Related Party Transactions (Details 2) (LTG and The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
LTG and The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 1,699,063	$ 1,944,106
Gross profit	47,659	41,124
Income before income taxes	10,586	17,314
Net income	9,345	14,885
Net income attributable to the entities	$ 8,343	$ 14,632