Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues from external customers	$ 2,998,824	$ 1,885,586	$ 8,829,348	$ 5,556,317
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	2,876,989	1,792,349	8,430,665	5,314,101
Gross profit	121,835	93,237	398,683	242,216
Operating, administrative and general expenses	110,275	92,610	312,833	277,363
Interest expense, net	8,799	6,853	28,848	25,951
Other income, net:
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	(250)	20	2,389	228
Other income, net	13,806	3,846	24,743	10,154
Income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations	16,317	(2,360)	84,134	(50,716)
Income tax provision (benefit) from continuing operations	4,027	(4,148)	18,065	(18,628)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	12,290	1,788	66,069	(32,088)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	1,846	427	7,453	3,224
Net income (loss)	14,136	2,215	73,522	(28,864)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,602)	3,273	(822)	(20,583)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 15,738	$ (1,058)	$ 74,344	$ (8,281)
Basic earnings (loss):
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ (0.04)	$ 2.01	$ (0.35)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.06	0.01	0.22	0.10
Earnings per common share - basic (dollars per share)	0.48	(0.03)	2.23	(0.25)
Diluted earnings (loss):
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.41	(0.04)	1.99	(0.35)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.05	0.01	0.22	0.10
Earnings per common share - diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ (0.03)	$ 2.21	$ (0.25)