Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 29, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 121,587	$ 126,502
Restricted cash	26,290	292
Inventories	627,692	758,739
Prepaid expenses	88,702	105,657
Income taxes refundable	34,225	23,599
Other current assets	31,936	42,586
Total current assets	1,507,517	1,855,666
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $2,467,853 at June 29, 2024 and $2,360,342 at December 30, 2023	2,840,682	2,935,185
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $538,205 at June 29, 2024 and $748,646 at December 30, 2023	992,530	1,075,892
Goodwill	2,418,274	2,484,502
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	2,415,502	2,251,629
Operating lease right-of-use assets	210,144	205,539
Other assets	218,810	234,960
Deferred income taxes	17,190	17,711
Total assets	10,620,649	11,061,084
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	92,258	60,703
Accounts payable, principally trade	349,522	425,588
Income taxes payable	13,298	15,522
Current operating lease liabilities	57,794	55,325
Accrued expenses	450,185	440,999
Total current liabilities	963,057	998,137
Long-term debt, net of current portion	4,317,129	4,366,370
Long-term operating lease liabilities	156,451	154,903
Other non-current liabilities	240,416	349,809
Deferred income taxes	400,983	498,174
Total liabilities	6,078,036	6,367,393
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 174,871,971 and 174,427,981 shares issued at June 29, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively	1,749	1,744
Additional paid-in capital	1,723,140	1,697,787
Treasury stock, at cost; 15,888,545 and 14,894,192 shares at        June 29, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively	(666,545)	(629,008)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(490,672)	(198,346)
Retained earnings	3,893,277	3,733,254
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	4,460,949	4,605,431
Noncontrolling interests	81,664	88,260
Total stockholders' equity	4,542,613	4,693,691
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	10,620,649	11,061,084
Nonrelated Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	567,754	626,008
Related Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 9,331	$ 172,283