CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 1)	$ 555,513	$ 562,588
Short-term investments	235	84
Trade receivables, less allowances of $84,696 and $83,562, respectively	287,018	306,578
Inventories (Note 3)	474,607	547,690
Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable	8,701	7,215
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	82,526	87,641
Total current assets	1,408,600	1,511,796
Net property, plant, and equipment (Note 4)	493,153	481,110
Intangible assets, net of amortization (Note 5)	606,136	593,970
Goodwill (Note 5)	1,309,998	1,186,922
Investments (Note 1)	24,821	24,121
Deferred income taxes (Note 14)	10,486	14,367
Right of use lease assets (Note 7)	62,370	57,382
Other long-term assets	79,711	34,066
Total assets	3,995,275	3,903,734
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	173,535	208,571
Accrued liabilities (Note 6)	149,214	187,057
Accrued income taxes	38,725	41,793
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 9)	14,020	134,874
Total current liabilities	375,494	572,295
Long-term debt, less current portion (Note 9)	857,915	866,623
Deferred income taxes (Note 14)	110,820	100,230
Accrued post-retirement benefits (Note 11)	34,422	28,037
Non-current lease liabilities (Note 7)	49,472	45,661
Other long-term liabilities	86,671	79,510
Total Liabilities	1,514,794	1,692,356
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 17)
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share: 34,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued, 26,624,071 and 26,445,618, respectively	262	261
Additional paid-in capital	1,012,325	974,097
Treasury stock, at cost: 1,711,290 and 1,685,357 shares, respectively	(259,263)	(252,866)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(55,817)	(95,764)
Retained earnings	1,782,662	1,585,466
Littelfuse, Inc. shareholders’ equity	2,480,169	2,211,194
Non-controlling interest	312	184
Total equity	2,480,481	2,211,378
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,995,275	$ 3,903,734