Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 18,934	$ 62,630	$ 31,383
Restricted cash		1,033	471	987
Accounts receivable, net		186,331	194,698	212,588
Inventories		463,205	682,747	486,236
Commodity derivative assets – current		11,619	45,447	115,924
Other current assets		59,873	72,133	48,754
Assets held for sale (Note 16)		10,028	0	0
Total current assets		751,023	1,058,126	895,872
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		1,191	100	1,934
Goodwill (Note 17)		23,105	63,934	63,934
Other intangible assets, net		113,492	106,100	113,245
Other assets, net		8,686	10,411	6,549
Equity method investments		215,794	216,931	238,478
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		362,268	397,476	424,140
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		375,092	327,195	340,136
Property, plant and equipment, net		423,042	450,052	447,267
Total assets		1,911,425	2,232,849	2,107,415
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		124,000	29,000	179,404
Trade and other payables		267,194	581,826	302,413
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		15,113	48,590	18,252
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		18,104	23,167	43,183
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		69,256	69,648	71,169
Current maturities of long-term debt		62,482	47,545	53,720
Total current liabilities		556,149	799,776	668,141
Other long-term liabilities		34,441	27,833	30,430
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		334	339	2,182
Employee benefit plan obligations		36,837	35,026	44,902
Long-term debt, less current maturities		354,066	397,065	398,746
Deferred income taxes		181,806	182,113	179,911
Total liabilities		1,163,633	1,442,152	1,324,312
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430 shares issued at 6/30/2017, 12/31/16 and 6/30/2016)		96	96	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		222,261	222,910	219,489
Treasury shares, at cost (1,080, 1,201 and 1,190 shares at 6/30/2017, 12/31/16 and 6/30/2016, respectively)		(40,945)	(45,383)	(44,970)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(11,993)	(12,468)	(17,094)
Retained earnings		570,406	609,206	606,177
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		739,825	774,361	763,698
Noncontrolling interests		7,967	16,336	19,405
Total equity		747,792	790,697	783,103
Total liabilities and equity		$ 1,911,425	$ 2,232,849	$ 2,107,415

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