Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income from continuing operations	$ 6,504	$ 9,755
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	447	(1,845)
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	6,057	11,600
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (554)	$ 3,507
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	33,738	33,188
Effect of dilutive awards (shares)	541	389
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	34,279	33,577
Basic earnings (loss):
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.35
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.02)	0.11
Earnings per common share - basic (dollars per share)	0.16	0.46
Diluted earnings (loss):
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.18	0.35
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.02)	0.10
Earnings per common share - diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.45