General (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2024

Net Income per Common Share [Table Text Block]


	Net Income per Common Share (in thousands, except per share data)
			December 28,					December 30,					December 31,
			2024					2023					2022
	Income		Shares	Per-Share		Income		Shares	Per-Share		Income		Shares	Per-Share
Basic:
Net income attributable to Darling	$	278,880	159,513	$	1.75	$	647,726	159,861	$	4.05	$	737,690	161,000	$	4.58

Diluted:
Effect of dilutive securities
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of nonvested stock	—		2,932	—		—		3,314	—		—		3,831	—
Less: Pro-forma treasury shares	—		(1,027)	—		—		(788)	—		—		(710)	—
Diluted:
Net income attributable to Darling	$	278,880	161,418	$	1.73	$	647,726	162,387	$	3.99	$	737,690	164,121	$	4.49

Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of same such amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash flows is as follows (in thousands):


	December 28, 2024		December 30, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	75,973	$	126,502
Restricted cash	37,579		292
Restricted cash included in other long-term assets	103,755		137,656
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	217,307	$	264,450