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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jan. 22, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 21, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Total distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates $ 4,600,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions $ 65,600,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions      
Proceeds from returns of investments in affiliates 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments 31,457,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments      
Percentage of 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        
Current maximum exposure to loss related to IANR 21,600,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount        
Investment and unpaid accrued dividends 8,300,000ande_VariableInterestEntityUnpaidAccruedDividends        
Revenues recognized for the sale of ethanol 101,800,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfEthanol 144,300,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfEthanol      
Revenues recognized for the sale of corn 96,700,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfCorn 117,200,000ande_RevenuesRecognizedForSaleOfCorn      
Related party, Gross asset 2,400,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeAsset 24,000,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeAsset   1,400,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeAsset  
Related party, Gross liability 300,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeLiability 10,300,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeLiability   3,800,000ande_RelatedPartyDerivativeLiability  
Thompsons Limited          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Percentage of company ownership interest (percentage) 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_ThompsonsLimitedMember		 [1]        
The Andersons Ethanol Investment LLC          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Percentage of company ownership interest (percentage) 66.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsEthanolInvestmentLlcMember		        
Noncontrolling interest is attributed of all gains and losses of parent (percentage) 34.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ande_AndersonsEthanolInvestmentLlcMember		        
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		        
Lansing Trade Group LLC          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Agreement for partial redemption of equity method investment     60,000,000ande_PaymentsforPartialRedemptionofEquityMethodInvestment
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupLlcMember		    
Percentage of company ownership interest (percentage)     39.20%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupLlcMember		   47.50%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= ande_LansingTradeGroupLlcMember
Total distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates     28,500,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupLlcMember		    
Proceeds from returns of investments in affiliates     31,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupLlcMember		    
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal   17,100,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupLlcMember		      
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Net of Tax   $ 10,700,000ande_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossonDisposalNetofTax
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= ande_LansingTradeGroupLlcMember		      
[1] Thompsons Limited and related U.S. operating company held by joint ventures