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2402402 - Disclosure - Inventories (Details)
(http://www.andersonsinc.com/role/InventoriesDetails)
Table(Implied)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000821026 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Inventory, Net [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
2015-12-31
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
 
 
Grain
495,139,000  
534,548,000  
Ethanol and by-products
10,887,000  
8,576,000  
Plant nutrients and cob products
150,259,000  
172,815,000  
Retail merchandise
20,678,000  
24,510,000  
Railcar repair parts
5,784,000  
6,894,000  
Other
0  
56,000  
Total inventories
682,747,000  
 
747,399,000  
 
Grain held in storage and excluded from inventory calculations (bushels)
900,000  
3,400,000