Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 22,593,000	$ 34,919,000
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,325 in 2018; $9,156 in 2017		207,285,000	183,238,000
Inventories		690,804,000	648,703,000
Commodity derivative assets – current		51,421,000	30,702,000
Other current assets		50,703,000	63,790,000
Assets held for sale		392,000	37,859,000
Total current assets		1,023,198,000	999,211,000
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		480,000	310,000
Goodwill		6,024,000	6,024,000
Other intangible assets, net		99,138,000	112,893,000
Equity method investments		242,326,000	223,239,000
Other assets		22,341,000	12,557,000
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		370,309,000	355,023,000
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		521,785,000	423,443,000
Property, plant and equipment, net		476,711,000	384,677,000
Total assets		2,392,003,000	2,162,354,000
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		205,000,000.0	22,000,000
Trade and other payables		462,535,000	503,571,000
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		32,533,000	59,710,000
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		32,647,000	29,651,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		79,046,000	69,579,000
Current maturities of long-term debt		21,589,000	54,205,000
Total current liabilities		833,350,000	738,716,000
Other long-term liabilities		32,184,000	33,129,000
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		889,000	825,000
Employee benefit plan obligations		22,542,000	26,716,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities		496,187,000	418,339,000
Deferred income taxes		130,087,000	121,730,000
Total liabilities		1,515,239,000	1,339,455,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 29,430 shares issued in 2018 and 2017)		96,000	96,000
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		224,396,000	224,622,000
Treasury shares, at cost (936 in 2018; 1,063 in 2017)		(35,300,000)	(40,312,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(6,387,000)	(2,700,000)
Retained earnings		647,517,000	633,496,000
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		830,322,000	815,202,000
Noncontrolling interests		46,442,000	7,697,000
Total equity		876,764,000	822,899,000
Total liabilities and equity		$ 2,392,003,000	$ 2,162,354,000

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