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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2009
Jul. 31, 2013
Jan. 22, 2014
Dec. 31, 2007
Jan. 31, 2007
Jan. 21, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Proceeds from returns of investments in affiliates $ 46,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments            
Capacity of production facility gallon per year 110,000,000ande_CapacityOfProductionFacilityGallonPerYear                
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners             34.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners    
Number of ethanol entities 3ande_NumberOfEthanolEntities                
Revenues recognized for sale of ethanol 584,200,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfEthanol 613,700,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfEthanol 683,100,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfEthanol            
Revenues recognized for sale of corn 480,200,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfCorn 719,500,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfCorn 676,300,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfCorn            
Due from related parties 7,700,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties 9,200,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties              
Receivables due from related parties due more than 30 days 84,700.0ande_ReceivablesDueFromRelatedPartiesDueMoreThanThirtyDays 3,100.0ande_ReceivablesDueFromRelatedPartiesDueMoreThanThirtyDays              
Investments in affiliates 238,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments 49,251,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments            
Other comprehensive income 803,103,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 701,474,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity              
Equity Method Investments 226,857,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments 291,109,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments              
Deferred income tax liability 136,166,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 120,082,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent              
Total distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates 140,300,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions                
Undistributed earnings of equity method investments 83,400,000ande_EquityMethodInvestmentsUndistributedEarningsIncludedInRetainedEarnings                
Percentage of new shares acquired from subsidiary (percentage) 100.00%ande_PercentageOfNewCumulativePreferredConvertibleSharesAcquired                
Voting interest in IANR (percentage) 49.90%ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesOwnershipPercentage                
Voting interest held by the common shareholders (percentage) 50.10%ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesOwnershipPercentageHeldByCommonShareholders                
Rate of dividends accrued annually (percentage) 14.00%ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesRateOfDividendsAccrueToCompany                
Estimated fair value of the Company's investment in IANR 13,300,000ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesEstimatedFairValueOfCompanyInvestment                
Number of board of directors (directors) 5ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesNumberOfDirectorsInBoardOfDirectors                
Directors from the Company (directors) 2ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesNumberOfDirectorsFromCompany                
Directors from common shareholders (directors) 2ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesNumberOfDirectorsFromCommonShareholders                
Independent director (directors) 1ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesNumberOfIndependentDirector                
Number of board of directors required to take key decision (directors) 4ande_InvestmentInDebtSecuritiesNumberOfVotesOfDirectorsRequiredForDecision                
Current maximum exposure to loss related to IANR 20,900,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount                
Investment and unpaid accrued dividends 7,600,000ande_VariableInterestEntityUnpaidAccruedDividends                
Related party, Gross asset 1,400,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeAsset 8,900,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeAsset              
Related party, Gross liability 3,800,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeLiability 1,200,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeLiability              
The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC                  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Percentage of company ownership interest (percentage) 53.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsAlbionEthanolLlcMember
               
Capacity of production facility gallon per year 55,000,000ande_CapacityOfProductionFacilityGallonPerYear
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsAlbionEthanolLlcMember
               
Equity Method Investments 27,824,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsAlbionEthanolLlcMember
40,194,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsAlbionEthanolLlcMember
             
The Andersons Marathon Ethanol LLC                  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Percentage of company ownership interest (percentage) 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsMarathonEthanolLlcMember
               
Capacity of production facility gallon per year 110,000,000ande_CapacityOfProductionFacilityGallonPerYear
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsMarathonEthanolLlcMember
               
Equity method investment ownership percentage transferred       50.00%ande_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentageTransferred
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsMarathonEthanolLlcMember
      50.00%ande_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentageTransferred
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsMarathonEthanolLlcMember
 
Additional investment for minority interest ownership by noncontrolling owners       1,100,000ande_AdditionalInvestmentForMinorityInterestOwnershipByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsMarathonEthanolLlcMember
         
Equity Method Investments 31,537,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsMarathonEthanolLlcMember
46,811,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsMarathonEthanolLlcMember
             
Lux JV Hold Co                  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Percentage of company ownership interest (percentage)         100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_LuxJVHoldCoMember
       
Investments in affiliates         152,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_LuxJVHoldCoMember
       
Thompsons Limited                  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Percentage of company ownership interest (percentage) 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_ThompsonsLimitedMember
[1]       50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_ThompsonsLimitedMember
       
Investments in affiliates         48,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_ThompsonsLimitedMember
       
Face amount of debt         64,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_ThompsonsLimitedMember
       
Equity Method Investments 48,455,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_ThompsonsLimitedMember
[2] 49,833,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_ThompsonsLimitedMember
[2]              
Number of locations         12ande_NumberofLocations
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_ThompsonsLimitedMember
       
Lansing Trade Group                  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Investments in affiliates         40,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupMember
       
Lansing Trade Group                  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Agreement for partial redemption of equity method investment           60,000,000ande_PaymentsforPartialRedemptionofEquityMethodInvestment
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupMember
     
Percentage of company ownership interest (percentage)           39.20%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupMember
    47.50%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupMember
Proceeds from returns of investments in affiliates           31,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupMember
     
Realized gain on disposal of investment           17,100,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupMember
     
Realized gain on disposal of investment, net of tax           10,700,000ande_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossonDisposalNetofTax
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupMember
     
Total distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates           28,500,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupMember
     
Restatement Adjustment                  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Deferred income tax liability 2,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
               
Overstatement error related to investment valuation | Restatement Adjustment                  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Other comprehensive income 3,200,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= ande_OverstatementErrorRelatedtoInvestmentValuationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
               
Equity Method Investments 3,600,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= ande_OverstatementErrorRelatedtoInvestmentValuationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
               
Deferred income tax liability $ 400,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= ande_OverstatementErrorRelatedtoInvestmentValuationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
               
[1] Thompsons Limited and related U.S. operating company held by joint ventures
[2] (a)Thompsons Limited and related U.S. operating company held by joint ventures