QUARTERLY DATA (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

Summary quarterly results were as follows:

Year 2019	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Net sales	$	2,016,488	$	1,767,217	$	2,134,422	$	2,068,125
Gross profit	892,504		874,744		943,318		911,912
Net income attributable to The Hershey Company	304,358		312,840		325,307		207,187
Common stock:
Net income per share—Basic(a)	1.49		1.54		1.59		1.02
Net income per share—Diluted(a)	1.45		1.48		1.54		0.98
Dividends paid per share	0.722		0.722		0.773		0.773
Class B common stock:
Net income per share—Basic(a)	1.36		1.39		1.45		0.93
Net income per share—Diluted(a)	1.36		1.38		1.44		0.92
Dividends paid per share	0.656		0.656		0.702		0.702
Market price—common stock:
High	114.83		138.32		161.40		157.70
Low	104.30		113.84		134.25		140.29

Year 2018	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Net sales	$	1,971,959	$	1,751,615	$	2,079,593	$	1,987,902
Gross profit	974,060		793,420		863,493		944,352
Net income attributable to The Hershey Company	350,203		226,855		263,713		336,791
Common stock:
Net income per share—Basic(a)	1.71		1.11		1.29		1.65
Net income per share—Diluted(a)	1.65		1.08		1.25		1.60
Dividends paid per share	0.656		0.656		0.722		0.722
Class B common stock:
Net income per share—Basic(a)	1.55		1.01		1.17		1.50
Net income per share—Diluted(a)	1.55		1.01		1.17		1.49
Dividends paid per share	0.596		0.596		0.656		0.656
Market price—common stock:
High	114.06		100.60		106.60		110.01
Low	96.06		89.54		91.04		101.64

(a)

Quarterly income per share amounts do not total to the annual amount due to changes in weighted-average shares outstanding during the year.