CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 119,075	$ 97,944
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,538 in 2020 and $770 in 2019	357,532	269,943
Inventories	315,002	292,107
Other current assets	33,752	33,778
Total current assets	825,361	693,772
Property, plant, and equipment, net	376,572	363,128
Operating lease right-of-use assets	29,301	26,922
Goodwill, net	167,764	153,276
Intangible assets, net	77,207	60,082
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	37,976	48,363
Other noncurrent assets	14,387	25,397
Total Assets	1,528,568	1,370,940
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt	41,283	7,530
Accounts payable	147,741	85,644
Accrued wages and other employee costs	46,299	41,673
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	6,259	5,250
Other current liabilities	98,061	94,190
Total current liabilities	339,643	234,287
Long-term debt, less current portion	286,593	378,724
Pension liabilities	13,552	9,126
Postretirement benefits other than pensions	13,289	13,082
Environmental reserves	21,256	19,972
Deferred income taxes	16,842	21,094
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	21,602	22,388
Other noncurrent liabilities	14,731	10,131
Total liabilities	727,508	708,804
Mueller Industries, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $1.00 par value; shares authorized 5,000,000; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock - $.01 par value; shares authorized 100,000,000; issued 80,183,004; outstanding 57,087,432 in 2020 and 56,949,246 in 2019	802	802
Additional paid-in capital	280,051	278,609
Retained earnings	1,019,694	903,070
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(54,883)	(68,770)
Treasury common stock, at cost	(468,919)	(470,243)
Total Mueller Industries, Inc. stockholders' equity	776,745	643,468
Noncontrolling interests	24,315	18,668
Total equity	801,060	662,136
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,528,568	$ 1,370,940