Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 58,611	$ 34,919	$ 18,934
Restricted cash		0	0	1,033
Accounts receivable, net		218,476	183,238	186,331
Inventories		495,611	648,703	463,205
Commodity derivative assets – current		54,259	30,702	11,619
Other current assets		42,648	63,790	59,873
Assets held for sale		9,816	37,859	10,028
Total current assets		879,421	999,211	751,023
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		1,008	310	1,191
Goodwill		6,024	6,024	23,105
Other intangible assets, net		105,289	112,893	113,492
Other assets, net		26,888	12,557	8,686
Equity method investments		232,159	223,239	215,794
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		371,368	355,023	362,268
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		458,424	423,443	375,092
Property, plant and equipment, net		408,575	384,677	423,042
Total assets		2,117,788	2,162,354	1,911,425
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		185,000	22,000	124,000
Trade and other payables		282,221	503,571	267,194
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		16,103	59,710	15,113
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		85,160	29,651	18,104
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		74,512	69,579	69,256
Current maturities of long-term debt		13,700	54,205	62,482
Total current liabilities		656,696	738,716	556,149
Other long-term liabilities		30,325	33,129	34,441
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		3,202	825	334
Employee benefit plan obligations		26,131	26,716	36,837
Long-term debt, less current maturities		435,580	418,339	354,066
Deferred income taxes		118,864	121,730	181,806
Total liabilities		1,270,798	1,339,455	1,163,633
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430 shares issued at 6/30/2018, 12/31/17 and 6/30/2017)		96	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		223,259	224,622	222,261
Treasury shares, at cost (943, 1,063 and 1,080 shares at 6/30/2018, 12/31/17 and 6/30/2017, respectively)		(35,561)	(40,312)	(40,945)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(5,347)	(2,700)	(11,993)
Retained earnings		635,438	633,496	570,406
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		817,885	815,202	739,825
Noncontrolling interests		29,105	7,697	7,967
Total equity		846,990	822,899	747,792
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,117,788	$ 2,162,354	$ 1,911,425

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