Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Net Income per Common Share

	Net Income per Common Share (in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended
			September 27, 2014						September 28, 2013
	Income		Shares		Per Share		Income		Shares		Per Share
Basic:
Net Income attributable to Darling	$	14,318	164,676		$	0.09	$	27,651	118,208		$	0.23
Diluted:
Effect of dilutive securities:
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of non-vested stock awards			796						690
Less: Pro forma treasury shares			(515	)					(418	)
Diluted:
Net income attributable to Darling	$	14,318	164,957		$	0.09	$	27,651	118,480		$	0.23

	Net Income/ (loss) per Common Share (in thousands, except per share data)
	Nine Months Ended
				September 27, 2014						September 28, 2013
	Loss			Shares	Per Share			Income		Shares		Per Share
Basic:
Net Income/ (loss) attributable to Darling	$	(5,728	)	164,551	$	(0.03	)	$	86,474	118,156		$	0.73
Diluted:
Effect of dilutive securities:
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of non-vested stock awards				—						688
Less: Pro forma treasury shares				—						(296	)
Diluted:
Net income/ (loss) attributable to Darling	$	(5,728	)	164,551	$	(0.03	)	$	86,474	118,548		$	0.73