Entity tax identification number Entity Tax Identification Number Rollover EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Rollover Maximum Maximum [Member] Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Statistical Measurement [Domain] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] Registered investment companies Mutual Fund [Member] Value from sales of investments EBP, Investment Sold, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Selling Price EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] Participant before-tax contribution limit as a % of their compensation EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage Total deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease Participant-directed brokerage accounts EBP, Self-Directed Brokerage Account [Member] Participant notes receivable maximum borrowing amount EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount FAIR VALUE MEASURES EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block] Participant distribution minimum age if participant born between January 1, 1951 and January 1, 1960 EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age, Between January 1, 1951 And January 1, 1960 EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age, Between January 1, 1951 And January 1, 1960 Total investments Fair value of investments EBP, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value Service period required for eligible matching EBP, Requisite Service Period EBP, Requisite Service Period Participant distribution minimum age EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age Level 1 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract] Assets EBP, Asset [Abstract] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Payment of Benefits EBP, Payment to Participant [Policy Text Block] Unfunded Commitments EBP, Fair Value, Investment, NAV, Unfunded Commitment Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Basis of Accounting EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block] Participant distribution minimum age if participant born before July 1, 1949 EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age, Before July 1 1949 EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age, Before July 1 1949 EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] Number of shares held in plan EBP, Investment, Number of Shares EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract] Receivables: EBP, Receivable [Abstract] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] Participant distribution minimum age if participant born after January 1960 EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age, After January 1960 EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age, After January 1960 Limit on number of loans a participant may have at a time EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Maximum Number Of Active Loans Per Participant EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Maximum Number Of Active Loans Per Participant Investments [Domain] Investments [Domain] Use of Estimates EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] Schedule H, Line 4(i) – Schedule of Assets (Held at Year End) EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Text Block] Cover [Abstract] RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Text Block] Schedule of concentration of investments in Plan's net assets EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table Text Block] Minimum Minimum [Member] Interest income, participant notes receivable EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant Investment Type [Axis] Investment Type [Axis] Total contributions Total contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution Maximum borrowing term of a participant loan EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Maximum Borrowing Term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Maximum Borrowing Term Participant EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover Net appreciation in fair value of investments EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment Interest and dividend income EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] Plan number EBP, Plan Number EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] DESCRIPTION OF PLAN EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] Quaker Chemical Corporation Stock Fund EBP, Employer, Common Stock [Member] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] Participant notes receivable, basis spread on variable interest rate EBP, Participant Loan, Basis Spread On Variable Rate EBP, Participant Loan, Basis Spread On Variable Rate Total additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase Investment income: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment [Abstract] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Document Information [Line Items] Document Information [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table] Participant compensation percentage matched by employer EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Level 2 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Employer EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash and Noncash EBP 112 EBP 112 [Member] EBP 112 EBP, Tax Status [Table] EBP, Tax Status [Table] Net increase EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) RELATED PARTY AND PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy, Accounting Standard Update, and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract] Total receivables EBP, Receivable Employer's contributions receivable EBP, Employer Contribution, Receivable Automatic deferral rate as a percentage of eligible participant's compensation EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate Investments, at fair value: EBP, Investment, Fair Value [Abstract] Payment of benefits EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Total Investments, at Fair Value EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Abstract] Participant account threshold to defer payments EBP, Involuntary Cash-out Limit EBP, Involuntary Cash-out Limit Administration of Plan Assets EBP, Expense [Policy Text Block] Total Participant Notes Receivable EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution Investment Valuation and Income Recognition EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block] Total Fair Value Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] Document Type Document Type Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Interest rate EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate Collective trust funds Common Collective Trust [Member] Net assets available for benefits: EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Abstract] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] Deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract] Participant notes receivable EBP, Note Receivable from Participant Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Concentration of investments, Balance EBP, Risk and Uncertainty, Concentration of Investment at Fair Value to Net Assets, Amount Concentration of Investment, % EBP, Risk and Uncertainty, Concentration of Investment at Fair Value to Net Assets, Percentage EBP, Subsequent Event [Abstract] SUBSEQUENT EVENTS EBP, Subsequent Event [Text Block] Stable Value Funds Stable Value Funds [Member] Stable Value Funds Equity Fund Equity Funds [Member] Participant distribution minimum age if participant born between July 1, 1949 and January 1, 1951 EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age, Between July 1, 1949 And January 1, 1951 EBP, Participant Distribution Minimum Age, Between July 1, 1949 And January 1, 1951 TAX STATUS EBP, Tax Status [Text Block] Participant notes receivable maximum borrowing percentage of account balance EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] Target-Date Funds Target-Date Funds [Member] Target-Date Funds Document Information [Table] Document Information [Table] Target contribution percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Target Contribution Percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Target Contribution Percentage Participant Notes Receivable EBP, Note Receivable from Participant [Policy Text Block] Total investment income EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] Level 3 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Net assets available for benefits Beginning of year End of year EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Contributions: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract] Employer contribution matching percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage Net Asset Value (NAV) Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]