Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 76,185	$ 72,935
Restricted cash	103	110
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $10,866 at June 27, 2020 and $8,802 at December 28, 2019	375,908	406,338
Inventories	394,708	362,957
Prepaid expenses	46,003	46,599
Income taxes refundable	3,752	3,317
Other current assets	34,392	25,032
Total current assets	931,051	917,288
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,524,837 at June 27, 2020 and $1,438,388 at December 28, 2019	1,773,329	1,802,411
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $507,275 at June 27, 2020 and $482,442 at December 28, 2019	485,148	526,394
Goodwill	1,217,177	1,223,291
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	729,094	689,354
Operating right-of-use assets, net	134,901	124,726
Other assets	41,651	47,400
Deferred income taxes	14,803	14,394
Total assets	5,327,154	5,345,258
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	42,758	90,996
Accounts payable, principally trade	197,528	239,252
Income taxes payable	16,474	8,895
Operating lease liability, current	39,532	37,805
Accrued expenses	310,004	311,391
Total current liabilities	606,296	688,339
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,553,118	1,558,429
Operating lease liability, non-current	99,482	91,424
Other non-current liabilities	109,046	115,785
Deferred income taxes	260,858	247,931
Total liabilities	2,628,800	2,701,908
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 169,248,895 and 168,620,314 shares issued at June 27, 2020 and at December 28, 2019, respectively	1,692	1,686
Additional paid-in capital	1,581,812	1,560,897
Treasury stock, at cost; 7,290,619 and 4,845,203 shares at        June 27, 2020 and at December 28, 2019, respectively	(136,676)	(75,022)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(364,522)	(321,847)
Retained earnings	1,551,054	1,400,105
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	2,633,360	2,565,819
Noncontrolling interests	64,994	77,531
Total stockholders' equity	2,698,354	2,643,350
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	5,327,154	5,345,258
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 10,866	$ 8,802
Common stock, shares authorized	250,000,000	250,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 1,524,837	$ 1,438,388
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 507,275	$ 482,442
Common stock, shares issued	169,248,895	168,620,314
Treasury stock, shares	7,290,619	4,845,203