Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 114,564	$ 156,884
Restricted cash	293	331
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $8,090 at December 31, 2016 and $9,732 at January 2, 2016	388,397	371,392
Inventories	330,815	344,583
Prepaid expenses	29,984	36,175
Income taxes refundable	7,479	11,963
Other current assets	21,770	10,460
Total current assets	893,302	931,788
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,515,575	1,508,167
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $301,187 at December 31, 2016 and $252,719 at January 2, 2016	711,927	782,349
Goodwill	1,225,893	1,233,102
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	292,717	247,238
Other assets	43,613	41,623
Deferred income taxes	14,990	16,352
Total assets	4,698,017	4,760,619
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	23,247	45,166
Accounts payable, principally trade	180,895	149,998
Income taxes payable	4,913	6,679
Accrued expenses	242,796	239,825
Total current liabilities	451,851	441,668
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,727,696	1,885,851
Other noncurrent liabilities	96,114	97,809
Deferred income taxes	346,134	360,681
Total liabilities	2,621,795	2,786,009
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized, 167,641,415 and 167,070,983 shares issued at December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2016, respectively	1,676	1,671
Additional paid-in capital	1,499,431	1,488,783
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,028,857 and 2,335,607 shares at December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2016, respectively	(40,909)	(34,316)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(340,006)	(335,918)
Retained earnings	852,802	750,489
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	1,972,994	1,870,709
Noncontrolling interests	103,228	103,901
Total stockholders’ equity	2,076,222	1,974,610
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,698,017	$ 4,760,619