Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 127,016	$ 68,906
Restricted cash	315	166
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $11,889              at December 31, 2022 and $8,196 at January 1, 2022	676,573	469,092
Inventories	673,621	457,465
Prepaid expenses	85,665	53,711
Income taxes refundable	18,583	1,075
Other current assets	56,324	38,599
Total current assets	1,638,097	1,089,014
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,462,082	1,840,080
Intangible assets, net	865,122	397,801
Goodwill	1,970,377	1,219,116
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,926,395	1,349,247
Operating right-of-use assets, net	186,141	155,464
Other assets	136,268	66,795
Deferred income taxes	17,888	16,211
Total assets	9,202,370	6,133,728
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	69,846	24,407
Accounts payable, principally trade	472,491	307,118
Income taxes payable	44,851	32,310
Operating lease liability, current	49,232	38,168
Accrued expenses	432,023	350,681
Total current liabilities	1,068,443	752,684
Long-term debt, net of current portion	3,314,969	1,438,974
Operating lease liability, non-current	141,703	120,314
Other noncurrent liabilities	298,933	111,029
Deferred income taxes	481,832	362,942
Total liabilities	5,305,880	2,785,943
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized, 173,593,099 and 171,734,603 shares issued at December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively	1,736	1,717
Additional paid-in capital	1,660,084	1,627,816
Treasury stock, at cost; 13,623,503 and 10,942,599 shares at December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively	(554,451)	(374,721)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(383,874)	(321,690)
Retained earnings	3,085,528	2,347,838
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	3,809,023	3,280,960
Noncontrolling interests	87,467	66,825
Total stockholders’ equity	3,896,490	3,347,785
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 9,202,370	$ 6,133,728
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	250,000,000	250,000,000