Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 285,845	$ 660,389	$ 747,092
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	503,825	502,015	394,721
Deferred income taxes	(186,390)	(22,241)	46,734
Gain on sale of assets	(4,157)	(7,421)	(4,494)
Asset impairment	0	4,734	29,666
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(46,706)	(7,891)	0
Gain on insurance proceeds from insurance settlement	(19,021)	(14,014)	0
Increase/(Decrease) in long-term pension liability	200	(1,040)	(7,037)
Stock-based compensation expense	20,918	33,156	25,005
Write-off deferred loan costs	0	653	0
Deferred loan cost amortization	5,620	6,216	4,984
Equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries	(161,076)	(371,391)	(377,448)
Distributions of earnings from Diamond Green Diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries	184,915	168,277	95,546
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net                    of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	179,835	(10,832)	(56,543)
Income taxes refundable/payable	(17,340)	(39,933)	(3,495)
Inventories and prepaid expenses	163,783	49,582	(130,170)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(17,881)	(82,939)	65,936
Other	(53,081)	31,943	(16,758)
Net cash provided by operating activities	839,289	899,263	813,739
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(332,465)	(555,480)	(391,309)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(116,712)	(1,093,183)	(1,772,437)
Investment in Diamond Green Diesel	(90,000)	(75,000)	(264,750)
Investment in other unconsolidated subsidiaries	(27)	(27)	0
Loan to Diamond Green Diesel	(100,000)	0	(50,000)
Loan repayment from Diamond Green Diesel	100,000	25,000	50,000
Gross proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets	21,301	10,748	13,442
Proceeds from insurance settlement	19,021	14,014	0
Payments related to routes and other intangibles	(16)	(1,524)	(1,492)
Net cash used in investing activities	(498,898)	(1,675,452)	(2,416,546)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	5,929	817,101	1,934,885
Payments on long-term debt	(52,238)	(319,367)	(63,078)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility	1,437,501	2,666,360	1,873,795
Payments on revolving credit facility	(1,779,455)	(2,194,902)	(1,897,280)
Net cash overdraft financing	41,454	(9,780)	24,069
Acquisition hold-back payments	(157)	(3,793)	0
Deferred loan costs	0	(9)	(16,780)
Issuance of common stock	447	0	0
Repurchase of common stock	(34,272)	(52,941)	(125,531)
Minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards	(7,987)	(17,296)	(46,944)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(10,785)	(9,081)	(4,532)
Net cash provided/(used) in financing activities	(399,563)	876,292	1,678,604
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows	12,029	14,179	5,299
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(47,143)	114,282	81,096
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year	264,450	150,168	69,072
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year	$ 217,307	$ 264,450	$ 150,168