Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 23,930	$ 20,390	$ 18,616
Restricted cash	5,644	18,651	12,572
Accounts receivable, net	205,046	167,640	240,254
Inventories	597,091	760,459	469,551
Commodity derivative assets - current	122,010	83,950	187,438
Deferred income taxes	18,784	21,483	17,710
Other current assets	38,535	34,649	30,867
Total current assets	1,011,040	1,107,222	977,008
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets - noncurrent	4,844	2,289	8,560
Other assets, net	70,040	53,327	46,610
Equity method investments	189,610	199,061	179,888
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets	264,494	254,677	235,058
Railcar assets leased to others, net	252,965	197,137	178,141
Property, plant and equipment, net	266,275	175,087	153,642
Total assets	1,794,774	1,734,123	1,543,849
Current liabilities:
Borrowings under short-term line of credit	309,608	71,500	194,200
Accounts payable for grain	129,979	391,905	80,374
Other accounts payable	148,497	142,762	164,325
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue	55,912	79,557	64,231
Commodity derivative liabilities - current	29,764	15,874	24,289
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	51,283	60,445	51,410
Current maturities of long-term debt	29,647	32,208	45,432
Total current liabilities	754,690	794,251	624,261
Other long-term liabilities	11,546	43,014	33,757
Commodity derivative liabilities - noncurrent	454	1,519	1,850
Employee benefit plan obligations	50,437	52,972	30,835
Long-term debt, less current maturities	317,648	238,885	260,645
Deferred income taxes	70,806	64,640	68,038
Total liabilities	1,205,581	1,195,281	1,019,386
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares, without par value (42,000 shares authorized at 6/30/12, 12/31/11 and 6/30/11; 19,198 shares issued)	96	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)	0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital	180,535	179,463	177,266
Treasury shares (557, 697 and 629 shares at 6/30/12, 12/31/11 and 6/30/11, respectively; at cost)	(12,519)	(14,997)	(12,214)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(42,998)	(43,090)	(29,467)
Retained earnings	444,539	402,523	374,715
Total shareholders' equity of The Andersons, Inc.	569,653	523,995	510,396
Noncontrolling interest	19,540	14,847	14,067
Total equity	589,193	538,842	524,463
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,794,774	$ 1,734,123	$ 1,543,849