CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 03, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 675,516	$ 1,143,987
Accounts receivable—trade, net	841,227	615,233
Inventories	1,026,541	964,207
Prepaid expenses and other	198,660	254,478
Total current assets	2,741,944	2,977,905
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,370,193	2,285,255
Goodwill	2,164,580	1,988,215
Other intangibles	1,494,106	1,295,214
Other non-current assets	628,686	555,887
Deferred income taxes	39,674	29,369
Total assets	9,439,183	9,131,845
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	671,855	580,058
Accrued liabilities	751,972	781,766
Accrued income taxes	69,482	17,051
Short-term debt	410,374	74,041
Current portion of long-term debt	2,812	438,829
Total current liabilities	1,906,495	1,891,745
Long-term debt	4,095,159	4,089,755
Other long-term liabilities	639,896	683,434
Deferred income taxes	260,500	229,028
Total liabilities	6,902,050	6,893,962
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, shares issued: none in 2021 and 2020	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,240,012	1,191,200
Retained earnings	2,565,538	1,928,673
Treasury—common stock shares, at cost: 15,564,962 at October 3, 2021 and 13,325,898 at December 31, 2020	(1,200,409)	(768,992)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(298,400)	(338,082)
Total—The Hershey Company stockholders’ equity	2,528,294	2,234,352
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	8,839	3,531
Total stockholders’ equity	2,537,133	2,237,883
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	9,439,183	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