Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales and merchandising revenues	$ 635,739	$ 852,016
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	572,034	775,558
Gross profit	63,705	76,458
Operating, administrative and general expenses	64,257	81,545
Interest expense	6,999	6,100
Other income:
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates, net	3,573	(1,878)
Other income, net	1,686	7,495
Income (loss) before income taxes	(2,292)	(5,570)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(310)	(2,535)
Net income (loss)	(1,982)	(3,035)
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(282)	54
Net income (loss) attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ (1,700)	$ (3,089)
Per common share:
Basic earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.11)
Diluted earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	(0.06)	(0.11)
Dividends declared (dollars per share)	$ 0.165	$ 0.16