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Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans Narrative 1 (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Jul. 31, 2005
Jan. 07, 2014
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Investment Horizon of Greater Than 10 years        
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax $ 21.3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax $ 10.4us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax      
Domestic Pension Plan Benefits Percentage Of The Projected Benefit Obligation 37.00%dar_DomesticPensionPlanBenefitsPercentageOfTheProjectedBenefitObligation 97.00%dar_DomesticPensionPlanBenefitsPercentageOfTheProjectedBenefitObligation      
Domestic Defined Benefit Plan Cash Contributions By Employer 0.3dar_DomesticDefinedBenefitPlanCashContributionsByEmployer 4.0dar_DomesticDefinedBenefitPlanCashContributionsByEmployer      
Foreign Defined Benefit Plan Cash Contributions By Employer 6.8dar_ForeignDefinedBenefitPlanCashContributionsByEmployer 0dar_ForeignDefinedBenefitPlanCashContributionsByEmployer      
Vion Ingredients [Member]          
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Obligations         28.9dar_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlanObligations
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= dar_VionIngredientsMember
United States Postretirement Benefit Plan of US Entity [Member]          
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Contribution Amount 9.2dar_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributionAmount
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
8.2dar_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributionAmount
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
7.2dar_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributionAmount
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
   
Foreign Pension Plan [Member]          
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Contribution Amount $ 3.5dar_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributionAmount
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
$ 0.1dar_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributionAmount
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
     
Equity Securities [Member] | Domestic [Member]          
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum 65.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= dar_DomesticMember
       
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum 20.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= dar_DomesticMember
       
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Domestic [Member]          
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum 80.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= dar_DomesticMember
       
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum 35.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ dar_EmployeeBenefitPlansAxis
= dar_DomesticMember
       
Maximum [Member]          
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Multiemployer Plan, Contributions To Individual Plan, Percent 5.00%dar_MultiemployerPlanContributionsToIndividualPlanPercent
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
       
Investment Objectives Achievement Period 7 years        
Minimum [Member]          
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Investment Objectives Achievement Period 5 years        
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan [Member]          
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]          
Multiemployer Plans, IRS Extended Amortization Period       10 years