Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$ 320,967	$ 105,944	$ 133,354
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		325,510	321,192	302,100
Deferred income taxes		20,530	(16,974)	(98,805)
Loss/(gain) on sale of assets		(20,582)	709	(237)
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business		(2,967)	12,545	885
Asset Impairment Charges		0	2,907	0
Gain on insurance proceeds from insurance settlement		(6,600)	(1,253)	(1,427)
Increase in long-term pension liability		1,831	1,463	2,383
Stock-based compensation expense		21,007	18,779	17,598
Debt extinguishment costs		12,126	23,509	0
Write-off deferred loan costs		270	320	766
Deferred loan cost amortization		5,846	7,870	8,736
Equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries		(364,880)	(159,229)	(28,504)
Distributions of earnings from Diamond Green Diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries		69,213	67,638	26,761
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		(26,086)	(6,347)	3,482
Income taxes refundable/payable		9,542	(9,809)	9,360
Inventories and prepaid expenses		(39,111)	2,391	(15,022)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		32,436	14,534	73,386
Other		3,569	12,426	(24,380)
Net cash provided by operating activities		362,621	398,615	410,436
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	[1]	(359,498)	(321,896)	(274,168)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(1,431)	(107,727)	(12,144)
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries		(2,000)	(12,250)	(4,750)
Proceeds from sale of investment in subsidiary		3,671	82,760	0
Gross proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets		18,235	19,328	8,090
Proceeds from insurance settlement		6,600	1,253	6,054
Payments related to routes and other intangibles		(3,651)	(3,883)	(7,135)
Net cash used in investing activities		(338,074)	(342,415)	(284,053)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt		517,606	624,620	33,401
Payments on long-term debt		(581,163)	(686,628)	(149,623)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility		469,227	543,898	199,495
Payments on revolving credit facility		(461,669)	(510,974)	(204,935)
Net cash overdraft financing		38,367	3,460	(714)
Deferred loan costs		(7,027)	(9,668)	(6,717)
Issuance of common stock		39	182	22
Repurchase of common stock		(19,260)	0	0
Minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards		(4,472)	(2,215)	(3,049)
Deductions of noncontrolling interest		0	0	(17,451)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(6,533)	(10,257)	(5,281)
Net cash used in financing activities		(54,885)	(47,582)	(154,852)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows		(3,986)	(8,165)	20,528
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(34,324)	453	(7,941)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year		107,369	106,916	114,857
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year		73,045	107,369	106,916
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Accrued Capital Expenditures		6,714	5,951	1,521
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest, net of capitalized interest		79,132	75,006	78,233
Income taxes, net of refunds		29,778	33,162	26,304
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability		40,596	0	0
Non-cash financing activities
Debt issued for service contract assets		$ 25	$ 22	$ 9,459

[1] 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.