Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$ 54,895	$ 22,593
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $12,781 in 2019; $8,325 in 2018		536,367	207,285
Inventories		1,170,536	690,804
Commodity derivative assets – current		107,863	51,421
Other current assets		75,681	51,095
Total current assets		1,945,342	1,023,198
Other assets:
Commodity derivative assets – noncurrent		949	480
Goodwill		135,360	6,024
Other intangible assets, net		175,312	99,138
Operating lease assets		76,401	0
Equity method investments		23,857	242,326
Other assets		20,804	22,341
Investments and Other Noncurrent Assets		432,683	370,309
Rail Group assets leased to others, net		584,298	521,785
Property, plant and equipment, net		938,418	476,711
Total assets		3,900,741	2,392,003
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		147,031	205,000
Trade and other payables		873,081	462,535
Customer prepayments and deferred revenue		133,585	32,533
Commodity derivative liabilities – current		46,942	32,647
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		176,381	79,046
Current maturities of long-term debt		62,899	21,589
Total current liabilities		1,439,919	833,350
Non-current operating leases		51,091	0
Commodity derivative liabilities – noncurrent		505	889
Employee benefit plan obligations		25,359	22,542
Long-term debt, less current maturities		1,016,248	496,187
Deferred income taxes		146,155	130,087
Other long-term liabilities		25,809	32,184
Total liabilities		2,705,086	1,515,239
Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares, without par value (63,000 shares authorized; 33,550 shares issued in 2019; 29,430 shares issued in 2018)		137	96
Preferred shares, without par value (1,000 shares authorized; none issued)		0	0
Additional paid-in-capital		345,359	224,396
Treasury shares, at cost (207 in 2019; 936 in 2018)		(7,342)	(35,300)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(7,231)	(6,387)
Retained earnings		642,687	647,517
Total shareholders’ equity of The Andersons, Inc.		973,610	830,322
Noncontrolling interests		222,045	46,442
Total equity		1,195,655	876,764
Total liabilities and equity		$ 3,900,741	$ 2,392,003

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