Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 17,325,384	$ 12,612,050	$ 8,064,620
Cost of sales and merchandising revenues	16,641,220	12,019,353	7,698,423
Gross profit	684,164	592,697	366,197
Operating, administrative and general expenses	466,556	432,073	377,695
Interest expense, net	56,849	37,292	33,784
Other income, net	33,823	37,438	18,201
Income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations	194,582	160,770	(27,081)
Income tax provision (benefit) from continuing operations	39,628	29,228	(10,910)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	154,954	131,542	(16,171)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	12,025	4,324	1,956
Net income (loss)	166,979	135,866	(14,215)
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	35,899	31,880	(21,925)
Net income attributable to The Andersons, Inc.	$ 131,080	$ 103,986	$ 7,710
Average number of shares outstanding – basic	33,731	33,279	32,924
Average number of 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