Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 106,774	$ 114,564
Restricted cash	142	293
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $8,045 at December 30, 2017 and $8,090 at December 31, 2016	391,847	388,397
Inventories	358,183	330,815
Prepaid expenses	38,326	29,984
Income taxes refundable	4,509	7,479
Other current assets	56,664	21,770
Total current assets	956,445	893,302
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,645,822	1,515,575
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $383,836 at December 30, 2017 and $301,187 at December 31, 2016	676,500	711,927
Goodwill	1,301,093	1,225,893
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	302,038	292,717
Other assets	62,284	43,613
Deferred income taxes	14,043	14,990
Total assets	4,958,225	4,698,017
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	16,143	23,247
Accounts payable, principally trade	217,417	180,895
Income taxes payable	12,300	4,913
Accrued expenses	313,623	242,796
Total current liabilities	559,483	451,851
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,698,050	1,727,696
Other noncurrent liabilities	106,287	96,114
Deferred income taxes	266,708	346,134
Total liabilities	2,630,528	2,621,795
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized, 167,892,500 and 167,641,415 shares issued at December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	1,679	1,676
Additional paid-in capital	1,515,614	1,499,431
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,239,063 and 3,028,857 shares at December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	(44,063)	(40,909)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(209,524)	(340,006)
Retained earnings	981,227	852,802
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	2,244,933	1,972,994
Noncontrolling interests	82,764	103,228
Total stockholders’ equity	2,327,697	2,076,222
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,958,225	$ 4,698,017