Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 145,473	$ 126,502
Restricted cash	4,086	292
Inventories	687,485	758,739
Prepaid expenses	97,619	105,657
Income taxes refundable	32,464	23,599
Other current assets	28,247	42,586
Total current assets	1,619,310	1,855,666
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $2,431,378 at March 30, 2024 and $2,360,342 at December 30, 2023	2,910,335	2,935,185
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $523,801 at March 30, 2024 and $748,646 at December 30, 2023	1,057,123	1,075,892
Goodwill	2,498,457	2,484,502
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	2,378,531	2,251,629
Operating lease right-of-use assets	215,880	205,539
Other assets	246,561	234,960
Deferred income taxes	16,572	17,711
Total assets	10,942,769	11,061,084
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	103,075	60,703
Accounts payable, principally trade	343,388	425,588
Income taxes payable	11,657	15,522
Current operating lease liabilities	59,480	55,325
Accrued expenses	449,694	440,999
Total current liabilities	967,294	998,137
Long-term debt, net of current portion	4,362,856	4,366,370
Long-term operating lease liabilities	161,296	154,903
Other non-current liabilities	303,927	349,809
Deferred income taxes	464,406	498,174
Total liabilities	6,259,779	6,367,393
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 174,853,704 and 174,427,981 shares issued at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively	1,749	1,744
Additional paid-in capital	1,712,349	1,697,787
Treasury stock, at cost; 15,074,147 and 14,894,192 shares at        March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively	(636,916)	(629,008)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(298,464)	(198,346)
Retained earnings	3,814,411	3,733,254
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	4,593,129	4,605,431
Noncontrolling interests	89,861	88,260
Total stockholders' equity	4,682,990	4,693,691
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	10,942,769	11,061,084
Nonrelated Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	623,936	626,008
Related Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 0	$ 172,283