Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

	Year Ended December 29, 2018
	First  Quarter			Second  Quarter			Third  Quarter			Fourth  Quarter
Net sales	$	875,374		$	846,646		$	812,576		$	853,130
Operating income	31,754			21,668			18,186			23,614
Income from operations before income taxes	101,787			(27,455		)	(6,540		)	50,183
Net income	98,075			(29,138		)	(5,137		)	42,144
Net income attributable to minority interests	(770		)	(1,282		)	(900		)	(1,496		)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Darling	97,305			(30,420		)	(6,037		)	40,648
Basic earnings/(loss) per share	0.59			(0.18		)	(0.04		)	0.25
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share	0.58			(0.18		)	(0.04		)	0.24

	Year Ended December 30, 2017
	First  Quarter			Second  Quarter			Third  Quarter			Fourth  Quarter (a)
Net sales	$	878,510		$	894,930		$	936,262		$	952,549
Operating income	32,507			38,164			34,396			36,139
Income from operations before income taxes	9,216			18,070			14,980			21,934
Net income	7,398			10,328			8,684			106,944
Net income attributable to minority interests	(1,569		)	(1,179		)	(923		)	(1,215		)
Net income attributable to Darling	5,829			9,149			7,761			105,729
Basic earnings per share	0.04			0.06			0.05			0.64
Diluted earnings per share	0.04			0.05			0.05			0.63

(a) Included in net income is a net tax benefit relating to the U.S. tax reform passed by congress in December 2017 of approximately $75.0 million.