Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,393	$ 29,123	$ 19,693
Accounts receivable, net	699,725	659,834	539,671
Inventories	1,295,061	1,300,693	1,028,076
Commodity derivative assets – current	317,939	320,706	149,070
Other current assets	88,771	106,053	85,372
Total current assets	2,436,889	2,416,409	1,821,882
Other assets:
Goodwill	135,709	135,709	135,360
Other intangible assets, net	135,611	142,940	167,398
Right of use assets, net	55,802	56,031	62,182
Other assets, net	63,858	49,907	47,215
Total other assets	390,980	384,587	412,155
Rail Group assets leased to others, net	580,599	591,946	597,069
Property, plant and equipment, net	858,269	879,179	921,585
Total assets	4,266,737	4,272,121	3,752,691
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	915,205	403,703	392,450
Trade and other payables	538,691	957,683	553,416
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue	163,935	180,160	121,148
Commodity derivative liabilities – current	91,448	146,990	90,491
Current maturities of long-term debt	49,937	75,475	80,758
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	158,900	167,671	147,225
Total current liabilities	1,918,116	1,931,682	1,385,488
Long-term lease liabilities	37,246	37,177	43,308
Long-term debt, less current maturities	906,720	916,540	987,526
Deferred income taxes	173,481	170,147	156,804
Other long-term liabilities	48,623	55,915	65,703
Total liabilities	3,084,186	3,111,461	2,638,829
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 33,786, 33,599 and 33,550 shares issued at 3/31/2021, 12/31/2020 and 3/31/2020, respectively)	140	138	137
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)	0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital	355,961	348,714	341,382
Treasury shares, at cost (123, 45 and 21 shares at 3/31/2021, 12/31/2020 and 3/31/2020, respectively)	(2,872)	(966)	(652)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,214)	(12,076)	(27,649)
Retained earnings	631,652	626,081	599,039
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.	983,667	961,891	912,257
Noncontrolling interests	198,884	198,769	201,605
Total equity	1,182,551	1,160,660	1,113,862
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,266,737	$ 4,272,121	$ 3,752,691