Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 02, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 67,188	$ 81,617
Restricted cash	172	103
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $10,107 at October 2, 2021 and $10,815 at January 2, 2021	479,575	405,387
Inventories	476,295	405,922
Prepaid expenses	63,633	47,793
Income taxes refundable	3,060	3,883
Other current assets	13,721	42,289
Total current assets	1,103,644	986,994
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,821,115 at October 2, 2021 and $1,702,123 at January 2, 2021	1,834,670	1,863,814
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $552,288 at October 2, 2021 and $568,086 at January 2, 2021	417,409	473,680
Goodwill	1,232,179	1,260,240
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,107,834	804,682
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	160,660	146,563
Other assets	53,887	60,682
Deferred income taxes	15,437	16,676
Total assets	5,925,720	5,613,331
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	55,138	27,538
Accounts payable, principally trade	272,844	255,340
Income taxes payable	34,623	17,497
Operating Lease, Liability, Current	40,182	39,459
Accrued expenses	353,410	335,471
Total current liabilities	756,197	675,305
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,325,736	1,480,531
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	123,169	109,707
Other non-current liabilities	115,815	117,371
Deferred income taxes	335,566	276,208
Total liabilities	2,656,483	2,659,122
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 171,665,336 and 169,880,238 shares issued at October 2, 2021 and January 2, 2021, respectively	1,717	1,699
Additional paid-in capital	1,623,264	1,597,429
Treasury stock, at cost; 9,886,705 and 7,679,849 shares at        October 2, 2021 and January 2, 2021, respectively	(302,188)	(151,710)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(309,353)	(252,433)
Retained earnings	2,192,084	1,696,924
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	3,205,524	2,891,909
Noncontrolling interests	63,713	62,300
Total stockholders' equity	3,269,237	2,954,209
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 5,925,720	$ 5,613,331