Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 03, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 148,886	$ 108,784
Restricted cash	334	343
Accounts receivable, net	379,093	409,779
Inventories	366,775	401,613
Prepaid expenses	47,086	44,629
Income taxes refundable	24,936	22,140
Other current assets	8,718	21,324
Deferred income taxes	29,795	45,001
Total current assets	1,005,623	1,053,613
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $623,233 at October 3, 2015 and $525,699 at January 3, 2015	1,516,598	1,574,116
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $234,816 at October 3, 2015 and $184,909 at January 3, 2015	815,729	932,413
Goodwill	1,253,693	1,320,419
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	165,137	202,712
Other assets	75,523	71,009
Deferred income taxes	16,073	16,431
Total assets	4,848,376	5,170,713
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	47,966	54,401
Accounts payable, principally trade	155,549	168,518
Income taxes payable	11,241	4,363
Accrued expenses	238,734	256,119
Deferred income taxes	1,864	642
Total current liabilities	455,354	484,043
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,976,412	2,098,039
Other non-current liabilities	105,783	114,700
Deferred income taxes	393,954	422,797
Total liabilities	$ 2,931,503	$ 3,119,579
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 167,058,387 and 166,213,793 shares issued at October 3, 2015 and at January 3, 2015, respectively	$ 1,671	$ 1,662
Additional paid-in capital	1,486,738	1,479,637
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,332,251 and 1,501,130 shares at October 3, 2015 and at January 3, 2015, respectively	(34,279)	(23,207)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(305,953)	(177,060)
Retained earnings	666,060	671,958
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	1,814,237	1,952,990
Noncontrolling interests	102,636	98,144
Total stockholders' equity	1,916,873	2,051,134
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,848,376	$ 5,170,713