Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations	$ 170,700	$ 132,529	$ 154,954
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	56,688	31,339	35,899
Net income attributable to The Andersons Inc. common shareholders from continuing operations	114,012	101,190	119,055
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0	$ 0	$ 12,025
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic (shares)	34,032	33,718	33,731
Effect of dilutive awards (shares)	290	664	691
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	34,322	34,382	34,422
Basic earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 3.35	$ 3.00	$ 3.53
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.36
Basic earnings (in dollars per share)	3.35	3.00	3.89
Diluted earnings:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	3.32	2.94	3.46
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.35
Diluted earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 3.32	$ 2.94	$ 3.81