Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 02, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 99,460	$ 68,906
Restricted cash	100	166
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $9,161 at April 2, 2022 and $8,196 at January 1, 2022	517,783	469,092
Inventories	491,694	457,465
Prepaid expenses	60,562	53,711
Income taxes refundable	25,047	1,075
Other current assets	64,387	38,599
Total current assets	1,259,033	1,089,014
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,894,760 at April 2, 2022 and $1,855,420 at January 1, 2022	1,867,880	1,840,080
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $576,357 at April 2, 2022 and $560,470 at January 1, 2022	409,627	397,801
Goodwill	1,236,524	1,219,116
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,563,840	1,349,247
Operating lease right-of-use assets	165,128	155,464
Other assets	97,709	66,795
Deferred income taxes	15,875	16,211
Total assets	6,615,616	6,133,728
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	35,337	24,407
Accounts payable, principally trade	351,253	307,118
Income taxes payable	25,117	32,310
Current operating lease liabilities	41,649	38,168
Accrued expenses	360,058	350,681
Total current liabilities	813,414	752,684
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,677,925	1,438,974
Long-term operating lease liabilities	125,242	120,314
Other non-current liabilities	109,647	111,029
Deferred income taxes	393,738	362,942
Total liabilities	3,119,966	2,785,943
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 173,384,469 and 171,734,603 shares issued at April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively	1,734	1,717
Additional paid-in capital	1,637,930	1,627,816
Treasury stock, at cost; 11,880,712 and 10,942,599 shares at        April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively	(438,906)	(374,721)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(311,369)	(321,690)
Retained earnings	2,535,891	2,347,838
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	3,425,280	3,280,960
Noncontrolling interests	70,370	66,825
Total stockholders' equity	3,495,650	3,347,785
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,615,616	$ 6,133,728