CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 02, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 214,062	$ 296,967
Accounts receivable—trade, net	417,457	581,381
Inventories	936,437	745,678
Prepaid expenses and other	343,573	192,752
Total current assets	1,911,529	1,816,778
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,033,790	2,177,248
Goodwill	818,068	812,344
Other intangibles	378,271	492,737
Other assets	182,980	168,365
Deferred income taxes	55,590	56,861
Total assets	5,380,228	5,524,333
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	471,545	522,536
Accrued liabilities	641,743	750,986
Accrued income taxes	6,863	3,207
Short-term debt	621,965	632,471
Current portion of long-term debt	89	243
Total current liabilities	1,742,205	1,909,443
Long-term debt	2,349,756	2,347,455
Other long-term liabilities	397,204	400,161
Deferred income taxes	21,081	39,587
Total liabilities	4,510,246	4,696,646
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, shares issued: none at July 2, 2017 and December 31, 2016	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	904,588	869,857
Retained earnings	6,187,409	6,115,961
Treasury—common stock shares, at cost: 147,487,088 at July 2, 2017 and 147,642,009 at December 31, 2016	(6,240,629)	(6,183,975)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(355,964)	(375,888)
Total—The Hershey Company stockholders’ equity	855,305	785,856
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	14,677	41,831
Total stockholders’ equity	869,982	827,687
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,380,228	5,524,333
Common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	299,281	299,281
Class B common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	$ 60,620	$ 60,620