CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 04, 2021	Jun. 28, 2020	Jul. 04, 2021	Jun. 28, 2020
Net sales	$ 1,989,422	$ 1,707,329	$ 4,285,370	$ 3,744,646
Cost of sales	1,063,977	914,777	2,310,974	2,085,472
Gross profit	925,445	792,552	1,974,396	1,659,174
Selling, marketing and administrative expense	467,629	408,949	962,294	884,333
Long-lived asset impairment charges	0	1,600	0	9,143
Business realignment costs (benefits)	1,141	(1,370)	2,383	(475)
Operating profit	456,675	383,373	1,009,719	766,173
Interest expense, net	31,065	38,079	67,501	74,334
Other (income) expense, net	7,194	11,217	9,608	22,750
Income before income taxes	418,416	334,077	932,610	669,089
Provision for income taxes	117,186	66,035	234,509	132,264
Net income including noncontrolling interest	301,230	268,042	698,101	536,825
Net gain (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	(859)	1,072	(3,213)
Net income attributable to The Hershey Company	$ 301,230	$ 268,901	$ 697,029	$ 540,038
Common stock
Net income per share—basic:
Net income per share - basic (USD per share)	$ 1.50	$ 1.33	$ 3.46	$ 2.66
Net income per share—diluted:
Net income per share - diluted (USD per share)	1.45	1.29	3.35	2.58
Dividends paid per share:
Dividends paid per share (USD per share)	0.804	0.773	1.608	1.546
Class B common stock
Net income per share—basic:
Net income per share - basic (USD per share)	1.36	1.21	3.14	2.41
Net income per share—diluted:
Net income per share - diluted (USD per share)	1.36	1.20	3.13	2.41
Dividends paid per share:
Dividends paid per share (USD per share)	$ 0.731	$ 0.702	$ 1.462	$ 1.404