Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 31,383	$ 63,750	$ 40,773
Restricted cash		987	451	941
Accounts receivable, net		212,588	170,912	238,601
Inventories		486,236	747,399	508,408
Commodity derivative assets – current (Note 5)		115,924	49,826	39,860
Deferred income taxes		0	6,772	6,069
Other current assets		48,754	90,412	44,765
Total current assets		895,872	1,129,522	879,417
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent (Note 5)		1,934	412	2,990
Goodwill		63,934	63,934	117,859
Other intangible assets, net		113,245	120,240	126,443
Other assets, net		6,549	9,515	33,370
Equity method investments		238,478	242,107	224,380
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		424,140	436,208	505,042
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		340,136	338,111	330,832
Property, plant and equipment, net		447,267	455,260	437,074
Total assets		2,107,415	2,359,101	2,152,365
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt (Note 4)		179,404	16,990	141,250
Trade and other payables		302,413	668,788	358,190
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		18,252	66,762	25,927
Commodity derivative liabilities – current (Note 5)		43,183	37,387	42,622
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		71,169	70,324	72,034
Current maturities of long-term debt		53,720	27,786	27,188
Total current liabilities		668,141	888,037	667,211
Other long-term liabilities		30,430	18,176	14,934
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent (Note 5)		2,182	1,063	2,177
Employee benefit plan obligations		44,902	45,805	57,686
Long-term debt, less current maturities		398,746	436,208	417,279
Deferred income taxes		179,911	186,073	171,163
Total liabilities		1,324,312	1,575,362	1,330,450
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430, 29,353 and 29,430 shares issued at 6/30/16, 12/31/15 and 6/30/15, respectively)		96	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		219,489	222,848	223,802
Treasury shares, at cost (1,190, 1,397 and 1,014 shares at 6/30/16, 12/31/15 and 6/30/15, respectively)		(44,970)	(52,902)	(38,880)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(17,094)	(20,939)	(55,159)
Retained earnings		606,177	615,151	671,655
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		763,698	764,254	801,514
Noncontrolling interests		19,405	19,485	20,401
Total equity		783,103	783,739	821,915
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,107,415	$ 2,359,101	$ 2,152,365

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