Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales and merchandising revenues	$ 2,718,217	$ 3,881,238
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	2,589,897	3,733,227
Gross profit	128,320	148,011
Operating, administrative and general expenses	119,358	117,235
Asset impairment	0	87,156
Interest expense, net	6,522	16,625
Other income, net	11,528	8,004
Income (loss) before income taxes	13,968	(65,001)
Income tax provision (benefit)	1,303	(5,884)
Net income (loss)	12,665	(59,117)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	7,084	(44,367)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 5,581	$ (14,750)
Average number of shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	33,932	33,622
Average number of share outstanding - diluted (in shares)	34,243	33,622
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (usd per share)	$ 0.16	$ (0.44)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (usd per share)	$ 0.16	$ (0.44)