General (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

General [Abstract]

Net Income per Common Share [Table Text Block]

	Net Income per Common Share (in thousands, except per share data)
			December 31,					January 1,					January 2,
			2022					2022					2021
	Income		Shares	Per-Share		Income		Shares	Per-Share		Income		Shares	Per-Share
Basic:
Net income attributable to Darling	$	737,690	161,000	$	4.58	$	650,914	162,454	$	4.01	$	296,819	162,572	$	1.83
Diluted:
Effect of dilutive securities
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of nonvested stock	—		3,831	—		—		5,468	—		—		6,526	—
Less: Pro-forma treasury shares	—		(710)	—		—		(826)	—		—		(1,890)	—
Diluted:
Net income attributable to Darling	$	737,690	164,121	$	4.49	$	650,914	167,096	$	3.90	$	296,819	167,208	$	1.78

Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of same such amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash flows is as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2022		January 1, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	127,016	$	68,906
Restricted cash	315		166
Restricted cash included in other long-term assets	22,837		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	150,168	$	69,072