Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 24,478	$ 62,630	$ 78,158
Restricted cash		0	471	190
Accounts receivable, net		196,192	194,698	173,593
Inventories		475,602	682,747	427,754
Commodity derivative assets – current		45,202	45,447	59,837
Other current assets		53,958	72,133	43,761
Assets held for sale (Note 16)		8,383	0	0
Total current assets		803,815	1,058,126	783,293
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		245	100	1,346
Goodwill (Note 17)		23,105	63,934	63,934
Other intangible assets, net		113,371	106,100	110,155
Other assets, net		11,852	10,411	5,921
Equity method investments		215,031	216,931	225,114
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		363,604	397,476	406,470
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		377,393	327,195	334,401
Property, plant and equipment, net		419,348	450,052	460,247
Total assets		1,964,160	2,232,849	1,984,411
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		19,000	29,000	0
Trade and other payables		381,359	581,826	356,931
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		29,520	48,590	15,725
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		38,578	23,167	59,770
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		67,064	69,648	68,465
Current maturities of long-term debt		53,972	47,545	51,520
Total current liabilities		589,493	799,776	552,411
Other long-term liabilities		34,407	27,833	30,525
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		902	339	1,954
Employee benefit plan obligations		36,356	35,026	45,260
Long-term debt, less current maturities		371,315	397,065	395,559
Deferred income taxes		181,876	182,113	178,535
Total liabilities		1,214,349	1,442,152	1,204,244
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430 shares issued at 9/30/2017, 12/31/16 and 9/30/2016)		96	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		223,814	222,910	221,326
Treasury shares, at cost (1,079, 1,201 and 1,195 shares at 9/30/2017, 12/31/16 and 9/30/2016, respectively)		(40,905)	(45,383)	(45,130)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(9,682)	(12,468)	(17,305)
Retained earnings		568,438	609,206	603,556
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		741,761	774,361	762,543
Noncontrolling interests		8,050	16,336	17,624
Total equity		749,811	790,697	780,167
Total liabilities and equity		$ 1,964,160	$ 2,232,849	$ 1,984,411

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