Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 65,845	$ 72,935
Restricted cash	110	110
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $10,491 at September 26, 2020 and $8,802 at December 28, 2019	373,583	406,338
Inventories	406,805	362,957
Prepaid expenses	52,359	46,599
Income taxes refundable	3,940	3,317
Other current assets	28,532	25,032
Total current assets	931,174	917,288
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,604,081 at September 26, 2020 and $1,438,388 at December 28, 2019	1,789,172	1,802,411
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $532,124 at September 26, 2020 and $482,442 at December 28, 2019	474,793	526,394
Goodwill	1,239,343	1,223,291
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	742,875	689,354
Operating right-of-use assets, net	142,269	124,726
Other assets	45,598	47,400
Deferred income taxes	15,762	14,394
Total assets	5,380,986	5,345,258
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	26,185	90,996
Accounts payable, principally trade	206,998	239,252
Income taxes payable	19,013	8,895
Operating lease liability, current	40,973	37,805
Accrued expenses	330,385	311,391
Total current liabilities	623,554	688,339
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,448,019	1,558,429
Operating lease liability, non-current	105,821	91,424
Other non-current liabilities	102,559	115,785
Deferred income taxes	265,844	247,931
Total liabilities	2,545,797	2,701,908
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 169,578,370 and 168,620,314 shares issued at September 26, 2020 and at December 28, 2019, respectively	1,696	1,686
Additional paid-in capital	1,589,479	1,560,897
Treasury stock, at cost; 7,511,271 and 4,845,203 shares at        September 26, 2020 and at December 28, 2019, respectively	(143,826)	(75,022)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(325,608)	(321,847)
Retained earnings	1,652,179	1,400,105
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	2,773,920	2,565,819
Noncontrolling interests	61,269	77,531
Total stockholders' equity	2,835,189	2,643,350
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	5,380,986	5,345,258
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 10,491	$ 8,802
Common stock, shares authorized	250,000,000	250,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 1,604,081	$ 1,438,388
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 532,124	$ 482,442
Common stock, shares issued	169,578,370	168,620,314
Treasury stock, shares	7,511,271	4,845,203