Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 46,301	$ 63,750	$ 54,461
Restricted cash		718	451	685
Accounts receivable, net		207,740	170,912	209,928
Inventories		703,452	747,399	743,957
Commodity derivative assets – current		61,316	49,826	86,824
Deferred income taxes		0	6,772	12,878
Other current assets		76,575	90,412	65,017
Total current assets		1,096,102	1,129,522	1,173,750
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		371	412	243
Goodwill		63,934	63,934	72,365
Other intangible assets, net		117,023	120,240	76,557
Other assets, net		5,803	9,515	31,301
Equity method investments		236,083	242,107	222,082
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		423,214	436,208	402,548
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		337,661	338,111	313,095
Property, plant and equipment, net		462,661	455,260	398,234
Total assets		2,319,638	2,359,101	2,287,627
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		274,002	16,990	311,660
Trade and other payables		367,338	668,788	370,377
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		100,384	66,762	130,254
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		33,394	37,387	55,401
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		65,129	70,324	64,065
Current maturities of long-term debt		54,044	27,786	19,037
Total current liabilities		894,291	888,037	950,794
Other long-term liabilities		27,463	18,176	14,871
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		874	1,063	2,084
Employee benefit plan obligations		46,151	45,805	59,557
Long-term debt, less current maturities		402,360	436,208	323,258
Deferred income taxes		179,780	186,073	139,145
Total liabilities		$ 1,550,919	$ 1,575,362	$ 1,489,709
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430, 29,353 and 29,430 shares issued at 3/31/16, 12/31/15 and 3/31/15, respectively)		$ 96	$ 96	$ 96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		217,050	222,848	223,179
Treasury shares, at cost (1,185, 1,397 and 859 shares at 3/31/16, 12/31/15 and 3/31/15, respectively)		(44,774)	(52,902)	(32,551)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(18,327)	(20,939)	(58,130)
Retained earnings		596,115	615,151	644,530
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		750,160	764,254	777,124
Noncontrolling interests		18,559	19,485	20,794
Total equity		768,719	783,739	797,918
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,319,638	$ 2,359,101	$ 2,287,627

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