Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 14,423	$ 31,092	$ (273)	$ 35,189
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested restricted stock	8	52	5	66
Earnings available to common shareholders	$ 14,415	$ 31,040	$ (278)	$ 35,123
Earnings per share - basic:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	28,227,000	28,375,000	28,164,000	28,558,000
Earnings per common share - basic (dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 1.09	$ (0.01)	$ 1.23
Earnings per share - diluted:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	28,227,000	28,375,000	28,164,000	28,558,000
Effect of dilutive awards (shares)	86,000	13,000	0	51,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	28,313,000	28,388,000	28,164,000	28,609,000
Earnings per common share - diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 1.09	$ (0.01)	$ 1.23
Earnings Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Antidilutive stock-based awards outstanding (shares)			0	0