Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 31,092	$ 44,301	$ 35,189	$ 67,009
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested restricted stock	52	254	66	346
Earnings available to common shareholders	$ 31,040	$ 44,047	$ 35,123	$ 66,663
Earnings per share - basic:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	28,375,000	28,251,000	28,558,000	28,203,000
Earnings per common share - basic (dollars per share)	$ 1.09	$ 1.56	$ 1.23	$ 2.36
Earnings per share - diluted:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	28,375,000	28,251,000	28,558,000	28,203,000
Effect of dilutive awards (shares)	13,000	30,000	51,000	49,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	28,388,000	28,281,000	28,609,000	28,252,000
Earnings per common share - diluted (dollars per share)	$ 1.09	$ 1.56	$ 1.23	$ 2.36
Earnings Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Antidilutive stock-based awards outstanding (shares)			0	0