Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 16,820	$ 34,919	$ 24,478
Accounts receivable, net		206,380	183,238	196,192
Inventories		490,331	648,703	475,602
Commodity derivative assets – current		76,861	30,702	45,202
Other current assets		58,374	63,790	53,958
Assets held for sale		29,527	37,859	8,383
Total current assets		878,293	999,211	803,815
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		766	310	245
Goodwill		6,024	6,024	23,105
Other intangible assets, net		100,730	112,893	113,371
Other assets, net		26,174	12,557	11,852
Equity method investments		240,350	223,239	215,031
Other noncurrent assets		374,044	355,023	363,604
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		464,776	423,443	377,393
Property, plant and equipment, net		434,505	384,677	419,348
Total assets		2,151,618	2,162,354	1,964,160
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		132,000	22,000	19,000
Trade and other payables		344,406	503,571	381,359
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		38,242	59,710	29,520
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		91,403	29,651	38,578
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		68,925	69,579	67,064
Current maturities of long-term debt		15,677	54,205	53,972
Total current liabilities		690,653	738,716	589,493
Other long-term liabilities		30,615	33,129	34,407
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		2,548	825	902
Employee benefit plan obligations		25,356	26,716	36,356
Long-term debt, less current maturities		437,280	418,339	371,315
Deferred income taxes		122,523	121,730	181,876
Total liabilities		1,308,975	1,339,455	1,214,349
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430 shares issued at 9/30/2018, 12/31/17 and 9/30/2017)		96	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		222,368	224,622	223,814
Treasury shares, at cost (929, 1,063 and 1,079 shares at 9/30/2018, 12/31/17 and 9/30/2017, respectively)		(35,039)	(40,312)	(40,905)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(4,364)	(2,700)	(9,682)
Retained earnings		628,676	633,496	568,438
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		811,737	815,202	741,761
Noncontrolling interests		30,906	7,697	8,050
Total equity		842,643	822,899	749,811
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,151,618	$ 2,162,354	$ 1,964,160

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