Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income from continuing operations	$ 24,880	$ 12,290	$ 133,784	$ 66,069
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	7,524	(1,602)	29,827	(822)
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	17,356	13,892	103,957	66,891
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 19,392	$ 1,846	$ 18,099	$ 7,453
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	33,825	33,284	33,805	33,246
Effect of dilutive awards (shares)	582	350	664	424
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	34,407	33,634	34,469	33,670
Basic earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.42	$ 3.08	$ 2.01
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.57	0.06	0.54	0.22
Earnings per common share - basic (dollars per share)	1.08	0.48	3.62	2.23
Diluted earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.50	0.41	3.02	1.99
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.56	0.05	0.53	0.22
Earnings per common share - diluted (dollars per share)	$ 1.06	$ 0.46	$ 3.55	$ 2.21