Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 28, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,973	$ 126,502
Restricted cash	37,579	292
Inventories	576,837	758,739
Prepaid expenses	81,286	105,657
Income taxes refundable	35,063	23,599
Other current assets	42,114	42,586
Total current assets	1,439,436	1,855,666
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,713,669	2,935,185
Intangible assets, net	898,412	1,075,892
Goodwill	2,322,593	2,484,502
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	2,263,709	2,251,629
Operating right-of-use assets, net	210,692	205,539
Other assets	199,594	234,960
Deferred income taxes	22,368	17,711
Total assets	10,070,473	11,061,084
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	133,020	60,703
Accounts payable, principally trade	348,705	425,588
Income taxes payable	9,723	15,522
Operating lease liability, current	62,761	55,325
Accrued expenses	489,295	440,999
Total current liabilities	1,043,504	998,137
Long-term debt, net of current portion	3,908,978	4,366,370
Operating lease liability, non-current	152,327	154,903
Other noncurrent liabilities	208,350	349,809
Deferred income taxes	293,022	498,174
Total liabilities	5,606,181	6,367,393
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized, 174,965,834 and 174,427,981 shares issued at December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively	1,750	1,744
Additional paid-in capital	1,720,877	1,697,787
Treasury stock, at cost; 16,068,364 and 14,894,192 shares at December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively	(672,710)	(629,008)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(684,241)	(198,346)
Retained earnings	4,012,134	3,733,254
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	4,377,810	4,605,431
Noncontrolling interests	86,482	88,260
Total stockholders’ equity	4,464,292	4,693,691
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	10,070,473	11,061,084
Nonrelated Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	581,108	626,008
Related Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 9,476	$ 172,283