Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2025	Dec. 28, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 94,577	$ 75,973
Restricted cash	27,502	37,579
Inventories	605,334	576,837
Prepaid expenses	80,351	81,286
Income taxes refundable	24,050	35,063
Other current assets	48,322	42,114
Total current assets	1,495,233	1,439,436
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $2,857,332 at June 28, 2025 and $2,579,770 at December 28, 2024	2,786,827	2,713,669
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $648,174 at June 28, 2025 and $567,135 at December 28, 2024	898,820	898,412
Goodwill	2,477,737	2,322,593
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	2,162,232	2,263,709
Operating lease right-of-use assets	232,601	210,692
Other assets	205,275	199,594
Deferred income taxes	16,243	22,368
Total assets	10,274,968	10,070,473
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	51,637	133,020
Accounts payable, principally trade	365,740	348,705
Income taxes payable	14,696	9,723
Current operating lease liabilities	66,633	62,761
Accrued expenses	497,991	489,295
Total current liabilities	996,697	1,043,504
Long-term debt, net of current portion	3,928,689	3,908,978
Long-term operating lease liabilities	169,799	152,327
Other non-current liabilities	203,609	208,350
Deferred income taxes	283,341	293,022
Total liabilities	5,582,135	5,606,181
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 175,625,436 and 174,965,834 shares issued at June 28, 2025 and December 28, 2024, respectively	1,756	1,750
Additional paid-in capital	1,727,851	1,720,877
Treasury stock, at cost; 17,439,531 and 16,068,364 shares at        June 28, 2025 and December 28, 2024, respectively	(718,920)	(672,710)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(396,262)	(684,241)
Retained earnings	3,998,635	4,012,134
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	4,613,060	4,377,810
Noncontrolling interests	79,773	86,482
Total stockholders' equity	4,692,833	4,464,292
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	10,274,968	10,070,473
Nonrelated Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	596,456	581,108
Related Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 18,641	$ 9,476