CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020	Oct. 03, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020
Net sales	$ 2,359,839	$ 2,219,829	$ 6,645,209	$ 5,964,475
Cost of sales	1,298,504	1,139,805	3,609,478	3,225,277
Gross profit	1,061,335	1,080,024	3,035,731	2,739,198
Selling, marketing and administrative expense	486,139	468,614	1,448,433	1,352,947
Long-lived asset impairment charges	0	0	0	9,143
Business realignment costs (benefits)	365	0	2,748	(475)
Operating profit	574,831	611,410	1,584,550	1,377,583
Interest expense, net	30,154	37,258	97,655	111,592
Other (income) expense, net	23,004	11,644	32,612	34,394
Income before income taxes	521,673	562,508	1,454,283	1,231,597
Provision for income taxes	76,746	115,250	311,255	247,514
Net income including noncontrolling interest	444,927	447,258	1,143,028	984,083
Less: Net (loss) gain attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(25)	1,072	(3,238)
Net income attributable to The Hershey Company	$ 444,927	$ 447,283	$ 1,141,956	$ 987,321
Common stock
Net income per share—basic:
Net income per share - basic (USD per share)	$ 2.22	$ 2.21	$ 5.67	$ 4.87
Net income per share—diluted:
Net income per share - diluted (USD per share)	2.14	2.14	5.49	4.71
Dividends paid per share:
Dividends paid per share (USD per share)	0.901	0.804	2.509	2.350
Class B common stock
Net income per share—basic:
Net income per share - basic (USD per share)	2.01	2.00	5.16	4.42
Net income per share—diluted:
Net income per share - diluted (USD per share)	2.01	2.00	5.14	4.40
Dividends paid per share:
Dividends paid per share (USD per share)	$ 0.819	$ 0.731	$ 2.281	$ 2.135