Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations	$ 132,529	$ 154,954	$ 131,542
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	31,339	35,899	31,880
Net income attributable to The Andersons Inc. common shareholders from continuing operations	101,190	119,055	99,662
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0	$ 12,025	$ 4,324
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic (shares)	33,718	33,731	33,279
Effect of dilutive awards (shares)	664	691	576
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	34,382	34,422	33,855
Basic earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 3.00	$ 3.53	$ 2.99
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.36	0.13
Basic earnings (in dollars per share)	3.00	3.89	3.12
Diluted earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	2.94	3.46	2.94
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.35	0.13
Diluted earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 2.94	$ 3.81	$ 3.07