Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 29,645	$ 62,630	$ 46,301
Restricted cash		752	471	718
Accounts receivable, net		190,628	194,698	207,740
Inventories		641,294	682,747	703,452
Commodity derivative assets – current		48,049	45,447	61,316
Other current assets		83,623	72,133	76,575
Total current assets		993,991	1,058,126	1,096,102
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		339	100	371
Goodwill		63,934	63,934	63,934
Other intangible assets, net		103,057	106,100	117,023
Other assets, net		8,108	10,411	5,803
Equity method investments		208,993	216,931	236,083
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		384,431	397,476	423,214
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		342,936	327,195	337,661
Property, plant and equipment, net		440,395	450,052	462,661
Total assets		2,161,753	2,232,849	2,319,638
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		255,000	29,000	274,002
Trade and other payables		276,834	581,826	367,338
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		81,628	48,590	100,384
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		29,914	23,167	33,394
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		65,952	69,648	65,129
Current maturities of long-term debt		56,144	47,545	54,044
Total current liabilities		765,472	799,776	894,291
Other long-term liabilities		36,125	27,833	27,463
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		450	339	874
Employee benefit plan obligations		34,832	35,026	46,151
Long-term debt, less current maturities		365,971	397,065	402,360
Deferred income taxes		181,541	182,113	179,780
Total liabilities		1,384,391	1,442,152	1,550,919
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430 shares issued at 3/31/2017, 12/31/16 and 3/31/2016)		96	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		220,366	222,910	217,050
Treasury shares, at cost (1,074, 1,201 and 1,185 shares at 3/31/2017, 12/31/16 and 3/31/2016, respectively)		(40,727)	(45,383)	(44,774)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(11,964)	(12,468)	(18,327)
Retained earnings		601,560	609,206	596,115
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		769,331	774,361	750,160
Noncontrolling interests		8,031	16,336	18,559
Total equity		777,362	790,697	768,719
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,161,753	$ 2,232,849	$ 2,319,638

[1] All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits