current	(2,446)	(1,323)	(3,994)	(2,390)
Deferred	3,352	1,449	4,412	2,605
Total income tax benefit	906	126	418	215
Net income	4,891	29,406	262	20,766
General partners' interest in net income attributable to unitholders	4,842	29,112	259	20,558
Limited partners' interest in net income attributable to unitholders	$ 49	$ 294	$ 3	$ 208
General partner weighted average units outstanding (in shares)	179,880	141,460	163,589	132,412
Limited partner weighted average units outstanding (in shares)	1,817	1,429	1,652	1,337
General partners' net income per unit (in USD per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.21	$ 0.00	$ 0.16
Limited partners' net income per unit (in USD per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.21	$ 0.00	$ 0.16
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Operating Segments | Rent, storage, and warehouse services
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 338,231	$ 287,712	$ 627,846	$ 574,229
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	224,414	196,877	423,210	393,824
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Operating Segments | Third-party managed services
Revenues:
Total revenues	61,515	65,755	125,651	129,632
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	58,711	61,896	119,588	121,995
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Operating Segments | Transportation services
Revenues:
Total revenues	36,492	38,889	73,588	77,234
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	32,286	35,303	65,026	70,054
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Operating Segments | Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,222	2,311	4,454	4,714
Operating expenses:
Cost of operations	$ 1,930	$ 2,391	$ 3,918	$ 4,448

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Net income	$ 4,891	$ 29,406	$ 262	$ 20,766
Other comprehensive income (loss) - net of tax:
Adjustment to accrued pension liability	527	498	1,051	997
Change in unrealized net loss on foreign currency	(2,257)	(4,723)	(1,036)	(6,196)
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1,763)	204	(4,477)	240
Other comprehensive loss	(3,493)	(4,021)	(4,462)	(4,959)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	1,398	25,385	(4,200)	15,807
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Net income	4,891	29,406	262	20,766
Other comprehensive income (loss) - net of tax:
Adjustment to accrued pension liability	527	498	1,051	997
Change in unrealized net loss on foreign currency	(2,257)	(4,723)	(1,036)	(6,196)
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1,763)	204	(4,477)	240
Other comprehensive loss	(3,493)	(4,021)	(4,462)	(4,959)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$ 1,398	$ 25,385	$ (4,200)	$ 15,807

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest	Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit and Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.	Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. Limited Partner	Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. General Partner	Series A	Series A Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest	Series A Paid-in Capital	Series A Accumulated Deficit and Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings	Series B	Series B Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	Series B Paid-in Capital	Series B Accumulated Deficit and Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		125	69,370,609
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ (186,924)	$ 0	$ 694	$ 394,082	$ (581,470)	$ (230)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	(8,640)				(8,640)		$ (8,640)		$ (86)	$ (8,554)
Other comprehensive loss	(938)					(938)	(938)	$ (938)
Redemption and distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series A											$ (134)		$ (133)	$ (1)
Redemption and distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series A (in shares)												(125)
Distributions on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series B															$ (1,817)			$ (1,817)
Distributions on common shares	(21,436)				(21,436)
Share-based compensation expense	1,839			1,839			4,179		$ 42	$ 4,137
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	2,600			2,600
Common stock issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)			125,763
Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	(259)		$ 1	(260)
Warrants exercise (in shares)			6,426,818
Warrants exercise	0		$ 64	(64)
Issuance of common shares (in shares)			33,350,000
Issuance of common shares	484,905		$ 334	484,571
Conversion of mezzanine Series B Preferred shares (in shares)																33,240,258
Conversion of mezzanine Series B Preferred shares	372,791															$ 332	$ 372,459
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018		0	142,513,448
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018	641,987	$ 0	$ 1,425	1,255,094	(613,364)	(1,168)
Beginning balance (In shares) at Dec. 31, 2017									693,706.09	68,676,903
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017							185,870	(230)	$ 1,860	$ 184,240
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Distributions to parent							(23,389)		$ (234)	$ (23,155)
Contributions to partners' capital (in shares)									731,428.39	72,411,411
Contributions to partners' capital							484,905		$ 4,849	$ 480,056
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018									1,425,134	141,088,314
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018							641,987	(1,168)	$ 6,431	$ 636,724
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		125	69,370,609
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017	(186,924)	$ 0	$ 694	394,082	(581,470)	(230)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	20,766						$ 20,766
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018		0	143,459,052
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 642,817	$ 0	$ 1,435	1,257,779	(611,208)	(5,189)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions declared per common share of beneficial interest (in USD per share)	$ 0.362						$ 0.3226
Beginning balance (In shares) at Dec. 31, 2017									693,706.09	68,676,903
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017							$ 185,870	(230)	$ 1,860	$ 184,240
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018									1,434,590	142,024,462
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018							642,817	(5,189)	$ 6,480	$ 641,526
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018		0	142,513,448
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 641,987	$ 0	$ 1,425	1,255,094	(613,364)	(1,168)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	29,406				29,406		29,406		294	29,112
Other comprehensive loss	(4,021)					(4,021)	(4,021)	(4,021)
Distributions on common shares	(27,250)				(27,250)
Share-based compensation expense	2,256			2,256			$ 1,697		$ 17	$ 1,680
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	(559)			(559)
Common stock issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)			945,604
Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	998		$ 10	988
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018		0	143,459,052
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 642,817	$ 0	$ 1,435	1,257,779	(611,208)	(5,189)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions declared per common share of beneficial interest (in USD per share)	$ 0.1891						$ 0.1899
Beginning balance (In shares) at Mar. 31, 2018									1,425,134	141,088,314
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2018							$ 641,987	(1,168)	$ 6,431	$ 636,724
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Distributions to parent							(27,250)		$ (272)	$ (26,978)
Contributions to partners' capital (in shares)									9,456.04	936,148
Contributions to partners' capital							998		$ 10	$ 988
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018									1,434,590	142,024,462
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018							642,817	(5,189)	$ 6,480	$ 641,526
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			148,234,959
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 706,755		$ 1,482	1,356,133	(638,345)	(12,515)	706,755
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	(4,629)				(4,629)		(4,629)		(46)	(4,583)
Other comprehensive loss	(2,832)					(2,832)	(2,832)	(2,832)
Distributions on common shares	(30,235)				(30,235)
Share-based compensation expense	2,625			2,625			5,669		57	5,612
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044			3,044
Common stock issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)			897,849
Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	3,974		$ 9	3,965
Other	1,775				(88)	1,863	1,775	1,863	$ (1)	$ (87)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			149,132,808
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019	680,477		$ 1,491	1,365,767	(673,297)	(13,484)
Beginning balance (In shares) at Dec. 31, 2018									1,482,350	146,752,609
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018							706,755	(12,515)	$ 7,192	$ 712,078
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Distributions to parent							(30,235)		$ (302)	$ (29,933)
Contributions to partners' capital (in shares)									8,978.49	888,871
Contributions to partners' capital							3,974		$ 40	$ 3,934
Other	1,775				(88)	1,863	1,775	1,863	$ (1)	$ (87)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019									1,491,328	147,641,480
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019							680,477	(13,484)	$ 6,940	$ 687,021
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			148,234,959
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	706,755		$ 1,482	1,356,133	(638,345)	(12,515)	706,755
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	262						262
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019			191,634,460
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 1,855,657		$ 1,916	2,577,888	(707,170)	(16,977)	$ 1,855,657
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions declared per common share of beneficial interest (in USD per share)	$ 0.416						$ 0.4176
Beginning balance (In shares) at Dec. 31, 2018									1,482,350	146,752,609
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018							$ 706,755	(12,515)	$ 7,192	$ 712,078
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019									1,916,345	189,718,115
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019							1,855,657	(16,977)	$ 18,727	$ 1,853,907
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			149,132,808
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 680,477		$ 1,491	1,365,767	(673,297)	(13,484)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	4,891				4,891		4,891		49	4,842
Other comprehensive loss	(4,476)					(4,476)	(4,476)	(4,476)
Distributions on common shares	(38,764)				(38,764)
Share-based compensation expense	3,171			3,171			3,171		32	3,139
Common stock issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes (in shares)			439,152
Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	2,327		$ 4	2,323
Other	983				0	983	983	983	$ 0	$ 0
Issuance of common shares (in shares)			42,062,500
Issuance of common shares	1,207,048		$ 421	1,206,627
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019			191,634,460
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 1,855,657		$ 1,916	$ 2,577,888	(707,170)	(16,977)	$ 1,855,657
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions declared per common share of beneficial interest (in USD per share)	$ 0.2126						$ 0.2133
Beginning balance (In shares) at Mar. 31, 2019									1,491,328	147,641,480
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2019							$ 680,477	(13,484)	$ 6,940	$ 687,021
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Distributions to parent							(38,764)		$ (388)	$ (38,376)
Contributions to partners' capital (in shares)									425,016.52	42,076,635
Contributions to partners' capital							1,209,375		$ 12,094	$ 1,197,281
Other	$ 983				$ 0	$ 983	983	983	$ 0	$ 0
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019									1,916,345	189,718,115
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019							$ 1,855,657	$ (16,977)	$ 18,727	$ 1,853,907

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 262,000	$ 20,766,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	70,533,000	58,459,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	2,978,000	3,230,000
Amortization of above/below market leases	76,000	76,000
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification, non-cash	0	21,105,000
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	23,000	(2,191,000)
Income from investments in partially owned entities	(54,000)	(112,000)
Share-based compensation expense	5,810,000	4,142,000
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044,000	2,042,000
Deferred income tax benefit	(4,412,000)	(2,605,000)
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34,000	(8,384,000)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	189,000	(308,000)
Impairment of long-lived assets	13,485,000	747,000
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	622,000	360,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	3,287,000	15,548,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(23,883,000)	(34,357,000)
Other	7,841,000	(1,631,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	79,835,000	76,887,000
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	2,000,000	0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment	822,000	18,104,000
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,323,265,000)	0
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923,000)	0
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(98,428,000)	(65,039,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,454,794,000)	(46,935,000)
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on common shares	(58,206,000)	(21,377,000)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	9,647,000	7,524,000
Share purchases for taxes, net of proceeds from employee share-based transactions	(3,570,000)	(7,021,000)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit	100,000,000	0
Repayment on revolving line of credit	(100,000,000)	0
Payment of underwriters' costs	0	(5,750,000)
Reimbursement of underwriters' costs	0	5,750,000
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(1,500,000)	(1,227,000)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(5,838,000)	(4,796,000)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,025,000)	(8,727,000)
Repayment of term loan, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(7,113,000)	(889,454,000)
Proceeds from term loan	0	525,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	350,000,000	0
Net proceeds from initial public offering	0	493,557,000
Net proceeds from follow-on public offering	1,206,627,000	0
Proceeds from construction loans	0	1,097,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,488,022,000	92,625,000
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	113,063,000	122,577,000
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	86,000	(1,765,000)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	214,097,000	69,963,000
End of period	327,246,000	190,775,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
Acquisition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	20,215,000	5,564,000
Acquisition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	8,117,000	0
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	26,188,000	43,954,000
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	2,975,000	4,545,000
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment on accrual	20,886,000	15,118,000
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the ending cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances above:
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 320,805,000	$ 153,200,000
Restricted cash			6,441,000	37,575,000
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	214,097,000	69,963,000	327,246,000	190,775,000
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,923,000	0
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Goodwill			300,007,000
Series A
Financing activities:
Redemption and distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series A	0	(134,000)
Series B
Financing activities:
Distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series B	0	(1,817,000)
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Operating activities:
Net income	262,000	20,766,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	70,533,000	58,459,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability	2,978,000	3,230,000
Amortization of above/below market leases	76,000	76,000
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification, non-cash	0	21,105,000
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	23,000	(2,191,000)
Income from investments in partially owned entities	(54,000)	(112,000)
Share-based compensation expense	5,810,000	4,142,000
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)	3,044,000	2,042,000
Deferred income tax benefit	(4,412,000)	(2,605,000)
Loss (gain) from sale of real estate	34,000	(8,384,000)
Loss (gain) on other asset disposals	189,000	(308,000)
Impairment of long-lived assets	13,485,000	747,000
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable	622,000	360,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	3,287,000	15,548,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(23,883,000)	(34,357,000)
Other	7,841,000	(1,631,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	79,835,000	76,887,000
Investing activities:
Return of investment in joint venture	2,000,000	0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment	822,000	18,104,000
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(1,323,265,000)	0
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923,000)	0
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(98,428,000)	(65,039,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,454,794,000)	(46,935,000)
Financing activities:
Distributions to parent	(58,206,000)	(29,078,000)
Repayment of sale-leaseback financing obligations	(1,500,000)	(1,227,000)
Repayment of financing lease obligations	(5,838,000)	(4,796,000)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,025,000)	(8,727,000)
Repayment of term loan, mortgage notes, notes payable and construction loans	(7,113,000)	(889,454,000)
Proceeds from term loan	0	525,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes	350,000,000	0
Proceeds from construction loans	0	1,097,000
General partner contributions	1,212,704,000	499,810,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,488,022,000	92,625,000
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	113,063,000	122,577,000
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	86,000	(1,765,000)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	214,097,000	69,963,000
End of period	327,246,000	190,775,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
Acquisition of fixed assets under financing lease obligations	20,215,000	5,564,000
Acquisition of fixed assets under operating lease obligations	8,117,000	0
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized	26,188,000	43,954,000
Income taxes paid – net of refunds	2,975,000	4,545,000
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment on accrual	20,886,000	15,118,000
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the ending cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances above:
Cash and cash equivalents			320,805,000	153,200,000
Restricted cash			6,441,000	37,575,000
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	214,097,000	69,963,000	327,246,000	190,775,000
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,923,000	0
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Goodwill			300,007,000
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC
Investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923,000)	0
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Investments in land, building and improvements	31,561,000	0
Machinery and equipment	3,410,000	0
Assembled workforce	351,000	0
Other assets	601,000	0
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	35,923,000	0
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Investing activities:
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment, net of cash acquired	(35,923,000)	0
Allocation of purchase price of property, plant and equipment to:
Investments in land, building and improvements	31,561,000	0
Machinery and equipment	3,410,000	0
Assembled workforce	351,000	0
Other assets	601,000	0
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$ 35,923,000	$ 0
Cloverleaf and Lanier
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land			63,463,000	0
Building and improvements			724,756,000	0
Machinery and equipment			170,339,000	0
Assets under construction			20,968,000	0
Operating lease right-of-use assets			1,254,000	0
Cash and cash equivalents			4,977,000	0
Accounts receivable			22,761,000	0
Goodwill			113,806,000	0
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships			250,989,000	0
Identifiable intangibles			1,623,000	0
Other assets			18,802,000	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(32,444,000)	0
Notes payable			(17,179,000)	0
Operating lease obligations			(1,254,000)	0
Unearned revenue			(3,536,000)	0
Pension and postretirement benefits			(2,020,000)	0
Deferred tax liability			(9,063,000)	0
Total consideration			1,328,242,000	0
Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Allocation of purchase price to business combinations:
Land			63,463,000	0
Building and improvements			724,756,000	0
Machinery and equipment			170,339,000	0
Assets under construction			20,968,000	0
Operating lease right-of-use assets			1,254,000	0
Cash and cash equivalents			4,977,000	0
Accounts receivable			22,761,000	0
Goodwill			113,806,000	0
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Other assets			18,802,000	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(32,444,000)	0
Notes payable			(17,179,000)	0
Operating lease obligations			(1,254,000)	0
Unearned revenue			(3,536,000)	0
Pension and postretirement benefits			(2,020,000)	0
Deferred tax liability			(9,063,000)	0
Total consideration			1,328,242,000	0
Customer relationships | Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles			250,989,000	0
Trade names and trademarks | Cloverleaf and Lanier | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles			$ 1,623,000	$ 0

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General

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

General

General

The Company

Americold Realty Trust, together with its subsidiaries (ART, the Company, or we), is a real estate investment trust (REIT) organized under Maryland law.

During 2010, the Company formed a Delaware limited partnership, Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the operating partnership), and transferred substantially all of its interests in entities and associated assets and liabilities to the operating partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT or an UPREIT structure. The REIT is the sole general partner of the operating partnership, owning 99% of the common general partnership interest as of June 30, 2019. Americold Realty Operations, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the REIT, is the sole limited partner of the operating partnership, owning 1% of the common general partnership interests as of June 30, 2019. As the sole general partner of the operating partnership, the REIT has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the operating partnership.

The operating partnership includes numerous qualified REIT subsidiaries (QRSs). Additionally, the operating partnership conducts various business activities in the United States (U.S.), Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Canada through several wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRSs).

Ownership

Pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Prior to the IPO, YF ART Holdings, L.P., a partnership among investment funds affiliated with The Yucaipa Companies (Yucaipa), Fortress Investment Group, LLC (Fortress), and affiliates of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman) owned approximately 100% of the Company’s common shares of beneficial interest. In addition, Goldman owned 325,000 Series B Preferred Shares, which were converted to 28,808,224 common shares in connection with the IPO.

Initial Public Offering

On January 23, 2018, we completed an initial public offering of our common shares, or IPO, in which we issued and sold 33,350,000 of our common shares, including 4,350,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional common shares. The common shares sold in the offering were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) pursuant to our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-221560), as amended, which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 18, 2018. The common shares were sold at an initial offering price of $16.00 per share, which generated net proceeds of approximately $493.6 million to us, after deducting underwriting fees and other offering costs of approximately $40.0 million. We primarily used the net proceeds from the IPO to repay: (i) $285.1 million of indebtedness outstanding under our Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility, including $3.0 million of accrued and unpaid interest and closing expense of $0.2 million; (ii) $20.9 million of indebtedness outstanding under our Clearfield, Utah and Middleboro, Massachusetts construction loans, including a nominal amount of accrued and unpaid interest; and (iii) to pay a stub period dividend totaling $3.1 million to the holders of record of our common shares, Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares as of January 22, 2018. Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares also received a redemption payment from the offering proceeds of $0.1 million. The remaining $184.4 million net proceeds from the IPO were used for general corporate purposes.

September 2018 Follow-On Public Offering

On September 18, 2018, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 4,000,000 of its common shares at a public offering price of $24.50 per share, which generated net proceeds of approximately $92.5 million to the Company after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, and an additional 6,000,000 common shares pursuant to the 2018 forward sale agreement, which is currently expected to settle in September 2020. The Company did not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of the common shares subject to the 2018 forward sale agreement that were sold by the forward purchaser or its affiliate. The Company accounts for the 2018 forward contract as equity and therefore is exempt from derivative and fair value accounting. Before the issuance of the Company’s common shares, if any, upon physical or net share settlement of the 2018 forward sale agreement, the common shares issuable upon settlement of the 2018 forward sale agreement will be reflected in its diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the number of the Company’s common shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share is deemed to be increased by the excess, if any, of the number of common shares that would be issued upon full physical settlement of the 2018 forward sale agreement over the number of common shares that could be purchased by the Company in the market (based on the average market price during the period) using the proceeds receivable upon full physical settlement (based on the adjusted 2018 forward sale price at the end of the reporting period). If and when the Company physically or net share settles the 2018 forward sale agreement, the delivery of the Company’s common shares would result in an increase in the number of common shares outstanding and dilution to our earnings per share. As of June 30, 2019, the Company has not settled any portion of the 2018 forward sale agreement. In connection with the the follow-on public offering, YF ART Holdings GP, LLC (YF ART Holdings), a partnership among investment funds affiliated with Yucaipa, sold 16.5 million common shares, affiliates of Goldman sold approximately 9.1 million common shares, and affiliates of Fortress sold approximately 7.2 million common shares.

March 2019 Secondary Public Offering

In March 2019, the Company completed a secondary public offering in which certain funds affiliated with YF ART Holdings and Goldman sold their remaining interest in the Company of 38,422,583 and 8,061,228 common shares, respectively, at $27.75 per share, which included 6,063,105 shares purchased by the underwriters upon the exercise in full of their option to purchase additional shares. The selling shareholders received proceeds from the offering, which, net of underwriting fees, totaled $1.1 billion. The Company received no proceeds and incurred fees of $1.5 million related to this offering.

April 2019 Follow-On Public Offering

On April 22, 2019, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 42,062,000 of its common shares, including 6,562,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters' option to purchase additional common shares, at a public offering price of $29.75 per share, which generated net proceeds of approximately $1.21 billion to the Company after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, and an additional 8,250,000 common shares pursuant to the 2019 forward sale agreement, which is expected to be settled within one year. The Company did not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of the common shares subject to the 2019 forward sale agreement that were sold by the forward purchaser or its affiliate. The Company accounts for the 2019 forward contract as equity and therefore is exempt from derivative and fair value accounting. Refer to the above discussion under "September 2018 Follow-On Public Offering" for the earnings per share treatment and the impact as a result of this 2019 forward contract. The proceeds of the follow-on public offering were used to fund the purchase of Chiller Holdco, LLC (Cloverleaf). We expect to use cash proceeds that we receive upon settlement of the 2019 forward sale agreement to fund future development of owned warehouses and for general corporate purposes.

Acquisitions

On May 1, 2019, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire Cloverleaf Cold Storage (Cloverleaf). The Company refers to the completion of the acquisition of Cloverleaf pursuant to the executed purchase agreement as "the Cloverleaf Acquisition." The Company paid aggregate cash consideration of approximately $1.25 billion, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment. The consideration paid by the Company was funded using net proceeds from the Company’s equity offering that closed on April 22, 2019, along with funds drawn under the Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility.

On May 1, 2019, the Company also acquired Lanier Cold Storage (Lanier). The Company paid aggregate cash consideration of approximately $82.6 million, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment.

On February 1, 2019, the Company acquired PortFresh Holdings, LLC (PortFresh). The Company paid aggregate cash consideration of $35.9 million, net of cash acquired.

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. (GAAP) for interim financial information, and with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with the Company’s consolidated annual financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the referenced annual report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

Reclassifications

Certain immaterial, prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon addition of a new financial statement line item described as "Acquisition, litigation and other", which was previously classified within "Selling, general and administrative", refer to Note 6 for further detail of this caption. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon addition of a new financial statement line item described as "Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes", which was previously classified within "Share-based compensation expense (Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units)". The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon elimination of the financial statement line item described as "Payment on Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal obligation" which is now classified within "Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability".

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The following disclosure regarding certain of our significant accounting policies should be read in conjunction with Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which provides additional information with regard to the accounting policies set forth herein and other significant accounting policies.

Lease Accounting

Arrangements wherein we are the lessee:

At the inception of a contract, we determine if the contract is or contains a lease. Leases are classified as either financing or operating based upon criteria within ASC 842 and a right-of-use (ROU) asset and liability are established for leases with an initial term greater than 12 months. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less, and not expected to renew beyond 12 months, are not recorded on the balance sheet and expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term, as adjusted for prepayments, incentives and initial direct costs. ROU assets are subsequently measured at the value of the remeasured lease liability, adjusted for the remaining balance of the following, as applicable: lease incentives, cumulative prepaid or accrued rent and unamortized initial direct costs. When available, we use the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, we must estimate our incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. The depreciable lives of assets are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. As with other long-lived assets, ROU assets are reviewed for impairment when events or change in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses and operating lease obligations on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Finance leases assets are included in financing leases-net, accounts payable and accrued expenses and financing lease obligations on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Arrangements wherein we are the lessor:

Each new lease contract is evaluated for classification as a sales-type lease, direct financing or operating lease. A lease is a sales-type lease if any one of five criteria are met, as outlined in ASC 842, Leases, each of which indicate the lease, in effect, transfers control of the underlying asset to the lessee. If none of those five criteria are met, but two additional criteria are both met, indicating we have transferred substantially all the risks and benefits of the underlying asset to the lessee and a third party, the lease is a direct financing lease. All leases that are not sales-type or direct financing leases are operating leases. We do not currently have any sales-type or direct financing leases.

For operating leases wherein we are the lessor, we assess the probability of payments at commencement of the lease contract and subsequently recognize lease income, including variable payments based on an index or rate, over the lease term on a straight-line basis. We continue to measure and disclose the underlying assets subject to operating leases based on our policies for application of ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment.

For all asset classes we have elected to not separate the lease and non-lease components which generally relate to taxes and common area maintenance. Additionally, we elected a practical expedient to present all funds collected from lessees for sales and other similar taxes net of the related sales tax expense. Our lease contracts are structured in a manner to reduce risks associated with the residual value of leased assets.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of $12.6 million. Management and the Company's Board of Trustees formally approved the "Atlanta Major Market Strategy" plan which includes the partial redevelopment of an existing warehouse facility. The partial redevelopment requires the demolition of approximately 75% of the current warehouse, which is unused. We expect the remainder of the site to continue operating as normal during the construction period. As a result of this initiative, the Company wrote off the carrying value of the portion of the warehouse no longer in use resulting in an impairment charge of $9.6 million. Additionally, during the first quarter the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2.9 million related to a domestic idle warehouse facility in anticipation of a potential future sale of the asset. The estimated fair value of this asset was determined based on ongoing negotiations with prospective buyers. During the second quarter of 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of $0.9 million related to the discontinued use of internally developed software and other personal property assets of the foreign Transportation operating segment due to the loss of a significant customer relationship. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded an impairment charge of $0.7 million related to an idle domestic warehouse facility in anticipation of a potential future sale of the asset. These impaired assets were reported under the Warehouse segment, and the related impairment charges are included in the "Impairment of long-lived assets" line item of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Capitalization of Costs

Project costs that are clearly associated with the development of properties are capitalized as incurred. Project costs include all costs directly associated with the development of a property, including construction costs, interest, and costs of personnel working on the project. Costs that do not clearly relate to the projects under development are not capitalized and are charged to expense as incurred.

Capitalization of costs begins when the activities necessary to get the development project ready for its intended use commence, which include costs incurred before the beginning of construction. Capitalization of costs ceases when the development project is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Determining when a development project commences and when it is substantially complete and ready for its intended use involves a degree of judgment. We generally consider a development project to be substantially complete and ready for its intended use upon receipt of a certificate of occupancy. If and when development of a property is suspended pursuant to a formal change in the planned use of the property, we will evaluate whether the accumulated costs exceed the estimated value of the project and write off the amount of any such excess accumulated costs. For a development project that is suspended for reasons other than a formal change in the planned use of such property, the accumulated project costs are written off. Capitalized costs are allocated to the specific components of a project that are benefited.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, we capitalized interest of approximately $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and approximately $1.6 million and $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, we capitalized amounts relating to compensation and travel expense of employees direct and incremental to development of properties of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and approximately $0.3 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018.

Purchase Accounting

For business combinations, the excess of cost over fair value is recorded as goodwill. In an asset acquisition, the difference between the sum of the identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities and the total purchase price (including transactions costs) is allocated to the identified long-lived tangible and intangible assets and liabilities on a relative fair value basis. If the fair value of the real estate acquired exceeds its cost, it is allocated to the acquired identified long-lived tangible assets, consisting primarily of land, land improvements, buildings, tenant improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of assembled workforce, above-market and below-market leases, value of in-place leases and acquired ground leases and tenant relationship value, based in each case on their fair values.

We make estimates of the acquisition date fair value of the tangible and intangible assets and acquired liabilities using information from multiple sources as a result of pre-acquisition due diligence, tax records and other sources. Our allocation of fair value is generally determined by third party appraisals or, in the case of land, valuations based on comparable sales. For site improvements, we consider replacement costs adjusted for physical and market obsolescence. Based on these estimates, we recognize the acquired assets and liabilities at their estimated fair values. The determination of fair value involves the use of significant judgment and estimation.

On May 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisitions of Cloverleaf and Lanier, both of which are accounted for as business combinations. Refer to Note 3 for the disclosures related to these acquisitions.

Asset Acquisitions

We acquired PortFresh in an asset acquisition on February 1, 2019 for $35.9 million. The table below reflects the purchase price allocation (in thousands):

Acquisition	Land		Building and Improvements		Machinery and Equipment		Assembled Workforce		Other Assets / Liabilities
PortFresh Holdings, LLC	$	20,715	$	10,846	$	3,410	$	351	$	601
Total	$	20,715	$	10,846	$	3,410	$	351	$	601
Weighted average remaining intangible amortization life (in months)							31

Bridge Loan Commitment Fees

During the second quarter of 2019, we incurred costs of approximately $2.7 million related to unused bridge loan commitment fees. These costs are classified as a component of interest expense within the financial statement line item titled "Bridge loan commitment fees" and are presented as a component of "Other expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Lease Accounting

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases(Topic 842), as amended, which the Company adopted using a modified retrospective transition approach effective January 1, 2019. All leases that commenced prior to our adoption of this new standard are accounted for and disclosed in accordance with our existing policies for application of ASC 840, Leases. Accordingly, prior year amounts were not recast under the new standard.

Upon adoption, we elected a package of practical expedients for expired and existing contracts whereby we will (1) not reassess our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs, (2) continue to apply existing accounting policies for all land easements that existed or expire before the date of adoption, (3) not recognize ROU assets or liabilities for leases that qualify as short-term leases for all classes of underlying assets, and (4) not separate lease an non-lease components for all classes of underlying assets. The Company did not elect to apply the hindsight practical expedient when determining the term for our leases.

The new standard requires disclosure of additional quantitative and qualitative information for lessee and lessor arrangements which has been included above in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and in Note 11.

Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. This ASU refines and expands hedge accounting for both financial (e.g., interest rate) and commodity risks. Its provisions create more transparency around how economic results are presented, both on the face of the financial statements and in the footnotes. It also makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of hedge accounting guidance. ASU 2017-12 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption, including adoption in an interim period, is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 on January 1, 2019 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") Overnight Index Swap ("OIS") Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. This ASU permits the use of the OIS rate based upon SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for purposes of applying hedge accounting under Topic 815. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee announced that it identified the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) as its preferred alternative to LIBOR. The Company intends to continue to use LIBOR until its extermination date in 2021, and intends to replace LIBOR with SOFR at that time. The Company adopted ASU 2018-16 on January 1, 2019 and does not believe that the transition from LIBOR to SOFR will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which more closely aligns the accounting for employee and nonemployee share-based payments. The standard will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than an entity’s adoption date of Topic 606. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2019, and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Future Adoption of Accounting Standards

Fair Value Measurement - Disclosure Framework

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The ASU removes the requirement to disclose: the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU requires disclosure of changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income (loss) for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. For public business entities, this guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Collaborative Arrangements

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606. ASU 2018-18 clarifies that certain transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement should be accounted for under ASC 606 when the counterparty is a customer and precludes an entity from presenting consideration from a transaction in a collaborative arrangement as revenue from contracts with customers if the counterparty is not a customer for that transaction. For public business entities, these amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2018-18 will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Credit Losses

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326). This ASU introduces new guidance for the accounting for credit losses. For trade receivables, the Company will be required to use a forward-looking expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses which reflects losses that are probable. The standard will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This update eliminates step two of the goodwill impairment test, and specifies that goodwill impairment should be measured by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. Additionally, the amount of goodwill allocated to each reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net assets should be disclosed. For public business entities that are SEC filers, this ASU is effective for annual and any interim impairment tests for periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is allowed for all entities as of January 1, 2017, for annual and any interim impairment tests occurring after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2017-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Defined Benefit Plans

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. This update amends ASC 715 to remove disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures, and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The ASU’s changes related to disclosures are part of the FASB’s disclosure framework project. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted for all entities and the amendments in this update are required to be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2018-14 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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Business Combinations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combinations

Business Combinations

Acquisition of Cloverleaf

The Company completed the acquisition of privately-held Cloverleaf on May 1, 2019. A summary of the preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for total cash consideration of $1.25 billion, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment, is as follows (in thousands):

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets
Land	$	59,363
Building and improvements	687,821
Machinery and equipment	144,825
Assets under construction	20,968
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,254
Cash and cash equivalents	4,332
Accounts receivable	21,358
Goodwill	107,643
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships	241,738
Trade names and trademarks	1,623
Other assets	18,720
Total assets	1,309,645
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	30,905
Notes payable	17,179
Operating lease obligations	1,254
Unearned revenue	3,536
Pension and postretirement benefits	2,020
Deferred tax liability	9,063
Total liabilities	63,957
Total consideration for Cloverleaf acquisition	$	1,245,688

The initial purchase accounting is based on management's preliminary assessment, which may differ when final information becomes available. Subsequent adjustments made to the initial purchase accounting, if any, are made within the measurement period, which will be finalized within one year of the acquisition date.

As shown above, the Company recorded approximately $107.6 million of goodwill related to the Cloverleaf Acquisition. The strategic benefits of the acquisition include the Company's ability to add complementary customers into its network, provide an opportunity for growth in the Central and Southeast markets, deepen existing customer relationships, provide three expansion opportunities that are already under construction, provide one development opportunity and leverage integration experience to drive synergies and further enhance the warehouse network for new and existing customers. These factors contributed to the goodwill that was recorded upon consummation of the transaction. The Company believes that a portion of the goodwill recorded as a result of the Cloverleaf Acquisition will be deductible for federal income tax purposes. The assignment of goodwill to each reportable segment is not yet complete.

As shown above, in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition the Company recorded an intangible asset of approximately $241.7 million for customer relationships which has been assigned a useful life of 25 years, and approximately $1.6 million for trade names and trademarks which has been assigned a useful life of 1.5 years. These intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective useful lives.

Acquisition of Lanier

The Company completed the acquisition of privately-held Lanier on May 1, 2019. A summary of the preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for total cash consideration of $82.6 million, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment, is as follows (in thousands):

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets
Land	$	4,100
Building and improvements	36,935
Machinery and equipment	25,514
Cash and cash equivalents	645
Accounts receivable	1,403
Goodwill	6,163
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships	9,251
Other assets	82
Total assets	84,093
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,539
Total liabilities	1,539
Total consideration for Lanier acquisition	$	82,554

The initial purchase accounting is based on management's preliminary assessment, which may differ when final information becomes available. Subsequent adjustments made to the initial purchase accounting, if any, are made within the measurement period, which will be finalized within one year of the acquisition date.

As shown above, the Company recorded approximately $6.2 million of goodwill related to the Lanier acquisition. The strategic benefits of the acquisition include increased presence in the north Georgia poultry market and leveraging integration experience to drive synergies and further enhance the warehouse network for new and existing customers. These factors contributed to the goodwill that was recorded upon consummation of the transaction. The Company believes that a portion of the goodwill recorded as a result of the Lanier acquisition will be deductible for federal income tax purposes. The goodwill related to the Lanier acquisition has been assigned to the Warehouse segment.

As shown above, the Company recorded approximately $9.3 million of customer relationships related to the Lanier acquisition which has been assigned a useful life of 25 years and will be amortized on a straight-line basis.

Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma financial information set forth below is based on the historical condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, adjusted to give effect to the Cloverleaf Acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2018. The pro forma adjustments primarily relate to acquisition expenses, depreciation expense on acquired assets, amortization of acquired intangibles, and estimated interest expense related to financing transactions, the proceeds of which were used to fund the acquisition of Cloverleaf.

On March 1, 2019, Cloverleaf acquired Zero Mountain, Inc. and Subsidiaries (Zero Mountain). As a result, we have included the results of operations of Zero Mountain in the below pro forma financial information. The pro forma adjustments made include the acquisition expenses incurred in connection with Cloverleaf's acquisition of Zero Mountain.

The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements exclude the results of the Lanier acquisition, which was deemed immaterial, and are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations of the Company or the operating partnership would have been had the Cloverleaf Acquisition occurred on the dates assumed, nor are they necessarily indicative of what the results of operations would be for any future periods.

Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries

	Pro forma (unaudited)
	(in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Total revenue	$	463,743	$	449,755	$	907,099	$	895,148
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders(1)	$	22,908	$	27,049	$	8,151	$	(19,330	)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted(2)	$	0.12	$	0.14	$	0.04	$	(0.11	)

Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. and Subsidiaries

	Pro forma (unaudited)
	(in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Total revenue	$	463,743	$	449,755	$	907,099	$	895,148
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders(1)	$	22,908	$	27,049	$	8,151	$	(19,330	)
Net income (loss) per unit, diluted(2)	$	0.12	$	0.14	$	0.04	$	(0.11	)

⁽¹⁾ Pro forma net income available to common shareholders was adjusted to exclude $15.9 million and $25.7 million of acquisition related costs incurred by the Company during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and to include these charges for the corresponding periods in 2018.

⁽²⁾Adjusted to give effect to the issuance of approximately 42.1 million common shares in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition.

Since the date of acquisition, total revenues of approximately $39.5 million and net income of approximately $1.9 million associated with properties acquired in the Cloverleaf Acquisition are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

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Equity-Method Investments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity-Method Investments

Equity-Method Investments

The Company has investments in certain joint ventures that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The following tables summarize the financial information of the Company’s largest joint ventures (CMAL and CMAH, or the China JV, as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018) for the interim periods presented. The Company has a 49% equity interest in the China JV.

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	9,433		$	3,554	$	12,987
Operating (loss) income	(363		)	608		245
Net (loss) income	(477		)	307		(170		)
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(226	)	$	158	$	(68	)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	9,584		$	3,341	$	12,925
Operating (loss) income	(198		)	748		550
Net (loss) income	(263		)	1,061		798
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(165	)	$	417	$	252

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	18,659		$	7,082	$	25,741
Operating (loss) income	(236		)	1,302		1,066
Net (loss) income	(294		)	633		339
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(200	)	$	254	$	54

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	19,325		$	6,208	$	25,533
Operating (loss) income	(175		)	832		657
Net (loss) income	(265		)	1,132		867
Company’s loss from investments in partially owned entities	$	(286	)	$	398	$	112

In addition to the China JV, the Company had an investment in a joint venture accounted for under the equity-method, for which a complete return of capital totaling $2.0 million was received during the first quarter of 2019, eliminating the Company's involvement in the joint venture.

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Acquisitions, Litigation, and Other Charges

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Acquisition, Litigation and Other Special Charges [Abstract]

Acquisitions, Litigation, and Other Charges

Acquisition, Litigation, and Other Charges

The components of the charges included in acquisition, litigation, and other in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Acquisition, litigation, and other	2019			2018			2019		2018
Acquisition related costs	$	15,014		$	51		$	16,455	$	51
Litigation	467			—			1,377		—
Other:
Severance, equity award modifications and acceleration	2,641			(547		)	6,934		2,053
Non-offering related equity issuance expenses	(164		)	—			1,347		1,242
Non-recurring public company implementation costs	—			162			—		162
Terminated site operations costs	6			66			344		66
Total other	2,483			(319		)	8,625		3,523
Total acquisition, litigation, and other	$	17,964		$	(268	)	$	26,457	$	3,574

Business acquisition related costs include costs associated with transactions, whether consummated or not, such as advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. We also include integration costs pre- and post-acquisition that reflect work being performed to facilitate merger and acquisition integration, such as work associated with information systems and other projects including spending to support future acquisitions, and primarily consist of professional services. We consider acquisition related costs to be corporate costs regardless of the segment or segments involved in the transaction. Business acquisition costs of approximately $15.0 million and $16.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, primarily consisted of a $10.0 million investment advisory fee, employee retention expense, and non-capitalizable legal and professional fees related to the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions. Refer to Note 3 for further information regarding acquisitions completed in the current year.

Litigation costs consist of expenses incurred in order to defend the Company from litigation charges outside of the normal course of business. Litigation costs incurred in connection with matters arising from the ordinary course of business are expensed as a component of selling, general and administrative expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Litigation costs of $0.5 million and $1.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, primarily relate to professional fees incurred in connection with ongoing litigation charges. Refer to Note 18 for discussion of ongoing material litigation. No litigation costs were incurred for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, relating to litigation charges outside of the normal course of business.

Severance costs represent certain contractual and negotiated severance and separation costs from exited former executives, reduction in headcount due to synergies achieved through acquisitions or operational efficiencies and reduction in workforce costs associated with exiting or selling non-strategic warehouses. Equity acceleration and modification costs represent the unrecognized expense for stock awards that vest and convert to common shares in advance of the original negotiated vesting date and any other equity award changes resulting in accounting for the award as a modification. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, severance, equity modification and acceleration expense consisted of $2.6 million of severance related to reduction in headcount as a result of the synergies created from the Cloverleaf Acquisition and organizational transformation of our international operations, $1.2 million of severance related to the departure of two former executives as well as $3.1 million of accelerated equity award vesting. The accelerated stock compensation charges related primarily to the resignation of a member of the Board of Trustees, which accelerated the vesting of 100,000 restricted stock units in accordance with the modified award agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, equity modification expense consists of $2.0 million due to the grant made by the Board of Trustees to permit dividend equivalents to all participants in the 2010 Plan. Refer to Note 15 for further details of all equity modifications and equity acceleration.

Non-offering related equity issuance expense consists of non-registration statement related legal fees associated with the selling shareholder's secondary public offering completed during the first quarter of 2019, which consisted solely of shares sold by YF ART Holdings and Goldman Sachs and affiliates (see Note 1 for more information). The Company received no proceeds from the secondary offering. Non-offering related equity issuance expense of $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 consisted of non-registration statement related costs and an Australian stamp duty tax related to the Company's IPO.

Non-recurring public company implementation costs of $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 represent one-time costs associated with the implementation of financial reporting systems and processes needed to convert the organization to a public company. No such costs were incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

Terminated site operations costs relates to repair expenses incurred to return leased sites to their original physical state at lease inception in connection with the termination of the applicable underlying lease. These terminations were part of our strategic efforts to exit or sell non-strategic warehouses as opposed to ordinary course lease expirations. Repair and maintenance expenses associated with our ordinary course operations are reflected as operating expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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Redeemable Preferred Shares

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Redeemable Preferred Shares

Redeemable Preferred Shares

Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares

In January 2009, the Company issued 125 Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series A Preferred Shares) for proceeds of $0.1 million. The Series A Preferred Shares were redeemable by the Company at any time by notice for a price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of each share’s liquidation value of $1,000, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends, plus, if applicable, a redemption premium. Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares were entitled to receive dividends semiannually at a per annum rate equal to 12.5% of the liquidation value.

In 2018, in connection with the IPO, all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares were redeemed resulting in a cash payment of approximately $0.1 million, including accrued and unpaid dividends.

Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares

During 2010, the Company’s Board of Trustees approved a series of agreements and documents that effected the conversion of 375,000 authorized and unissued preferred shares of the Company into 375,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series B Preferred Shares), and simultaneously authorized the sale and issuance of the 375,000 Series B Preferred Shares. On December 15, 2010, the Company issued 375,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series B Preferred Shares), for proceeds of $368.5 million. Of the total issuance, 325,000 Series B Preferred Shares were issued to affiliates of Goldman and 50,000 were issued to an affiliate of China Merchant Holdings International (CMHI), an affiliate of the majority partner in the China JV.

In connection with the IPO, Goldman and CMHI converted their Series B Preferred Shares into 28,808,224 and 4,432,034 common shares of the Company, respectively, after taking into account a cash payment of approximately $1.8 million of accrued and unpaid dividends. Subsequent to the IPO, CMHI and Goldman have sold their remaining shares of the Company. Refer to Note 1 for further details.

Dividends and Distributions

In order to comply with the REIT requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, the Company is generally required to make common share distributions (other than capital gain distributions) to its shareholders at least equal to 90% of its REIT taxable income, as defined in the Code, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and net capital gains. The Company’s common share dividend policy is to distribute a percentage of cash flow to ensure distribution requirements of the IRS are met while allowing the Company to retain cash to meet other needs, such as principal amortization, capital improvements and other investment activities.

Common share dividends are characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes as ordinary income, qualified dividend, capital gains, non-taxable income return of capital, or a combination of the four. Common share dividends that exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits (calculated for tax purposes) constitute a return of capital rather than a dividend and generally reduce the shareholder’s basis in the common share. To the extent that a dividend exceeds both current and accumulated earnings and profits and the shareholder’s basis in the common share, it will generally be treated as a gain from the sale or exchange of that shareholder’s common share. At the beginning of each year, we notify our shareholders of the taxability of the common share dividends paid during the preceding year. The payment of common share dividends is dependent upon our financial condition, operating results, and REIT distribution requirements and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Trustees.

The following tables summarize dividends declared and distributions paid to the holders of common shares and Series B Preferred Shares for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
December (2018)/January	$	0.1875	$	—	$	—	$	28,218		$	—
December(a)							(127		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
December (2018)/January							7			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
March/April	0.2000		30,235		—		30,235			—
March(b)							(142		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							15			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.2000		38,764		—		—			—
			$	68,999	$	—	$	58,206		$	—

(a) Declared in December 2018 and included in the $28.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

(b) Declared in March and included in the $30.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
January (a)	$	0.0186	$	1,291	$	619	$	1,291		$	619
March/April	0.1396		20,145		—		20,145
March (c)							(79		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							20			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.1875		27,250		—		—			—
			$	48,686			$	21,377
Series B Preferred Shares - Fixed Dividend
January (b)					1,198					1,198
Total distributions paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares					$	1,817				$	1,817

(a) Stub period dividend paid to shareholders of record prior to the IPO.

(b) Last participating and fixed dividend paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in connection with the conversion to common shares on the IPO date.

(c) Declared in March and included in the $20.1 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

Partners' Capital

Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses to Partners

The operating partnership’s net income will generally be allocated to Americold Realty Trust (the general partner) and the operating partnership’s limited partner, Americold Realty Operations, Inc., in accordance with the respective percentage interests in the units issued by the operating partnership. Net loss will generally be allocated to the general partner and the operating partnership’s limited partners in accordance with the respective common percentage interests in the operating partnership until the limited partner’s capital is reduced to zero and any remaining net loss would be allocated to the general partner. However, in some cases, losses may be disproportionately allocated to partners who have guaranteed our debt. The allocations described above are subject to special allocations relating to depreciation deductions and to compliance with the provisions of Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code, and the associated Treasury Regulations.

Distributions

All distributions on our units are at the discretion of Americold Realty Trust's Board of Trustees. We have declared and paid the following distributions to Americold Realty Trust for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
December (2018)/January	$	—	$	28,098
March/April	$	30,235	$	30,108
June/July	38,764		—
	$	68,999	$	58,206

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
January (a)	$	3,242	$	3,242
March/April	20,145		20,165
March (b)	—		(79		)
June/July	27,250		—
	$	50,637	$	23,328

(a) Stub period distribution paid to Parent immediately prior to the IPO.

(b) Distribution equivalents declared in March and included in the $20.1 million, accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.

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Debt of the Company

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt of the Company

Debt of the Company

In this Note 7, the "Company" refers only to Americold Realty Trust and not to any of its subsidiaries.

The Company itself does not have any indebtedness. All debt is held directly or indirectly by the operating partnership.

The Company guarantees the operating partnership's obligations with respect to its outstanding debt as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, as detailed in Note 8, with the exception of the 2013 Mortgage Loans which have limited guarantees for fraud and environmental carve-outs by Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.

Debt of the Operating Partnership

A summary of outstanding indebtedness of the operating partnership as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

				June 30, 2019					December 31, 2018
Indebtedness	Stated Maturity Date	Contractual Interest Rate	Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
2013 Mortgage Loans
Senior note	5/2023	3.81%	4.14%	$	184,722		$	187,492	$	187,957		$	184,667
Mezzanine A	5/2023	7.38%	7.55%	70,000			70,350		70,000			67,900
Mezzanine B	5/2023	11.50%	11.75%	32,000			32,320		32,000			31,120
Total 2013 Mortgage Loans				286,722			290,162		289,957			283,687
Senior Unsecured Notes
Series A 4.68% notes due 2026	1/2026	4.68%	4.77%	200,000			215,000		200,000			202,500
Series B 4.86% notes due 2029	1/2029	4.86%	4.92%	400,000			433,000		400,000			407,000
Series C 4.10% notes due 2030	1/2030	4.10%	4.16%	350,000			361,375		—			—
Total Senior Unsecured Notes				950,000			1,009,375		600,000			609,500
2018 Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility(1)	1/2023	L+1.45%	4.30%	475,000			476,188		475,000			472,625
Installment Notes Payable
New Market Tax Credit
Enterprise SUB-CDE XII, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.65%	4,100			4,100		—			—
Enterprise SUB-CDE XIX, LLC	4/2045	1.73%	4.63%	3,400			3,400		—			—
CIF III, LLC	4/2045	1.53%	4.66%	4,000			4,000		—			—
CNMC SUB-CDE 61, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.88%	1,800			1,800		—			—
Installment notes payable				13,300			13,300		—			—
Total principal amount of indebtedness				$	1,725,022		$	1,789,025	$	1,364,957		$	1,365,812
Less: deferred financing costs				(14,499		)	n/a		(13,943		)	n/a
Total indebtedness, net of unamortizeddeferred financing costs				$	1,710,523		$	1,789,025	$	1,351,014		$	1,365,812
2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility(1)	1/2021	L+1.45%	0.36%	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—

⁽¹⁾ L = one-month LIBOR.

2018 Recast Credit Facility

On December 4, 2018, we entered into a recast credit agreement ("2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility") to, among other things, (i) increase the revolver borrowing capacity from $450 million to $800 million, (ii) convert the credit facility (term loan and revolver) from a secured credit facility to an unsecured credit facility, and (iii) decrease the applicable interest rate margins from 2.35% to 1.45% and decrease the fee on unused borrowing capacity by 5 basis points. The terms of the revolver allow for the ability to draw proceeds in multiple currencies, up to $400 million. In connection with entering into the original agreement and subsequent amendments for the Term Loan A Credit Facility, we capitalized approximately $8.9 million of debt issuance costs, which we amortize as interest expense under the effective interest method. The unamortized balance of Term Loan A debt issuance costs are included in "Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable" on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of June 30, 2019, $4.2 million of unamortized debt issuance costs related to revolving credit facility is included in "Other assets" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility is structured to include a borrowing base, which allows us to borrow against the lesser of our Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility balance outstanding and $800 million in revolving credit commitments, and the value of certain owned real estate assets and ground leased assets. At June 30, 2019, the gross value of our assets included in the calculations under our 2018 Recast Credit Facility, was in excess of $4.2 billion, and had an effective borrowing base collateral value (after concentration limits and advance rates as calculated under the terms of our 2018 Recast Credit Agreement) in excess of $2.5 billion.

Our 2018 Recast Credit Facility contains representations, covenants and other terms customary for a publicly traded REIT. In addition, our 2018 Recast Credit Facility contains certain financial covenants, as defined in the credit agreement, including:

• a maximum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 60% of our total asset value;

• a minimum borrowing base coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00;

• a minimum pro forma fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.40 to 1.00, which increased to 1.50 to 1.00 in the first quarter of 2018;

• a minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00;

• a minimum tangible net worth requirement of greater than or equal to $900 million plus 70% of any future net equity proceeds following the completion of the IPO transactions; and

• a maximum recourse secured debt ratio of less than or equal to 20% of our total asset value.

Our 2018 Recast Credit Facility is fully recourse to our operating partnership. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

There were $29.2 million and $29.6 million letters of credit issued on the Company’s 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Series A, B and C Senior Unsecured Notes

On April 26, 2019, we priced a debt private placement transaction consisting of $350 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.10% due January 8, 2030 ("Series C"). The transaction closed on May 7, 2019. Interest will be paid on January 8 and July 8 of each year until maturity, with the first payment occurring January 8, 2020. The initial January 8, 2020 payment will include interest accrued since May 7, 2019. The notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company applied the proceeds of the private placement transaction to repay the indebtedness outstanding under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility incurred in connection with the funding of the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions.

On November 6, 2018, we priced a debt private placement transaction consisting of (i) $200 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.68% due January 8, 2026 (“Series A”) and (ii) $400 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.86% due January 8, 2029 (“Series B”), (collectively referred to as the “Senior Unsecured Notes”). The transaction closed on December 4, 2018. Interest will be paid on January 8 and July 8 of each year until maturity, with the first payment occurring July 8, 2019. The initial July 8, 2019 payment will include interest accrued since December 4, 2018. The notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company used a portion of the proceeds of the private placement transaction to repay the outstanding balances of the $600 million Americold 2010 LLC Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2010, ART (2010 Mortgage Loans). The Company also used the remaining proceeds to extinguish the Australian term loan and the New Zealand term loan (ANZ Loans). See below for further detail regarding the early extinguishment of debt under 2010 Mortgage Loans and ANZ Loans.

The Series A, Series B, and Series C senior notes and guarantee agreement includes a prepayment option executable at any time during the term of the loans. The prepayment can be either a partial payment or payment in full, as long as the partial payment is at least 5% of the outstanding principal. Any prepayment in full must include a make-whole amount, which is the discounted remaining scheduled payments due to the lender. The discount rate to be used is equal to 0.50% plus the yield to maturity reported for the most recently actively traded U.S. Treasury Securities with a maturity equal to the remaining average life of the prepaid principal. The Company must give each lender at least 10 day’s written notice whenever it intends to prepay any portion of the debt.

If a change in control occurs for the Company, the Company must issue an offer to prepay the remaining portion of the debt to the lenders. The prepayment amount will be 100% of the principal amount, as well as accrued and unpaid interest.

The Senior Unsecured Notes require compliance with leverage ratios, secured and unsecured indebtedness ratios, and unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratios. In addition, the Company is required to maintain at all times an investment grade debt rating for each series of notes from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. In addition, the Senior Unsecured Notes contain certain financial covenants required on a quarterly or occurrence basis, as defined in the credit agreement, including:

• a maximum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 60% of our total asset value;

• a maximum unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratio of less than 0.60 to 1.00;

• a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00;

• a minimum unsecured debt service ratio of greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00; and

• a maximum total secured indebtedness ratio of less than 0.40 to 1.00.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

2013 Mortgage Loans

On May 1, 2013, we entered into a mortgage financing in an aggregate principal amount of $322.0 million, which we refer to as the 2013 Mortgage Loans. The debt consists of a senior debt note and two mezzanine notes. The components are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted. The senior debt note requires monthly principal payments. The mezzanine notes require no principal payments until the stated maturity date in May 2023. The interest rates on the notes are fixed and range from 3.81% to 11.50% per annum. The senior debt note and the two mezzanine notes remain subject to yield maintenance provisions. We used the net proceeds of these loans to refinance certain of the 2006 Mortgage Loans, acquire two warehouses, and fund general corporate purposes.

The 2013 Mortgage Loans are collateralized by 15 warehouses. The terms governing the 2013 Mortgage Loans require us to maintain certain cash amounts in accounts that are restricted as to their use for the respective warehouses. As of June 30, 2019, the amount of restricted cash associated with the 2013 Mortgage Loans was $3.4 million. Additionally, if we do not maintain certain financial thresholds, including a debt service coverage ratio of 1.10x, the cash generated will further be temporarily restricted and limited to the use for scheduled debt service and operating costs. The debt service coverage ratio was 1.72x as of June 30, 2019. The 2013 Mortgage Loans are non-recourse to the Company, subject to customary non-recourse provisions as stipulated in the agreements.

The mortgage loan also requires compliance with other financial covenants, including a debt coverage ratio and cash flow calculation, as defined. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

New Market Tax Credit

On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired notes receivable and assumed notes payable in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition, with preliminary fair values of $11.0 million and $13.3 million, respectively. The fair value of both the notes receivable and notes payable are less than their principal values of $14.9 million and $20.6 million, respectively, due to their below market interest rates.

These financing arrangements were originated by Cloverleaf in 2015 to monetize state and federal tax credits related to the construction of a cold storage warehouse in Monmouth, Illinois. The New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) program was provided for in the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (the Act) and is intended to induce capital investment in qualified lower income communities.

The structure of the financing arrangement is such that Cloverleaf lent money to investment funds into which tax credit investors also made capital contributions. The tax credit investors receive the benefit of the resulting tax credits in exchange for their capital contributions to the investment funds. Tax credits were generated through contribution of the investment fund’s proceeds into special purpose entities having authority from the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive tax credits in exchange for qualifying investments. These entities, known as a Community Development Entities (CDE), made qualifying investments in the Monmouth, Illinois cold storage facility in the form of loans payable by Cloverleaf.

The note receivables are due from Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC (Enterprise NMTC) and Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund, LLC (Chase NMTC). The Enterprise NMTC and Chase NMTC notes receivable have fixed interest rates of 1.1% and 1.5%, respectively, and implied interest rates are 3.7% and 3.4%, respectively. Interest income associated with the notes receivable is required to be paid to Americold quarterly. Annual receipts through 2022 are $0.2 million, with subsequent receipts, inclusive of principal repayment, increasing to $0.8 million until maturity in 2045. The notes receivable due from Enterprise NMTC and Chase NMTC are recorded in "Other assets" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The installment notes payable with Enterprise Sub-CDE XII, LLC, Enterprise Sub-CDE XIX, LLC, CIF II, LLC and CNMC Sub-CDE 61, LLC have fixed interest rates ranging between 1.0% and 1.7% and implied interest rates ranging between 4.6% and 4.9%. Interest expense associated with the notes payable is required to be paid quarterly. Annual payments through 2022 are $0.3 million, with subsequent payments, inclusive of principal repayment, increasing to $1.0 million until maturity of the notes. The lenders have the option to accelerate certain of the notes in April 2022. The installment notes payable related to NMTC are recorded in "Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of June 30, 2019, the amount of restricted cash associated with the New Market Tax Credit notes was $0.5 million.

DebtCovenants

The Company’s Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities, the Senior Unsecured Notes, the New Market Tax Credit, and 2013 Mortgage Loans require financial statements reporting, periodic requirements to report compliance with established thresholds and performance measurements, and affirmative and negative covenants that govern allowable business practices of the Company. The affirmative and negative covenants include continuation of insurance, maintenance of collateral, the maintenance of REIT status, and the Company’s ability to enter into certain types of transactions or exposures in the normal course of business. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

The aggregate maturities of the Company’s total indebtedness as of June 30, 2019, including amortization of principal amounts due under the term loan, senior unsecured notes, mortgage notes and installment notes for each of the next five years and thereafter, are as follows:

As of June 30, 2019:	(In thousands)
June 30, 2020	$	6,620
June 30, 2021	6,900
June 30, 2022	7,102
June 30, 2023	741,029
June 30, 2024	—
Thereafter	963,371
Aggregate principal amount of debt	1,725,022
Less unamortized deferred financing costs	(14,499		)
Total debt net of unamortized deferred financing costs	$	1,710,523

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Debt of the Operating Partnership

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt of the Operating Partnership

Debt of the Company

In this Note 7, the "Company" refers only to Americold Realty Trust and not to any of its subsidiaries.

The Company itself does not have any indebtedness. All debt is held directly or indirectly by the operating partnership.

The Company guarantees the operating partnership's obligations with respect to its outstanding debt as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, as detailed in Note 8, with the exception of the 2013 Mortgage Loans which have limited guarantees for fraud and environmental carve-outs by Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.

Debt of the Operating Partnership

A summary of outstanding indebtedness of the operating partnership as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

				June 30, 2019					December 31, 2018
Indebtedness	Stated Maturity Date	Contractual Interest Rate	Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
2013 Mortgage Loans
Senior note	5/2023	3.81%	4.14%	$	184,722		$	187,492	$	187,957		$	184,667
Mezzanine A	5/2023	7.38%	7.55%	70,000			70,350		70,000			67,900
Mezzanine B	5/2023	11.50%	11.75%	32,000			32,320		32,000			31,120
Total 2013 Mortgage Loans				286,722			290,162		289,957			283,687
Senior Unsecured Notes
Series A 4.68% notes due 2026	1/2026	4.68%	4.77%	200,000			215,000		200,000			202,500
Series B 4.86% notes due 2029	1/2029	4.86%	4.92%	400,000			433,000		400,000			407,000
Series C 4.10% notes due 2030	1/2030	4.10%	4.16%	350,000			361,375		—			—
Total Senior Unsecured Notes				950,000			1,009,375		600,000			609,500
2018 Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility(1)	1/2023	L+1.45%	4.30%	475,000			476,188		475,000			472,625
Installment Notes Payable
New Market Tax Credit
Enterprise SUB-CDE XII, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.65%	4,100			4,100		—			—
Enterprise SUB-CDE XIX, LLC	4/2045	1.73%	4.63%	3,400			3,400		—			—
CIF III, LLC	4/2045	1.53%	4.66%	4,000			4,000		—			—
CNMC SUB-CDE 61, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.88%	1,800			1,800		—			—
Installment notes payable				13,300			13,300		—			—
Total principal amount of indebtedness				$	1,725,022		$	1,789,025	$	1,364,957		$	1,365,812
Less: deferred financing costs				(14,499		)	n/a		(13,943		)	n/a
Total indebtedness, net of unamortizeddeferred financing costs				$	1,710,523		$	1,789,025	$	1,351,014		$	1,365,812
2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility(1)	1/2021	L+1.45%	0.36%	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—

⁽¹⁾ L = one-month LIBOR.

2018 Recast Credit Facility

On December 4, 2018, we entered into a recast credit agreement ("2018 Senior Unsecured Credit Facility") to, among other things, (i) increase the revolver borrowing capacity from $450 million to $800 million, (ii) convert the credit facility (term loan and revolver) from a secured credit facility to an unsecured credit facility, and (iii) decrease the applicable interest rate margins from 2.35% to 1.45% and decrease the fee on unused borrowing capacity by 5 basis points. The terms of the revolver allow for the ability to draw proceeds in multiple currencies, up to $400 million. In connection with entering into the original agreement and subsequent amendments for the Term Loan A Credit Facility, we capitalized approximately $8.9 million of debt issuance costs, which we amortize as interest expense under the effective interest method. The unamortized balance of Term Loan A debt issuance costs are included in "Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable" on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of June 30, 2019, $4.2 million of unamortized debt issuance costs related to revolving credit facility is included in "Other assets" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility is structured to include a borrowing base, which allows us to borrow against the lesser of our Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility balance outstanding and $800 million in revolving credit commitments, and the value of certain owned real estate assets and ground leased assets. At June 30, 2019, the gross value of our assets included in the calculations under our 2018 Recast Credit Facility, was in excess of $4.2 billion, and had an effective borrowing base collateral value (after concentration limits and advance rates as calculated under the terms of our 2018 Recast Credit Agreement) in excess of $2.5 billion.

Our 2018 Recast Credit Facility contains representations, covenants and other terms customary for a publicly traded REIT. In addition, our 2018 Recast Credit Facility contains certain financial covenants, as defined in the credit agreement, including:

• a maximum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 60% of our total asset value;

• a minimum borrowing base coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00;

• a minimum pro forma fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.40 to 1.00, which increased to 1.50 to 1.00 in the first quarter of 2018;

• a minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00;

• a minimum tangible net worth requirement of greater than or equal to $900 million plus 70% of any future net equity proceeds following the completion of the IPO transactions; and

• a maximum recourse secured debt ratio of less than or equal to 20% of our total asset value.

Our 2018 Recast Credit Facility is fully recourse to our operating partnership. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

There were $29.2 million and $29.6 million letters of credit issued on the Company’s 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Series A, B and C Senior Unsecured Notes

On April 26, 2019, we priced a debt private placement transaction consisting of $350 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.10% due January 8, 2030 ("Series C"). The transaction closed on May 7, 2019. Interest will be paid on January 8 and July 8 of each year until maturity, with the first payment occurring January 8, 2020. The initial January 8, 2020 payment will include interest accrued since May 7, 2019. The notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company applied the proceeds of the private placement transaction to repay the indebtedness outstanding under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility incurred in connection with the funding of the Cloverleaf and Lanier acquisitions.

On November 6, 2018, we priced a debt private placement transaction consisting of (i) $200 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.68% due January 8, 2026 (“Series A”) and (ii) $400 million senior unsecured notes with a coupon of 4.86% due January 8, 2029 (“Series B”), (collectively referred to as the “Senior Unsecured Notes”). The transaction closed on December 4, 2018. Interest will be paid on January 8 and July 8 of each year until maturity, with the first payment occurring July 8, 2019. The initial July 8, 2019 payment will include interest accrued since December 4, 2018. The notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company used a portion of the proceeds of the private placement transaction to repay the outstanding balances of the $600 million Americold 2010 LLC Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2010, ART (2010 Mortgage Loans). The Company also used the remaining proceeds to extinguish the Australian term loan and the New Zealand term loan (ANZ Loans). See below for further detail regarding the early extinguishment of debt under 2010 Mortgage Loans and ANZ Loans.

The Series A, Series B, and Series C senior notes and guarantee agreement includes a prepayment option executable at any time during the term of the loans. The prepayment can be either a partial payment or payment in full, as long as the partial payment is at least 5% of the outstanding principal. Any prepayment in full must include a make-whole amount, which is the discounted remaining scheduled payments due to the lender. The discount rate to be used is equal to 0.50% plus the yield to maturity reported for the most recently actively traded U.S. Treasury Securities with a maturity equal to the remaining average life of the prepaid principal. The Company must give each lender at least 10 day’s written notice whenever it intends to prepay any portion of the debt.

If a change in control occurs for the Company, the Company must issue an offer to prepay the remaining portion of the debt to the lenders. The prepayment amount will be 100% of the principal amount, as well as accrued and unpaid interest.

The Senior Unsecured Notes require compliance with leverage ratios, secured and unsecured indebtedness ratios, and unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratios. In addition, the Company is required to maintain at all times an investment grade debt rating for each series of notes from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. In addition, the Senior Unsecured Notes contain certain financial covenants required on a quarterly or occurrence basis, as defined in the credit agreement, including:

• a maximum leverage ratio of less than or equal to 60% of our total asset value;

• a maximum unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratio of less than 0.60 to 1.00;

• a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00;

• a minimum unsecured debt service ratio of greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00; and

• a maximum total secured indebtedness ratio of less than 0.40 to 1.00.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

2013 Mortgage Loans

On May 1, 2013, we entered into a mortgage financing in an aggregate principal amount of $322.0 million, which we refer to as the 2013 Mortgage Loans. The debt consists of a senior debt note and two mezzanine notes. The components are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted. The senior debt note requires monthly principal payments. The mezzanine notes require no principal payments until the stated maturity date in May 2023. The interest rates on the notes are fixed and range from 3.81% to 11.50% per annum. The senior debt note and the two mezzanine notes remain subject to yield maintenance provisions. We used the net proceeds of these loans to refinance certain of the 2006 Mortgage Loans, acquire two warehouses, and fund general corporate purposes.

The 2013 Mortgage Loans are collateralized by 15 warehouses. The terms governing the 2013 Mortgage Loans require us to maintain certain cash amounts in accounts that are restricted as to their use for the respective warehouses. As of June 30, 2019, the amount of restricted cash associated with the 2013 Mortgage Loans was $3.4 million. Additionally, if we do not maintain certain financial thresholds, including a debt service coverage ratio of 1.10x, the cash generated will further be temporarily restricted and limited to the use for scheduled debt service and operating costs. The debt service coverage ratio was 1.72x as of June 30, 2019. The 2013 Mortgage Loans are non-recourse to the Company, subject to customary non-recourse provisions as stipulated in the agreements.

The mortgage loan also requires compliance with other financial covenants, including a debt coverage ratio and cash flow calculation, as defined. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

New Market Tax Credit

On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired notes receivable and assumed notes payable in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition, with preliminary fair values of $11.0 million and $13.3 million, respectively. The fair value of both the notes receivable and notes payable are less than their principal values of $14.9 million and $20.6 million, respectively, due to their below market interest rates.

These financing arrangements were originated by Cloverleaf in 2015 to monetize state and federal tax credits related to the construction of a cold storage warehouse in Monmouth, Illinois. The New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) program was provided for in the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (the Act) and is intended to induce capital investment in qualified lower income communities.

The structure of the financing arrangement is such that Cloverleaf lent money to investment funds into which tax credit investors also made capital contributions. The tax credit investors receive the benefit of the resulting tax credits in exchange for their capital contributions to the investment funds. Tax credits were generated through contribution of the investment fund’s proceeds into special purpose entities having authority from the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive tax credits in exchange for qualifying investments. These entities, known as a Community Development Entities (CDE), made qualifying investments in the Monmouth, Illinois cold storage facility in the form of loans payable by Cloverleaf.

The note receivables are due from Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC (Enterprise NMTC) and Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund, LLC (Chase NMTC). The Enterprise NMTC and Chase NMTC notes receivable have fixed interest rates of 1.1% and 1.5%, respectively, and implied interest rates are 3.7% and 3.4%, respectively. Interest income associated with the notes receivable is required to be paid to Americold quarterly. Annual receipts through 2022 are $0.2 million, with subsequent receipts, inclusive of principal repayment, increasing to $0.8 million until maturity in 2045. The notes receivable due from Enterprise NMTC and Chase NMTC are recorded in "Other assets" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The installment notes payable with Enterprise Sub-CDE XII, LLC, Enterprise Sub-CDE XIX, LLC, CIF II, LLC and CNMC Sub-CDE 61, LLC have fixed interest rates ranging between 1.0% and 1.7% and implied interest rates ranging between 4.6% and 4.9%. Interest expense associated with the notes payable is required to be paid quarterly. Annual payments through 2022 are $0.3 million, with subsequent payments, inclusive of principal repayment, increasing to $1.0 million until maturity of the notes. The lenders have the option to accelerate certain of the notes in April 2022. The installment notes payable related to NMTC are recorded in "Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of June 30, 2019, the amount of restricted cash associated with the New Market Tax Credit notes was $0.5 million.

DebtCovenants

The Company’s Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities, the Senior Unsecured Notes, the New Market Tax Credit, and 2013 Mortgage Loans require financial statements reporting, periodic requirements to report compliance with established thresholds and performance measurements, and affirmative and negative covenants that govern allowable business practices of the Company. The affirmative and negative covenants include continuation of insurance, maintenance of collateral, the maintenance of REIT status, and the Company’s ability to enter into certain types of transactions or exposures in the normal course of business. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

The aggregate maturities of the Company’s total indebtedness as of June 30, 2019, including amortization of principal amounts due under the term loan, senior unsecured notes, mortgage notes and installment notes for each of the next five years and thereafter, are as follows:

As of June 30, 2019:	(In thousands)
June 30, 2020	$	6,620
June 30, 2021	6,900
June 30, 2022	7,102
June 30, 2023	741,029
June 30, 2024	—
Thereafter	963,371
Aggregate principal amount of debt	1,725,022
Less unamortized deferred financing costs	(14,499		)
Total debt net of unamortized deferred financing costs	$	1,710,523

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Derivative Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is subject to volatility in interest rates due to variable-rate debt. To manage this risk, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement of $100 million of variable interest-rate debt, which hedges 21% of the Company's outstanding variable-rate debt as of June 30, 2019. The agreement converts the Company’s floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis for the next five years, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense. This agreement involves the receipt of floating-rate amounts in exchange for fixed-rate interest payments over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying notional amount. The Company's objective for utilizing this derivative instrument is to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in cash flows due to changes in interest rates.

The Company is subject to volatility in foreign exchange rates due to foreign-currency denominated intercompany loans between Australia and U.S. entities and the New Zealand and U.S. entities. The Company implemented cross-currency swaps to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk on these intercompany loans. These agreements effectively mitigate the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in cash flows due to foreign exchange rate risk by converting the Company’s floating exchange rate to a fixed-rate basis for the life of the intercompany loans. These agreements involve the receipt of fixed USD amounts in exchange for payment of fixed AUD and NZD amounts over the life of the respective intercompany loan. The entirety of the Company’s outstanding intercompany loans receivable balances, $153.5 million AUD and $37.5 million NZD, were hedged under the cross-currency swap agreements at June 30, 2019.

In accordance with ASC 815, the Company designates the cross-currency swaps as cash flow hedges of future interest and principal repayments. The Company designates the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge of variable-rate loans. The Company classifies cash inflow and outflows from derivatives within operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The Company determines the fair value of these derivative instruments using a present value calculation with significant observable inputs classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Derivative asset balances are recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within "Other assets" and derivative liability balances are recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within "Accounts payable and accrued expenses". The following table illustrates the disclosure in tabular format of fair value amounts of derivative instruments at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	Derivative Assets				Derivative Liabilities
	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1,937	$	2,283	$	—	$	—
Interest rate contracts	—		—		3,638		—
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments	$	1,937	$	2,283	$	3,638	$	—

The following tables present the amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded and the effects of cash flow hedge activity on these line items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, including the impacts to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI):

	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
	Three Months Ended June 30,							Three Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018				2019			2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts	$	(2,230	)	$	(104	)	Interest expense	$	(2	)	$	308
Foreign exchange contracts	2,229			$	—		Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net	(1,760		)	—
Total designated cash flow hedges	$	(1	)	$	(104	)		$	(1,762	)	$	308

	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
	Six Months Ended June 30,							Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018				2019			2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts	$	(3,638	)	$	(434	)	Interest expense	$	—		$	674
Foreign exchange contracts	(347		)	$	—		Foreign currency exchange gain, net	(492		)	—
Total designated cash flow hedges	$	(3,985	)	$	(434	)		$	(492	)	$	674

The amount of gains (losses), net of tax, related to the effective portion of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The Company’s derivatives have been designated as cash flow hedges; therefore, the changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized in AOCI and are reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings and is presented in the same income statement line item as the earnings effect of the hedged item. The Company classifies cash inflows and outflows from derivatives within operating activities on the statement of cash flows. Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings related to realized gains and losses on the interest rate swap are recognized when payments or receipts occur related to the swap contracts, which correspond to when interest payments are made on the Company’s hedged debt. Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings related to realized gains and losses on foreign exchange rate swaps are recognized on each remeasurement date and the impact is recorded through foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net.

Refer to Note 19 for additional details regarding the impact of the Company’s derivatives on AOCI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Sale-Leasebacks of Real Estate

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Sale-Leasebacks of Real Estate

Sale-Leasebacks of Real Estate

The Company’s outstanding sale-leaseback financing obligations of real estate-related long-lived assets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	Maturity	Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
			(In thousands)
1 warehouse – 2010	7/2030	10.34%	$	19,144	$	19,265
11 warehouses – 2007	9/2027	7.00%-19.59%	98,276		99,655
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations			$	117,420	$	118,920

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Lease Accounting

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lease Accounting

Lease Accounting

Arrangements wherein we are the lessee:

We have operating and finance leases for land, warehouses, offices, vehicles, and equipment with remaining lease terms ranging from 1 to 34 years. Many of our leases include one or more options to extend the lease term from 1 to 10 years that may be exercised at our sole discretion. Additionally, many of our leases for vehicles and equipment include options to purchase the underlying asset at or before expiration of the lease agreement. Rental payments are generally fixed over the term of the lease agreement with the exception of certain equipment leases for which the rental payment may vary based on usage of the asset. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

As of June 30, 2019, the rights and obligations with respect to leases which have been signed but have not yet commenced are not material to our financial position or results of operations.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019			Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Components of lease expense:
Operating lease cost (a)	$	7,855		$	15,930
Financing lease cost:
Depreciation	3,009			5,265
Interest on lease liabilities	763			1,413
Sublease income (b)	(134		)	(256		)
Net lease expense	$	11,493		$	22,352

^(a) Includes short-term lease and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

^(b) Sublease income relates to two warehouses in the U.S. and New Zealand.

Other information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(13,423	)
Operating cash flows from finance leases	(1,413		)
Financing cash flows from finance leases	(5,838		)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	$	8,117
Finance leases	20,215
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	6.4
Finance leases	4.8
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.1		%
Finance leases	5.7		%

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2019 were as follows:

Years ending December 31,	Operating Lease Payments			Finance Lease Payments			Total Lease Payments
	(In thousands)
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	11,185		$	8,293		$	19,478
2020	19,219			16,000			35,219
2021	13,351			14,723			28,074
2022	8,218			9,518			17,736
2023	7,982			6,485			14,467
Thereafter	19,706			9,183			28,889
Total future minimum lease payments	79,661			64,202			143,863
Less: Interest	(11,040		)	(8,859		)	(19,899		)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964
Reported as of June 30, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	193		$	51		$	244
Operating lease obligations	68,428			—			68,428
Finance lease obligations	—			55,292			55,292
Total lease obligations	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964

Arrangements wherein we are the lessor:

We receive lease income as the lessor for certain buildings and warehouses or space within a warehouse. The remaining term on existing leases ranges from 1 to 10 years. Lease income is generally fixed over the duration of the contract and each lease contract contains clauses permitting extension or termination. Lease incentives and options for purchase of the leased asset by the lessee are generally not included.

The Company is party to operating leases only and currently does not have sales-type or direct financing leases. Lease income is included within "Rent, storage, and warehouse services" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as denoted in Note 23"Revenues from Contracts with Customers".

Property, plant and equipment underlying operating leases is included in "Land" and "Buildings and improvements" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The gross value and net value of these assets was $369.3 million and $323.4 million, for Land and Buildings and improvements as of June 30, 2019. Depreciation expense for such assets was $4.7 million and $9.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases
Year ending December 31,
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	9,324
2020	14,267
2021	10,820
2022	9,529
2023	7,927
Thereafter	23,470
Total	$	75,337

Lease Accounting

Lease Accounting

Arrangements wherein we are the lessee:

We have operating and finance leases for land, warehouses, offices, vehicles, and equipment with remaining lease terms ranging from 1 to 34 years. Many of our leases include one or more options to extend the lease term from 1 to 10 years that may be exercised at our sole discretion. Additionally, many of our leases for vehicles and equipment include options to purchase the underlying asset at or before expiration of the lease agreement. Rental payments are generally fixed over the term of the lease agreement with the exception of certain equipment leases for which the rental payment may vary based on usage of the asset. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

As of June 30, 2019, the rights and obligations with respect to leases which have been signed but have not yet commenced are not material to our financial position or results of operations.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019			Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Components of lease expense:
Operating lease cost (a)	$	7,855		$	15,930
Financing lease cost:
Depreciation	3,009			5,265
Interest on lease liabilities	763			1,413
Sublease income (b)	(134		)	(256		)
Net lease expense	$	11,493		$	22,352

^(a) Includes short-term lease and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

^(b) Sublease income relates to two warehouses in the U.S. and New Zealand.

Other information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(13,423	)
Operating cash flows from finance leases	(1,413		)
Financing cash flows from finance leases	(5,838		)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	$	8,117
Finance leases	20,215
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	6.4
Finance leases	4.8
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.1		%
Finance leases	5.7		%

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2019 were as follows:

Years ending December 31,	Operating Lease Payments			Finance Lease Payments			Total Lease Payments
	(In thousands)
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	11,185		$	8,293		$	19,478
2020	19,219			16,000			35,219
2021	13,351			14,723			28,074
2022	8,218			9,518			17,736
2023	7,982			6,485			14,467
Thereafter	19,706			9,183			28,889
Total future minimum lease payments	79,661			64,202			143,863
Less: Interest	(11,040		)	(8,859		)	(19,899		)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964
Reported as of June 30, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	193		$	51		$	244
Operating lease obligations	68,428			—			68,428
Finance lease obligations	—			55,292			55,292
Total lease obligations	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964

Arrangements wherein we are the lessor:

We receive lease income as the lessor for certain buildings and warehouses or space within a warehouse. The remaining term on existing leases ranges from 1 to 10 years. Lease income is generally fixed over the duration of the contract and each lease contract contains clauses permitting extension or termination. Lease incentives and options for purchase of the leased asset by the lessee are generally not included.

The Company is party to operating leases only and currently does not have sales-type or direct financing leases. Lease income is included within "Rent, storage, and warehouse services" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as denoted in Note 23"Revenues from Contracts with Customers".

Property, plant and equipment underlying operating leases is included in "Land" and "Buildings and improvements" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The gross value and net value of these assets was $369.3 million and $323.4 million, for Land and Buildings and improvements as of June 30, 2019. Depreciation expense for such assets was $4.7 million and $9.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases
Year ending December 31,
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	9,324
2020	14,267
2021	10,820
2022	9,529
2023	7,927
Thereafter	23,470
Total	$	75,337

Lease Accounting

Lease Accounting

Arrangements wherein we are the lessee:

We have operating and finance leases for land, warehouses, offices, vehicles, and equipment with remaining lease terms ranging from 1 to 34 years. Many of our leases include one or more options to extend the lease term from 1 to 10 years that may be exercised at our sole discretion. Additionally, many of our leases for vehicles and equipment include options to purchase the underlying asset at or before expiration of the lease agreement. Rental payments are generally fixed over the term of the lease agreement with the exception of certain equipment leases for which the rental payment may vary based on usage of the asset. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

As of June 30, 2019, the rights and obligations with respect to leases which have been signed but have not yet commenced are not material to our financial position or results of operations.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019			Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Components of lease expense:
Operating lease cost (a)	$	7,855		$	15,930
Financing lease cost:
Depreciation	3,009			5,265
Interest on lease liabilities	763			1,413
Sublease income (b)	(134		)	(256		)
Net lease expense	$	11,493		$	22,352

^(a) Includes short-term lease and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

^(b) Sublease income relates to two warehouses in the U.S. and New Zealand.

Other information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(13,423	)
Operating cash flows from finance leases	(1,413		)
Financing cash flows from finance leases	(5,838		)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	$	8,117
Finance leases	20,215
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	6.4
Finance leases	4.8
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.1		%
Finance leases	5.7		%

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2019 were as follows:

Years ending December 31,	Operating Lease Payments			Finance Lease Payments			Total Lease Payments
	(In thousands)
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	11,185		$	8,293		$	19,478
2020	19,219			16,000			35,219
2021	13,351			14,723			28,074
2022	8,218			9,518			17,736
2023	7,982			6,485			14,467
Thereafter	19,706			9,183			28,889
Total future minimum lease payments	79,661			64,202			143,863
Less: Interest	(11,040		)	(8,859		)	(19,899		)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964
Reported as of June 30, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	193		$	51		$	244
Operating lease obligations	68,428			—			68,428
Finance lease obligations	—			55,292			55,292
Total lease obligations	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964

Arrangements wherein we are the lessor:

We receive lease income as the lessor for certain buildings and warehouses or space within a warehouse. The remaining term on existing leases ranges from 1 to 10 years. Lease income is generally fixed over the duration of the contract and each lease contract contains clauses permitting extension or termination. Lease incentives and options for purchase of the leased asset by the lessee are generally not included.

The Company is party to operating leases only and currently does not have sales-type or direct financing leases. Lease income is included within "Rent, storage, and warehouse services" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as denoted in Note 23"Revenues from Contracts with Customers".

Property, plant and equipment underlying operating leases is included in "Land" and "Buildings and improvements" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The gross value and net value of these assets was $369.3 million and $323.4 million, for Land and Buildings and improvements as of June 30, 2019. Depreciation expense for such assets was $4.7 million and $9.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases
Year ending December 31,
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	9,324
2020	14,267
2021	10,820
2022	9,529
2023	7,927
Thereafter	23,470
Total	$	75,337

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The Company categorizes assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair values into one of three tiers based upon fair value hierarchy. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2, defined as inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and revolving line of credit approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of the instruments.

The Company’s mortgage notes, term loan and senior unsecured notes are reported at their aggregate principal amount less unamortized deferred financing costs on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of these financial instruments is estimated based on the present value of the expected coupon and principal payments using a discount rate that reflects the projected performance of the collateral asset as of each valuation date. The inputs used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loans and notes payable are comprised of Level 2 inputs, including senior industrial commercial real estate loan spreads, corporate industrial loan indexes, risk-free interest rates, and Level 3 inputs, such as future coupon and principal payments, and projected future cash flows of the collateral asset.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis include certain investments included in cash equivalent money market funds and restricted cash assets. The Company’s cash equivalent money market funds and restricted cash assets are valued at quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), which the Company receives from the financial institutions that hold such investments on its behalf. The fair value hierarchy discussed above is also applicable to the Company’s pension and other post-retirement plans. The Company uses the fair value hierarchy to measure the fair value of assets held by various plans. The Company recognizes transfers between levels within the hierarchy as of the beginning of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels within the hierarchy as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The Company’s assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value are as follows:

		Fair Value
	Fair Value Hierarchy	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
		(In thousands)
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Cash and cash equivalents	Level 1	$	320,805	$	208,078
Restricted cash	Level 1	6,441		6,019
Interest rate swap liability	Level 2	3,638		—
Cross-currency swap asset	Level 2	1,937		2,283
Disclosed at fair value:
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable(1)	Level 3	$	1,789,025	$	1,365,812

⁽¹⁾The carrying value of mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable is disclosed in Note 8.

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Dividends and Distributions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends and Distributions

Redeemable Preferred Shares

Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares

In January 2009, the Company issued 125 Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series A Preferred Shares) for proceeds of $0.1 million. The Series A Preferred Shares were redeemable by the Company at any time by notice for a price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of each share’s liquidation value of $1,000, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends, plus, if applicable, a redemption premium. Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares were entitled to receive dividends semiannually at a per annum rate equal to 12.5% of the liquidation value.

In 2018, in connection with the IPO, all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares were redeemed resulting in a cash payment of approximately $0.1 million, including accrued and unpaid dividends.

Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares

During 2010, the Company’s Board of Trustees approved a series of agreements and documents that effected the conversion of 375,000 authorized and unissued preferred shares of the Company into 375,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series B Preferred Shares), and simultaneously authorized the sale and issuance of the 375,000 Series B Preferred Shares. On December 15, 2010, the Company issued 375,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series B Preferred Shares), for proceeds of $368.5 million. Of the total issuance, 325,000 Series B Preferred Shares were issued to affiliates of Goldman and 50,000 were issued to an affiliate of China Merchant Holdings International (CMHI), an affiliate of the majority partner in the China JV.

In connection with the IPO, Goldman and CMHI converted their Series B Preferred Shares into 28,808,224 and 4,432,034 common shares of the Company, respectively, after taking into account a cash payment of approximately $1.8 million of accrued and unpaid dividends. Subsequent to the IPO, CMHI and Goldman have sold their remaining shares of the Company. Refer to Note 1 for further details.

Dividends and Distributions

In order to comply with the REIT requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, the Company is generally required to make common share distributions (other than capital gain distributions) to its shareholders at least equal to 90% of its REIT taxable income, as defined in the Code, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and net capital gains. The Company’s common share dividend policy is to distribute a percentage of cash flow to ensure distribution requirements of the IRS are met while allowing the Company to retain cash to meet other needs, such as principal amortization, capital improvements and other investment activities.

Common share dividends are characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes as ordinary income, qualified dividend, capital gains, non-taxable income return of capital, or a combination of the four. Common share dividends that exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits (calculated for tax purposes) constitute a return of capital rather than a dividend and generally reduce the shareholder’s basis in the common share. To the extent that a dividend exceeds both current and accumulated earnings and profits and the shareholder’s basis in the common share, it will generally be treated as a gain from the sale or exchange of that shareholder’s common share. At the beginning of each year, we notify our shareholders of the taxability of the common share dividends paid during the preceding year. The payment of common share dividends is dependent upon our financial condition, operating results, and REIT distribution requirements and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Trustees.

The following tables summarize dividends declared and distributions paid to the holders of common shares and Series B Preferred Shares for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
December (2018)/January	$	0.1875	$	—	$	—	$	28,218		$	—
December(a)							(127		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
December (2018)/January							7			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
March/April	0.2000		30,235		—		30,235			—
March(b)							(142		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							15			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.2000		38,764		—		—			—
			$	68,999	$	—	$	58,206		$	—

(a) Declared in December 2018 and included in the $28.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

(b) Declared in March and included in the $30.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
January (a)	$	0.0186	$	1,291	$	619	$	1,291		$	619
March/April	0.1396		20,145		—		20,145
March (c)							(79		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							20			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.1875		27,250		—		—			—
			$	48,686			$	21,377
Series B Preferred Shares - Fixed Dividend
January (b)					1,198					1,198
Total distributions paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares					$	1,817				$	1,817

(a) Stub period dividend paid to shareholders of record prior to the IPO.

(b) Last participating and fixed dividend paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in connection with the conversion to common shares on the IPO date.

(c) Declared in March and included in the $20.1 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

Partners' Capital

Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses to Partners

The operating partnership’s net income will generally be allocated to Americold Realty Trust (the general partner) and the operating partnership’s limited partner, Americold Realty Operations, Inc., in accordance with the respective percentage interests in the units issued by the operating partnership. Net loss will generally be allocated to the general partner and the operating partnership’s limited partners in accordance with the respective common percentage interests in the operating partnership until the limited partner’s capital is reduced to zero and any remaining net loss would be allocated to the general partner. However, in some cases, losses may be disproportionately allocated to partners who have guaranteed our debt. The allocations described above are subject to special allocations relating to depreciation deductions and to compliance with the provisions of Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code, and the associated Treasury Regulations.

Distributions

All distributions on our units are at the discretion of Americold Realty Trust's Board of Trustees. We have declared and paid the following distributions to Americold Realty Trust for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
December (2018)/January	$	—	$	28,098
March/April	$	30,235	$	30,108
June/July	38,764		—
	$	68,999	$	58,206

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
January (a)	$	3,242	$	3,242
March/April	20,145		20,165
March (b)	—		(79		)
June/July	27,250		—
	$	50,637	$	23,328

(a) Stub period distribution paid to Parent immediately prior to the IPO.

(b) Distribution equivalents declared in March and included in the $20.1 million, accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.

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Partners' Capital

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends and Distributions

Redeemable Preferred Shares

Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares

In January 2009, the Company issued 125 Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series A Preferred Shares) for proceeds of $0.1 million. The Series A Preferred Shares were redeemable by the Company at any time by notice for a price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of each share’s liquidation value of $1,000, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends, plus, if applicable, a redemption premium. Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares were entitled to receive dividends semiannually at a per annum rate equal to 12.5% of the liquidation value.

In 2018, in connection with the IPO, all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares were redeemed resulting in a cash payment of approximately $0.1 million, including accrued and unpaid dividends.

Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares

During 2010, the Company’s Board of Trustees approved a series of agreements and documents that effected the conversion of 375,000 authorized and unissued preferred shares of the Company into 375,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series B Preferred Shares), and simultaneously authorized the sale and issuance of the 375,000 Series B Preferred Shares. On December 15, 2010, the Company issued 375,000 Series B Cumulative Convertible Voting Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Series B Preferred Shares), for proceeds of $368.5 million. Of the total issuance, 325,000 Series B Preferred Shares were issued to affiliates of Goldman and 50,000 were issued to an affiliate of China Merchant Holdings International (CMHI), an affiliate of the majority partner in the China JV.

In connection with the IPO, Goldman and CMHI converted their Series B Preferred Shares into 28,808,224 and 4,432,034 common shares of the Company, respectively, after taking into account a cash payment of approximately $1.8 million of accrued and unpaid dividends. Subsequent to the IPO, CMHI and Goldman have sold their remaining shares of the Company. Refer to Note 1 for further details.

Dividends and Distributions

In order to comply with the REIT requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, the Company is generally required to make common share distributions (other than capital gain distributions) to its shareholders at least equal to 90% of its REIT taxable income, as defined in the Code, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and net capital gains. The Company’s common share dividend policy is to distribute a percentage of cash flow to ensure distribution requirements of the IRS are met while allowing the Company to retain cash to meet other needs, such as principal amortization, capital improvements and other investment activities.

Common share dividends are characterized for U.S. federal income tax purposes as ordinary income, qualified dividend, capital gains, non-taxable income return of capital, or a combination of the four. Common share dividends that exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits (calculated for tax purposes) constitute a return of capital rather than a dividend and generally reduce the shareholder’s basis in the common share. To the extent that a dividend exceeds both current and accumulated earnings and profits and the shareholder’s basis in the common share, it will generally be treated as a gain from the sale or exchange of that shareholder’s common share. At the beginning of each year, we notify our shareholders of the taxability of the common share dividends paid during the preceding year. The payment of common share dividends is dependent upon our financial condition, operating results, and REIT distribution requirements and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Trustees.

The following tables summarize dividends declared and distributions paid to the holders of common shares and Series B Preferred Shares for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
December (2018)/January	$	0.1875	$	—	$	—	$	28,218		$	—
December(a)							(127		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
December (2018)/January							7			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
March/April	0.2000		30,235		—		30,235			—
March(b)							(142		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							15			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.2000		38,764		—		—			—
			$	68,999	$	—	$	58,206		$	—

(a) Declared in December 2018 and included in the $28.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

(b) Declared in March and included in the $30.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
January (a)	$	0.0186	$	1,291	$	619	$	1,291		$	619
March/April	0.1396		20,145		—		20,145
March (c)							(79		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							20			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.1875		27,250		—		—			—
			$	48,686			$	21,377
Series B Preferred Shares - Fixed Dividend
January (b)					1,198					1,198
Total distributions paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares					$	1,817				$	1,817

(a) Stub period dividend paid to shareholders of record prior to the IPO.

(b) Last participating and fixed dividend paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in connection with the conversion to common shares on the IPO date.

(c) Declared in March and included in the $20.1 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

Partners' Capital

Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses to Partners

The operating partnership’s net income will generally be allocated to Americold Realty Trust (the general partner) and the operating partnership’s limited partner, Americold Realty Operations, Inc., in accordance with the respective percentage interests in the units issued by the operating partnership. Net loss will generally be allocated to the general partner and the operating partnership’s limited partners in accordance with the respective common percentage interests in the operating partnership until the limited partner’s capital is reduced to zero and any remaining net loss would be allocated to the general partner. However, in some cases, losses may be disproportionately allocated to partners who have guaranteed our debt. The allocations described above are subject to special allocations relating to depreciation deductions and to compliance with the provisions of Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code, and the associated Treasury Regulations.

Distributions

All distributions on our units are at the discretion of Americold Realty Trust's Board of Trustees. We have declared and paid the following distributions to Americold Realty Trust for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
December (2018)/January	$	—	$	28,098
March/April	$	30,235	$	30,108
June/July	38,764		—
	$	68,999	$	58,206

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
January (a)	$	3,242	$	3,242
March/April	20,145		20,165
March (b)	—		(79		)
June/July	27,250		—
	$	50,637	$	23,328

(a) Stub period distribution paid to Parent immediately prior to the IPO.

(b) Distribution equivalents declared in March and included in the $20.1 million, accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.

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Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

All share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award. The Company issues time-based, performance-based and market performance-based equity awards. Time-based and market performance-based awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the employees’ requisite service period, as adjusted for estimate of forfeitures. Performance-based awards are recognized ratably over the vesting period using a graded vesting attribution model upon the achievement of the performance target, as adjusted for estimate of forfeitures. The only performance-based awards issued by the Company were granted in 2016 and 2017.

Aggregate stock-based compensation charges were $3.2 million and $1.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8.9 million and $6.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Approximately $5.8 million and $4.2 million of these charges were considered routine stock compensation expense, and were included as a component of "Selling, general and administrative" expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Approximately $3.1 million was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2019 due to accelerated vesting of awards outstanding to former executives and an equity award modification upon trustee resignation, and were included as a component of "Acquisition, litigation, and other" expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Approximately $2.0 million was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2018 to modify restricted stock units, and were included as a component of "Acquisition, litigation, and other" expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The award modifications and awards with accelerated vesting are discussed further under the section “Modification of Restricted Stock Units and Accelerated Vesting of Awards”. As of June 30, 2019, there was $29.4 million of unrecognized stock‑based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years.

Americold Realty Trust 2008 and 2010 Equity Incentive Plans

During December 2008, the Company and the common shareholders approved the Americold Realty Trust 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (2008 Plan), whereby the Company issued either stock options or stock appreciation rights based upon a reserved pool of 4,900,025 common shares. The only active awards remaining under the 2008 Plan were exercised during 2018. No additional awards may be granted under the 2008 Plan. During December 2010, the Company and the common shareholders approved the Americold Realty Trust 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (2010 Plan), whereby the Company could issue stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards, and/or dividend equivalents with respect to the Company’s common shares, cash bonus awards, and/or performance compensation awards to certain eligible participants, as defined, based upon a reserved pool of 3,849,976 of the Company’s common shares. No additional awards may be granted under the 2010 Plan.

Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

On January 4, 2018, the Company’s Board of Trustees adopted the Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (2017 Plan), which permits the grant of various forms of equity- and cash-based awards from a reserved pool of 9,000,000 common shares of the Company. On January 17, 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2017 Plan. Equity-based awards issued under the 2017 Plan have the rights to receive dividend equivalents on an accrual basis. Dividend equivalents accrued are paid upon the vesting of the awards, and for awards that are forfeited during the vesting period no dividend equivalents will be paid. Certain restricted stock units issued in connection with the IPO to retain key employees of the Company have the right to receive nonforfeitable dividend equivalent distributions on unvested units. As of June 30, 2019, the Company accrued $0.8 million of dividend equivalents on unvested units payable to employees and non-employee trustees.

Modification of Restricted Stock Units and Accelerated Vesting of Awards

On January 4, 2018, the Company’s Board of Trustees approved the modification of awards to allow the grant of dividend equivalents to all participants in the 2010 Plan with respect to any and all vested restricted stock units of the Company that have not been settled pursuant to the 2010 Plan. On the same day, the Company’s Board of Trustees resolved that no further awards may be granted under the 2010 Plan after the approval of the 2017 Plan. As a result, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million to reflect the change in fair value associated with the modification of the dividend equivalents rights of the outstanding equity awards under the 2010 Plan.

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved the modification of an award issued in 2018 to a member of the Board of Trustees upon his resignation. This modification immediately accelerated the next vesting tranche of 100,000 restricted stock units which otherwise would not have vested until 2020 assuming the trustee continued service, under the original award agreement. As a result of this modification, the Company recognized approximately $2.9 million of share-based compensation expense during the first quarter of 2019.

Additionally, during the first quarter of 2019, the Company recognized accelerated share-based compensation expense of $0.2 million upon the termination of former executives, in accordance with the terms of their original award agreements.

Restricted Stock Units Activity

Restricted stock units are nontransferable until vested. Prior to the issuance of a common share, the grantees of restricted stock units are not entitled to vote the shares. Time-based restricted stock unit awards vest in equal annual increments over the vesting period. Performance-based and market-based restricted stock unit awards vest upon the achievement of the performance target.

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit grants under the 2017 Plan during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

Three Months Ended June 30,	Grantee Type	# of Restricted Stock Units Granted	Vesting Period	Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands)
2019	Employee group	35,042	1-3 years	$	1,163
2018	Employee group	58,625	1-4 years	$	1,004

Six Months Ended June 30,	Grantee Type	# of Restricted Stock Units Granted	Vesting Period	Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands)
2019	Trustee group	12,285	1 year	$	375
2019	Employee group	490,546	1-3 years	$	16,332
2018	Trustee group	373,438	1-3 years	$	5,975
2018	Employee group	955,751	1-4 years	$	14,071

Of the restricted stock units granted for the six months ended June 30, 2019, (i) 12,285 were time-based restricted stock units with a one-year vesting period issued to non-employee trustees in recognition of their efforts and oversight in the first year as a public company, (ii) 247,378 were time-based restricted stock units with various vesting periods ranging from one to three years issued to certain employees and (iii) 243,168 were market-based restricted stock units with a three-year vesting period issued to certain employees. The vesting of such market-based awards will be determined based on Americold Realty Trust's total shareholder return (TSR) relative to the MSCI US REIT Index (RMZ), computed for the performance period that began January 1, 2019 and will end December 31, 2021.

Of the restricted stock units granted for the six months ended June 30, 2018, (i) 331,250 were time-based restricted stock units with a three-year vesting period issued to non-employee trustees in connection with the IPO, (ii) 42,188 were time-based restricted stock units with a one year vesting period issued to non-employee trustees as part of their annual compensation, (iii) 431,751 were time-based restricted stock units with various vesting periods ranging from one to four years issued to certain employees and (iv) 524,000 were market-based restricted stock units issued to certain employees. The vesting of such market-based awards will be determined based on the Company's TSR, as described in the agreement granting such awards, computed for the performance period that began January 18, 2018 and will end December 31, 2020.

The following table provides a summary of restricted stock awards activity under the 2010 and 2017 Plans as of June 30, 2019:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Restricted Stock	Number of Time-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)		Number of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)		Number of Market Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Non-vested as of December 31, 2018	1,028,256		$	26.3	71,428		$	1.8	587,500		$	15.0
Granted	259,663				—				243,168
Vested (1)	(375,400	)			(14,286	)			—
Forfeited	(137,846	)			—				(41,031	)
Non-vested as of June 30, 2019	774,673		$	25.1	57,142		$	1.9	789,637		$	25.6

(1) For certain vested restricted stock units, common shares shall not be issued until the first to occur of: (1) termination of service; (2) change in control; (3) death; or (4) disability, as defined in the 2010 Plan. Of these vested restricted stock units, 568,753 belong to a member of the Board of Trustees who has resigned and common shares shall not be issued until the first to occur: (1) change in control; or (2) April 13, 2022. Holders of these certain vested restricted stock units are entitled to receive dividends, but are not entitled to vote the shares until common shares are issued. The amount of vested restricted stock units was 627,890 as of June 30, 2019 and had a related aggregate intrinsic value of $20.4 million at $32.42 per unit.

The weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock units granted during six months ended June 30, 2019 was $33.23 per unit, for vested restricted stock units was $16.09, for forfeited restricted stock units was $16.36, and non-vested restricted stock units was $27.63 per unit.

Market Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees approved the annual grant of market performance-based restricted stock units under the 2017 Plan to employees of the Company. The awards, which were determined to contain a market condition, utilize TSR over a three-year measurement period as the market performance metric. Awards will vest based on the Company's TSR relative to the RMZ over a three-year market performance period, or the Market Performance Period, commencing in January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2021, as applicable (or, if earlier, ending on the date on which a change in control of the Company occurs), subject to continued services. Vesting with respect to the market condition is measured based on the difference between the Company’s TSR percentage and the TSR percentage of the RMS, or the RMS Relative Market Performance. In the event that the RMS Relative Market Performance during the Market Performance Period is achieved at the “threshold,” “target” or “high” level as set forth below, the awards will become vested as to the market condition with respect to the percentage of RSUs, as applicable, set forth below:

Performance Level Thresholds	RMS Relative Market Performance	Market Performance Vesting Percentage
High Level	above 75th percentile	200%
Target Level	55th percentile	100%
Threshold Level	33th percentile	50%
Below Threshold Level	below 30th percentile	0%

If the RMS Relative Market Performance falls between the levels specified above, the percentage of the award that will vest with respect to the market condition will be determined using straight-line linear interpolation between such levels.

Market performance-based restricted units granted during the six months ended June 30, 2018, which were determined to contain a market condition, utilize absolute TSR over a three-year measurement period as the market performance metric. Awards will vest based on the Company’s TSR relative to the percentage appreciation (rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent), in the value per share of the Company's stock during the performance period, over a three-year market performance period, commencing on January 18, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2020 (or, if earlier, ending on the date on which a change in control of the Company occurs), subject to continued services. In the event that the TSR upon completion of the market performance period is achieved at the “minimum,” “target” or “maximum” level as set forth below, the awards will become vested as to the market condition with respect to the percentage RSUs, as applicable, set forth below:

Performance Level Thresholds	TSR	Market Performance Percentage
Maximum	12%	150% of Target Award
Target	10%	100% of Target Award
Minimum	8%	50% of Target Award

In the event TSR falls between 8% and 10%, TSR shall be determined using a straight line linear interpolation between 50% and 100% and in the event it falls between 10% and 12%, TSR shall be determined using a straight line linear interpolation between 100% and 150%.

In the event that the Company’s TSR does not meet 50% of the Target Award (i.e., the minimum threshold listed above), the Restricted Stock Units shall be automatically forfeited and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall have any further obligations to the participant under the agreement. In no event will the number of RSUs that vest pursuant to the agreement exceed 150% of the Target Award.

The fair values of the market-performance awards were measured using a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the probability of the market vesting condition being satisfied. The Company’s achievement of the market vesting condition is contingent on its TSR over a three-year market performance period, relative to the previously defined metrics. Monte Carlo simulation is well-accepted for pricing market based awards, where the number of shares that will vest depends on the future stock price movements. For each simulated path, the TSR is calculated at the end of the performance period and determines the vesting percentage based on achievement of the performance target. Upon achieving the minimum performance target, RSUs will vest on the date and their payout will be the stock price at the time of vesting multiplied by the vesting percentage, plus cumulative dividends paid; then discounted at the future payout of vested RSUs to the valuation date by the risk free rate. The fair value of the RSUs is the average discounted payout across all simulation paths. Assumptions used in the valuations are summarized by grant date as follows:

Award Date	Expected Stock Price Volatility	Risk-Free Interest Rate	Dividend Yield
2/26/2018	30%	2.35%	4.70%
4/2/2018	30%	2.34%	4.04%
7/1/2018	30%	2.58%	3.41%
10/1/2018	25%	2.85%	3.01%
3/8/2019	22%	2.43%	2.70%
3/15/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%
4/22/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%
5/30/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%

Stock Options Activity

The following tables provide a summary of option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

Options	Shares (In thousands)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018	2,355,787		$	9.81	5.4
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(1,092,789	)	9.81
Forfeited or expired	(179,000	)	9.81
Outstanding as of June 30, 2019	1,083,998		9.81		6.4
Exercisable as of June 30, 2019	332,000		$	9.81	4.4

Outstanding as of December 31, 2017	5,477,617		$	9.72	6.0
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(1,735,000	)	9.65
Forfeited or expired	(91,000	)	9.81
Outstanding as of June 30, 2018	3,651,617		9.76		5.5
Exercisable as of June 30, 2018	3,111,120		$	9.72	4.9

The total fair value at grant date of stock option awards that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2019and 2018 was approximately $0.4 millionand$0.6 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, was $21.5 million and $20.2 million, respectively.

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, which generally requires the Company to record deferred income taxes for the tax effect of differences between book and tax bases of its assets and liabilities.

Deferred income taxes reflect the available net operating losses and the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Realization of the future tax benefits related to deferred tax assets is dependent on many factors, including the Company’s past earnings history, expected future earnings, the character and jurisdiction of such earnings, unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably resolved, would adversely affect utilization of its deferred tax assets, carryback and carryforward periods, and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of realization of a deferred tax asset.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of approximately $0.9 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and an income tax benefit of approximately $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As a REIT, the Company is entitled to a deduction for dividends paid, resulting in a substantial reduction in the amount of federal income tax expense it recognizes. Substantially all of the Company’s income tax expense is incurred based on the earnings generated by its foreign operations, and a significant portion of those earnings is permanently reinvested.

The Company recorded an opening deferred tax liability of $9.1 million for the purchase of Cloverleaf, further discussed in Footnote 3 - Business Combinations. Deferred taxes for the acquisition arose primarily from book to tax differences in the basis of fixed and intangible assets. Purchase accounting for Cloverleaf has not yet been completed, and additional amounts may be recorded as additional information is obtained.

Income Tax Contingencies

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statements recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The guidance prescribed in ASC 740 establishes a recognition threshold of more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination. The measurement attribute requires that a tax position be measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

The Company had liabilities of $0.4 million for uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions in income tax expense.

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Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

The components of net period benefit cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits			Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	18		$	18
Interest cost	397			311			6			13			727
Expected return on plan assets	(440		)	(294		)	—			(19		)	(753		)
Amortization of net loss	377			141			(1		)	—			517
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—			9			9
Net pension benefit cost	$	334		$	158		$	5		$	21		$	518

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits		Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	8		$	20		$	—	$	73		$	101
Interest cost	354			300			5		26			685
Expected return on plan assets	(512		)	(342		)	—		(44		)	(898		)
Amortization of net loss	312			179			—		—			491
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—		7			7
Net pension benefit cost	$	162		$	157		$	5	$	62		$	386

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits			Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	34		$	34
Interest cost	795			622			12			25			1,454
Expected return on plan assets	(880		)	(588		)	—			(37		)	(1,505		)
Amortization of net loss	754			282			(2		)	—			1,034
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—			17			17
Net pension benefit cost	$	669		$	316		$	10		$	39		$	1,034

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits		Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	15		$	39		$	—	$	131		$	185
Interest cost	709			600			10		53			1,372
Expected return on plan assets	(1,024		)	(685		)	—		(89		)	(1,798		)
Amortization of net loss	623			357			—		—			980
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—		18			18
Net pension benefit cost	$	323		$	311		$	10	$	113		$	757

The service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost are reported within "Selling, general, and administrative" and all other components of net period benefit cost are presented in "Other (expense) income, net" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company expects to contribute an aggregate of $2.5 million to all plans in 2019.

Multi-Employer Plans

The Company contributes to a number of multi-employer benefit plans under the terms of collective bargaining agreements that cover union-represented employees. These plans generally provide for retirement, death, and/or termination benefits for eligible employees within the applicable collective bargaining units, based on specific eligibility/participation requirements, vesting periods, and benefit formulas.

The New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Multi-Employer Fund (Fund) was significantly underfunded in accordance with Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) funding standards and, therefore, ERISA required the Fund to develop a Rehabilitation Plan, creating a new fund that minimizes the pension withdrawal liability. As a result, current employers participating in the Fund were given the opportunity to exit the Fund and convert to a new fund. The Company took the option to exit the Fund and convert to the new fund. The Company’s portion of the unfunded liability, estimated at $13.7 million, will be repaid in equal monthly installments of approximately $38,000 over 30 years, interest free. Under the relevant U.S. GAAP standard, a participating employer withdrawing from a multi-employer plan should account for a loss contingency equal to the present value of the withdrawal liability, and amortize difference between such present value and the estimated unfunded liability through interest expense over the repayment period.

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Letters of Credit

As of June 30, 2019, there were $29.3 million letters of credit issued on the Company’s 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and as of December 31, 2018, there were $29.6 million of outstanding letters of credit issued on the Company’s 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility.

Bonds

The Company had outstanding surety bonds of $2.7 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. These bonds were issued primarily in connection with insurance requirements, special real estate assessments and construction obligations.

Collective Bargaining Agreements

As of June 30, 2019, approximately 58% of the Company’s labor force is covered by collective bargaining agreements. Collective bargaining agreements covering approximately 2% of the labor force are set to expire during the remaining six months ended December 31, 2019.

Legal Proceedings

In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company and its legal counsel evaluate the merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought. If the assessment of a contingency suggests that a loss is probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated, then a loss is recorded.

In addition to the matters discussed below, the Company may be subject to litigation and claims arising from the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the outcome of such matters is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Kansas Breach of Settlement Agreement Litigation

This case was served against the Company in Wyandotte County, Kansas, on January 17, 2013, alleging breach of a 1994 Settlement Agreement reached with customers of our predecessor company, Americold Corporation. The plaintiffs originally brought claims in 1992 arising from a fire the previous year in an underground warehouse facility.

In 1994, a settlement was reached whereby Americold Corporation agreed to the entry of a $58.7 million judgment against it and assigned its rights to proceed against its insurer to satisfy the judgment. The settlement agreement contained a standard “cooperation provision” where Americold Corporation agreed to execute any additional documents necessary to fulfill the intent of the settlement agreement. The plaintiffs then sued Americold Corporation’s insurance company to recover on the consent judgments. The case was ultimately dismissed in 2012, and the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the 1994 consent judgment had expired and were unrevivable as a matter of law.

On September 24, 2012, the plaintiffs filed a separate claim in the district court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, alleging that the Company and one of its subsidiaries, Americold Logistics, LLC, as successors to Americold Corporation, are liable for the full amount of the judgment, based upon the allegation that the Company failed to execute a document or take action to keep the judgment alive and viable.

On February 7, 2013, the Company removed the case to the U.S. federal court and ultimately filed a motion for summary judgment, which the plaintiffs vigorously opposed. On October 4, 2013, the court granted the Company's motion and dismissed the case in full. Only one plaintiff appealed the dismissal to the U.S. Court of Appeals where oral argument was heard in November 2014 before the Tenth Circuit in Denver. The Court of Appeals ordered that the case be remanded to the Kansas State Court and the judgment in favor of Americold be vacated, finding U.S. federal diversity jurisdiction did not exist over the Company. The Company petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari and oral argument occurred on January 19, 2016.

On March 7, 2016, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision in the Kansas Breach of Settlement Agreement Litigation case. The decision was contrary to the position that the Company argued. Following the decision, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas entered an Order vacating the judgment and remanding the case to Kansas state court for further proceedings. Regardless of the venue, the Company remains confident that its defenses on the merits of plaintiffs’ claims are strong under Kansas law.

Following remand to Kansas state court, Plaintiffs initially petitioned the court to amend their complaint to drop their claim for damages and only seek an Order of Specific Performance-namely to require Americold sign a new document reinstating the consent judgment assigned in the 1994 Settlement Agreement. No amended complaint was filed, however, and plaintiffs filed a later motion to add back the damages claim, which was granted in February 2018. Since December 31, 2018, the court granted the Company's motions to dismiss Kraft and Safeway from the case given they did not appeal the District Court's Order dismissing their claims and are bound by the judgment entered against them. In addition, the Company has sued the Chubb Group seeking the court’s declaration that Chubb owes coverage of the amounts sought by Plaintiffs and for bad faith damages for denying coverage. The Kraft and Safeway plaintiffs have appealed their dismissals. The Company believes the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Preferred Freezer Services, LLC Litigation

On February 11, 2019, Preferred Freezer Services, LLC (PFS) moved by Order to Show Cause in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, asserting breach of contract and other claims against the Company and seeking to preliminarily enjoin the Company from acting to acquire certain properties leased by PFS. In its complaint and request for preliminary injunctive relief, PFS alleged that the Company breached a confidentiality agreement entered into in connection with the Company’s participation in a bidding process for the sale of PFS by contacting PFS’s landlords and by using confidential PFS information in bidding for the properties leased by PFS.

PFS’s request for a preliminary injunction was denied after oral argument on February 26, 2019. On March 1, 2019, PFS filed an application for interim injunctive relief from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department.

On April 2, 2019, while its application to the First Judicial Department was pending, PFS voluntarily dismissed its state court action, and First Judicial Department application, and re-filed substantially the same claims against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In addition to an order enjoining Americold from making offers to purchase the properties leased by PFS, PFS seeks compensatory, consequential and/or punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial. The Company has filed a motion to require PFS to reimburse the Company for its legal fees it incurred for the state court action before PFS is allowed to proceed in the federal court action. That motion is pending before the court.

The Company denies the allegations and believes PFS’s claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend this claim.  Given the status of the proceedings to date, a liability cannot be reasonably estimated. The Company believes the ultimate outcome of this matter will not have a material adverse impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Environmental Matters

The Company is subject to a wide range of environmental laws and regulations in each of the locations in which the Company operates. Compliance with these requirements can involve significant capital and operating costs. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in civil or criminal fines or sanctions, claims for environmental damages, remediation obligations, the revocation of environmental permits, or restrictions on the Company’s operations.

The Company records accruals for environmental matters when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated based on current law and existing technologies. The Company adjusts these accruals periodically as assessment and remediation efforts progress or as additional technical or legal information become available. The Company recorded nominal environmental liabilities in accounts payable and accrued expenses as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company believes it is in compliance with applicable environmental regulations in all material respects. Under various U.S. federal, state, and local environmental laws, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the entire cost of investigating, removing, and/or remediating hazardous or toxic substances on such property. Such laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the contamination. Even if more than one person may have been responsible for the contamination, each person covered by the environmental laws may be held responsible for the entire clean-up cost. There are no material unrecorded liabilities as of June 30, 2019. Most of the Company’s warehouses utilize ammonia as a refrigerant. Ammonia is classified as a hazardous chemical regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, and an accident or significant release of ammonia from a warehouse could result in injuries, loss of life, and property damage.

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

The Company’s warehouses located in the U.S. are subject to regulation under OSHA, which requires employers to provide employees with an environment free from hazards, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, and unsanitary conditions. The cost of complying with OSHA and similar laws enacted by states and other jurisdictions in which we operate can be substantial, and any failure to comply with these regulations could expose us to substantial penalties and potentially to liabilities to employees who may be injured at our warehouses. The Company records accruals for OSHA matters when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. The Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with all OSHA regulations and that no material unrecorded liabilities exist as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The Company reports activity in AOCI for foreign currency translation adjustments, including the translation adjustment for the investment in the China JV, unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedge derivatives, and minimum pension liability adjustments (net of tax). The activity in AOCI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	$	(7,503	)	$	(6,627	)	$	(8,027	)	$	(7,126	)
Gain arising during the period	518			491			1,034			979
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net gain arising during the period	518			491			1,034			979
Amortization of prior service cost (1)	9			7			17			18
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net income	9			7			17			18
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	527			498			1,051			997
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(6,976		)	(6,129		)	(6,976		)	(6,129		)
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	(2,101		)	6,845			(3,322		)	8,318
Loss on foreign currency translation	(2,257		)	(4,723		)	(1,036		)	(6,196		)
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net loss on foreign currency translation	(2,257		)	(4,723		)	(1,036		)	(6,196		)
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(4,358		)	2,122			(4,358		)	2,122
Cash flow hedge derivatives:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	(3,880		)	(1,386		)	(1,166		)	(1,422		)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1		)	(74		)	(3,985		)	(388		)
Less: Tax expense	—			30			—			46
Net loss on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1		)	(104		)	(3,985		)	(434		)
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net loss (interest expense)	(2		)	308			—			674
Net reclassified from AOCI to net loss (foreign exchange gain (loss))	(1,760		)	—			(492		)	—
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(5,643		)	(1,182		)	(5,643		)	(1,182		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(16,977	)	$	(5,189	)	$	(16,977	)	$	(5,189	)

(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI for pension liabilities are recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Related-Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related-Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

Transactions with Goldman

Prior to the March 2019 secondary offering, Goldman was a significant shareholder of the Company. Goldman is considered a related party as a result of their ownership for a portion of the current year, and therefore, the Company has disclosed the fees paid to Goldman for various services provided. The Company continues to use services provided by Goldman in the ordinary course of business subsequent to Goldman's complete disposition of ownership in March 2019.

Affiliates of Goldman are part of the lending group under the 2018 Recast Credit Facility, and have $90.0 million, or approximately 7.1%, of the total commitment. Another affiliate of Goldman was one of the participating lenders in the ANZ Loans (with a 2.5% participation in the Australia Term Loan and 31.8% in the New Zealand Term Loan), which the Company repaid during December 2018. Goldman was also the counterparty to the interest rate swap agreements, which were terminated in December 2018 in connection with the extinguishment of the ANZ Loans.

As a member of the previously described lending groups, the Company is required to pay certain fees to Goldman, which may include interest on borrowings, unused facility fees, letter of credit participation fees, and letter of credit facility fees. The Company paid interest expense and fees to Goldman totaling approximately $0.4 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and approximately $0.8 million and $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Interest payable to Goldman was nominal as of June 30, 2019 .

In connection with the April 2019 follow-on offering, the May 2019 debt private placement and the Cloverleaf Acquisition, Goldman received total fees of approximately $15.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

In connection with the secondary offering completed in March 2019, Goldman sold their remaining common shares of the Company, totaling 8,061,228 common shares, in an underwritten public offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the shares sold by Goldman and its affiliates in this offering. In connection with this transaction, Goldman received an underwriting fee of approximately $2.6 million. Although Goldman was no longer a significant shareholder of the Company, Bradley Gross, a partner at Goldman Sachs, remained on the Board of Trustees through May 22, 2019. Mr. Gross did not stand for re-election to the Board of Trustees in connection with the Company's annual meeting of shareholders.

In January 2019, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with Goldman to hedge the changes in the cash flows of variable interest rate payments on our outstanding 2018 Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility. Payments under the interest rate swap commenced during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The net settlement of the swap for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was de minimis.

In December 2018, the Company entered into a cross-currency swap with Goldman to hedge the changes in the cash flows of interest and principal payment on foreign-currency denominated intercompany loans. Payments under the cross-currency swap agreements will not commence until the third quarter of 2019. From time-to-time the Company has entered into foreign exchange spot trades with Goldman to facilitate the movement of funds between our international subsidiaries and the U.S., including the funding of the previously mentioned intercompany loans.

In connection with the follow-on offering completed in September 2018, Goldman sold 9,083,280 common shares, and after giving effect to the sale owned approximately 9.9% of the Company's common shares. In connection with the follow-on offering, Goldman received an underwriting fee of approximately $5.0 million, and received a refund of approximately $0.7 million representing the underwriting discount on the gross proceeds received by the selling shareholders.

In connection with the IPO, Goldman converted their Series B Preferred Shares into 28,808,224 common shares. After giving effect to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional common shares during the IPO, and after giving effect to the sale by Goldman of 5,163,716 common shares in the IPO, Goldman owned approximately 16.7% of the Company’s common shares. In connection with the IPO, Goldman received a refund from the underwriters of approximately $1.6 million, which represents the underwriting discount on the gross proceeds received by the selling shareholders.

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Our principal operations are organized into four reportable segments: Warehouse, Third-Party Managed, Transportation and Other.

• Warehouse. Our primary source of revenues consists of rent and storage and warehouse services fees. Our rent and storage and warehouse services revenues are the key drivers of our financial performance. Rent and storage revenues consist of recurring, periodic charges related to the storage of frozen and perishable food and other products in our warehouses. We also provide these customers with a wide array of handling and other warehouse services, such as (1) receipt, handling and placement of products into our warehouses for storage and preservation, (2) retrieval of products from storage upon customer request, (3) blast freezing, which involves the rapid freezing of non-frozen products, including individual quick freezing for agricultural produce and seafood, (4) case-picking, which involves selecting product cases to build customized pallets, (5) kitting and repackaging, which involves assembling custom product packages for delivery to retailers and consumers, and labeling services, (6) order assembly and load consolidation, (7) exporting and importing support services, (8) container handling, (9) cross-docking, which involves transferring inbound products to outbound trucks utilizing our warehouse docks without storing them in our warehouses, and (10) government-approved temperature-controlled storage and inspection services. We may charge our customers in advance for storage and outbound handling fees. Cost of operations for our warehouse segment consists of power, other facilities costs, labor and other services costs.

• Third-Party Managed. We receive management and incentive fees, as well as reimbursement of substantially all expenses, for warehouses and logistics services that we manage on behalf of third-party owners/customers. Cost of operations for our third-party managed segment are reimbursed on a pass-through basis (typically within two weeks), with all reimbursements, plus an applicable mark-up, recognized as revenues under the relevant accounting guidance.

• Transportation. We charge transportation fees, including fuel surcharges, to our customers for whom we arrange the transportation of their products. Cost of operations for our transportation segment consist primarily of third-party carrier charges, which are impacted by factors affecting those carriers.

• Other. In addition to our primary business segments, we own a limestone quarry in Carthage, Missouri. Revenues are generated from the sale of limestone mined at our quarry. Cost of operations for our quarry consist primarily of labor, equipment, fuel and explosives.

Our reportable segments are strategic business units separated by service offerings. Each reportable segment is managed separately and requires different operational and marketing strategies. The accounting polices used in the preparation of our reportable segments financial information are the same as those used in the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Our chief operating decision maker uses revenues and segment contribution to evaluate segment performance. We calculate segment contribution as earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and exclude selling, general and administrative expense, impairment charges, restructuring charges, acquisition related costs, other income and expense, and certain one-time charges. Selling, general and administrative functions support all the business segments. Therefore, the related expense is not allocated to segments as the chief operating decision maker does not use it to evaluate segment performance.

Segment contribution is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. You should not consider our segment contribution as an alternative to operating income determined in accordance with GAAP.

The following table presents segment revenues and contributions with a reconciliation to loss before income tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Segment revenues:
Warehouse	$	338,231		$	287,712		$	627,846		$	574,229
Third-party managed	61,515			65,755			125,651			129,632
Transportation	36,492			38,889			73,588			77,234
Other	2,222			2,311			4,454			4,714
Total revenues	438,460			394,667			831,539			785,809
Segment contribution:
Warehouse	113,817			90,835			204,636			180,405
Third-party managed	2,804			3,859			6,063			7,637
Transportation	4,206			3,586			8,562			7,180
Other	292			(80		)	536			266
Total segment contribution	121,119			98,200			219,797			195,488
Reconciling items:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(40,437		)	(29,051		)	(70,533		)	(58,459		)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(32,669		)	(27,750		)	(63,786		)	(55,857		)
(Loss) gain from sale of real estate	(34		)	8,384			(34		)	8,384
Acquisition, litigation, and other	(17,964		)	268			(26,457		)	(3,574		)
Impairment of long-lived assets	(930		)	(747		)	(13,485		)	(747		)
(Loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68		)	252			54			112
Interest expense	(24,098		)	(22,929		)	(45,674		)	(47,424		)
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665		)	—			(2,665		)	—
Interest income	2,405			1,109			3,408			1,733
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification	—			—			—			(21,385		)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain	(83		)	1,511			(23		)	2,191
Other (expense) income, net	(591		)	33			(758		)	89
Income (loss) before income tax benefit	$	3,985		$	29,280		$	(156	)	$	20,551

The following table details our long-lived assets by reportable segments, with a reconciliation to total assets reported for each of the periods presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Warehouse	$	3,489,658	$	2,054,968
Managed	47,094		43,725
Transportation	72,505		35,479
Other	13,766		13,554
Total segments assets	3,623,023		2,147,726
Reconciling items:
Corporate assets	526,646		370,161
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788		14,541
Total reconciling items	539,434		384,702
Total assets	$	4,162,457	$	2,532,428

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Earnings Per Common Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings per Common Share

Basic and diluted earnings per common share are calculated by dividing the net income or loss attributable to common shareholders by the basic and diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding in the period, respectively, using the allocation method prescribed by the two-class method. The Company applies this method to compute earnings per share because it distributes non-forfeitable dividend equivalents on restricted stock units granted to certain employees and non-employee trustees who have the right to participate in the distribution of common dividends while the restricted stock units are unvested. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the weighted-average number of restricted stock units that participated in the distribution of common dividends was 1,396,956 and 1,242,081, of which 627,890 restricted stock units currently have vested but will not be settled until additional criteria are met.

The shares issuable upon settlement of the 2018 forward sale agreement and 2019 forward sale agreement are reflected in the diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the number of the Company’s common shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share is deemed to be increased by the excess, if any, of the number of common shares that would be issued upon full physical settlement of the applicable forward sale agreement over the number of common shares that could be purchased by the Company in the market (based on the average market price during the period) using the proceeds receivable upon full physical settlement (based on the adjusted forward sale price at the end of the reporting period). If and when the Company physically or net share settles either forward sale agreement, the delivery of common shares would result in an increase in the number of shares outstanding and dilution to earnings per share.

Prior to the IPO, holders of Series B Preferred Shares were entitled to cumulative dividends, which were added to the reported net income whether or not declared or paid to determine the net income attributable to common shareholders under the two-class method.

A reconciliation of the basic and diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	182,325	143,499	165,869	133,965
Dilutive effect of share-based awards	1,606	2,975	1,778	2,772
Equity forward contract	2,186	—	1,658	—
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	186,117	146,474	169,305	136,737

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, none of the outstanding instruments under our share-based awards program or equity forward contracts were antidilutive and excluded from the denominator for calculating diluted earnings per share.

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Disaggregated Revenue

The following tables represent a disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 by segment and geographic region:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	121,811	$	9,236	$	4,068	$	1,156	$	—	$	136,271
Warehouse services	162,529		29,497		3,407		783		—		196,216
Third-party managed	53,518		3,348		—		—		4,649		61,515
Transportation	25,160		10,771		103		458		—		36,492
Other	2,207		—		—		—		—		2,207
Total revenues (1)	365,225		52,852		7,578		2,397		4,649		432,701
Lease revenue (2)	5,677		82		—		—		—		5,759
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	370,902	$	52,934	$	7,578	$	2,397	$	4,649	$	438,460

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	104,977	$	9,605	$	3,955	$	1,435	$	—	$	119,972
Warehouse services	128,057		29,329		4,099		895		—		162,380
Third-party managed	57,606		3,373		—		—		4,726		65,705
Transportation	23,934		14,061		169		725		—		38,889
Other	2,305		—		—		—		—		2,305
Total revenues (1)	316,879		56,368		8,223		3,055		4,726		389,251
Lease revenue (2)	5,416		—		—		—		—		5,416
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	322,295	$	56,368	$	8,223	$	3,055	$	4,726	$	394,667

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	228,635	$	18,604	$	8,049	$	2,292	$	—	$	257,580
Warehouse services	291,418		59,495		6,902		1,634		—		359,449
Third-party managed	110,532		6,208		—		—		8,893		125,633
Transportation	48,808		23,598		213		969		—		73,588
Other	4,433		—		—		—		—		4,433
Total revenues (1)	683,826		107,905		15,164		4,895		8,893		820,683
Lease revenue (2)	10,774		82		—		—		—		10,856
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	694,600	$	107,987	$	15,164	$	4,895	$	8,893	$	831,539

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	209,337	$	19,945	$	7,827	$	2,989	$	—	$	240,098
Warehouse services	253,305		59,766		8,216		1,882		—		323,169
Third-party managed	113,622		6,622		—		—		9,288		129,532
Transportation	46,998		28,260		373		1,603		—		77,234
Other	4,703		—		—		—		—		4,703
Total revenues (1)	627,965		114,593		16,416		6,474		9,288		774,736
Lease revenue (2)	11,073		—		—		—		—		11,073
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	639,038	$	114,593	$	16,416	$	6,474	$	9,288	$	785,809

(1) Revenues are within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers. Elements of contracts or arrangements that are in the scope of other standards (e.g., leases) are separated and accounted for under those standards.

(2) Revenues are within the scope of ASC 840, Leases and ASC 842, Leases.

Performance Obligations

Substantially all our revenue for warehouse storage and handling services, and management and incentive fees earned under third-party managed and other contracts is recognized over time as the customer benefits throughout the period until the contractual term expires. Typically, revenue is recognized over time using an output measure (e.g. passage of time) to measure progress. Revenue recognized at a point in time upon delivery when the customer typically obtains control, include most accessorial services, transportation services, reimbursed costs and quarry product shipments.

For arrangements containing non-cancellable contract terms, any variable consideration related to storage renewals or incremental handling charges above stated minimums are 100% constrained and not included in aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the unsatisfied performance obligations disclosed below, given the degree in difficulty in estimation. Payment terms are generally 0 - 30 days upon billing, which is typically monthly, either in advance or subsequent to the performance of services. The same payment terms typically apply for arrangements containing variable consideration.

The Company has no material warranties or obligations for allowances, refunds or other similar obligations.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company had $615.4 million of remaining unsatisfied performance obligations from contracts with customers subject to non-cancellable terms and have an original expected duration exceeding one year. These obligations also do not include variable consideration beyond the non-cancellable term, which due to the inability to quantify by estimate, is fully constrained. The Company expects to recognize approximately 12% of these remaining performance obligations as revenue in 2019, an the remaining 88% to be recognized over a weighted average period of 17.1 years through 2038.

Contract Balances

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in accounts receivable (contract assets), and unearned revenue (contract liabilities) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Generally, billing occurs monthly, subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in contract assets. However, the Company may bill and receive advances on storage and handling services, before revenue is recognized, resulting in contract liabilities. These assets and liabilities are reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the contract asset and liability balances during the three months ended June 30, 2019, were not materially impacted by any other factors.

Opening and closing receivables balances related to contracts with customers accounted for under ASC 606 were $207.3 million and $192.1 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and $180.8 million and $198.3 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. All other trade receivable balances relate to contracts accounted for under ASC 842.

Opening and closing balances in unearned revenue related to contracts with customers were $18.8 million and $18.6 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and $20.1 million and $18.8 million as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Substantially all revenue that was included in the contract liability balances at the beginning of 2019 and 2018 has been recognized as of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively, and represents revenue from the satisfaction of monthly storage and handling services with inventory that turns on average every 30 days.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP) for interim financial information, and with the rules and regulations of the SEC. 

Consolidation, Policy

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with the Company’s consolidated annual financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the referenced annual report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. 

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain immaterial, prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon addition of a new financial statement line item described as "Acquisition, litigation and other", which was previously classified within "Selling, general and administrative", refer to Note 6 for further detail of this caption. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon addition of a new financial statement line item described as "Common share issuance related to share-based payment plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes", which was previously classified within "Share-based compensation expense (Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units)". The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows reflects the reclassification required in the prior period upon elimination of the financial statement line item described as "Payment on Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal obligation" which is now classified within "Amortization of deferred financing costs and pension withdrawal liability".

Lease Accounting

Lease Accounting

Arrangements wherein we are the lessee:

At the inception of a contract, we determine if the contract is or contains a lease. Leases are classified as either financing or operating based upon criteria within ASC 842 and a right-of-use (ROU) asset and liability are established for leases with an initial term greater than 12 months. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less, and not expected to renew beyond 12 months, are not recorded on the balance sheet and expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term, as adjusted for prepayments, incentives and initial direct costs. ROU assets are subsequently measured at the value of the remeasured lease liability, adjusted for the remaining balance of the following, as applicable: lease incentives, cumulative prepaid or accrued rent and unamortized initial direct costs. When available, we use the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, we must estimate our incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. The depreciable lives of assets are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. As with other long-lived assets, ROU assets are reviewed for impairment when events or change in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses and operating lease obligations on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Finance leases assets are included in financing leases-net, accounts payable and accrued expenses and financing lease obligations on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Arrangements wherein we are the lessor:

Each new lease contract is evaluated for classification as a sales-type lease, direct financing or operating lease. A lease is a sales-type lease if any one of five criteria are met, as outlined in ASC 842, Leases, each of which indicate the lease, in effect, transfers control of the underlying asset to the lessee. If none of those five criteria are met, but two additional criteria are both met, indicating we have transferred substantially all the risks and benefits of the underlying asset to the lessee and a third party, the lease is a direct financing lease. All leases that are not sales-type or direct financing leases are operating leases. We do not currently have any sales-type or direct financing leases.

For operating leases wherein we are the lessor, we assess the probability of payments at commencement of the lease contract and subsequently recognize lease income, including variable payments based on an index or rate, over the lease term on a straight-line basis. We continue to measure and disclose the underlying assets subject to operating leases based on our policies for application of ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment.

For all asset classes we have elected to not separate the lease and non-lease components which generally relate to taxes and common area maintenance. Additionally, we elected a practical expedient to present all funds collected from lessees for sales and other similar taxes net of the related sales tax expense. Our lease contracts are structured in a manner to reduce risks associated with the residual value of leased assets.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The estimated fair value of this asset was determined based on ongoing negotiations with prospective buyers.

Capitalization of Costs

Capitalization of Costs

Project costs that are clearly associated with the development of properties are capitalized as incurred. Project costs include all costs directly associated with the development of a property, including construction costs, interest, and costs of personnel working on the project. Costs that do not clearly relate to the projects under development are not capitalized and are charged to expense as incurred.

Capitalization of costs begins when the activities necessary to get the development project ready for its intended use commence, which include costs incurred before the beginning of construction. Capitalization of costs ceases when the development project is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Determining when a development project commences and when it is substantially complete and ready for its intended use involves a degree of judgment. We generally consider a development project to be substantially complete and ready for its intended use upon receipt of a certificate of occupancy. If and when development of a property is suspended pursuant to a formal change in the planned use of the property, we will evaluate whether the accumulated costs exceed the estimated value of the project and write off the amount of any such excess accumulated costs. For a development project that is suspended for reasons other than a formal change in the planned use of such property, the accumulated project costs are written off. Capitalized costs are allocated to the specific components of a project that are benefited.

Purchase Accounting

Purchase Accounting

For business combinations, the excess of cost over fair value is recorded as goodwill. In an asset acquisition, the difference between the sum of the identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities and the total purchase price (including transactions costs) is allocated to the identified long-lived tangible and intangible assets and liabilities on a relative fair value basis. If the fair value of the real estate acquired exceeds its cost, it is allocated to the acquired identified long-lived tangible assets, consisting primarily of land, land improvements, buildings, tenant improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of assembled workforce, above-market and below-market leases, value of in-place leases and acquired ground leases and tenant relationship value, based in each case on their fair values.

We make estimates of the acquisition date fair value of the tangible and intangible assets and acquired liabilities using information from multiple sources as a result of pre-acquisition due diligence, tax records and other sources. Our allocation of fair value is generally determined by third party appraisals or, in the case of land, valuations based on comparable sales. For site improvements, we consider replacement costs adjusted for physical and market obsolescence. Based on these estimates, we recognize the acquired assets and liabilities at their estimated fair values. The determination of fair value involves the use of significant judgment and estimation.

On May 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisitions of Cloverleaf and Lanier, both of which are accounted for as business combinations. Refer to Note 3 for the disclosures related to these acquisitions.

Asset Acquisitions

We acquired PortFresh in an asset acquisition on February 1, 2019 for $35.9 million. The table below reflects the purchase price allocation (in thousands):

Acquisition	Land		Building and Improvements		Machinery and Equipment		Assembled Workforce		Other Assets / Liabilities
PortFresh Holdings, LLC	$	20,715	$	10,846	$	3,410	$	351	$	601
Total	$	20,715	$	10,846	$	3,410	$	351	$	601
Weighted average remaining intangible amortization life (in months)							31

Bridge Loan Commitment Fees

During the second quarter of 2019, we incurred costs of approximately $2.7 million related to unused bridge loan commitment fees. These costs are classified as a component of interest expense within the financial statement line item titled "Bridge loan commitment fees" and are presented as a component of "Other expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Lease Accounting

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases(Topic 842), as amended, which the Company adopted using a modified retrospective transition approach effective January 1, 2019. All leases that commenced prior to our adoption of this new standard are accounted for and disclosed in accordance with our existing policies for application of ASC 840, Leases. Accordingly, prior year amounts were not recast under the new standard.

Upon adoption, we elected a package of practical expedients for expired and existing contracts whereby we will (1) not reassess our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs, (2) continue to apply existing accounting policies for all land easements that existed or expire before the date of adoption, (3) not recognize ROU assets or liabilities for leases that qualify as short-term leases for all classes of underlying assets, and (4) not separate lease an non-lease components for all classes of underlying assets. The Company did not elect to apply the hindsight practical expedient when determining the term for our leases.

The new standard requires disclosure of additional quantitative and qualitative information for lessee and lessor arrangements which has been included above in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and in Note 11.

Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. This ASU refines and expands hedge accounting for both financial (e.g., interest rate) and commodity risks. Its provisions create more transparency around how economic results are presented, both on the face of the financial statements and in the footnotes. It also makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of hedge accounting guidance. ASU 2017-12 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption, including adoption in an interim period, is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 on January 1, 2019 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") Overnight Index Swap ("OIS") Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. This ASU permits the use of the OIS rate based upon SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for purposes of applying hedge accounting under Topic 815. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee announced that it identified the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) as its preferred alternative to LIBOR. The Company intends to continue to use LIBOR until its extermination date in 2021, and intends to replace LIBOR with SOFR at that time. The Company adopted ASU 2018-16 on January 1, 2019 and does not believe that the transition from LIBOR to SOFR will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which more closely aligns the accounting for employee and nonemployee share-based payments. The standard will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than an entity’s adoption date of Topic 606. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2019, and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Future Adoption of Accounting Standards

Fair Value Measurement - Disclosure Framework

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The ASU removes the requirement to disclose: the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU requires disclosure of changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income (loss) for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. For public business entities, this guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Collaborative Arrangements

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606. ASU 2018-18 clarifies that certain transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement should be accounted for under ASC 606 when the counterparty is a customer and precludes an entity from presenting consideration from a transaction in a collaborative arrangement as revenue from contracts with customers if the counterparty is not a customer for that transaction. For public business entities, these amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2018-18 will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Credit Losses

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326). This ASU introduces new guidance for the accounting for credit losses. For trade receivables, the Company will be required to use a forward-looking expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses which reflects losses that are probable. The standard will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This update eliminates step two of the goodwill impairment test, and specifies that goodwill impairment should be measured by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. Additionally, the amount of goodwill allocated to each reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net assets should be disclosed. For public business entities that are SEC filers, this ASU is effective for annual and any interim impairment tests for periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is allowed for all entities as of January 1, 2017, for annual and any interim impairment tests occurring after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2017-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Defined Benefit Plans

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. This update amends ASC 715 to remove disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures, and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The ASU’s changes related to disclosures are part of the FASB’s disclosure framework project. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted for all entities and the amendments in this update are required to be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2018-14 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Purchase Price Allocation of Asset Acquisitions

The table below reflects the purchase price allocation (in thousands):

Acquisition	Land		Building and Improvements		Machinery and Equipment		Assembled Workforce		Other Assets / Liabilities
PortFresh Holdings, LLC	$	20,715	$	10,846	$	3,410	$	351	$	601
Total	$	20,715	$	10,846	$	3,410	$	351	$	601
Weighted average remaining intangible amortization life (in months)							31

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Business Combinations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

completed the acquisition of privately-held Lanier on May 1, 2019. A summary of the preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for total cash consideration of $82.6 million, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment, is as follows (in thousands):

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets
Land	$	4,100
Building and improvements	36,935
Machinery and equipment	25,514
Cash and cash equivalents	645
Accounts receivable	1,403
Goodwill	6,163
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships	9,251
Other assets	82
Total assets	84,093
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,539
Total liabilities	1,539
Total consideration for Lanier acquisition	$	82,554

The Company completed the acquisition of privately-held Cloverleaf on May 1, 2019. A summary of the preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for total cash consideration of $1.25 billion, subject to a 60 day net working capital adjustment, is as follows (in thousands):

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets
Land	$	59,363
Building and improvements	687,821
Machinery and equipment	144,825
Assets under construction	20,968
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,254
Cash and cash equivalents	4,332
Accounts receivable	21,358
Goodwill	107,643
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Customer relationships	241,738
Trade names and trademarks	1,623
Other assets	18,720
Total assets	1,309,645
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	30,905
Notes payable	17,179
Operating lease obligations	1,254
Unearned revenue	3,536
Pension and postretirement benefits	2,020
Deferred tax liability	9,063
Total liabilities	63,957
Total consideration for Cloverleaf acquisition	$	1,245,688

Schedule of Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma financial information set forth below is based on the historical condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, adjusted to give effect to the Cloverleaf Acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2018. The pro forma adjustments primarily relate to acquisition expenses, depreciation expense on acquired assets, amortization of acquired intangibles, and estimated interest expense related to financing transactions, the proceeds of which were used to fund the acquisition of Cloverleaf.

On March 1, 2019, Cloverleaf acquired Zero Mountain, Inc. and Subsidiaries (Zero Mountain). As a result, we have included the results of operations of Zero Mountain in the below pro forma financial information. The pro forma adjustments made include the acquisition expenses incurred in connection with Cloverleaf's acquisition of Zero Mountain.

The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements exclude the results of the Lanier acquisition, which was deemed immaterial, and are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations of the Company or the operating partnership would have been had the Cloverleaf Acquisition occurred on the dates assumed, nor are they necessarily indicative of what the results of operations would be for any future periods.

Americold Realty Trust and Subsidiaries

	Pro forma (unaudited)
	(in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Total revenue	$	463,743	$	449,755	$	907,099	$	895,148
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders(1)	$	22,908	$	27,049	$	8,151	$	(19,330	)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted(2)	$	0.12	$	0.14	$	0.04	$	(0.11	)

Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. and Subsidiaries

	Pro forma (unaudited)
	(in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Total revenue	$	463,743	$	449,755	$	907,099	$	895,148
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders(1)	$	22,908	$	27,049	$	8,151	$	(19,330	)
Net income (loss) per unit, diluted(2)	$	0.12	$	0.14	$	0.04	$	(0.11	)

⁽¹⁾ Pro forma net income available to common shareholders was adjusted to exclude $15.9 million and $25.7 million of acquisition related costs incurred by the Company during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and to include these charges for the corresponding periods in 2018.

⁽²⁾Adjusted to give effect to the issuance of approximately 42.1 million common shares in connection with the Cloverleaf Acquisition.

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Equity-Method Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Joint ventures between CMAL and CMAH

The following tables summarize the financial information of the Company’s largest joint ventures (CMAL and CMAH, or the China JV, as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018) for the interim periods presented. The Company has a 49% equity interest in the China JV.

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	9,433		$	3,554	$	12,987
Operating (loss) income	(363		)	608		245
Net (loss) income	(477		)	307		(170		)
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(226	)	$	158	$	(68	)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	9,584		$	3,341	$	12,925
Operating (loss) income	(198		)	748		550
Net (loss) income	(263		)	1,061		798
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(165	)	$	417	$	252

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	18,659		$	7,082	$	25,741
Operating (loss) income	(236		)	1,302		1,066
Net (loss) income	(294		)	633		339
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$	(200	)	$	254	$	54

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Condensed consolidated results of operations	CMAL			CMAH		Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	19,325		$	6,208	$	25,533
Operating (loss) income	(175		)	832		657
Net (loss) income	(265		)	1,132		867
Company’s loss from investments in partially owned entities	$	(286	)	$	398	$	112

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Acquisitions, Litigation, and Other Charges Acquisitions, Litigation, and Other Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Acquisition, Litigation and Other Special Charges [Abstract]

Schedule of Acquisition, Litigation and Other Special Charges

The components of the charges included in acquisition, litigation, and other in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Acquisition, litigation, and other	2019			2018			2019		2018
Acquisition related costs	$	15,014		$	51		$	16,455	$	51
Litigation	467			—			1,377		—
Other:
Severance, equity award modifications and acceleration	2,641			(547		)	6,934		2,053
Non-offering related equity issuance expenses	(164		)	—			1,347		1,242
Non-recurring public company implementation costs	—			162			—		162
Terminated site operations costs	6			66			344		66
Total other	2,483			(319		)	8,625		3,523
Total acquisition, litigation, and other	$	17,964		$	(268	)	$	26,457	$	3,574

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Debt of the Operating Partnership (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of outstanding borrowings

A summary of outstanding indebtedness of the operating partnership as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

				June 30, 2019					December 31, 2018
Indebtedness	Stated Maturity Date	Contractual Interest Rate	Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Estimated Fair Value
2013 Mortgage Loans
Senior note	5/2023	3.81%	4.14%	$	184,722		$	187,492	$	187,957		$	184,667
Mezzanine A	5/2023	7.38%	7.55%	70,000			70,350		70,000			67,900
Mezzanine B	5/2023	11.50%	11.75%	32,000			32,320		32,000			31,120
Total 2013 Mortgage Loans				286,722			290,162		289,957			283,687
Senior Unsecured Notes
Series A 4.68% notes due 2026	1/2026	4.68%	4.77%	200,000			215,000		200,000			202,500
Series B 4.86% notes due 2029	1/2029	4.86%	4.92%	400,000			433,000		400,000			407,000
Series C 4.10% notes due 2030	1/2030	4.10%	4.16%	350,000			361,375		—			—
Total Senior Unsecured Notes				950,000			1,009,375		600,000			609,500
2018 Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility(1)	1/2023	L+1.45%	4.30%	475,000			476,188		475,000			472,625
Installment Notes Payable
New Market Tax Credit
Enterprise SUB-CDE XII, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.65%	4,100			4,100		—			—
Enterprise SUB-CDE XIX, LLC	4/2045	1.73%	4.63%	3,400			3,400		—			—
CIF III, LLC	4/2045	1.53%	4.66%	4,000			4,000		—			—
CNMC SUB-CDE 61, LLC	4/2045	1.00%	4.88%	1,800			1,800		—			—
Installment notes payable				13,300			13,300		—			—
Total principal amount of indebtedness				$	1,725,022		$	1,789,025	$	1,364,957		$	1,365,812
Less: deferred financing costs				(14,499		)	n/a		(13,943		)	n/a
Total indebtedness, net of unamortizeddeferred financing costs				$	1,710,523		$	1,789,025	$	1,351,014		$	1,365,812
2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility(1)	1/2021	L+1.45%	0.36%	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—

⁽¹⁾ L = one-month LIBOR.

Schedule of aggregate maturities of total indebtedness

The aggregate maturities of the Company’s total indebtedness as of June 30, 2019, including amortization of principal amounts due under the term loan, senior unsecured notes, mortgage notes and installment notes for each of the next five years and thereafter, are as follows:

As of June 30, 2019:	(In thousands)
June 30, 2020	$	6,620
June 30, 2021	6,900
June 30, 2022	7,102
June 30, 2023	741,029
June 30, 2024	—
Thereafter	963,371
Aggregate principal amount of debt	1,725,022
Less unamortized deferred financing costs	(14,499		)
Total debt net of unamortized deferred financing costs	$	1,710,523

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Derivative Results

The following table illustrates the disclosure in tabular format of fair value amounts of derivative instruments at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	Derivative Assets				Derivative Liabilities
	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1,937	$	2,283	$	—	$	—
Interest rate contracts	—		—		3,638		—
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments	$	1,937	$	2,283	$	3,638	$	—

The following tables present the amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded and the effects of cash flow hedge activity on these line items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, including the impacts to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI):

	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
	Three Months Ended June 30,							Three Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018				2019			2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts	$	(2,230	)	$	(104	)	Interest expense	$	(2	)	$	308
Foreign exchange contracts	2,229			$	—		Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net	(1,760		)	—
Total designated cash flow hedges	$	(1	)	$	(104	)		$	(1,762	)	$	308

	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
	Six Months Ended June 30,							Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018				2019			2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts	$	(3,638	)	$	(434	)	Interest expense	$	—		$	674
Foreign exchange contracts	(347		)	$	—		Foreign currency exchange gain, net	(492		)	—
Total designated cash flow hedges	$	(3,985	)	$	(434	)		$	(492	)	$	674

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Sale-Leasebacks of Real Estate (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of outstanding sale-leaseback financing obligations

The Company’s outstanding sale-leaseback financing obligations of real estate-related long-lived assets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	Maturity	Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
			(In thousands)
1 warehouse – 2010	7/2030	10.34%	$	19,144	$	19,265
11 warehouses – 2007	9/2027	7.00%-19.59%	98,276		99,655
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations			$	117,420	$	118,920

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Lease Accounting Lease Accounting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lease, Cost

Other information related to leases is as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(13,423	)
Operating cash flows from finance leases	(1,413		)
Financing cash flows from finance leases	(5,838		)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	$	8,117
Finance leases	20,215
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	6.4
Finance leases	4.8
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.1		%
Finance leases	5.7		%

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019			Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	(In thousands)
Components of lease expense:
Operating lease cost (a)	$	7,855		$	15,930
Financing lease cost:
Depreciation	3,009			5,265
Interest on lease liabilities	763			1,413
Sublease income (b)	(134		)	(256		)
Net lease expense	$	11,493		$	22,352

^(a) Includes short-term lease and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

^(b) Sublease income relates to two warehouses in the U.S. and New Zealand.

Finance Lease, Liability, Maturity

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2019 were as follows:

Years ending December 31,	Operating Lease Payments			Finance Lease Payments			Total Lease Payments
	(In thousands)
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	11,185		$	8,293		$	19,478
2020	19,219			16,000			35,219
2021	13,351			14,723			28,074
2022	8,218			9,518			17,736
2023	7,982			6,485			14,467
Thereafter	19,706			9,183			28,889
Total future minimum lease payments	79,661			64,202			143,863
Less: Interest	(11,040		)	(8,859		)	(19,899		)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964
Reported as of June 30, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	193		$	51		$	244
Operating lease obligations	68,428			—			68,428
Finance lease obligations	—			55,292			55,292
Total lease obligations	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2019 were as follows:

Years ending December 31,	Operating Lease Payments			Finance Lease Payments			Total Lease Payments
	(In thousands)
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	11,185		$	8,293		$	19,478
2020	19,219			16,000			35,219
2021	13,351			14,723			28,074
2022	8,218			9,518			17,736
2023	7,982			6,485			14,467
Thereafter	19,706			9,183			28,889
Total future minimum lease payments	79,661			64,202			143,863
Less: Interest	(11,040		)	(8,859		)	(19,899		)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964
Reported as of June 30, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	193		$	51		$	244
Operating lease obligations	68,428			—			68,428
Finance lease obligations	—			55,292			55,292
Total lease obligations	$	68,621		$	55,343		$	123,964

Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Maturity

Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Leases
Year ending December 31,
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$	9,324
2020	14,267
2021	10,820
2022	9,529
2023	7,927
Thereafter	23,470
Total	$	75,337

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

The Company’s assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value are as follows:

		Fair Value
	Fair Value Hierarchy	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
		(In thousands)
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Cash and cash equivalents	Level 1	$	320,805	$	208,078
Restricted cash	Level 1	6,441		6,019
Interest rate swap liability	Level 2	3,638		—
Cross-currency swap asset	Level 2	1,937		2,283
Disclosed at fair value:
Mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable(1)	Level 3	$	1,789,025	$	1,365,812

⁽¹⁾The carrying value of mortgage notes, senior unsecured notes, term loan and notes payable is disclosed in Note 8.

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Dividends and Distributions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of dividends declared and distributions paid

The following tables summarize dividends declared and distributions paid to the holders of common shares and Series B Preferred Shares for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
December (2018)/January	$	0.1875	$	—	$	—	$	28,218		$	—
December(a)							(127		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
December (2018)/January							7			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
March/April	0.2000		30,235		—		30,235			—
March(b)							(142		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							15			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.2000		38,764		—		—			—
			$	68,999	$	—	$	58,206		$	—

(a) Declared in December 2018 and included in the $28.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

(b) Declared in March and included in the $30.2 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Dividend Per Share		Distributions Declared				Distributions Paid
			Common Shares		Series B Preferred Shares		Common Shares			Series B Preferred Shares
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
January (a)	$	0.0186	$	1,291	$	619	$	1,291		$	619
March/April	0.1396		20,145		—		20,145
March (c)							(79		)	—		Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
March/April							20			—		Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
June/July	0.1875		27,250		—		—			—
			$	48,686			$	21,377
Series B Preferred Shares - Fixed Dividend
January (b)					1,198					1,198
Total distributions paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares					$	1,817				$	1,817

(a) Stub period dividend paid to shareholders of record prior to the IPO.

(b) Last participating and fixed dividend paid to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in connection with the conversion to common shares on the IPO date.

(c) Declared in March and included in the $20.1 million declared, see description to the right regarding timing of payment.

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Partners' Capital Partners' Capital (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Distributions

We have declared and paid the following distributions to Americold Realty Trust for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
December (2018)/January	$	—	$	28,098
March/April	$	30,235	$	30,108
June/July	38,764		—
	$	68,999	$	58,206

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Month Declared/Paid	Distributions Declared		Distributions Paid
(In thousands)
January (a)	$	3,242	$	3,242
March/April	20,145		20,165
March (b)	—		(79		)
June/July	27,250		—
	$	50,637	$	23,328

(a) Stub period distribution paid to Parent immediately prior to the IPO.

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit grants under the 2017 Plan during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

Three Months Ended June 30,	Grantee Type	# of Restricted Stock Units Granted	Vesting Period	Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands)
2019	Employee group	35,042	1-3 years	$	1,163
2018	Employee group	58,625	1-4 years	$	1,004

Six Months Ended June 30,	Grantee Type	# of Restricted Stock Units Granted	Vesting Period	Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands)
2019	Trustee group	12,285	1 year	$	375
2019	Employee group	490,546	1-3 years	$	16,332
2018	Trustee group	373,438	1-3 years	$	5,975
2018	Employee group	955,751	1-4 years	$	14,071

The following table provides a summary of restricted stock awards activity under the 2010 and 2017 Plans as of June 30, 2019:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Restricted Stock	Number of Time-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)		Number of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)		Number of Market Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Non-vested as of December 31, 2018	1,028,256		$	26.3	71,428		$	1.8	587,500		$	15.0
Granted	259,663				—				243,168
Vested (1)	(375,400	)			(14,286	)			—
Forfeited	(137,846	)			—				(41,031	)
Non-vested as of June 30, 2019	774,673		$	25.1	57,142		$	1.9	789,637		$	25.6

(1) For certain vested restricted stock units, common shares shall not be issued until the first to occur of: (1) termination of service; (2) change in control; (3) death; or (4) disability, as defined in the 2010 Plan. Of these vested restricted stock units, 568,753 belong to a member of the Board of Trustees who has resigned and common shares shall not be issued until the first to occur: (1) change in control; or (2) April 13, 2022. Holders of these certain vested restricted stock units are entitled to receive dividends, but are not entitled to vote the shares until common shares are issued. The amount of vested restricted stock units was 627,890 as of June 30, 2019 and had a related aggregate intrinsic value of $20.4 million at $32.42 per unit.

Schedule of Performance Thresholds

In the event that the TSR upon completion of the market performance period is achieved at the “minimum,” “target” or “maximum” level as set forth below, the awards will become vested as to the market condition with respect to the percentage RSUs, as applicable, set forth below:

Performance Level Thresholds	TSR	Market Performance Percentage
Maximum	12%	150% of Target Award
Target	10%	100% of Target Award
Minimum	8%	50% of Target Award

In the event that the RMS Relative Market Performance during the Market Performance Period is achieved at the “threshold,” “target” or “high” level as set forth below, the awards will become vested as to the market condition with respect to the percentage of RSUs, as applicable, set forth below:

Performance Level Thresholds	RMS Relative Market Performance	Market Performance Vesting Percentage
High Level	above 75th percentile	200%
Target Level	55th percentile	100%
Threshold Level	33th percentile	50%
Below Threshold Level	below 30th percentile	0%

Schedule of Valuation Assumptions

Assumptions used in the valuations are summarized by grant date as follows:

Award Date	Expected Stock Price Volatility	Risk-Free Interest Rate	Dividend Yield
2/26/2018	30%	2.35%	4.70%
4/2/2018	30%	2.34%	4.04%
7/1/2018	30%	2.58%	3.41%
10/1/2018	25%	2.85%	3.01%
3/8/2019	22%	2.43%	2.70%
3/15/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%
4/22/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%
5/30/2019	22%	2.40%	2.62%

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

The following tables provide a summary of option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

Options	Shares (In thousands)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018	2,355,787		$	9.81	5.4
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(1,092,789	)	9.81
Forfeited or expired	(179,000	)	9.81
Outstanding as of June 30, 2019	1,083,998		9.81		6.4
Exercisable as of June 30, 2019	332,000		$	9.81	4.4

Outstanding as of December 31, 2017	5,477,617		$	9.72	6.0
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(1,735,000	)	9.65
Forfeited or expired	(91,000	)	9.81
Outstanding as of June 30, 2018	3,651,617		9.76		5.5
Exercisable as of June 30, 2018	3,111,120		$	9.72	4.9

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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Benefit Plans

The components of net period benefit cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits			Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	18		$	18
Interest cost	397			311			6			13			727
Expected return on plan assets	(440		)	(294		)	—			(19		)	(753		)
Amortization of net loss	377			141			(1		)	—			517
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—			9			9
Net pension benefit cost	$	334		$	158		$	5		$	21		$	518

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits		Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	8		$	20		$	—	$	73		$	101
Interest cost	354			300			5		26			685
Expected return on plan assets	(512		)	(342		)	—		(44		)	(898		)
Amortization of net loss	312			179			—		—			491
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—		7			7
Net pension benefit cost	$	162		$	157		$	5	$	62		$	386

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits			Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	34		$	34
Interest cost	795			622			12			25			1,454
Expected return on plan assets	(880		)	(588		)	—			(37		)	(1,505		)
Amortization of net loss	754			282			(2		)	—			1,034
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—			17			17
Net pension benefit cost	$	669		$	316		$	10		$	39		$	1,034

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Retirement Income Plan			National Service-Related Pension Plan			Other Post-Retirement Benefits		Superannuation			Total
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	15		$	39		$	—	$	131		$	185
Interest cost	709			600			10		53			1,372
Expected return on plan assets	(1,024		)	(685		)	—		(89		)	(1,798		)
Amortization of net loss	623			357			—		—			980
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—		18			18
Net pension benefit cost	$	323		$	311		$	10	$	113		$	757

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The activity in AOCI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	$	(7,503	)	$	(6,627	)	$	(8,027	)	$	(7,126	)
Gain arising during the period	518			491			1,034			979
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net gain arising during the period	518			491			1,034			979
Amortization of prior service cost (1)	9			7			17			18
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net income	9			7			17			18
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	527			498			1,051			997
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(6,976		)	(6,129		)	(6,976		)	(6,129		)
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	(2,101		)	6,845			(3,322		)	8,318
Loss on foreign currency translation	(2,257		)	(4,723		)	(1,036		)	(6,196		)
Less: Tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net loss on foreign currency translation	(2,257		)	(4,723		)	(1,036		)	(6,196		)
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(4,358		)	2,122			(4,358		)	2,122
Cash flow hedge derivatives:
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	(3,880		)	(1,386		)	(1,166		)	(1,422		)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1		)	(74		)	(3,985		)	(388		)
Less: Tax expense	—			30			—			46
Net loss on cash flow hedge derivatives	(1		)	(104		)	(3,985		)	(434		)
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net loss (interest expense)	(2		)	308			—			674
Net reclassified from AOCI to net loss (foreign exchange gain (loss))	(1,760		)	—			(492		)	—
Balance at end of period, net of tax	(5,643		)	(1,182		)	(5,643		)	(1,182		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(16,977	)	$	(5,189	)	$	(16,977	)	$	(5,189	)

(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI for pension liabilities are recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

The following table presents segment revenues and contributions with a reconciliation to loss before income tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Segment revenues:
Warehouse	$	338,231		$	287,712		$	627,846		$	574,229
Third-party managed	61,515			65,755			125,651			129,632
Transportation	36,492			38,889			73,588			77,234
Other	2,222			2,311			4,454			4,714
Total revenues	438,460			394,667			831,539			785,809
Segment contribution:
Warehouse	113,817			90,835			204,636			180,405
Third-party managed	2,804			3,859			6,063			7,637
Transportation	4,206			3,586			8,562			7,180
Other	292			(80		)	536			266
Total segment contribution	121,119			98,200			219,797			195,488
Reconciling items:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(40,437		)	(29,051		)	(70,533		)	(58,459		)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(32,669		)	(27,750		)	(63,786		)	(55,857		)
(Loss) gain from sale of real estate	(34		)	8,384			(34		)	8,384
Acquisition, litigation, and other	(17,964		)	268			(26,457		)	(3,574		)
Impairment of long-lived assets	(930		)	(747		)	(13,485		)	(747		)
(Loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68		)	252			54			112
Interest expense	(24,098		)	(22,929		)	(45,674		)	(47,424		)
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665		)	—			(2,665		)	—
Interest income	2,405			1,109			3,408			1,733
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification	—			—			—			(21,385		)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain	(83		)	1,511			(23		)	2,191
Other (expense) income, net	(591		)	33			(758		)	89
Income (loss) before income tax benefit	$	3,985		$	29,280		$	(156	)	$	20,551

The following table details our long-lived assets by reportable segments, with a reconciliation to total assets reported for each of the periods presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Warehouse	$	3,489,658	$	2,054,968
Managed	47,094		43,725
Transportation	72,505		35,479
Other	13,766		13,554
Total segments assets	3,623,023		2,147,726
Reconciling items:
Corporate assets	526,646		370,161
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788		14,541
Total reconciling items	539,434		384,702
Total assets	$	4,162,457	$	2,532,428

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Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of weighted average number of common shares outstanding

A reconciliation of the basic and diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	182,325	143,499	165,869	133,965
Dilutive effect of share-based awards	1,606	2,975	1,778	2,772
Equity forward contract	2,186	—	1,658	—
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	186,117	146,474	169,305	136,737

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables represent a disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 by segment and geographic region:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	121,811	$	9,236	$	4,068	$	1,156	$	—	$	136,271
Warehouse services	162,529		29,497		3,407		783		—		196,216
Third-party managed	53,518		3,348		—		—		4,649		61,515
Transportation	25,160		10,771		103		458		—		36,492
Other	2,207		—		—		—		—		2,207
Total revenues (1)	365,225		52,852		7,578		2,397		4,649		432,701
Lease revenue (2)	5,677		82		—		—		—		5,759
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	370,902	$	52,934	$	7,578	$	2,397	$	4,649	$	438,460

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	104,977	$	9,605	$	3,955	$	1,435	$	—	$	119,972
Warehouse services	128,057		29,329		4,099		895		—		162,380
Third-party managed	57,606		3,373		—		—		4,726		65,705
Transportation	23,934		14,061		169		725		—		38,889
Other	2,305		—		—		—		—		2,305
Total revenues (1)	316,879		56,368		8,223		3,055		4,726		389,251
Lease revenue (2)	5,416		—		—		—		—		5,416
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	322,295	$	56,368	$	8,223	$	3,055	$	4,726	$	394,667

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	228,635	$	18,604	$	8,049	$	2,292	$	—	$	257,580
Warehouse services	291,418		59,495		6,902		1,634		—		359,449
Third-party managed	110,532		6,208		—		—		8,893		125,633
Transportation	48,808		23,598		213		969		—		73,588
Other	4,433		—		—		—		—		4,433
Total revenues (1)	683,826		107,905		15,164		4,895		8,893		820,683
Lease revenue (2)	10,774		82		—		—		—		10,856
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	694,600	$	107,987	$	15,164	$	4,895	$	8,893	$	831,539

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	United States		Australia		New Zealand		Argentina		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Warehouse rent and storage	$	209,337	$	19,945	$	7,827	$	2,989	$	—	$	240,098
Warehouse services	253,305		59,766		8,216		1,882		—		323,169
Third-party managed	113,622		6,622		—		—		9,288		129,532
Transportation	46,998		28,260		373		1,603		—		77,234
Other	4,703		—		—		—		—		4,703
Total revenues (1)	627,965		114,593		16,416		6,474		9,288		774,736
Lease revenue (2)	11,073		—		—		—		—		11,073
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	$	639,038	$	114,593	$	16,416	$	6,474	$	9,288	$	785,809

(1) Revenues are within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers. Elements of contracts or arrangements that are in the scope of other standards (e.g., leases) are separated and accounted for under those standards.

(2) Revenues are within the scope of ASC 840, Leases and ASC 842, Leases.

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General - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands								1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 01, 2019	Apr. 22, 2019	Mar. 05, 2019	Feb. 01, 2019	Sep. 18, 2018	Jan. 23, 2018	Dec. 15, 2010	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jan. 22, 2018
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Offering fees											$ 0	$ 5,750
Payments for asset acquisitions											$ 35,923	0
YF ART Holdings L.P.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership percentage before IPO						100.00%
IPO
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)						33,350,000
Offering price (in USD per share)						$ 16.00
Net proceeds from offering						$ 493,600
Offering fees						40,000
Payments of stub dividend						3,100
Net proceeds from offering used for general corporate purposes						$ 184,400
Underwriter's Option
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)		6,562,000				4,350,000		6,063,105
Public Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)		42,062,000			4,000,000
Offering price (in USD per share)		$ 29.75			$ 24.50						$ 27.75
Net proceeds from offering		$ 1,210,000			$ 92,500			$ 1,100,000
Offering fees								$ 1,500
Number of shares subject to forward sale agreement (in shares)		8,250,000			6,000,000
Public Offering - YF ART Holdings
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)			38,422,583								16,500,000
Public Offering - Goldman Sachs
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)					9,083,280			8,061,228			9,100,000
Public Offering - Fortress Entities
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)											7,200,000
Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility | Term Loans | IPO
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Indebtedness repaid						$ 285,100
Payment of accrued and unpaid interest						3,000
Payment of closing expense						200
Clearfield, Utah and Middleboro, Massachusetts Construction Loans | Construction Loans | IPO
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Indebtedness repaid						20,900
Series B
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)							375,000
Net proceeds from offering							$ 368,500
Series B | Goldman
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)							325,000
Series A
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)									125
Net proceeds from offering									$ 100
Payment for redemption of preferred shares						100
Series A | IPO
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Payment for redemption of preferred shares						$ 100
Common Stock | Goldman
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Shares converted (in shares)						28,808,224
Common Stock | Series B
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Shares converted (in shares)										33,240,258
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | General Partner
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership of partnership											99.00%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Limited Partner
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership of partnership											1.00%
Goldman | Series B
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)													325,000
Cloverleaf
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate cash consideration, net of cash purchased for the Cloverleaf Acquisition	$ 1,250,000
Lanier Cold Storage
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate cash consideration, net of cash purchased for the Cloverleaf Acquisition	$ 82,600
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Payments for asset acquisitions				$ 35,900							$ 35,923	$ 0

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets		$ 930	$ 12,600	$ 747	$ 13,485	$ 747
Interest expensed		800		700	1,600	1,100
Compensation and travel expense capitalized		$ 100		$ 200	300	300
Payments for asset acquisitions					35,923	0
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Payments for asset acquisitions	$ 35,900				$ 35,923	$ 0
Partially Used Warehouse
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets			$ 9,600
Percentage of facility to be demolished			75.00%
Idle Warehouse
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets			$ 2,900

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Purchase Price Allocation of Asset Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Schedule of Asset Acquisitions [Line Items]
Fees paid related to unused bridge loan		$ 2,665	$ 0	$ 2,665	$ 0
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC
Schedule of Asset Acquisitions [Line Items]
Other Assets / Liabilities	$ 601
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC | Assembled Workforce
Schedule of Asset Acquisitions [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 351
Weighted average remaining intangible amortization life (in months)	31 months
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC | Land
Schedule of Asset Acquisitions [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 20,715
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC | Building and Improvements
Schedule of Asset Acquisitions [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	10,846
Port Fresh Holdings, LLC | Machinery and Equipment
Schedule of Asset Acquisitions [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 3,410
Bridge Loan
Schedule of Asset Acquisitions [Line Items]
Fees paid related to unused bridge loan		$ 2,700

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Business Combinations - Acquisition of Cloverleaf (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Goodwill		$ 300,007	$ 186,095
Cloverleaf
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets and liabilities acquired	$ 1,250,000
Assets
Land	59,363
Building and improvements	687,821
Machinery and equipment	144,825
Assets under construction	20,968
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,254
Cash and cash equivalents	4,332
Accounts receivable	21,358
Goodwill	107,643
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Other assets	18,720
Total assets	1,309,645
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	30,905
Notes payable	17,179
Operating lease obligations	1,254
Unearned revenue	3,536
Pension and postretirement benefits	2,020
Deferred tax liability	9,063
Total liabilities	63,957
Total consideration	1,245,688
Customer relationships | Cloverleaf
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles	$ 241,738
Liabilities
Weighted average remaining intangible amortization life (in months)	25 years
Trade names and trademarks | Cloverleaf
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles	$ 1,623
Liabilities
Weighted average remaining intangible amortization life (in months)	1 year 6 months

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Business Combinations - Acquisition of Lanier (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Goodwill		$ 300,007	$ 186,095
Lanier Cold Storage
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets and liabilities acquired	$ 82,600
Assets
Land	4,100
Building and improvements	36,935
Machinery and equipment	25,514
Cash and cash equivalents	645
Accounts receivable	1,403
Goodwill	6,163
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Other assets	82
Total assets	84,093
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,539
Total liabilities	1,539
Total consideration	82,554
Customer relationships | Lanier Cold Storage
Acquired identifiable intangibles:
Identifiable intangibles	$ 9,251
Liabilities
Weighted average remaining intangible amortization life (in months)	25 years

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Business Combinations - Pro Forma Financial Information (Details) - Cloverleaf - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total revenue		$ 463,743	$ 449,755	$ 907,099	$ 895,148
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders		$ 22,908	$ 27,049	$ 8,151	$ (19,330)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.12	$ 0.14	$ 0.04	$ (0.11)
Revenues since acquisition		$ 39,500		$ 39,500
Net income since acquistion		1,900		1,900
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total revenue		463,743	$ 449,755	907,099	$ 895,148
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders		$ 22,908	$ 27,049	$ 8,151	$ (19,330)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.12	$ 0.14	$ 0.04	$ (0.11)
Merger-Related Costs | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders		$ 15,900		$ 25,700
Common Stock | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in acquisition (in shares)	42.1

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Equity-Method Investments - Schedule of Equity-Method Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	$ (68)	$ 252	$ 54	$ 112
Investments in partially owned entities	$ 12,788		$ 12,788			$ 14,541
Total
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest	49.00%		49.00%
Revenues	$ 12,987	12,925	$ 25,741	25,533
Operating (loss) income	245	550	1,066	657
Net (loss) income	(170)	798	339	867
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68)	252	54	112
CMAL
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	9,433	9,584	18,659	19,325
Operating (loss) income	(363)	(198)	(236)	(175)
Net (loss) income	(477)	(263)	(294)	(265)
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(226)	(165)	(200)	(286)
CMAH
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	3,554	3,341	7,082	6,208
Operating (loss) income	608	748	1,302	832
Net (loss) income	307	1,061	633	1,132
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	158	417	254	398
Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in partially owned entities					$ 2,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Company’s (loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68)	$ 252	54	$ 112
Investments in partially owned entities	$ 12,788		$ 12,788			$ 14,541

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Redeemable Preferred Shares - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 23, 2018	Dec. 15, 2010	Jan. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2010
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares authorized converted (in shares)							375,000
Goldman | Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares converted (in shares)	28,808,224
CMHI | Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares converted (in shares)	4,432,034
Series A Preferred Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)			125
Series A par value (in USD per share)			$ 0.01
Proceeds from issuance of shares			$ 100
Redemption price as a percentage of liquidation value			100.00%
Liquidation value (in USD per share)			$ 1,000
Dividend rate			12.50%
Redemption and distributions paid on preferred shares of beneficial interest – Series A	$ 100
Series B Preferred Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)		375,000
Proceeds from issuance of shares		$ 368,500
Shares authorized (in shares)							375,000
Series B par value (in USD per share)		$ 0.01					$ 0.01
Payment of accrued and unpaid dividends	$ 1,800				$ 0	$ 1,817
Series B Preferred Shares | Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares converted (in shares)				33,240,258
Series B Preferred Shares | Goldman
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)		325,000
Series B Preferred Shares | CMHI
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)		50,000

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Acquisitions, Litigation, and Other Charges - Components of Charges (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Acquisition, Litigation and Other Special Charges [Abstract]
Acquisition related costs	$ 15,014,000	$ 51,000	$ 16,455,000	$ 51,000
Litigation	467,000	0	1,377,000	0
Severance, equity award modifications and acceleration	2,641,000	(547,000)	6,934,000	2,053,000
Non-offering related equity issuance expenses	(164,000)	0	1,347,000	1,242,000
Non-recurring public company implementation costs	0	162,000	0	162,000
Terminated site operations costs	6,000	66,000	344,000	66,000
Total other	2,483,000	(319,000)	8,625,000	3,523,000
Total acquisition, litigation, and other	$ 17,964,000	$ (268,000)	$ 26,457,000	$ 3,574,000

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Acquisitions, Litigation, and Other Charges Acquisitions, Litigation, and Other Charges - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs	$ 15,014,000		$ 51,000	$ 16,455,000	$ 51,000
Litigation	467,000		0	1,377,000	0
Severance	1,200,000
Accelerated equity award vesting				$ 3,100,000
Accelerated equity award vesting (in shares)		100,000		100,000
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)		$ 2,900,000			2,000,000
Non-offering related equity issuance expenses	(164,000)		0	$ 1,347,000	1,242,000
Non-recurring public company implementation costs	0		$ 162,000	0	$ 162,000
Cloverleaf and Lanier
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs	10,000,000			$ 10,000,000
Cloverleaf
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Severance	$ 2,600,000

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Debt of the Operating Partnership - Schedule of Outstanding Borrowings (Details) - Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	May 01, 2019	Apr. 26, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 04, 2018	Nov. 06, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 1,725,022
Total indebtedness, net of unamortized deferred financing costs	1,710,523
Mortgage Notes and Term Loans | 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	1,725,022			$ 1,364,957
Estimated Fair Value	1,789,025			1,365,812
Less: deferred financing costs	(14,499)			(13,943)
Total indebtedness, net of unamortized deferred financing costs	1,710,523			1,351,014
Mortgage Loans | 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	286,722			289,957
Estimated Fair Value	$ 290,162			283,687
Mortgage Loans | Senior note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	3.81%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.14%
Carrying Amount	$ 184,722			187,957
Estimated Fair Value	$ 187,492			184,667
Mortgage Loans | Mezzanine A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	7.38%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	7.55%
Carrying Amount	$ 70,000			70,000
Estimated Fair Value	$ 70,350			67,900
Mortgage Loans | Mezzanine B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	11.50%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	11.75%
Carrying Amount	$ 32,000			32,000
Estimated Fair Value	32,320			31,120
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	950,000			600,000
Estimated Fair Value	$ 1,009,375			609,500
Senior Notes | Series A 4.68% notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	4.68%					4.68%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.77%
Carrying Amount	$ 200,000			200,000
Estimated Fair Value	$ 215,000			202,500
Senior Notes | Series B 4.86% notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	4.86%					4.86%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.92%
Carrying Amount	$ 400,000			400,000
Estimated Fair Value	$ 433,000			407,000
Senior Notes | Series C 4.10% notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	4.10%		4.10%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.16%
Carrying Amount	$ 350,000			0
Estimated Fair Value	$ 361,375			0
Term Loans | 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.30%
Carrying Amount	$ 475,000			475,000
Estimated Fair Value	$ 476,188			472,625
Term Loans | 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan A Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	1.45%
Installment Notes Payable | Installment Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 13,300			0
Estimated Fair Value	$ 13,300	$ 13,300		0
Total indebtedness, net of unamortized deferred financing costs		$ 20,600
Installment Notes Payable | Enterprise SUB-CDE XII, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	1.00%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.65%
Carrying Amount	$ 4,100			0
Installment Notes Payable | Enterprise SUB-CDE XIX, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	1.73%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.63%
Carrying Amount	$ 3,400			0
Installment Notes Payable | CIF III, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	1.53%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.66%
Carrying Amount	$ 4,000			0
Installment Notes Payable | CNMC SUB-CDE 61, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	1.00%
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	4.88%
Carrying Amount	$ 1,800			0
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	0.36%
Carrying Amount	$ 0			0
Estimated Fair Value	0			$ 0
Less: deferred financing costs	$ (4,200)				$ (8,900)
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate	1.45%

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Debt of the Operating Partnership - Additional Information (Details)			6 Months Ended
	Dec. 04, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 01, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018	May 01, 2013 USD ($) warehouse instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit amount outstanding			$ 29,300,000			$ 29,600,000
Installment Notes Payable | Installment Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base collateral value			$ 500,000
Installment Notes Payable | Minimum | Installment Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.00%
Implied percentage			4.60%
Installment Notes Payable | Maximum | Installment Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.70%
Implied percentage			4.90%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of notes payable			$ 1,710,523,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Line of Credit | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change in fee on unused borrowing capacity	0.50%
Maximum leverage ratio			60.00%
Minimum base coverage ratio			1.00
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio			1.40					1.50
Minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio			2.00
Minimum tangible net worth requirement			$ 900,000,000
Minimum tangible net worth requirement, additional percentage of net equity proceeds			70.00%
Maximum recourse secured debt ratio			0.2
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver borrowing capacity	$ 800,000,000						$ 450,000,000
Revolver borrowing capacity, foreign currencies	400,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost	$ 8,900,000		$ 4,200,000
Fair value of notes payable			$ 0			0
Implied percentage			0.36%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate			1.45%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Line of Credit and Medium-Term Notes | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gross value of assets included in calculations under credit agreement			$ 4,200,000,000
Borrowing base collateral value			2,500,000,000
Letter of credit amount outstanding			$ 29,200,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Line of Credit and Medium-Term Notes | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Minimum | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate			2.35%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Line of Credit and Medium-Term Notes | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR | Maximum | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable interest rate			1.45%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio			60.00%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio			1.50
Minimum principal for repayment of debt		5.00%
Notice period for repayment of debt		10 days
Principal repayment if change in control occurs		100.00%
Maximum unsecured indebtedness to qualified assets ratio			0.60
Minimum unsecured debt service ratio			2.00
Maximum total secured indebtedness ratio			0.40
Fair value of notes payable			$ 1,009,375,000			609,500,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Senior Notes | Series C 4.10% notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt					$ 350,000,000
Interest rate			4.10%		4.10%
Fair value of notes payable			$ 361,375,000			0
Implied percentage			4.16%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Senior Notes | Series A 4.68% notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 200,000,000
Interest rate		4.68%	4.68%
Fair value of notes payable			$ 215,000,000			202,500,000
Implied percentage			4.77%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Senior Notes | Series B 4.86% notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 400,000,000
Interest rate		4.86%	4.86%
Fair value of notes payable			$ 433,000,000			407,000,000
Implied percentage			4.92%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Senior Notes | Discount Rate | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Discount rate		0.005
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Mortgage Loans | 2010 CMBS Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness repaid		$ 600,000,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Mortgage Loans | 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum borrowing base debt service coverage ratio									1.10
Face amount of debt									$ 322,000,000.0
Number of properties | warehouse									15
Restricted cash associated with debt			$ 3,400,000
Debt service coverage ratio			1.72
Fair value of notes payable			$ 290,162,000			283,687,000
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Mortgage Loans | Minimum | 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate									3.81%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Mortgage Loans | Maximum | 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate									11.50%
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Mezzanine Notes | 2013 Mortgage Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of notes | instrument									2
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Installment Notes Payable | Installment Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of notes payable			$ 13,300,000	$ 13,300,000		$ 0
Carrying value of notes payable				20,600,000
Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate for notes receivable			1.10%
Implied interest rate for notes receivable			3.70%
Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate for notes receivable			1.50%
Implied interest rate for notes receivable			3.40%
Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC and Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of notes receivable				14,900,000
Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC and Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund LLC | Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of notes receivable				$ 11,000,000
Through 2022 | Installment Notes Payable | Installment Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual payments			$ 300,000
Through 2022 | Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC and Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual payments to be received from notes receivable			200,000
From 2022 Through Maturity | Installment Notes Payable | Installment Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual payments			1,000,000
From 2022 Through Maturity | Enterprise IL NMTC Fund I, LLC and Chase NMTC Cloverleaf ASP Investment Fund LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual payments to be received from notes receivable			$ 800,000

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Debt of the Operating Partnership - Schedule of Aggregate Maturities of Total Indebtedness (Details) - Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
June 30, 2020	$ 6,620
June 30, 2021	6,900
June 30, 2022	7,102
June 30, 2023	741,029
June 30, 2024	0
Thereafter	963,371
Aggregate principal amount of debt	1,725,022
Less unamortized deferred financing costs	(14,499)
Total indebtedness, net of unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 1,710,523

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - Jun. 30, 2019 $ in Millions, $ in Millions	USD ($)	NZD ($)	AUD ($)
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 100,000,000
Foreign Exchange Forward | Intercompany Loan | Australian Intercompany Loan
Derivative [Line Items]
Receivable hedged			$ 153.5
Foreign Exchange Forward | Intercompany Loan | New Zealand Intercompany Loan
Derivative [Line Items]
Receivable hedged		$ 37.5

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Value Amounts of Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	$ 1,937	$ 2,283
Derivative Liabilities	3,638	0
Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	1,937	2,283
Derivative Liabilities	0	0
Interest rate contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Liabilities	$ 3,638	$ 0

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, Including Impacts to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative	$ (1)	$ (104)	$ (3,985)	$ (434)
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income	(1,762)	308	(492)	674
Interest expense
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income	(2)	308	0	674
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income	(1,760)	0	(492)	0
Interest rate contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative	(2,230)	(104)	(3,638)	(434)
Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative	$ 2,229	$ 0	$ (347)	$ 0

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Sale-Leasebacks of Real Estate (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) warehouse	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations	$ 117,420	$ 118,920
1 warehouse – 2010
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse	1
Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	10.34%
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations	$ 19,144	19,265
11 warehouses – 2007
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Number of warehouses | warehouse	11
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations	$ 98,276	$ 99,655
11 warehouses – 2007 | Minimum
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	7.00%
11 warehouses – 2007 | Maximum
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Interest Rate as of June 30, 2019	19.59%

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Lease Accounting Lease Accounting - Lessee Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease term	1 year
Extended lease term	1 year
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease term	34 years
Extended lease term	10 years

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Lease Accounting - Lessee, Lease Expenses (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) warehouse	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	$ 7,855	$ 15,930
Financing lease cost:
Depreciation	3,009	5,265
Interest on lease liabilities	763	1,413
Sublease income	(134)	(256)
Net lease expense	$ 11,493	$ 22,352
Number of properties subleased | warehouse	2

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Lease Accounting - Lessee, Other Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ (13,423)
Operating cash flows from finance leases	(1,413)
Financing cash flows from finance leases	(5,838)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	8,117	$ 0
Finance leases	$ 20,215	$ 5,564
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	6 years 4 months 24 days
Finance leases	4 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.10%
Finance leases	5.70%

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Lease Accounting - Lessee, Minimum Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Operating Lease Payments
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$ 11,185
2020	19,219
2021	13,351
2022	8,218
2023	7,982
Thereafter	19,706
Total future minimum lease payments	79,661
Less: Interest	(11,040)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	68,621
Finance Lease Payments
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	8,293
2020	16,000
2021	14,723
2022	9,518
2023	6,485
Thereafter	9,183
Total future minimum lease payments	64,202
Less: Interest	(8,859)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	55,343
Total Lease Payments
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	19,478
2020	35,219
2021	28,074
2022	17,736
2023	14,467
Thereafter	28,889
Total future minimum lease payments	143,863
Less: Interest	(19,899)
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	123,964
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Operating Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	193
Finance Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	51
Total Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	244
Operating lease obligations
Operating Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	68,428
Finance Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	0
Total Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	68,428
Finance lease obligations
Operating Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	0
Finance Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	55,292
Total Lease Payments
Total future minimum lease payments less interest	$ 55,292

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Lease Accounting - Lessor, Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Minimum
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining term	1 year	1 year
Maximum
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining term	10 years	10 years
Equipment Leased to Other Party
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Land and buildings and improvements, gross value	$ 369.3	$ 369.3
Land and buildings and improvements, net value	323.4	323.4
Depreciation	$ 4.7	$ 9.5

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Lease Accounting - Future Minimum Payments to be Received (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2019 (excluding 6 months ended June 30, 2019)	$ 9,324
2020	14,267
2021	10,820
2022	9,529
2023	7,927
Thereafter	23,470
Total	$ 75,337

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 6,441	$ 6,019	$ 37,575
Derivative liability	3,638	0
Derivative asset	1,937	2,283
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of notes payable	1,789,025	1,365,812
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	320,805	208,078
Restricted cash	6,441	6,019
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Interest rate swap liability
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability	3,638	0
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	$ 1,937	$ 2,283

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Dividends and Distributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended				2 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		7 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend Per Share (in USD per share)										$ 0.2126	$ 0.1891	$ 0.416	$ 0.362
Participating Dividend
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend Per Share (in USD per share)				$ 0.0186		$ 0.2	$ 0.1875	$ 0.1875	$ 0.1396
Common Shares
Distributions Declared	$ 30,200	$ 28,200	$ 20,100	$ 1,291		$ 30,235	$ 0	$ 27,250	$ 20,145				$ 48,686
Distributions Paid				1,291		30,235	28,218	0	20,145				$ 21,377
Participating Dividend | Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
Common Shares
Distributions Paid	142	127	79
Participating Dividend | Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
Common Shares
Distributions Paid						15	7		20
Series B Preferred Stock | Participating Dividend
Series B Preferred Shares
Distributions Declared				619		0	0	0	0
Distributions Paid				619		0	0	$ 0
Series B Preferred Stock | Participating Dividend | Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
Series B Preferred Shares
Distributions Declared
Distributions Paid	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Series B Preferred Stock | Participating Dividend | Dividend equivalents paid on unvested restricted stock units that are not expected to vest (recognized as additional compensation).
Series B Preferred Shares
Distributions Declared
Distributions Paid						$ 0	$ 0		$ 0
Series B Preferred Stock | Fixed Dividend
Series B Preferred Shares
Distributions Declared				1,198											$ 1,817
Distributions Paid				$ 1,198											$ 1,817
Subsequent Event | Participating Dividend
Common Shares
Distributions Declared					$ 38,764									$ 68,999
Distributions Paid					$ 0									58,206
Series B Preferred Shares
Dividends Per Share, Declared					$ 0.2
Subsequent Event | Series B Preferred Stock | Participating Dividend
Series B Preferred Shares
Distributions Declared					$ 0									0
Distributions Paid					$ 0									$ 0

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Partners' Capital Partners' Capital (Details) - Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended					7 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Distributions Declared		$ 3,242		$ 30,235	$ 0	$ 27,250	$ 20,145		$ 50,637
Distributions Paid		$ 3,242		$ 30,108	$ 28,098	$ 0	$ 20,165		$ 23,328
Dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units to be paid when the awards vest.
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Distributions Paid	$ 79
Subsequent Event
Incentive Distribution Made to Managing Member or General Partner [Line Items]
Distributions Declared			$ 38,764					$ 68,999
Distributions Paid			$ 0					$ 58,206

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Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		15 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 04, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation charges	$ 3,200		$ 1,700	$ 8,900	$ 6,200
Accelerated equity award vesting				3,100
Stock-based compensation expense associated with plan modification		$ 2,900			2,000
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense	$ 29,400			$ 29,400
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition				2 years 4 months 24 days
Share-based compensation expense (modification and acceleration of equity awards)				$ 3,044	2,042
Accelerated equity award vesting (in shares)		100,000		100,000
Accelerated compensation from executive termination		$ 200
Fair value at grant date of stock option award				$ 400	600
Intrinsic value of options exercised				$ 21,500	$ 20,200
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted (in shares)				259,663
Market-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted (in shares)				243,168	524,000
Vesting period				3 years
TSR, Minimum			8.00%		8.00%
TSR, Target			10.00%		10.00%
Market Performance Percentage, Minimum			50.00%		50.00%
Market Performance Percentage, Target			100.00%		100.00%
TSR, Maximum			12.00%		12.00%
Market Performance Percentage, Maximum			150.00%		150.00%
Vesting Period One | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted (in shares)				12,285	331,250
Vesting period				1 year	3 years
Vesting Period Two | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted (in shares)				247,378	42,188
Vesting period					1 year
Vesting Period Three | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted (in shares)					431,751
Minimum | Vesting Period Two | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				1 year
Minimum | Vesting Period Three | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					1 year
Maximum | Vesting Period Two | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				3 years
Maximum | Vesting Period Three | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					4 years
2008 Equity Inventive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	4,900,025			4,900,025
2010 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	3,849,976			3,849,976
Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)							9,000,000
Amount accrued for dividend equivalents						$ 800
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation charges				$ 5,800	$ 4,200

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Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Grants (Details) - Restricted Stock Units - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Trustee group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted (in shares)			12,285	373,438
Vesting Period			1 year
Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands)			$ 375	$ 5,975
Employee group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards granted (in shares)	35,042	58,625	490,546	955,751
Grant Date Fair Value (in thousands)	$ 1,163	$ 1,004	$ 16,332	$ 14,071
Minimum | Trustee group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Period				1 year
Minimum | Employee group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Period	2 years	1 year	1 year	1 year
Maximum | Trustee group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Period				3 years
Maximum | Employee group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Period	3 years	4 years	3 years	4 years

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Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
Number of Units
Beginning balance (in shares)	1,028,256
Granted (in shares)	259,663
Vested (in shares)	(375,400)
Forfeited (in shares)	(137,846)
Ending balance (in shares)	774,673
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 25.1		$ 26.3
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
Number of Units
Beginning balance (in shares)	71,428
Granted (in shares)	0
Vested (in shares)	(14,286)
Forfeited (in shares)	0
Ending balance (in shares)	57,142
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 1.9		1.8
Market-Based Restricted Stock Units
Number of Units
Beginning balance (in shares)	587,500
Granted (in shares)	243,168	524,000
Vested (in shares)	0
Forfeited (in shares)	(41,031)
Ending balance (in shares)	789,637
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 25.6		$ 15.0
Restricted Stock Units
Number of Units
Vested awards (in shares)	627,890
Vested awards, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 20.4
Vested awards, aggregate intrinsic value (in USD per share)	$ 32.42
Weighted average grant date fair value, awards granted (in USD per share)	33.23
Weighted average grant date fair value, awards vested (in USD per share)	16.09
Weighted average grant date fair value, awards forfeited (in USD per share)	16.36
Weighted average grant date fair value, non-vested awards (in USD per share)	$ 27.63
Resigned Trustee | Restricted Stock Units
Number of Units
Vested awards (in shares)	568,753

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Share-Based Compensation - Performance Thresholds (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RMS Relative Market Performance, High Level	75.00%
RMS Relative Market Performance, Target Level	55.00%
RMS Relative Market Performance, Threshold Level	33.00%
RMS Relative Market Performance, Below Threshold Level	30.00%
Market-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Market Performance Vesting Percentage, High Level	200.00%
Market Performance Vesting Percentage, Target Level	100.00%
Market Performance Vesting Percentage, Threshold Level	50.00%
Market Performance Vesting Percentage, Below Threshold Level	0.00%
TSR, Maximum		12.00%
Market Performance Percentage, Maximum		150.00%
TSR, Target		10.00%
Market Performance Percentage, Target		100.00%
TSR, Minimum		8.00%
Market Performance Percentage, Minimum		50.00%

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Share-Based Compensation - Assumptions for Valuation of RSUs (Details) - Market-Based Restricted Stock Units	Mar. 15, 2019	Mar. 08, 2019	Oct. 01, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	May 30, 2018	Apr. 22, 2018	Apr. 02, 2018	Feb. 26, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected Stock Price Volatility	22.00%	22.00%	25.00%	30.00%	22.00%	22.00%	30.00%	30.00%
Risk-Free Interest Rate	2.40%	2.43%	2.85%	2.58%	2.40%	2.40%	2.34%	2.35%
Dividend Yield	2.62%	2.70%	3.01%	3.41%	2.62%	2.62%	4.04%	4.70%

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Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Option Activity (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Shares (In thousands)
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	2,355,787	5,477,617	5,477,617
Granted (in shares)	0	0
Exercised (in shares)	(1,092,789)	(1,735,000)
Forfeited or expired (in shares)	(179,000)	(91,000)
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	1,083,998.00	3,651,617	2,355,787	5,477,617
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning balance (in USD per share)	$ 9.81	$ 9.72	$ 9.72
Granted (in USD per share)	0.00	0.00
Exercised (in USD per share)	9.81	9.65
Forfeited or expired (in USD per share)	9.81	9.81
Outstanding, ending balance (in USD per share)	$ 9.81	$ 9.76	$ 9.81	$ 9.72
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)
Outstanding	6 years 4 months 24 days	5 years 6 months	5 years 4 months 24 days	6 years
Exercisable
Shares (in shares)	332,000	3,111,120
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in USD per share)	$ 9.81	$ 9.72
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (Years)	4 years 4 months 24 days	4 years 11 months

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	May 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ (906)	$ (126)	$ (418)	$ (215)
Liability for uncertain tax positions	$ 400		$ 400			$ 400
Cloverleaf
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability					$ 9,063

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Employee Benefit Plans - Components of Net Period Benefit Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 18	$ 101	$ 34	$ 185
Interest cost	727	685	1,454	1,372
Expected return on plan assets	(753)	(898)	(1,505)	(1,798)
Amortization of net loss	517	491	1,034	980
Amortization of prior service cost	9	7	17	18
Net pension benefit cost	518	386	1,034	757
Other Post-Retirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	6	5	12	10
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net loss	(1)	0	(2)	0
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Net pension benefit cost	5	5	10	10
Retirement Income Plan | Pension
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	8	0	15
Interest cost	397	354	795	709
Expected return on plan assets	(440)	(512)	(880)	(1,024)
Amortization of net loss	377	312	754	623
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Net pension benefit cost	334	162	669	323
National Service-Related Pension Plan | Pension
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	20	0	39
Interest cost	311	300	622	600
Expected return on plan assets	(294)	(342)	(588)	(685)
Amortization of net loss	141	179	282	357
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Net pension benefit cost	158	157	316	311
Superannuation | Pension
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	18	73	34	131
Interest cost	13	26	25	53
Expected return on plan assets	(19)	(44)	(37)	(89)
Amortization of net loss	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service cost	9	7	17	18
Net pension benefit cost	$ 21	$ 62	$ 39	$ 113

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Expected contribution plan in 2019	$ 2,500
Unfunded liability on multiemployer plan	13,700
Monthly installments on multiemployer plan	$ 38
Contribution term of multiemployer plan	30 years

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 1994	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letter of credit amount outstanding		$ 29.3	$ 29.6
Collective-bargaining arrangement, percentage of participants		58.00%
Collective-bargaining arrangement, percentage of participants expiring in 2018			2.00%
Kansas Breach of Settlement Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement	$ 58.7
Surety Bond
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding surety bond		$ 2.7	$ 2.7

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income - Activity in AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 680,477	$ 641,987	$ 706,755	$ (186,924)
Other comprehensive loss	(3,493)	(4,021)	(4,462)	(4,959)
Ending balance	1,855,657	642,817	1,855,657	642,817
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(13,484)	(1,168)	(12,515)	(230)
Ending balance	(16,977)	(5,189)	(16,977)	(5,189)
Pension and other postretirement benefits
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(7,503)	(6,627)	(8,027)	(7,126)
Other comprehensive loss	527	498	1,051	997
Ending balance	(6,976)	(6,129)	(6,976)	(6,129)
Pension and other postretirement benefits, gain (loss)
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications, before tax	518	491	1,034	979
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications, tax	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications	518	491	1,034	979
Pension and other postretirement benefits, prior service cost
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Amount reclassified from AOCI to net income/loss	9	7	17	18
Less: Tax expense	0	0	0	0
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net income	9	7	17	18
Foreign currency translation adjustment
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(2,101)	6,845	(3,322)	8,318
Other comprehensive loss, before tax	(2,257)	(4,723)	(1,036)	(6,196)
Less: Tax expense	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive loss	(2,257)	(4,723)	(1,036)	(6,196)
Ending balance	(4,358)	2,122	(4,358)	2,122
Cash flow hedge derivatives
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(3,880)	(1,386)	(1,166)	(1,422)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications, before tax	(1)	(74)	(3,985)	(388)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications, tax	0	30	0	46
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications	(1)	(104)	(3,985)	(434)
Ending balance	(5,643)	(1,182)	(5,643)	(1,182)
Cash flow hedge derivatives | Interest expense
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net income	(2)	308	0	674
Cash flow hedge derivatives | Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Net amount reclassified from AOCI to net income	$ (1,760)	$ 0	$ (492)	$ 0

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Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 18, 2018	Jan. 23, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Underwriting fees paid						$ 0	$ 5,750
IPO - Shares From Goldman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)		5,163,716
Ownership percentage		16.70%
IPO
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)		33,350,000
Underwriting fees paid		$ 40,000
IPO | Goldman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Refunds from underwriters		$ 1,600
Public Offering - Goldman Sachs
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)	9,083,280		8,061,228			9,100,000
Ownership percentage	9.90%
Public Offering - Goldman Sachs | Goldman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Refunds from underwriters	$ 700
Common Stock | Goldman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares converted (in shares)		28,808,224
Principal Owner | Goldman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense				$ 400	$ 700	$ 800	$ 1,600
Underwriting fees paid	$ 5,000		$ 2,600
Principal Owner | Goldman | 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commitments from lending group under credit facility				$ 90,000		$ 90,000
Commitments from lending group under credit facility, percentage				7.10%		7.10%
Principal Owner | Affiliate of Goldman | Australia Term Loan | Term Loans
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lender participation in loans				2.50%		2.50%
Principal Owner | Affiliate of Goldman | New Zealand Term Loan | Term Loans
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lender participation in loans				31.80%		31.80%
Goldman Fees | Principal Owner | Goldman
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees paid to related party				$ 15,200

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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment				4
Segment revenues:
Revenues	$ 438,460		$ 394,667	$ 831,539	$ 785,809
Segment contribution:
Segment contribution	29,085		49,304	45,502	85,235
Reconciling items:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(40,437)		(29,051)	(70,533)	(58,459)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(32,669)		(27,750)	(63,786)	(55,857)
(Loss) gain from sale of real estate	(34)		8,384	(34)	8,384
Acquisition, litigation, and other	(17,964)		268	(26,457)	(3,574)
Impairment of long-lived assets	(930)	$ (12,600)	(747)	(13,485)	(747)
(Loss) income from investments in partially owned entities	(68)		252	54	112
Interest expense	(24,098)		(22,929)	(45,674)	(47,424)
Bridge loan commitment fees	(2,665)		0	(2,665)	0
Interest income	2,405		1,109	3,408	1,733
Loss on debt extinguishment and modification	0		0	0	(21,385)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain	(83)		1,511	(23)	2,191
Other (expense) income, net	(591)		33	(758)	89
Income (loss) before income tax benefit	3,985		29,280	(156)	20,551
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788			12,788		$ 14,541
Total assets	4,162,457			4,162,457		2,532,428
Operating Segments
Segment revenues:
Revenues	438,460		394,667	831,539	785,809
Segment contribution:
Segment contribution	121,119		98,200	219,797	195,488
Reconciling items:
Assets	3,623,023			3,623,023		2,147,726
Operating Segments | Warehouse
Segment revenues:
Revenues	338,231		287,712	627,846	574,229
Segment contribution:
Segment contribution	113,817		90,835	204,636	180,405
Reconciling items:
Assets	3,489,658			3,489,658		2,054,968
Operating Segments | Third-party managed
Segment revenues:
Revenues	61,515		65,755	125,651	129,632
Segment contribution:
Segment contribution	2,804		3,859	6,063	7,637
Reconciling items:
Assets	47,094			47,094		43,725
Operating Segments | Transportation
Segment revenues:
Revenues	36,492		38,889	73,588	77,234
Segment contribution:
Segment contribution	4,206		3,586	8,562	7,180
Reconciling items:
Assets	72,505			72,505		35,479
Operating Segments | Other
Segment revenues:
Revenues	2,222		2,311	4,454	4,714
Segment contribution:
Segment contribution	292		$ (80)	536	$ 266
Reconciling items:
Assets	13,766			13,766		13,554
Corporate assets
Reconciling items:
Assets	526,646			526,646		370,161
Investments in partially owned entities
Reconciling items:
Investments in partially owned entities	12,788			12,788		14,541
Total assets	$ 539,434			$ 539,434		$ 384,702

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Earnings Per Common Share - Narrative (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average number of unvested restricted stock units that participated in the distribution of common dividends (in shares)	1,606,000	2,975,000	1,778,000	2,772,000
Restricted Stock Units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average number of unvested restricted stock units that participated in the distribution of common dividends (in shares)	1,396,956
Restricted Stock Units, Vested
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average number of unvested restricted stock units that participated in the distribution of common dividends (in shares)	1,242,081
Weighted-average number of unvested restricted stock units that participated in the distribution of common dividends, unsettled (in shares)			627,890

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Earnings Per Common Share - Reconciliation of Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic (in shares)	182,325	143,499	165,869	133,965
Dilutive effect of share-based awards (in shares)	1,606	2,975	1,778	2,772
Equity forward contract (in shares)	2,186	0	1,658	0
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted (in shares)	186,117	146,474	169,305	136,737

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 432,701	$ 389,251	$ 820,683	$ 774,736
Lease revenue	5,759		10,856
Lease revenue		5,416		11,073
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	438,460	394,667	831,539	785,809
Warehouse rent and storage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	136,271	119,972	257,580	240,098
Warehouse services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	196,216	162,380	359,449	323,169
Third-party managed
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	61,515	65,705	125,633	129,532
Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	36,492	38,889	73,588	77,234
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	2,207	2,305	4,433	4,703
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	365,225	316,879	683,826	627,965
Lease revenue	5,677		10,774
Lease revenue		5,416		11,073
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	370,902	322,295	694,600	639,038
United States | Warehouse rent and storage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	121,811	104,977	228,635	209,337
United States | Warehouse services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	162,529	128,057	291,418	253,305
United States | Third-party managed
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	53,518	57,606	110,532	113,622
United States | Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	25,160	23,934	48,808	46,998
United States | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	2,207	2,305	4,433	4,703
Australia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	52,852	56,368	107,905	114,593
Lease revenue	82		82
Lease revenue		0		0
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	52,934	56,368	107,987	114,593
Australia | Warehouse rent and storage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	9,236	9,605	18,604	19,945
Australia | Warehouse services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	29,497	29,329	59,495	59,766
Australia | Third-party managed
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	3,348	3,373	6,208	6,622
Australia | Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	10,771	14,061	23,598	28,260
Australia | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
New Zealand
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	7,578	8,223	15,164	16,416
Lease revenue	0		0
Lease revenue		0		0
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	7,578	8,223	15,164	16,416
New Zealand | Warehouse rent and storage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	4,068	3,955	8,049	7,827
New Zealand | Warehouse services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	3,407	4,099	6,902	8,216
New Zealand | Third-party managed
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
New Zealand | Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	103	169	213	373
New Zealand | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Argentina
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	2,397	3,055	4,895	6,474
Lease revenue	0		0
Lease revenue		0		0
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	2,397	3,055	4,895	6,474
Argentina | Warehouse rent and storage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,156	1,435	2,292	2,989
Argentina | Warehouse services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	783	895	1,634	1,882
Argentina | Third-party managed
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Argentina | Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	458	725	969	1,603
Argentina | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	4,649	4,726	8,893	9,288
Lease revenue	0		0
Lease revenue		0		0
Total revenues from contracts with all customers	4,649	4,726	8,893	9,288
Canada | Warehouse rent and storage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Canada | Warehouse services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Canada | Third-party managed
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	4,649	4,726	8,893	9,288
Canada | Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Canada | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Performance Obligations, Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Variable consideration, percentage constrained	100.00%
Unsatisfied performance obligation	$ 615.4
Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Payment terms	0 days
Maximum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Payment terms	30 days

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Performance Obligations, Expected Timing of Recognition, Narrative (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligation, percentage of revenue	12.00%
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-07-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligation, period for recognition	6 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligation, percentage of revenue	88.00%
Performance obligation, period for recognition	17 years 1 month 6 days

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Contract Balances, Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Receivables from contracts with customers	$ 207,300	$ 192,100	$ 180,800	$ 198,300
Unearned revenue	$ 18,805	$ 18,625	$ 20,100	$ 18,800
Inventory turn period	30 days