Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 148,585	$ 156,884
Restricted cash	294	331
Accounts receivable, net	382,857	371,392
Inventories	359,095	344,583
Prepaid expenses	40,341	36,175
Income taxes refundable	13,222	11,963
Other current assets	18,609	10,460
Total current assets	963,003	931,788
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $802,172 at October 1, 2016 and $652,875 at January 2, 2016	1,535,185	1,508,167
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $286,316 at October 1, 2016 and $252,719 at January 2, 2016	747,522	782,349
Goodwill	1,256,376	1,233,102
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	261,690	247,238
Other assets	35,912	41,623
Deferred income taxes	17,196	16,352
Total assets	4,816,884	4,760,619
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	27,169	45,166
Accounts payable, principally trade	168,556	149,998
Income taxes payable	9,374	6,679
Accrued expenses	254,561	239,825
Total current liabilities	459,660	441,668
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,818,361	1,885,851
Other non-current liabilities	89,517	97,809
Deferred income taxes	363,949	360,681
Total liabilities	2,731,487	2,786,009
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 167,619,651 and 167,070,983 shares issued at October 1, 2016 and at January 2, 2016, respectively	1,676	1,671
Additional paid-in capital	1,496,963	1,488,783
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,028,857 and 2,335,607 shares at October 1, 2016 and at January 2, 2016, respectively	(40,909)	(34,316)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(286,314)	(335,918)
Retained earnings	812,261	750,489
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	1,983,677	1,870,709
Noncontrolling interests	101,720	103,901
Total stockholders' equity	2,085,397	1,974,610
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,816,884	$ 4,760,619