Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 04, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

Business Segments (in thousands):

	Feed Ingredients		Food Ingredients		Fuel Ingredients			Corporate			Total
Three Months Ended April 4, 2015
Net Sales	$	547,498	$	270,157	$	57,039		$	—		$	874,694
Cost of sales and operating expenses	424,006		216,637		43,874			4			684,521
Gross Margin	123,492		53,520		13,165			(4		)	190,173
Selling, general and administrative expense	48,023		25,476		4,040			9,092			86,631
Acquisition costs	—		—		—			5,319			5,319
Depreciation and amortization	40,055		17,197		6,631			2,515			66,398
Segment operating income/ (loss)	35,414		10,847		2,494			(16,930		)	31,825
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries	417		—		(2,225		)	—			(1,808		)
Segment income	35,831		10,847		269			(16,930		)	30,017
Total other expense											(26,078		)
Income before income taxes											$	3,939
Segment assets at April 4, 2015	$	2,585,660	$	1,592,387	$	634,331		$	145,437		$	4,957,815

	Feed Ingredients		Food Ingredients			Fuel Ingredients		Corporate			Total
Three Months Ended March 29, 2014
Net Sales	$	586,107	$	293,462		$	66,723	$	—		$	946,292
Cost of sales and operating expenses	458,450		264,101			52,669		(14		)	775,206
Gross Margin	127,657		29,361			14,054		14			171,086
Selling, general and administrative expense	51,565		24,062			4,332		10,074			90,033
Acquisition costs	—		—			—		15,948			15,948
Depreciation and amortization	38,559		17,441			7,377		2,292			65,669
Segment operating income/ (loss)	37,533		(12,142		)	2,345		(28,300		)	(564		)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries	403		—			4,674		—			5,077
Segment income	37,936		(12,142		)	7,019		(28,300		)	4,513
Total other expense											(73,809		)
Income before income taxes											$	(69,296	)
Segment assets at January 3, 2015	$	2,667,369	$	1,734,387		$	693,921	$	75,036		$	5,170,713