Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Profit/(Loss)

Business Segments (in thousands):

	Feed Ingredients			Food Ingredients		Fuel Ingredients			Corporate			Total
Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2018
Net Sales	$	1,952,555		$	1,139,126	$	296,045		$	—		$	3,387,726
Cost of sales and operating expenses	1,498,698			917,859		230,526			—			2,647,083
Gross Margin	453,857			221,267		65,519			—			740,643
Selling, general and administrative expense	176,722			91,546		(4,770		)	45,766			309,264
Restructuring and impairment charges	—			14,965		—			—			14,965
Depreciation and amortization	194,292			80,988		34,981			10,931			321,192
Segment operating income/(loss)	82,843			33,768		35,308			(56,697		)	95,222
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries	(550		)	—		159,779			—			159,229
Segment income	82,293			33,768		195,087			(56,697		)	254,451
Total other expense												(136,476		)
Income before income taxes												$	117,975
Segment assets at December 29, 2018	$	2,566,106		$	1,401,291	$	761,817		$	160,140		$	4,889,354

	Feed Ingredients		Food Ingredients		Fuel Ingredients		Corporate			Total
Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2017
Net Sales	$	2,239,492	$	1,156,976	$	265,783	$	—		$	3,662,251
Cost of sales and operating expenses	1,744,631		920,383		210,429		—			2,875,443
Gross Margin	494,861		236,593		55,354		—			786,808
Selling, general and administrative expense	178,347		104,644		10,355		50,156			343,502
Depreciation and amortization	184,172		75,010		31,019		11,899			302,100
Segment operating income/(loss)	132,342		56,939		13,980		(62,055		)	141,206
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries	265		—		28,239		—			28,504
Segment income	132,607		56,939		42,219		(62,055		)	169,710
Total other expense										(105,510		)
Income before income taxes										$	64,200
Segment assets at December 30, 2017	$	2,614,545	$	1,499,027	$	688,890	$	155,763		$	4,958,225

	Feed Ingredients		Food Ingredients		Fuel Ingredients		Corporate			Total
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016
Net Sales	$	2,089,145	$	1,055,725	$	247,058	$	—		$	3,391,928
Cost of sales and operating expenses	1,624,804		828,072		182,457		—			2,635,333
Gross Margin	464,341		227,653		64,601		—			756,595
Selling, general and administrative expense	167,287		97,168		6,766		40,331			311,552
Acquisition costs	—		—		—		401			401
Depreciation and amortization	178,845		70,120		28,531		12,412			289,908
Segment operating income/(loss)	118,209		60,365		29,304		(53,144		)	154,734
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries	467		—		69,912		—			70,379
Segment income	118,676		60,365		99,216		(53,144		)	225,113
Total other expense										(102,574		)
Income before income taxes										$	122,539

Business Segment Property, Plant and Equipment

Business Segment Property, Plant and Equipment (in thousands):

	December 29, 2018		December 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Depreciation and amortization:
Feed Ingredients	$	194,292	$	184,172	$	178,845
Food Ingredients	80,988		75,010		70,120
Fuel Ingredients	34,981		31,019		28,531
Corporate Activities	10,931		11,899		12,412
Total	$	321,192	$	302,100	$	289,908
Capital expenditures:
Feed Ingredients	$	237,215	$	191,953	$	167,313
Food Ingredients	51,659		50,099		50,020
Fuel Ingredients	27,121		24,707		22,323
Corporate Activities	5,901		7,409		3,867
Total (a)	$	321,896	$	274,168	$	243,523

(a) Excludes capital assets acquired by acquisition in fiscal 2018 of approximately $31.6 million and excludes immaterial capital assets acquired by acquisition in fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016.

Geographic Area Net Trade Revenues

Long-lived assets related to the Company's operations in North America, Europe, China, South American and other were as follows (in thousands):

	FY 2018		FY 2017
	Long-Lived Assets		Long-Lived Assets
North America	$	2,562,389	$	2,468,111
Europe	1,219,084		1,292,020
China	136,711		151,760
South America	64,916		81,247
Other	8,312		8,642
Total	$	3,991,412	$	4,001,780