CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021
Net sales	$ 2,372,582	$ 1,989,422	$ 5,038,803	$ 4,285,370
Cost of sales	1,372,583	1,063,977	2,793,324	2,310,974
Gross profit	999,999	925,445	2,245,479	1,974,396
Selling, marketing and administrative expense	543,468	467,629	1,067,684	962,294
Business realignment costs	0	1,141	274	2,383
Operating profit	456,531	456,675	1,177,521	1,009,719
Interest expense, net	33,413	31,065	66,592	67,501
Other (income) expense, net	19,658	7,194	30,065	9,608
Income before income taxes	403,460	418,416	1,080,864	932,610
Provision for income taxes	87,904	117,186	231,830	234,509
Net income including noncontrolling interest	315,556	301,230	849,034	698,101
Less: Net gain attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	1,072
Net income attributable to The Hershey Company	$ 315,556	$ 301,230	$ 849,034	$ 697,029
Common stock
Net income per share—basic:
Net income per share - basic (USD per share)	$ 1.57	$ 1.50	$ 4.24	$ 3.46
Net income per share—diluted:
Net income per share - diluted (USD per share)	1.53	1.45	4.10	3.35
Dividends paid per share:
Dividends paid per share (USD per share)	0.901	0.804	1.802	1.608
Class B common stock
Net income per share—basic:
Net income per share - basic (USD per share)	1.44	1.36	3.85	3.14
Net income per share—diluted:
Net income per share - diluted (USD per share)	1.44	1.36	3.84	3.13
Dividends paid per share:
Dividends paid per share (USD per share)	$ 0.819	$ 0.731	$ 1.638	$ 1.462