Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 40,773	$ 114,704	$ 47,190
Restricted cash		941	429	895
Accounts receivable, net		238,601	183,059	189,646
Inventories (Note 2)		508,408	795,655	432,996
Commodity derivative assets – current		39,860	92,771	162,427
Deferred income taxes		6,069	7,337	7,443
Other current assets		44,765	60,492	24,596
Total current assets		879,417	1,254,447	865,193
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		2,990	507	312
Goodwill		117,859	72,365	58,554
Other assets, net		107,742	59,162	58,431
Pension asset		0	0	13,023
Equity method investments		224,380	226,857	264,381
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		452,971	358,891	394,701
Rail Group assets leased to others, net (Note 3)		330,832	297,747	242,147
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 3)		489,145	453,607	390,587
Total assets		2,152,365	2,364,692	1,892,628
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		141,250	2,166	27,000
Trade and other payables		358,190	706,823	307,765
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		25,927	99,617	21,670
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		42,622	64,075	86,134
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		72,034	78,610	81,260
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 4)		27,188	76,415	89,387
Total current liabilities		667,211	1,027,706	613,216
Other long-term liabilities		14,934	15,507	15,032
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		2,177	3,318	7,444
Employee benefit plan obligations		57,686	59,308	39,178
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 4)		417,279	298,638	300,220
Deferred income taxes		171,163	136,166	126,258
Total liabilities		$ 1,330,450	$ 1,540,643	$ 1,101,348
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (42,000 shares authorized; 29,430, 29,353 and 28,797 shares issued at 6/30/15, 12/31/14 and 6/30/14, respectively)		$ 96	$ 96	$ 96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		223,802	222,789	189,098
Treasury shares, at cost (1,014, 390 and 378 shares at 6/30/15, 12/31/14 and 6/30/14, respectively)		(38,880)	(9,743)	(8,801)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(55,159)	(54,595)	(27,023)
Retained earnings		671,655	644,556	609,024
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		801,514	803,103	762,394
Noncontrolling interests		20,401	20,946	28,886
Total equity		821,915	824,049	791,280
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,152,365	$ 2,364,692	$ 1,892,628

[1] All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits