CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 02, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 333,333	$ 346,529
Accounts receivable—trade, net	759,619	599,073
Inventories	843,519	750,970
Prepaid expenses and other	194,046	152,026
Total current assets	2,130,517	1,848,598
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,159,589	2,240,460
Goodwill	816,133	684,252
Other intangibles	510,291	379,305
Other assets	169,753	155,366
Deferred income taxes	59,130	36,390
Total assets	5,845,413	5,344,371
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	458,028	474,266
Accrued liabilities	683,012	856,967
Accrued income taxes	13,588	23,243
Short-term debt	612,383	363,513
Current portion of long-term debt	250,024	499,923
Total current liabilities	2,017,035	2,217,912
Long-term debt	2,362,466	1,557,091
Other long-term liabilities	478,707	468,718
Deferred income taxes	45,133	53,188
Total liabilities	4,903,341	4,296,909
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, shares issued: none at October 2, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	852,675	783,877
Retained earnings	6,129,088	5,897,603
Treasury—common stock shares, at cost: 146,305,207 at October 2, 2016 and 143,124,384 at December 31, 2015	(6,049,397)	(5,672,359)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(396,822)	(371,025)
The Hershey Company stockholders’ equity	895,445	997,997
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	46,627	49,465
Total stockholders’ equity	942,072	1,047,462
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,845,413	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