Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 62,630,000	$ 63,750,000
Restricted cash		471,000	451,000
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,706 in 2016; $6,938 in 2015		194,698,000	170,912,000
Inventories		682,747,000	747,399,000
Commodity derivative assets – current (Note 6)		45,447,000	49,826,000
Deferred income taxes (Note 8)		0	6,772,000
Other current assets		72,133,000	90,412,000
Total current assets		1,058,126,000	1,129,522,000
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent (Note 6)		100,000	412,000
Goodwill		63,934,000	63,934,000
Other intangible assets, net (Note 4)		106,100,000	120,240,000
Other assets		10,411,000	9,515,000
Equity method investments		216,931,000	242,107,000
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		397,476,000	436,208,000
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		327,195,000	338,111,000
Property, plant and equipment, net		450,052,000	455,260,000
Total assets		2,232,849,000	2,359,101,000
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt (Note 5)		29,000,000	16,990,000
Trade and other payables		581,826,000	668,788,000
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		48,590,000	66,762,000
Commodity derivative liabilities – current (Note 6)		23,167,000	37,387,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		69,648,000	70,324,000
Current maturities of long-term debt		47,545,000	27,786,000
Total current liabilities		799,776,000	888,037,000
Other long-term liabilities		27,833,000	18,176,000
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent (Note 6)		339,000	1,063,000
Employee benefit plan obligations (Note 7)		35,026,000	45,805,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities		397,065,000	436,208,000
Deferred income taxes (Note 8)		182,113,000	186,073,000
Total liabilities		1,442,152,000	1,575,362,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430 shares issued in 2016; 29,353 shares issued in 2015)		96,000	96,000
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		222,910,000	222,848,000
Treasury shares, at cost (1,201 in 2016; 1,397 in 2015)		(45,383,000)	(52,902,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(12,468,000)	(20,939,000)
Retained earnings		609,206,000	615,151,000
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		774,361,000	764,254,000
Noncontrolling interests		16,336,000	19,485,000
Total equity		790,697,000	783,739,000
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,232,849,000	$ 2,359,101,000

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