Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 126,032	$ 68,906
Restricted cash	102	166
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $12,062 at October 1, 2022 and $8,196 at January 1, 2022	669,824	469,092
Inventories	641,980	457,465
Prepaid expenses	80,293	53,711
Income taxes refundable	17,504	1,075
Other current assets	26,301	38,599
Total current assets	1,562,036	1,089,014
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,935,224 at October 1, 2022 and $1,855,420 at January 1, 2022	2,345,671	1,840,080
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $586,934 at October 1, 2022 and $560,470 at January 1, 2022	873,613	397,801
Goodwill	1,900,267	1,219,116
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,814,583	1,349,247
Operating lease right-of-use assets	175,117	155,464
Other assets	122,668	66,795
Deferred income taxes	14,799	16,211
Total assets	8,808,754	6,133,728
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	63,663	24,407
Accounts payable, principally trade	398,175	307,118
Income taxes payable	43,395	32,310
Current operating lease liabilities	44,040	38,168
Accrued expenses	478,710	350,681
Total current liabilities	1,027,983	752,684
Long-term debt, net of current portion	3,220,901	1,438,974
Long-term operating lease liabilities	133,184	120,314
Other non-current liabilities	296,066	111,029
Deferred income taxes	461,806	362,942
Total liabilities	5,139,940	2,785,943
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 173,521,983 and 171,734,603 shares issued at October 1, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively	1,735	1,717
Additional paid-in capital	1,652,453	1,627,816
Treasury stock, at cost; 13,255,503 and 10,942,599 shares at        October 1, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively	(529,905)	(374,721)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(473,139)	(321,690)
Retained earnings	2,928,968	2,347,838
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	3,580,112	3,280,960
Noncontrolling interests	88,702	66,825
Total stockholders' equity	3,668,814	3,347,785
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 8,808,754	$ 6,133,728