Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 1,722	$ (1,227)	$ 1,449	$ 33,961
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings (loss) allocated to nonvested restricted stock	2	(2)	7	61
Earnings available to common shareholders	$ 1,720	$ (1,225)	$ 1,442	$ 33,900
Earnings per share - basic:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	28,222,000	28,071,000	28,184,000	28,394,000
Earnings per common share - basic (dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ (0.04)	$ 0.05	$ 1.19
Earnings per share - diluted:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	28,222,000	28,071,000	28,184,000	28,394,000
Effect of dilutive awards (shares)	140,000	0	196,000	60,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	28,362,000	28,071,000	28,380,000	28,454,000
Earnings per common share - diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ (0.04)	$ 0.05	$ 1.19
Earnings Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Antidilutive stock-based awards outstanding (shares)			0	0