Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales and merchandising revenues	$ 887,879	$ 918,225
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	820,124	834,912
Gross profit	67,755	83,313
Operating, administrative and general expenses	79,881	78,604
Interest expense	7,051	6,039
Other income:
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates, net	(6,977)	3,261
Other income, net	3,246	3,107
Income (loss) before income taxes	(22,908)	5,038
Income tax provision (benefit)	(7,286)	1,093
Net income (loss)	(15,622)	3,945
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(926)	(152)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ (14,696)	$ 4,097
Per common share:
Basic earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	$ (0.52)	$ 0.14
Diluted earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	(0.52)	0.14
Dividends declared (dollars per share)	$ 0.155	$ 0.140