Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 29,991	$ 22,593	$ 31,497
Accounts receivable, net		611,290	207,285	216,021
Inventories		1,026,465	690,804	731,629
Commodity derivative assets – current		158,277	51,421	43,810
Other current assets		60,222	50,703	57,147
Assets held for sale		364	392	57,775
Total current assets		1,886,609	1,023,198	1,137,879
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		3,757	480	1,739
Goodwill		119,641	6,024	6,024
Other intangible assets, net		206,572	99,138	108,855
Right of use assets, net		85,766	0	0
Other assets, net		26,692	22,341	28,566
Equity method investments		121,781	242,326	224,449
Other noncurrent assets		564,209	370,309	369,633
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		537,629	521,785	462,253
Property, plant and equipment, net		671,805	476,711	393,763
Total assets		3,660,252	2,392,003	2,363,528
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		434,304	205,000	489,000
Trade and other payables		590,258	462,535	263,519
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		148,345	32,533	81,778
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		66,623	32,647	15,424
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		151,648	79,046	60,095
Current maturities of long-term debt		55,160	21,589	14,134
Total current liabilities		1,446,338	833,350	923,950
Long-term lease liabilities		57,451	0	0
Other long-term liabilities		12,262	32,184	31,536
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		3,821	889	1,414
Employee benefit plan obligations		21,471	22,542	26,310
Long-term debt, less current maturities		982,025	496,187	438,628
Deferred income taxes		138,598	130,087	118,933
Total liabilities		2,661,966	1,515,239	1,540,771
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 33,357 shares issued at 3/31/2019, 29,430 shares issued at 12/31/2018 and 3/31/2018)		137	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		324,753	224,396	221,990
Treasury shares, at cost (193, 936 and 955 shares at 3/31/2019, 12/31/2018 and 3/31/2018, respectively)		(7,216)	(35,300)	(36,028)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]	2,474	(6,387)	(3,988)
Retained earnings		627,136	647,517	618,572
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		947,284	830,322	800,642
Noncontrolling interests		51,002	46,442	22,115
Total equity		998,286	876,764	822,757
Total liabilities and equity		$ 3,660,252	$ 2,392,003	$ 2,363,528

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