Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 11,087	$ 22,593	$ 58,611
Accounts receivable, net		712,294	207,285	218,476
Inventories		753,641	690,804	495,611
Commodity derivative assets – current		233,015	51,421	54,259
Other current assets		58,439	50,703	42,648
Assets held for sale		151	392	9,816
Total current assets		1,768,627	1,023,198	879,421
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		6,161	480	1,008
Goodwill		135,872	6,024	6,024
Other intangible assets, net		188,818	99,138	105,289
Right of use assets, net		74,073	0	0
Other assets, net		21,841	22,341	26,888
Equity method investments		120,929	242,326	232,159
Other noncurrent assets		547,694	370,309	371,368
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		559,711	521,785	458,424
Property, plant and equipment, net		695,827	476,711	408,575
Total assets		3,571,859	2,392,003	2,117,788
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		426,125	205,000	185,000
Trade and other payables		527,250	462,535	282,221
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		49,761	32,533	16,103
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		69,369	32,647	85,160
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		165,383	79,046	74,512
Current maturities of long-term debt		66,678	21,589	13,700
Total current liabilities		1,304,566	833,350	656,696
Long-term lease liabilities		48,401	0	0
Other long-term liabilities		18,398	32,184	30,325
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		3,985	889	3,202
Employee benefit plan obligations		22,019	22,542	26,131
Long-term debt, less current maturities		1,007,012	496,187	435,580
Deferred income taxes		146,839	130,087	118,864
Total liabilities		2,551,220	1,515,239	1,270,798
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 33,357 shares issued at 6/30/2019, 29,430 shares issued at 12/31/2018 and 6/30/2018)		137	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		331,186	224,396	223,259
Treasury shares, at cost (173, 936 and 943 shares at 6/30/2019, 12/31/2018 and 6/30/2018, respectively)		(6,449)	(35,300)	(35,561)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]	(6,241)	(6,387)	(5,347)
Retained earnings		651,481	647,517	635,438
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		970,114	830,322	817,885
Noncontrolling interests		50,525	46,442	29,105
Total equity		1,020,639	876,764	846,990
Total liabilities and equity		$ 3,571,859	$ 2,392,003	$ 2,117,788

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