Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 03, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 77,741	$ 81,617
Restricted cash	177	103
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $9,340 at July 3, 2021 and $10,815 at January 2, 2021	433,441	405,387
Inventories	428,203	405,922
Prepaid expenses	58,648	47,793
Income taxes refundable	2,636	3,883
Other current assets	21,734	42,289
Total current assets	1,022,580	986,994
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,787,515 at July 3, 2021 and $1,702,123 at January 2, 2021	1,846,814	1,863,814
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $539,935 at July 3, 2021 and $568,086 at January 2, 2021	439,035	473,680
Goodwill	1,245,549	1,260,240
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,037,436	804,682
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	165,034	146,563
Other assets	61,000	60,682
Deferred income taxes	15,875	16,676
Total assets	5,833,323	5,613,331
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	41,603	27,538
Accounts payable, principally trade	264,447	255,340
Income taxes payable	25,096	17,497
Operating Lease, Liability, Current	40,228	39,459
Accrued expenses	320,838	335,471
Total current liabilities	692,212	675,305
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,393,798	1,480,531
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	126,527	109,707
Other non-current liabilities	115,510	117,371
Deferred income taxes	321,466	276,208
Total liabilities	2,649,513	2,659,122
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 171,587,023 and 169,880,238 shares issued at July 3, 2021 and January 2, 2021, respectively	1,716	1,699
Additional paid-in capital	1,617,953	1,597,429
Treasury stock, at cost; 9,536,153 and 7,679,849 shares at        July 3, 2021 and January 2, 2021, respectively	(277,611)	(151,710)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(268,754)	(252,433)
Retained earnings	2,045,272	1,696,924
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	3,118,576	2,891,909
Noncontrolling interests	65,234	62,300
Total stockholders' equity	3,183,810	2,954,209
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 5,833,323	$ 5,613,331