Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 132,572	$ 127,016
Restricted cash	299	315
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $12,721 at April 1, 2023 and $11,889 at December 31, 2022	750,990	676,573
Inventories	828,789	673,621
Prepaid expenses	108,719	85,665
Income taxes refundable	19,903	18,583
Other current assets	61,234	56,324
Total current assets	1,902,506	1,638,097
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $2,135,379 at April 1, 2023 and $2,054,928 at December 31, 2022	2,712,823	2,462,082
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $649,335 at April 1, 2023 and $623,101 at December 31, 2022	1,091,137	865,122
Goodwill	2,587,587	1,970,377
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	2,125,126	1,926,395
Operating lease right-of-use assets	189,026	186,141
Other assets	231,960	136,268
Deferred income taxes	20,967	17,888
Total assets	10,861,132	9,202,370
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	118,804	69,846
Accounts payable, principally trade	433,845	472,491
Income taxes payable	38,425	44,851
Current operating lease liabilities	45,356	49,232
Accrued expenses	462,594	432,023
Total current liabilities	1,099,024	1,068,443
Long-term debt, net of current portion	4,558,632	3,314,969
Long-term operating lease liabilities	144,604	141,703
Other non-current liabilities	414,542	298,933
Deferred income taxes	522,731	481,832
Total liabilities	6,739,533	5,305,880
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 174,227,071 and 173,593,099 shares issued at April 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	1,742	1,736
Additional paid-in capital	1,673,632	1,660,084
Treasury stock, at cost; 14,662,965 and 13,623,503 shares at        April 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	(614,961)	(554,451)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(299,208)	(383,874)
Retained earnings	3,271,329	3,085,528
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	4,032,534	3,809,023
Noncontrolling interests	89,065	87,467
Total stockholders' equity	4,121,599	3,896,490
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 10,861,132	$ 9,202,370