Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues from external customers	$ 1,922,233	$ 1,982,755	$ 5,665,519	$ 6,284,588
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	1,820,398	1,873,614	5,394,288	5,905,055
Gross profit	101,835	109,141	271,231	379,533
Operating, administrative and general expenses	98,219	107,118	293,415	327,385
Asset impairment	0	0	0	3,081
Interest expense, net	10,569	13,975	37,983	45,613
Other income, net:
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates, net	20	(3,728)	228	(2,367)
Other income, net	4,434	2,598	12,697	6,649
Income (loss) before income taxes	(2,499)	(13,082)	(47,242)	7,736
Income tax benefit	(4,714)	(7,212)	(18,378)	(1,657)
Net income (loss)	2,215	(5,870)	(28,864)	9,393
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	3,273	(1,633)	(20,583)	(2,265)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ (1,058)	$ (4,237)	$ (8,281)	$ 11,658
Per common share:
Basic earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.25)	$ 0.36
Diluted earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.25)	$ 0.35