Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 78,158	$ 63,750	$ 40,658
Restricted cash		190	451	181
Accounts receivable, net		173,593	170,912	201,664
Inventories		427,754	747,399	527,789
Commodity derivative assets – current		59,837	49,826	60,965
Deferred income taxes		0	6,772	6,735
Other current assets		43,761	90,412	66,411
Total current assets		783,293	1,129,522	904,403
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		1,346	412	1,584
Goodwill		63,934	63,934	116,086
Other intangible assets, net		110,155	120,240	124,943
Other assets, net		5,921	9,515	32,049
Equity method investments		225,114	242,107	223,207
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		406,470	436,208	497,869
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		334,401	338,111	347,100
Property, plant and equipment, net		460,247	455,260	442,322
Total assets		1,984,411	2,359,101	2,191,694
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		0	16,990	82,801
Trade and other payables		356,931	668,788	466,428
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		15,725	66,762	23,581
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		59,770	37,387	49,911
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		68,465	70,324	71,593
Current maturities of long-term debt		51,520	27,786	26,989
Total current liabilities		552,411	888,037	721,303
Other long-term liabilities		30,525	18,176	16,510
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		1,954	1,063	2,912
Employee benefit plan obligations		45,260	45,805	58,123
Long-term debt, less current maturities		395,559	436,208	413,561
Deferred income taxes		178,535	186,073	179,591
Total liabilities		1,204,244	1,575,362	1,392,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430, 29,353 and 29,430 shares issued at 9/30/16, 12/31/15 and 9/30/15, respectively)		96	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		221,326	222,848	224,595
Treasury shares, at cost (1,195, 1,397 and 1,425 shares at 9/30/16, 12/31/15 and 9/30/15, respectively)		(45,130)	(52,902)	(53,971)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(17,305)	(20,939)	(57,459)
Retained earnings		603,556	615,151	666,507
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		762,543	764,254	779,768
Noncontrolling interests		17,624	19,485	19,926
Total equity		780,167	783,739	799,694
Total liabilities and equity		$ 1,984,411	$ 2,359,101	$ 2,191,694

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