CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 129,876	$ 119,075
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,168 in 2021 and $1,538 in 2020	447,492	357,532
Inventories	365,457	315,002
Other current assets	43,710	33,752
Total current assets	986,535	825,361
Property, plant, and equipment, net	384,853	376,572
Operating lease right-of-use assets	28,494	29,301
Goodwill, net	168,207	167,764
Intangible assets, net	77,784	77,207
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	38,891	37,976
Other assets	13,565	14,387
Total assets	1,698,329	1,528,568
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt	106,164	41,283
Accounts payable	177,174	147,741
Accrued wages and other employee costs	39,426	46,299
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	6,567	6,259
Other current liabilities	115,157	98,061
Total current liabilities	444,488	339,643
Long-term debt, less current portion	286,576	286,593
Pension liabilities	12,183	13,552
Postretirement benefits other than pensions	13,285	13,289
Environmental reserves	21,322	21,256
Deferred income taxes	17,127	16,842
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	20,832	21,602
Other noncurrent liabilities	14,503	14,731
Total liabilities	830,316	727,508
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 57,122,617 in 2021 and 57,087,432 in 2020	802	802
Additional paid-in capital	282,713	280,051
Retained earnings	1,075,410	1,019,694
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(48,528)	(54,883)
Treasury common stock, at cost	(469,251)	(468,919)
Total Mueller Industries, Inc. stockholders' equity	841,146	776,745
Noncontrolling interests	26,867	24,315
Total equity	868,013	801,060
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,698,329	$ 1,528,568