CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 04, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 426,201	$ 1,143,987
Accounts receivable—trade, net	532,401	615,233
Inventories	1,060,422	964,207
Prepaid expenses and other	200,157	254,478
Total current assets	2,219,181	2,977,905
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,341,825	2,285,255
Goodwill	2,166,446	1,988,215
Other intangibles	1,509,435	1,295,214
Other non-current assets	612,614	555,887
Deferred income taxes	34,362	29,369
Total assets	8,883,863	9,131,845
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	615,641	580,058
Accrued liabilities	708,292	781,766
Accrued income taxes	52,035	17,051
Short-term debt	207,564	74,041
Current portion of long-term debt	3,470	438,829
Total current liabilities	1,587,002	1,891,745
Long-term debt	4,095,200	4,089,755
Other long-term liabilities	671,601	683,434
Deferred income taxes	256,167	229,028
Total liabilities	6,609,970	6,893,962
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, shares issued: none in 2021 and 2020	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,218,708	1,191,200
Retained earnings	2,301,805	1,928,673
Treasury—common stock shares, at cost: 15,528,828 at July 4, 2021 and 13,325,898 at December 31, 2020	(1,180,881)	(768,992)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(296,136)	(338,082)
Total—The Hershey Company stockholders’ equity	2,265,049	2,234,352
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	8,844	3,531
Total stockholders’ equity	2,273,893	2,237,883
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	8,883,863	9,131,845
Common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	160,939	160,939
Class B common stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	$ 60,614	$ 60,614