Supplemental performance contribution, percentage EBP, Employer Supplemental Performance Contribution, Participant Compensation, Percentage EBP, Employer Supplemental Performance Contribution, Participant Compensation, Percentage Performance contribution vesting per year of service, percentage EBP, Supplemental Performance Contribution, Vesting Per Year Of Service, Percentage EBP, Supplemental Performance Contribution, Vesting Per Year Of Service, Percentage EIN Entity Tax Identification Number Rollovers EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Rollover Maximum Maximum [Member] Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Statistical Measurement [Domain] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] Mutual funds Mutual Fund [Member] Requisite service period, part-time employees, months EBP, Requisite Service Period, Part-Time Employees, Months EBP, Requisite Service Period, Part-Time Employees, Months EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] Participant contribution maximum , percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage Self-directed brokerage accounts EBP, Self-Directed Brokerage Account [Member] Total deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease Participant loan maximum borrowing, amount EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount Financial Instruments EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block] Participant loan minimum borrowing, amount EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Minimum Borrowing, Amount Investments, at fair value EBP, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Axis] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Axis] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type Level 1 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Reconciliation of financial statements to Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table Text Block] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract] Assets EBP, Asset [Abstract] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Payment of Benefits EBP, Payment to Participant [Policy Text Block] Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Participant loans deemed as benefit payments per Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Net Asset Available for Benefit, Deemed Distribution Accounting Principles EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] Number of shares held EBP, Investment, Number of Shares EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract] Receivables: EBP, Receivable [Abstract] Schedule of plan assets measured at fair value EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] Investments [Domain] Investments [Domain] Estimates and Assumptions EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Text Block] Cover [Abstract] Initial Match EBP, Employer Contribution, Tranche One [Member] EBP, Employer Contribution, Tranche One Employer EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash Minimum Minimum [Member] Investment Type [Axis] Investment Type [Axis] Interest income on notes receivable from participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant Total contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution Participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover Net appreciation in fair value of investments EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment Interest and dividends EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] Plan No. EBP, Plan Number EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] Description of Plan and Accounting Policies EBP, Description Of Plan And Summary Of Accounting Policy [Text Block] EBP, Description Of Plan And Summary Of Accounting Policy EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Add: Participant loans deemed as benefit payments per prior year Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Prior Period, Increase from Deemed Distribution EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] Contributions EBP, Contribution [Policy Text Block] Participant Accounts EBP, Participant Accounts [Policy Text Block] EBP, Participant Accounts Eligibility EBP, Eligibility [Policy Text Block] EBP, Eligibility EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract] Differences in: EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Assets [Abstract] Total additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase Investment income: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment [Abstract] Document [Domain] Document [Domain] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Administrative fees EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense Total EBP, Asset Held for Investment Risks and Uncertainties EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Policy Text Block] Document Information [Line Items] Document Information [Line Items] Participant compensation matched, percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Level 2 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Less: Participant loans deemed as benefit payments per Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Current Period, Decrease from Deemed Distribution Hours accumulated during Plan year EBP, Employer Supplemental Performance Contribution, Hours Accumulated During Plan Year EBP, Employer Supplemental Performance Contribution, Hours Accumulated During Plan Year Changes in net assets available for benefits per Form 5500  EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Income (Loss) EBP, Tax Status [Table] EBP, Tax Status [Table] Net increase in net assets available for benefits Change in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) Related Party and Party-In-Interest Transactions EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract] Total receivables EBP, Receivable Employer supplemental contribution EBP, Employer Contribution, Receivable Automatic deferral rate, percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate Requisite service period, part-time employees, hours EBP, Requisite Service Period, Part-Time Employees, Hours EBP, Requisite Service Period, Part-Time Employees, Hours Supplemental performance contribution, minimum achieved, percentage EBP, Employer Supplemental Performance Contribution, Minimum Contribution Achieved, Percentage EBP, Employer Supplemental Performance Contribution, Minimum Contribution Achieved, Percentage Dividend income EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Dividend Income on Investment Benefit payments to active and terminated participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Investment, Current Value EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Plan Termination EBP, Plan Termination [Policy Text Block] EBP, Plan Termination EBP, Tax Status [Abstract] Common stock of The Andersons, Inc. EBP, Employer, Common Stock Fund [Member] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table] General loan term maximum EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Maximum Borrowing Term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Maximum Borrowing Term EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items] Administrative Expenses EBP, Expense [Policy Text Block] Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Text Block] Participant Loans EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution Investment Valuation and Income Recognition EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block] Document Type Document Type Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Participant loan, interest rate EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Abstract] Common and collective trust Common Collective Trust [Member] Net assets available for benefits EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] Deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract] Forfeitures used to reduce Employer contributions EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Employer Contribution Forfeitures EBP, Forfeitures [Policy Text Block] EBP, Forfeitures Notes receivable from participants EBP, Note Receivable from Participant Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Vesting EBP, Vesting [Policy Text Block] EBP, Vesting EBP 003 EBP 003 [Member] EBP 003 Immediate vesting in the participant contributions, Employer matching contributions, and rollover contributions, percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Matching, Rollover, Immediate Vesting, Percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Matching, Rollover, Immediate Vesting, Percentage Subsequent Events EBP, Subsequent Event [Policy Text Block] Income Tax Status EBP, Tax Status [Text Block] Participant loan maximum borrowing to account balance, percentage EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage Additional Match EBP, Employer Contribution, Tranche Two [Member] EBP, Employer Contribution, Tranche Two Document Information [Table] Document Information [Table] EBP, Employer Contribution Component [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution Component [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution Component [Domain] Notes Receivable from Participants EBP, Note Receivable from Participant [Policy Text Block] Total investment income EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] Net assets available for benefits Beginning of year End of year Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements:   EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Contributions: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract] Supplemental performance contribution, minimum pretax income achieved for contribution, percentage EBP, Employer Supplemental Performance Contribution, Minimum Pretax Income Achieved For Contribution, Percentage EBP, Employer Supplemental Performance Contribution, Minimum Pretax Income Achieved For Contribution, Percentage Forfeited nonvested account balance EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account Matching percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage Document Information, Document [Axis] Document Information, Document [Axis] Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500  EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Assets EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]