Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 40,658	$ 114,704	$ 326,946
Restricted cash		181	429	173
Accounts receivable, net		201,664	183,059	162,270
Inventories		527,789	795,655	396,464
Commodity derivative assets – current		60,965	92,771	126,396
Deferred income taxes		6,735	7,337	148
Other current assets		66,411	60,492	36,518
Total current assets		904,403	1,254,447	1,048,915
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		1,584	507	2,383
Goodwill		116,086	72,365	58,554
Other assets, net		104,269	59,162	54,587
Pension asset		0	0	13,738
Equity method investments		223,207	226,857	257,166
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		445,146	358,891	386,428
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		347,100	297,747	245,849
Property, plant and equipment, net		495,045	453,607	401,800
Total assets		2,191,694	2,364,692	2,082,992
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		82,801	2,166	451
Trade and other payables		466,428	706,823	387,311
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		23,581	99,617	27,246
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		49,911	64,075	229,265
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		71,593	78,610	70,598
Current maturities of long-term debt		26,989	76,415	76,757
Total current liabilities		721,303	1,027,706	791,628
Other long-term liabilities		16,510	15,507	13,902
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		2,912	3,318	26,203
Employee benefit plan obligations		58,123	59,308	39,606
Long-term debt, less current maturities		413,561	298,638	289,448
Deferred income taxes		179,591	136,166	120,628
Total liabilities		$ 1,392,000	$ 1,540,643	$ 1,281,415
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430, 29,353 and 28,797 shares issued at 9/30/15, 12/31/14 and 9/30/14, respectively)		$ 96	$ 96	$ 96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		224,595	222,789	190,617
Treasury shares, at cost (1,425, 390 and 373 shares at 9/30/15, 12/31/14 and 9/30/14, respectively)		(53,971)	(9,743)	(8,762)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(57,459)	(54,595)	(27,971)
Retained earnings		666,507	644,556	622,722
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		779,768	803,103	776,702
Noncontrolling interests		19,926	20,946	24,875
Total equity		799,694	824,049	801,577
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,191,694	$ 2,364,692	$ 2,082,992

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