Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 111,541	$ 127,016
Restricted cash	299	315
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $12,912 at July 1, 2023 and $11,889 at December 31, 2022	746,638	676,573
Inventories	825,130	673,621
Prepaid expenses	116,540	85,665
Income taxes refundable	22,621	18,583
Other current assets	53,188	56,324
Total current assets	1,875,957	1,638,097
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $2,219,926 at July 1, 2023 and $2,054,928 at December 31, 2022	2,774,526	2,462,082
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $685,911 at July 1, 2023 and $623,101 at December 31, 2022	1,074,604	865,122
Goodwill	2,566,169	1,970,377
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	2,214,312	1,926,395
Operating lease right-of-use assets	196,554	186,141
Other assets	246,032	136,268
Deferred income taxes	25,085	17,888
Total assets	10,973,239	9,202,370
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	88,085	69,846
Accounts payable, principally trade	427,066	472,491
Income taxes payable	29,821	44,851
Current operating lease liabilities	48,381	49,232
Accrued expenses	420,196	432,023
Total current liabilities	1,013,549	1,068,443
Long-term debt, net of current portion	4,458,797	3,314,969
Long-term operating lease liabilities	149,165	141,703
Other non-current liabilities	339,270	298,933
Deferred income taxes	561,895	481,832
Total liabilities	6,522,676	5,305,880
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 174,317,233 and 173,593,099 shares issued at July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	1,743	1,736
Additional paid-in capital	1,680,188	1,660,084
Treasury stock, at cost; 14,827,327 and 13,623,503 shares at        July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	(624,852)	(554,451)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(212,561)	(383,874)
Retained earnings	3,523,712	3,085,528
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	4,368,230	3,809,023
Noncontrolling interests	82,333	87,467
Total stockholders' equity	4,450,563	3,896,490
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 10,973,239	$ 9,202,370