CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 25, 2021	Dec. 26, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 87,924	$ 119,075
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,590 in 2021 and $1,538 in 2020	471,859	357,532
Inventories	430,244	315,002
Other current assets	28,976	33,752
Total current assets	1,019,003	825,361
Property, plant, and equipment, net	385,562	376,572
Operating lease right-of-use assets	23,510	29,301
Goodwill, net	171,330	167,764
Intangible assets, net	61,714	77,207
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	61,133	37,976
Other noncurrent assets	6,684	14,387
Total Assets	1,728,936	1,528,568
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt	811	41,283
Accounts payable	180,793	147,741
Accrued wages and other employee costs	49,629	46,299
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	6,015	6,259
Other current liabilities	145,191	98,061
Total current liabilities	382,439	339,643
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,064	286,593
Pension liabilities	5,572	13,552
Postretirement benefits other than pensions	11,961	13,289
Environmental reserves	17,678	21,256
Deferred income taxes	14,347	16,842
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	17,099	21,602
Other noncurrent liabilities	21,813	14,731
Total liabilities	471,973	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 57,295,961 in 2021 and 57,087,432 in 2020	802	802
Additional paid-in capital	286,208	280,051
Retained earnings	1,458,489	1,019,694
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(53,347)	(54,883)
Treasury common stock, at cost	(470,034)	(468,919)
Total Mueller Industries, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,222,118	776,745
Noncontrolling interests	34,845	24,315
Total equity	1,256,963	801,060
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,728,936	$ 1,528,568