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Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation (Nonemployee Director Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards) (Details) (Details) (USD $)
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Jan. 03, 2015
Mar. 05, 2013
Mar. 06, 2012
Sep. 08, 2014
Jun. 19, 2014
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Jun. 03, 2014
May 06, 2014
Mar. 04, 2014
Aug. 05, 2013
Sep. 01, 2012
May 08, 2012
Jan. 07, 2014
Mar. 09, 2006
Nov. 11, 2010
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent $ 400,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationSharebasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period 29,603us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod                            
Director Restricted Stock Plan [Member]                              
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Issuance of non-vested stock (in shares)   21,780us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross
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= dar_DirectorRestrictedStockPlanMember
21,204us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross
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= dar_DirectorRestrictedStockPlanMember
                       
Restricted Stock Subject To Restrictions Percent                           100.00%dar_RestrictedStockSubjectToRestrictionsPercent
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= dar_DirectorRestrictedStockPlanMember
 
Restricted Stock, Repurchase Price Per Share                           $ 0.01dar_RestrictedStockRepurchasePricePerShare
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Stock Available for Grant Per Employee $ 90,000dar_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardStockAvailableForGrantPerEmployee
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= dar_DirectorRestrictedStockPlanMember
                        $ 60,000dar_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardStockAvailableForGrantPerEmployee
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= dar_DirectorRestrictedStockPlanMember
 
Shares granted 25,678us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_DirectorRestrictedStockPlanMember
                           
Stock Awards [Member]                              
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Shares granted 1,436,658us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
495,575us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_StockAwardsMember
375,041us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
4,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
17,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
7,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
  3,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
424,158us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
24,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
50,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_StockAwardsMember
5,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_StockAwardsMember
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period 861,772us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
123,894us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
93,761us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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= dar_StockAwardsMember
1,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
4,375us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
1,875us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
1,375us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
750us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
106,042us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
8,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
25,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= dar_StockAwardsMember
1,250us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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= dar_StockAwardsMember
     
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]                              
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Shares granted             5,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
               
Common Stock Equivalent         1dar_CommonStockEquivalent
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
  1dar_CommonStockEquivalent
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
               
Discretionary grants to other employees [Member]                              
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Shares granted   46,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_DiscretionaryGrantsToOtherEmployeesMember
75,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_DiscretionaryGrantsToOtherEmployeesMember
          46,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_DiscretionaryGrantsToOtherEmployeesMember
           
Long Term Incentive Program [Member]                              
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Shares granted   449,575us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_LongTermIncentiveProgramMember
300,041us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_LongTermIncentiveProgramMember
          377,658us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= dar_LongTermIncentiveProgramMember
           
Special Incentive Program 2010 [Member]                              
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant                             640,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= dar_SpecialIncentiveProgram2010Member
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period 6,667us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
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= dar_SpecialIncentiveProgram2010Member
                           
Vion Ingredients [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]                              
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Shares granted                         975,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= dar_VionIngredientsMember
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage                         75.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= dar_VionIngredientsMember
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period                         118,750us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= dar_VionIngredientsMember
   
Vion Ingredients [Member] | Fully Vested Performance Award [Member]                              
Class of Stock [Line Items]                              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage                         25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= dar_FullyVestedPerformanceAwardMember
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