Related Parties (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Related Parties (Tables) [Abstract]

Income (losses) earned from the Company's equity method investments by entity

	% ownership at
	June 30, 2011			Three months ended				Six months ended
	(direct and			June 30,				June 30,
(in thousands)	indirect)			2011		2010		2011		2010
The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC		50	%	$	2,146	$	1,201	$	2,530	$	3,922
The Andersons Clymers Ethanol LLC		38	%		2,783		2,047		2,919		4,931
The Andersons Marathon Ethanol LLC		50	%		2,153		1,145		2,648		2,384
Lansing Trade Group LLC		51	%		5,346		2,272		11,512		5,158
Other		7%-33	%		84		2		149		177
Total				$	12,512	$	6,667	$	19,758	$	16,572

Company's investment balance in each of its equity method investees by entity

	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2010
The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC	$	31,075	$	31,048	$	32,635
The Andersons Clymers Ethanol LLC		40,106		37,496		37,109
The Andersons Marathon Ethanol LLC		37,577		34,929		36,197
Lansing Trade Group LLC		69,175		70,143		60,729
Other		1,955		1,733		1,428
Total	$	179,888	$	175,349	$	168,098

Related party transactions executed

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Sales and service fee revenues	$	232,239	$	115,285	$	412,986	$	234,131
Purchases of product		159,381		105,318		288,124		215,071
Lease income (a)		1,415		1,436		2,667		2,819
Labor and benefits reimbursement (b)		2,611		2,713		5,384		5,399
Other expenses (c)		45		—		45		—
Accounts receivable at June 30 (d)		23,558		12,056
Accounts payable at June 30 (e)		21,409		16,292