CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 285,958	$ 346,529
Accounts receivable—trade, net	544,027	599,073
Inventories	770,382	750,970
Prepaid expenses and other	172,551	152,026
Total current assets	1,772,918	1,848,598
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,230,071	2,240,460
Goodwill	690,654	684,252
Other intangibles	375,309	379,305
Other assets	185,104	155,366
Deferred income taxes	51,784	36,390
Total assets	5,305,840	5,344,371
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	436,343	474,266
Accrued liabilities	769,793	856,967
Accrued income taxes	110,256	23,243
Short-term debt	520,564	363,513
Current portion of long-term debt	500,016	499,923
Total current liabilities	2,336,972	2,217,912
Long-term debt	1,571,388	1,557,091
Other long-term liabilities	465,523	468,718
Deferred income taxes	52,604	53,188
Total liabilities	4,426,487	4,296,909
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, shares issued: none at April 3, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	792,620	783,877
Retained earnings	6,005,068	5,897,603
Treasury—common stock shares, at cost: 145,772,541 at April 3, 2016 and 143,124,384 at December 31, 2015, respectively	(5,946,412)	(5,672,359)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(379,738)	(371,025)
The Hershey Company stockholders’ equity	831,439	997,997
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	47,914	49,465
Total stockholders’ equity	879,353	1,047,462
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,305,840	5,344,371
Common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	299,281	299,281
Class B common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	$ 60,620	$ 60,620