Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations	$ 154,954	$ 131,542	$ (16,171)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	35,899	31,880	(21,925)
Net income attributable to The Andersons Inc. common shareholders from continuing operations	119,055	99,662	5,754
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 12,025	$ 4,324	$ 1,956
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic (shares)	33,731	33,279	32,924
Effect of dilutive awards (shares)	691	576	265
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	34,422	33,855	33,189
Basic earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 3.53	$ 2.99	$ 0.17
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.36	0.13	0.06
Basic earnings (in dollars per share)	3.89	3.12	0.23
Diluted earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	3.46	2.94	0.17
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.35	0.13	0.06
Diluted earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 3.81	$ 3.07	$ 0.23
Antidilutive stock-based awards outstanding (shares)			294