Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues from external customers	$ 3,635,691	$ 4,219,325	$ 11,537,112	$ 12,647,896
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	3,477,990	4,055,560	11,009,463	12,133,755
Gross profit	157,701	163,765	527,649	514,141
Operating, administrative and general expenses	126,306	115,539	359,548	330,085
Asset impairment	0	0	87,156	0
Interest expense, net	8,188	14,982	38,766	42,762
Other income, net	15,178	1,475	35,623	22,185
Income before income taxes from continuing operations	38,385	34,719	77,802	163,479
Income tax provision from continuing operations	7,862	9,839	23,710	29,695
Net income from continuing operations	30,523	24,880	54,092	133,784
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	19,392	0	18,099
Net income	30,523	44,272	54,092	151,883
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	20,815	7,524	4,088	29,827
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 9,708	$ 36,748	$ 50,004	$ 122,056
Average number of shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	33,752	33,825	33,706	33,805
Average number of share outstanding - diluted (in shares)	34,270	34,407	34,266	34,469
Basic earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.51	$ 1.48	$ 3.08
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.57	0	0.54
Earnings per common share - basic (dollars per share)	0.29	1.08	1.48	3.62
Diluted earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.28	0.50	1.46	3.02
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.56	0	0.53
Earnings per common share - diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 1.06	$ 1.46	$ 3.55