Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales and merchandising revenues	$ 1,003,294	$ 1,271,970
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	926,519	1,192,697
Gross profit	76,775	79,273
Operating, administrative and general expenses	70,985	62,008
Interest expense	6,002	6,404
Other income:
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net	20,501	7,804
Other income, net	19,612	2,726
Income before income taxes	39,901	21,391
Income tax provision	13,872	9,079
Net income	26,029	12,312
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	3,321	(266)
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 22,708	$ 12,578
Per common share:
Basic earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.45
Diluted earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.45
Dividends paid (dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.1066666667