Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 34,919,000	$ 62,630,000
Restricted cash		0	471,000
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $9,156 in 2017; $7,706 in 2016		183,238,000	194,698,000
Inventories		648,703,000	682,747,000
Commodity derivative assets – current		30,702,000	45,447,000
Other current assets		63,790,000	72,133,000
Assets held for sale		37,859,000	0
Total current assets		999,211,000	1,058,126,000
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		310,000	100,000
Goodwill		6,024,000	63,934,000
Other intangible assets, net		112,893,000	106,100,000
Other assets		12,557,000	10,411,000
Equity method investments		223,239,000	216,931,000
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		355,023,000	397,476,000
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		423,443,000	327,195,000
Property, plant and equipment, net		384,677,000	450,052,000
Total assets		2,162,354,000	2,232,849,000
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		22,000,000	29,000,000
Trade and other payables		503,571,000	581,826,000
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		59,710,000	48,590,000
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		29,651,000	23,167,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		69,579,000	69,648,000
Current maturities of long-term debt		54,205,000	47,545,000
Total current liabilities		738,716,000	799,776,000
Other long-term liabilities		33,129,000	27,833,000
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		825,000	339,000
Employee benefit plan obligations		26,716,000	35,026,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities		418,339,000	397,065,000
Deferred income taxes		121,730,000	182,113,000
Total liabilities		1,339,455,000	1,442,152,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430 shares issued in 2017 and 2016)		96,000	96,000
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		224,622,000	222,910,000
Treasury shares, at cost (1,063 in 2017; 1,201 in 2016)		(40,312,000)	(45,383,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(2,700,000)	(12,468,000)
Retained earnings		633,496,000	609,206,000
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		815,202,000	774,361,000
Noncontrolling interests		7,697,000	16,336,000
Total equity		822,899,000	790,697,000
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,162,354,000	$ 2,232,849,000

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