Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 114,778	$ 126,502
Restricted cash	39,387	292
Inventories	617,847	758,739
Prepaid expenses	84,619	105,657
Income taxes refundable	40,131	23,599
Other current assets	23,570	42,586
Total current assets	1,496,920	1,855,666
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $2,574,130 at September 28, 2024 and $2,360,342 at December 30, 2023	2,856,229	2,935,185
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $565,432 at September 28, 2024 and $748,646 at December 30, 2023	977,361	1,075,892
Goodwill	2,455,948	2,484,502
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	2,332,007	2,251,629
Operating lease right-of-use assets	213,515	205,539
Other assets	222,127	234,960
Deferred income taxes	18,612	17,711
Total assets	10,572,719	11,061,084
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	114,326	60,703
Accounts payable, principally trade	331,695	425,588
Income taxes payable	15,013	15,522
Current operating lease liabilities	59,626	55,325
Accrued expenses	541,879	440,999
Total current liabilities	1,062,539	998,137
Long-term debt, net of current portion	4,131,891	4,366,370
Long-term operating lease liabilities	158,454	154,903
Other non-current liabilities	211,011	349,809
Deferred income taxes	374,530	498,174
Total liabilities	5,938,425	6,367,393
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 174,953,659 and 174,427,981 shares issued at September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively	1,750	1,744
Additional paid-in capital	1,724,665	1,697,787
Treasury stock, at cost; 15,909,737 and 14,894,192 shares at        September 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively	(667,346)	(629,008)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(417,885)	(198,346)
Retained earnings	3,910,226	3,733,254
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	4,551,410	4,605,431
Noncontrolling interests	82,884	88,260
Total stockholders' equity	4,634,294	4,693,691
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	10,572,719	11,061,084
Nonrelated Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	558,538	626,008
Related Party
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 18,050	$ 172,283