Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales and merchandising revenues	$ 1,312,082	$ 1,566,964	$ 2,315,376	$ 2,838,934
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	1,190,587	1,463,735	2,117,106	2,656,432
Gross profit	121,495	103,229	198,270	182,502
Operating, administrative and general expenses	76,275	61,464	147,260	123,472
Interest expense	6,146	4,855	12,148	11,259
Other income:
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net	32,213	10,010	52,714	17,814
Other income, net	3,797	1,292	23,409	4,018
Income before income taxes	75,084	48,212	114,985	69,603
Income tax provision	25,714	17,480	39,586	26,559
Net income	49,370	30,732	75,399	43,044
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	5,069	1,193	8,390	927
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 44,301	$ 29,539	$ 67,009	$ 42,117
Per common share:
Basic earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	$ 1.56	$ 1.05	$ 2.36	$ 1.50
Diluted earnings attributable to The Andersons, Inc. common shareholders (dollars per share)	$ 1.56	$ 1.05	$ 2.36	$ 1.49
Dividends paid (dollars per share)	$ 0.1100	$ 0.1067	$ 0.2200	$ 0.2133