Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 03, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 71,199	$ 81,617
Restricted cash	177	103
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $9,111 at April 3, 2021 and $10,815 at January 2, 2021	385,663	405,387
Inventories	420,659	405,922
Prepaid expenses	50,251	47,793
Income taxes refundable	3,274	3,883
Other current assets	9,544	42,289
Total current assets	940,767	986,994
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,731,400 at April 3, 2021 and $1,702,123 at January 2, 2021	1,822,075	1,863,814
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $569,477 at April 3, 2021 and $568,086 at January 2, 2021	452,539	473,680
Goodwill	1,241,242	1,260,240
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	915,085	804,682
Operating right-of-use assets, net	145,238	146,563
Other assets	59,099	60,682
Deferred income taxes	15,402	16,676
Total assets	5,591,447	5,613,331
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	26,997	27,538
Accounts payable, principally trade	245,648	255,340
Income taxes payable	15,627	17,497
Operating lease liability, current	38,064	39,459
Accrued expenses	311,371	335,471
Total current liabilities	637,707	675,305
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,417,534	1,480,531
Operating lease liability, non-current	108,777	109,707
Other non-current liabilities	115,799	117,371
Deferred income taxes	281,684	276,208
Total liabilities	2,561,501	2,659,122
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 171,519,389 and 169,880,238 shares issued at April 3, 2021 and January 2, 2021, respectively	1,715	1,699
Additional paid-in capital	1,611,845	1,597,429
Treasury stock, at cost; 8,364,523 and 7,679,849 shares at        April 3, 2021 and January 2, 2021, respectively	(199,851)	(151,710)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(295,796)	(252,433)
Retained earnings	1,848,690	1,696,924
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	2,966,603	2,891,909
Noncontrolling interests	63,343	62,300
Total stockholders' equity	3,029,946	2,954,209
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 5,591,447	$ 5,613,331