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Darling Ingredients Inc
(NYSE:DAR) 

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Darling Ingredients Inc. develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the phar...

Founded: 1882
Full Time Employees: 10,100
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods

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      net sales to third parties
    1,302,139,000 1,363,671,000 1,221,846,000 1,189,988,000 1,162,642,000 1,194,900,000 1,157,075,000                                                                                
      net sales to related party - diamond green diesel
    248,682,000 346,128,000 342,120,000 291,530,000 217,952,000 222,793,000 264,816,000                                                                                
      total net sales
    1,550,821,000 1,709,799,000 1,563,966,000 1,481,518,000 1,380,594,000 1,417,693,000 1,421,891,000 1,455,292,000 1,420,299,000 1,614,083,000 1,625,204,000 1,757,621,000 1,791,172,000 1,768,083,000 1,747,599,000 1,650,188,000 1,366,334,000 1,310,068,000 1,185,916,000 1,198,669,000 1,046,716,000 1,019,839,000 850,569,000 848,673,000 852,842,000 859,428,000 842,049,000 827,324,000 835,104,000 853,130,000 812,576,000 846,646,000 875,374,000 948,150,000 937,681,000 896,348,000 880,072,000 887,277,000 853,856,000 877,341,000 779,641,000 809,675,000 853,762,000 859,315,000 874,694,000 1,062,249,000 955,800,000 1,006,959,000 931,435,000 428,749,000 425,786,000 423,593,000 445,422,000 424,915,000 452,732,000 436,674,000 387,108,000 430,866,000 455,875,000 470,610,000 439,898,000 124,419,250 168,685,000 166,210,000 162,782,000   155,298,000 133,000,000 148,451,000 236,227,000 220,858,000 201,956,000 175,445,000 171,831,000 159,425,000 138,612,000 128,130,000 115,229,000 87,231,000 76,400,000 57,989,750 79,332,000 81,274,000   
      yoy
    12.33% 20.60% 9.99% 1.80% -2.80% -12.17% -12.51% -17.20% -20.71% -8.71% -7.00% 6.51% 31.09% 34.96% 47.36% 37.67% 30.54% 28.46% 39.43% 41.24% 22.73% 18.66% 1.01% 2.58% 2.12% 0.74% 3.63% -2.28% -4.60% -10.02% -13.34% -5.54% -0.53% 6.86% 9.82% 2.17% 12.88% 9.58% 0.01% 2.10% -10.87% -23.78% -10.68% -14.66% -6.09% 147.76% 124.48% 137.72% 109.11% 0.90% -5.95% -3.00% 15.06% -1.38% -0.69% -7.21% -12.00% 246.30% 170.25% 183.14% 170.24%   7.03% 22.39%   -29.68% -34.14% -15.39% 37.48% 38.53% 45.70% 36.93% 49.12% 82.76% 81.43% 120.95% 45.25% 7.33%       
      qoq
    -9.30% 9.32% 5.57% 7.31% -2.62% -0.30% -2.30% 2.46% -12.01% -0.68% -7.53% -1.87% 1.31% 1.17% 5.90% 20.77% 4.29% 10.47% -1.06% 14.52% 2.64% 19.90% 0.22% -0.49% -0.77% 2.06% 1.78% -0.93% -2.11% 4.99% -4.02% -3.28% -7.68% 1.12% 4.61% 1.85% -0.81% 3.91% -2.68% 12.53% -3.71% -5.16% -0.65% -1.76% -17.66% 11.14% -5.08% 8.11% 117.24% 0.70% 0.52% -4.90% 4.83% -6.14% 3.68% 12.80% -10.16% -5.49% -3.13% 6.98% 253.56% -26.24% 1.49% 2.11%    16.77% -10.41% -37.16% 6.96% 9.36% 15.11% 2.10% 7.78% 15.02% 8.18% 11.20% 32.10% 14.18% 31.75% -26.90% -2.39%    
      costs and expenses:
                                                                                          
      cost of sales and operating expenses
    1,145,900,000 845,450,250 1,176,957,000 1,135,601,000 1,069,243,000 838,351,500 1,108,319,000 1,128,421,000 1,116,666,000 1,177,652,000 1,238,733,000 1,359,702,000 1,366,973,000 1,379,288,000 1,371,237,000 1,231,507,000 1,020,577,000 988,924,000 859,604,000 878,073,000 772,784,000 771,192,000 638,368,000 632,347,000 646,908,000 640,533,000 652,923,000 644,716,000 646,663,000 667,882,000 648,101,000 653,001,000 678,099,000 741,432,000 744,028,000 700,764,000 689,627,000 694,559,000 671,167,000 677,115,000 598,893,000 629,907,000 671,321,000 668,276,000 684,521,000 905,056,000 725,170,000 747,966,000 755,453,000 318,404,000 310,089,000 309,922,000 322,686,000 314,088,000 327,909,000 314,138,000 276,469,000 314,306,000 326,674,000 325,228,000 301,391,000 92,478,250 125,650,000 123,853,000 120,410,000   113,353,000 103,543,000 129,369,000 177,745,000 161,298,000 146,296,000 127,395,000 130,889,000 121,925,000 103,244,000 99,143,000 92,761,000 68,831,000 60,681,000 45,503,500 63,204,000 62,701,000   
      loss on sale of assets
    203,000 159,750 -375,000 952,000 62,000 -25,250 251,000 222,000  215,250 929,000 259,000      -165,000 -501,000 -228,000 -64,000 216,000 122,000 27,000 61,000 263,000 -2,669,000 -13,926,000                                                           
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    149,067,000 151,939,000 139,594,000 138,069,000 121,556,000 107,514,000 115,717,000 129,731,000 139,143,000 132,620,000 137,697,000 136,751,000 135,466,000 121,720,000 105,080,000 107,776,000 102,032,000 97,733,000 97,275,000 99,132,000 97,398,000 102,117,000 89,993,000 90,193,000 96,193,000 108,954,000 83,549,000 81,017,000 85,003,000 76,357,000 67,447,000 78,558,000 86,902,000 90,898,000 83,141,000 85,531,000 87,917,000 79,870,000 76,508,000 76,158,000 81,469,000 76,623,000 75,026,000 84,294,000 86,631,000 46,129,000 111,203,000 111,845,000 94,929,000 45,982,000 42,588,000 40,793,000 42,293,000 38,927,000 38,523,000 36,894,000 37,369,000 35,863,000 35,487,000 34,092,000 30,693,000 12,024,000 16,094,000 16,237,000 15,765,000   15,446,000 14,757,000 15,709,000 15,371,000 13,980,000 14,701,000 16,838,000 14,285,000 14,295,000 12,581,000 11,721,000 12,424,000 11,817,000 9,687,000 6,539,500 8,111,000 9,347,000   
      restructuring and asset impairment charges
    364,000         13,133,000  896,000 4,524,000 21,109,000  8,557,000     778,000                                                                  
      acquisition and integration costs
    4,970,000 4,869,000 6,156,000 3,383,000 1,534,000 2,440,000 218,000 1,130,000 4,054,000 1,726,000 3,430,000 1,706,000 7,022,000 2,738,000 4,503,000 5,358,000 3,773,000                       70,000 331,000 492,000 1,280,000 1,208,000 5,319,000 2,363,000 2,191,000 4,165,000                                       
      change in fair value of contingent consideration
       12,583,000 5,441,000 -4,491,000 16,156,000 -33,122,000 -25,249,000 5,167,000 -5,559,000 -7,499,000                                                                           
      depreciation and amortization
    130,909,000 139,543,000 124,064,000 121,062,000 123,835,000 128,158,000 123,553,000 124,605,000 127,509,000 137,929,000 125,994,000 122,086,000 116,006,000 117,384,000 104,978,000 93,113,000 79,246,000 80,805,000 77,826,000 79,222,000 78,534,000 96,467,000 85,730,000 83,310,000 84,671,000 86,453,000 80,407,000 79,486,000 79,164,000 85,277,000 78,842,000 78,454,000 78,619,000 80,794,000 77,202,000 72,990,000 71,114,000 77,468,000 70,653,000 69,531,000 72,256,000 69,934,000 67,327,000 66,245,000 66,398,000 69,039,000 67,311,000 67,498,000 65,669,000 31,713,000 23,131,000 22,076,000 21,867,000 22,413,000 20,524,000 21,674,000 20,760,000 21,220,000 18,953,000 19,055,000 19,681,000 5,463,250 7,623,000 7,206,000 7,024,000   6,223,000 5,937,000 6,997,000 5,799,000 5,845,000 5,792,000 6,028,000 5,647,000 5,795,000 5,744,000 5,822,000 5,682,000 5,049,000 4,133,000 2,847,500 3,812,000 3,807,000   
      total costs and expenses
    1,431,413,000 1,633,950,000 1,446,396,000 1,411,650,000 1,321,671,000 1,319,290,000 1,364,214,000 1,350,987,000 1,361,549,000 1,459,945,000 1,501,224,000 1,613,901,000 1,629,664,000 1,642,305,000 1,582,682,000 1,445,256,000 1,205,239,000 1,168,693,000 1,034,204,000 1,056,199,000 949,430,000 1,008,159,000 814,213,000 805,877,000 827,833,000 836,203,000 814,210,000 791,293,000 810,830,000 829,516,000 794,390,000 824,978,000 843,620,000 913,124,000 904,371,000 859,285,000 848,658,000 851,897,000 818,328,000 822,874,000 752,949,000 776,956,000 814,954,000 820,023,000 842,869,000 1,022,587,000 905,875,000 931,474,000 931,999,000 410,213,000 384,134,000 372,791,000 386,846,000 375,428,000 386,956,000 372,706,000 334,598,000 371,389,000 381,114,000 378,375,000 351,765,000 109,965,500 149,367,000 147,296,000 143,199,000   135,022,000 124,237,000 167,989,000 198,915,000 181,123,000 166,789,000 150,261,000 150,821,000 142,015,000 121,569,000 116,686,000 110,867,000 85,697,000 74,501,000 54,890,500 75,127,000 75,855,000   
      equity in net income of diamond green diesel
    107,363,000 21,597,000 -45,844,000 6,000,000 -30,523,000 24,036,000 2,430,000 44,197,000 78,419,000 4,690,000 54,389,000 212,964,000 94,337,000 123,448,000 103,414,000 73,680,000 71,804,000 69,663,000 53,951,000 125,788,000 102,225,000 62,684,000 91,099,000 63,492,000 97,820,000 270,062,000 32,020,000                                                            
      operating income
    226,771,000 97,446,000 71,726,000 75,868,000 28,400,000 122,439,000 60,107,000 148,502,000 137,169,000 158,828,000 178,369,000 356,684,000 255,845,000 249,226,000 268,331,000 278,612,000 232,899,000 211,038,000 205,663,000 268,258,000 199,511,000 74,364,000 127,455,000 106,288,000 122,829,000 293,287,000 59,859,000 36,031,000 24,274,000 23,614,000 18,186,000 21,668,000 31,754,000 35,026,000 33,310,000 37,063,000 31,414,000 35,380,000 35,528,000 54,467,000 26,692,000 32,719,000 38,808,000 39,292,000 31,825,000 39,662,000 49,925,000 75,485,000 -564,000 18,536,000 41,652,000 50,802,000 58,576,000 49,487,000 65,776,000 63,968,000 52,510,000 59,477,000 74,761,000 92,235,000 88,133,000 14,453,750 19,318,000 18,914,000 19,583,000   20,276,000 8,763,000 -19,538,000 37,312,000 39,735,000 35,167,000 25,184,000 21,010,000 17,410,000 17,043,000 11,444,000 4,362,000 1,534,000 1,899,000 3,099,250 4,205,000 5,419,000   
      yoy
    698.49% -20.41% 19.33% -48.91% -79.30% -22.91% -66.30% -58.37% -46.39% -36.27% -33.53% 28.02% 9.85% 18.10% 30.47% 3.86% 16.73% 183.79% 61.36% 152.39% 62.43% -74.64% 112.93% 194.99% 406.01% 1142.00% 229.15% 66.29% -23.56% -32.58% -45.40% -41.54% 1.08% -1.00% -6.24% -31.95% 17.69% 8.13% -8.45% 38.62% -16.13% -17.51% -22.27% -47.95% -5742.73% 113.97% 19.86% 48.59% -100.96% -62.54% -36.68% -20.58% 11.55% -16.80% -12.02% -30.65% -40.42% 311.50% 287.00% 387.65% 350.05%   -6.72% 123.47%   -48.97% -75.08% -177.58% 77.59% 128.23% 106.34% 120.06% 381.66% 1034.94% 797.47% 269.25% 3.73% -71.69%       
      qoq
    132.71% 35.86% -5.46% 167.14% -76.80% 103.70% -59.52% 8.26% -13.64% -10.96% -49.99% 39.41% 2.66% -7.12% -3.69% 19.63% 10.36% 2.61% -23.33% 34.46% 168.29% -41.65% 19.91% -13.47% -58.12% 389.96% 66.13% 48.43% 2.79% 29.85% -16.07% -31.76% -9.34% 5.15% -10.13% 17.98% -11.21% -0.42% -34.77% 104.06% -18.42% -15.69% -1.23% 23.46% -19.76% -20.56% -33.86% -13483.87% -103.04% -55.50% -18.01% -13.27% 18.37% -24.76% 2.83% 21.82% -11.71% -20.44% -18.95% 4.65% 509.76% -25.18% 2.14% -3.42%    131.38% -144.85% -152.36% -6.10% 12.99% 39.64% 19.87% 20.68% 2.15% 48.93% 162.36% 184.35% -19.22% -38.73% -26.30% -22.40%    
      operating margin %
    14.62% 5.70% 4.59% 5.12% 2.06% 8.64% 4.23% 10.20% 9.66% 9.84% 10.98% 20.29% 14.28% 14.10% 15.35% 16.88% 17.05% 16.11% 17.34% 22.38% 19.06% 7.29% 14.98% 12.52% 14.40% 34.13% 7.11% 4.36% 2.91% 2.77% 2.24% 2.56% 3.63% 3.69% 3.55% 4.13% 3.57% 3.99% 4.16% 6.21% 3.42% 4.04% 4.55% 4.57% 3.64% 3.73% 5.22% 7.50% -0.06% 4.32% 9.78% 11.99% 13.15% 11.65% 14.53% 14.65% 13.56% 13.80% 16.40% 19.60% 20.03% 11.62% 11.45% 11.38% 12.03% NaN% NaN% 13.06% 6.59% -13.16% 15.79% 17.99% 17.41% 14.35% 12.23% 10.92% 12.30% 8.93% 3.79% 1.76% 2.49% 5.34% 5.30% 6.67% NaN%  
      other expense:
                                                                                          
      interest expense
    -54,117,000 -55,514,000 -56,925,000 -51,873,000 -57,967,000 -54,911,000 -66,846,000 -69,225,000 -62,876,000 -68,453,000 -70,278,000 -70,193,000 -50,299,000 -46,139,000 -39,816,000 -24,008,000 -15,603,000 -14,972,000 -15,409,000 -15,268,000 -16,428,000 -16,883,000 -18,793,000 -17,920,000 -19,090,000 -18,586,000 -19,359,000 -20,853,000 -19,876,000 -20,209,000 -20,080,000 -23,016,000 -23,124,000 -22,269,000 -22,531,000 -22,446,000 -21,680,000 -22,439,000 -23,867,000 -23,980,000 -23,901,000 -23,308,000 -24,828,000 -34,285,000 -23,109,000 -24,633,000 -25,355,000 -26,571,000 -58,857,000 -21,501,000 -5,313,000 -5,669,000 -5,625,000 -5,508,000 -5,868,000 -5,753,000 -6,925,000 -7,781,000 -7,409,000 -7,745,000 -14,228,000 -664,000 -857,000  -910,000    -658,000 -684,000 -714,000  -845,000 -920,000 -1,166,000   -1,331,000 -2,022,000  -1,542,000 -1,176,750 -1,534,000    
      foreign currency gain
    3,143,000 -1,402,000 1,067,000 1,313,000 -1,362,000 -1,669,000 -134,000 413,000 236,000 -206,000 845,000 2,490,000 5,004,000       -684,000 -410,000 -177,250 -1,239,000 -1,134,000 1,664,000 -163,500 466,000         -2,111,000         -2,460,000 -3,070,250 1,522,000 11,000                                       
      other income
    -3,010,000 2,999,000 662,000 -6,526,000 3,333,000 9,486,000 4,735,000 -568,000 8,656,000 2,825,000 2,247,000 5,079,000 6,159,000                   1,199,000  -1,275,750 -1,447,000     -2,373,000 -1,305,000    -509,000 271,000 2,053,000 -887,000                                       
      total other expense
    -53,984,000 -53,917,000 -55,196,000 -60,064,000 -55,996,000 -47,094,000 -62,245,000 -69,380,000 -53,984,000 -65,834,000 -67,186,000 -62,624,000 -39,136,000 -51,169,000 -43,116,000 -28,722,000 -17,445,000 -17,213,000 -16,467,000 -17,150,000 -17,997,000 -18,720,000 -21,944,000 -20,539,000 -19,307,000 -15,789,000 -21,507,000 -35,386,000 -23,133,000 -23,062,000 -21,934,000 -64,359,000 -27,121,000   -27,253,000 -22,904,000        -26,078,000 -25,629,000 -21,780,000 -27,447,000                                       
      equity in net income of other unconsolidated subsidiaries
    2,895,000 4,328,000 3,277,000 2,526,000 2,628,000 2,885,000 3,782,000 3,017,000 2,310,000 1,508,000 1,534,000 1,849,000 120,000 -831,000 2,301,000 2,272,000 1,360,000 1,554,000 1,647,000 1,940,000 612,000 726,000 906,000 692,000 869,000                                                              
      income before income taxes
    175,682,000 47,857,000 19,807,000 18,330,000 -24,968,000 78,230,000 1,644,000 82,139,000 85,495,000 94,502,000 112,717,000 295,909,000 216,829,000 197,226,000 227,516,000 252,162,000 216,814,000 195,379,000 190,843,000 253,048,000 182,126,000 74,312,250 106,417,000 86,441,000 104,391,000 25,355,250 37,687,000 38,820,000 24,914,000 16,948,000 -6,540,000 -27,455,000 101,787,000 10,566,500 14,980,000 18,070,000 9,216,000 18,661,500 28,146,000 41,974,000 4,526,000    3,939,000 1,968,000 27,090,000 50,078,000  35,150,000 45,024,000 42,753,000 52,823,000 40,469,250 59,307,000 57,829,000 44,741,000                            10,000  
      income tax expense
    38,626,000 -11,022,000 -1,248,000 4,065,000 -1,154,000 -25,547,000 -17,471,000 774,000 3,907,000 7,246,000 -15,364,000 40,712,000 26,974,000 37,995,000 35,215,000 47,333,000 26,083,000 37,782,000 42,637,000 54,979,000 28,708,000 10,231,000 4,812,000 19,946,000 18,300,000 35,567,000 10,850,000 7,776,000 5,274,000 8,039,000 -1,403,000 1,683,000 3,712,000   7,742,000 1,818,000   7,983,000 1,863,000 3,659,750 7,859,000  2,115,000 2,087,250 11,136,000 15,503,000                                       
      net income
    137,056,000 58,879,000 21,055,000 14,265,000 -23,814,000 103,777,000 19,115,000 81,365,000 81,588,000 87,256,000 128,081,000 255,197,000 189,855,000 159,231,000 192,301,000 204,829,000 190,731,000 157,597,000 148,206,000 198,069,000 153,418,000 46,139,000 101,605,000 66,495,000 86,091,000 243,446,000 26,837,000 31,044,000 19,640,000 42,144,000 -5,137,000 -29,138,000 98,075,000 106,944,000 8,684,000 10,328,000 7,398,000   33,991,000 2,663,000    1,824,000 68,788,000 15,954,000 34,575,000  22,493,000 27,651,000 26,418,000 32,405,000 28,802,000 37,172,000 36,225,000 28,571,000 29,497,000 41,132,000 52,227,000 46,562,000 8,557,750 11,382,000 11,371,000 11,478,000   11,699,000 4,810,000 -13,972,000 22,994,000 24,079,000 21,461,000 14,371,000 12,100,000 9,482,000 9,580,000 6,089,000 1,801,000  366,000 1,415,000 1,990,000 2,748,000   
      yoy
    -675.53% -43.26% 10.15% -82.47% -129.19% 18.93% -85.08% -68.12% -57.03% -45.20% -33.40% 24.59% -0.46% 1.04% 29.75% 3.41% 24.32% 241.57% 45.86% 197.87% 78.20% -81.05% 278.60% 114.20% 338.35% 477.65% -622.43% -206.54% -79.97% -60.59% -159.15% -382.13% 1225.70%   -69.62% 177.81%    46.00%     205.82% -42.30% 30.88%  -21.90% -25.61% -27.07% 13.42% -2.36% -9.63% -30.64% -38.64% 244.68% 261.38% 359.30% 305.66%   -2.80% 138.63%   -51.41% -77.59% -197.22% 90.03% 153.94% 124.02% 136.02% 571.85%  2517.49% 330.32% -9.50%        
      qoq
    132.78% 179.64% 47.60% -159.90% -122.95% 442.91% -76.51% -0.27% -6.50% -31.87% -49.81% 34.42% 19.23% -17.20% -6.12% 7.39% 21.02% 6.34% -25.17% 29.10% 232.51% -54.59% 52.80% -22.76% -64.64% 807.13% -13.55% 58.07% -53.40% -920.40% -82.37% -129.71% -8.29% 1131.51% -15.92% 39.61%    1176.42%     -97.35% 331.16% -53.86%   -18.65% 4.67% -18.48% 12.51% -22.52% 2.61% 26.79% -3.14% -28.29% -21.24% 12.17% 444.09% -24.81% 0.10% -0.93%    143.22% -134.43% -160.76% -4.51% 12.20% 49.34% 18.77% 27.61% -1.02% 57.33% 238.09%   -74.13% -28.89% -27.58%    
      net income margin %
    8.84% 3.44% 1.35% 0.96% -1.72% 7.32% 1.34% 5.59% 5.74% 5.41% 7.88% 14.52% 10.60% 9.01% 11.00% 12.41% 13.96% 12.03% 12.50% 16.52% 14.66% 4.52% 11.95% 7.84% 10.09% 28.33% 3.19% 3.75% 2.35% 4.94% -0.63% -3.44% 11.20% 11.28% 0.93% 1.15% 0.84% 0% 0% 3.87% 0.34% 0% 0% 0% 0.21% 6.48% 1.67% 3.43% 0% 5.25% 6.49% 6.24% 7.28% 6.78% 8.21% 8.30% 7.38% 6.85% 9.02% 11.10% 10.58% 6.88% 6.75% 6.84% 7.05% NaN% NaN% 7.53% 3.62% -9.41% 9.73% 10.90% 10.63% 8.19% 7.04% 5.95% 6.91% 4.75% 1.56% 0% 0.48% 2.44% 2.51% 3.38% NaN%  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -2,743,000 -1,939,000 -1,692,000 -1,604,000 -2,346,000 -1,869,000 -2,166,000 -2,499,000 -431,000 -2,740,000 -3,055,000 -2,814,000 -4,054,000 -2,671,000 -1,220,000 -2,833,000 -2,678,000 -1,843,000 -1,394,000 -1,487,000 -1,652,000 -1,394,000 -480,000 -1,056,000 -581,000 -837,000 -1,116,000 -4,786,000 -1,628,000 -1,496,000 -900,000 -1,282,000 -770,000 -1,215,000 -923,000 -1,179,000 -1,569,000 -1,139,000 -196,000 -1,992,000 -1,584,000 -1,446,000 -1,730,000 -1,857,000                                           
      net income attributable to darling
    134,313,000 56,940,000 19,363,000 12,661,000 -26,160,000 101,908,000 16,949,000 78,866,000 81,157,000 84,516,000 125,026,000 252,383,000 185,801,000 156,560,000 191,081,000 201,996,000 188,053,000 155,754,000 146,812,000 196,582,000 151,766,000 44,745,000 101,125,000 65,439,000 85,510,000 242,609,000 25,721,000 26,258,000 18,012,000 40,648,000 -6,037,000 -30,420,000 97,305,000 105,729,000 7,761,000 9,149,000 5,829,000   31,999,000 1,079,000    109,000 69,943,000 14,318,000 32,757,000                                       
      basic income per share
    0.85 0.01 0.12 0.08 -0.16 0.278 0.11 0.49 0.51 0.88 0.78 1.58 1.16 0.9 1.19 1.25 1.17 0.76 0.91 1.21 0.93 0.388 0.62 0.4 0.52 0.105 0.16 0.16 0.11 0.093 -0.04 -0.18 0.59 0.035 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.095 0.17 0.19 0.01     -0.008 0.09 0.2  0.183 0.23 0.22 0.27 0.218 0.32 0.31 0.24 0.308 0.35 0.45 0.43    0.14    0.06    0.26    0.12          
      diluted income per share
    0.83 0.01 0.12 0.08 -0.16 0.275 0.11 0.49 0.5 0.868 0.77 1.55 1.14 0.885 1.17 1.23 1.14 0.74 0.88 1.17 0.9 0.378 0.61 0.39 0.51 0.105 0.15 0.16 0.11 0.093 -0.04 -0.18 0.58 0.035 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.093 0.17 0.19 0.01     -0.008 0.09 0.2  0.183 0.23 0.22 0.27 0.215 0.31 0.31 0.24 0.305 0.35 0.44 0.43    0.14    0.06    0.26    0.12          
      loss on early retirement of debt
       -2,978,000                                                                                   
      gain on sale of assets
            -574,000    -327,000 -1,140,000 -3,116,000 -1,055,000 -389,000                                                                      
      foreign currency loss
                 -1,501,250 -493,000 -4,412,000 -1,100,000 -324,750 -205,000         -388,000 -732,000 -1,770,500 -2,106,000 -3,495,000 -1,481,000    -264,000    -2,603,000        -13,814,000                                      
      other expense
                 242,000 -2,807,000 -302,000 -742,000 -1,341,000 -853,000 -1,198,000 -1,159,000 -256,000 -1,912,000 -1,485,000 -1,881,000 487,000 -2,614,000 -2,019,000 -2,525,000 -3,459,000 -2,786,000  -2,516,000   -2,696,000 -960,000                                                  
      debt extinguishment costs
                               -12,126,000    -23,509,000                                                       
      restructuring and impairment charges
                                   14,965,000                                                       
      gain on disposal of subsidiaries
                                 -3,125,000 3,038,000                                                        
      equity in net loss of other unconsolidated subsidiaries
                             -271,750 -665,000                                                            
      loss on disposal of subsidiaries
                                                                                          
      equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries
                               38,175,000 23,773,000 49,631,000 -2,792,000 15,236,000 97,154,000 11,835,000 7,703,000 8,260,000 706,000 32,746,000 18,138,000 13,852,000    4,172,000 -1,808,000 59,547,000 -1,055,000 2,040,000                                       
      loss on sale of subsidiary
                                   -15,538,000                                                       
      other income:
                                                                                          
      foreign currency gain/
                                     -1,107,500 -2,055,000   -560,250 354,000 8,000  -824,750 -2,461,000 1,622,000                                           
      total other income
                                     -19,047,500 -26,033,000   -19,918,500 -25,520,000 -26,345,000 -27,809,000 -31,055,000 -26,285,000 -33,862,000     -73,809,000 5,678,000 -8,581,000 -6,087,000 -4,558,000 -3,642,000 -5,636,000 -5,483,000 -7,533,000 -8,921,000 -8,450,000           -823,000 -617,000  -678,000 -854,000 -1,271,000   -2,428,750 -1,884,000  -1,311,000 -954,000 -1,318,000    
      income tax expense/
                                     3,964,000 6,296,000   2,275,500 -744,000     4,665,000                                           
      other income/(expense)
                                         -1,421,250 -2,007,000   -6,135,000 1,004,000 -1,199,000     -1,138,000 -928,000 -3,268,000 -418,000 1,067,000 1,866,000 232,000 270,000                               
      net income/
                                         16,386,000 28,890,000   -149,000 -7,357,000 4,937,000                                           
      net income/(loss) attributable to darling
                                         15,443,000 28,694,000   -1,474,500 -9,087,000 3,080,000                                           
      equity in net income/(loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries
                                            5,643,000 -2,414,250 -12,021,000                                            
      income/(loss) before income taxes
                                             3,510,750 502,000 9,602,000                                           
      basic income/(loss) per share
                                             -0.01 -0.06 0.02                                           
      diluted income/(loss) per share
                                             -0.01 -0.06 0.02                                           
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                -1,715,000 1,155,000 -1,636,000 -1,818,000                                       
      acquisition costs
                                                    15,948,000 14,114,000 8,326,000                                    
      equity in net income/(loss) of unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                    5,077,000 -1,136,000 11,953,000                                    
      income/ (loss) before income taxes
                                                    -69,296,000                                      
      income taxe expense/
                                                    -18,290,000                                      
      net income /
                                                    -51,006,000                                      
      net (income)/ loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                    -1,797,000                                      
      net income/ (loss) attributable to darling
                                                    -52,803,000                                      
      basic income/ (loss) per share
                                                    -0.32                                      
      diluted income/ (loss) per share
                                                    -0.32                                      
      income taxes
                                                     585,000 17,373,000 16,335,000 20,418,000 16,106,000 22,135,000 21,604,000 16,170,000 20,831,000 25,009,000 30,259,000 26,777,000    6,661,000    3,058,000    13,028,000    5,401,000    222,000 -750,500 -966,000    
      equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                       -1,962,000 -1,195,000 -937,000 -833,000 -656,000 -236,000 -228,000 -170,000 -1,174,000                           
      other
                                                            -608,000 -1,140,000 -1,041,000 -830,000 -566,000 -434,750 -757,000  -534,000    -237,000 -139,000 97,000 133,000 167,000 66,000 -105,000   -1,097,750 138,000  231,000 222,750 216,000 475,000   
      income from operations before income taxes
                                                             50,328,000 66,141,000 82,486,000 73,339,000 13,355,000 17,704,000 17,577,000 18,139,000   19,274,000 7,868,000 -20,361,000 36,695,000 39,093,000 34,489,000   15,982,000 14,981,000          
      other income/
                                                                                        10,000  
      total other income/
                                                               -8,575,000 -14,794,000 -1,098,750 -1,614,000  -1,444,000    -895,000                  
      income taxes expense
                                                                 4,797,250 6,322,000 6,206,000    7,575,000  10,435,750 13,701,000 15,014,000  4,885,000 7,639,000 6,500,000           
      basic income per share:
                                                                 0.105 0.14 0.14    0.14  0.21 0.28 0.3  0.098 0.15 0.12           
      diluted income per share:
                                                                 0.103 0.14 0.14    0.14  0.208 0.28 0.29  0.095 0.15 0.12           
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                             24,330,000 19,739,000   9,293,000 2,478,000  588,000 2,145,250 2,887,000 4,305,000   
      income taxes benefit
                                                                                 234,500 -677,000 1,837,000       
      income from continuing operations
                                                                                 6,089,000 1,801,000  366,000 1,394,750 1,921,000 2,742,000   
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                     20,250 69,000 6,000 6,000  
      basic and diluted income per share:
                                                                                          
      continuing operations
                                                                                 0.08 0.02  0.01 0.023 0.03 0.04   
      discontinued operations
                                                                                          
      total
                                                                                 0.08 0.02  0.01 0.023 0.03 0.04   
      operating and pre-tax income, now classified as income from discontinued operations
                                                                                          
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        assets
                                                                                                 
        current assets:
                                                                                                 
        cash and cash equivalents
      116,015,000 88,671,000 91,494,000 94,577,000 81,471,000 75,973,000 114,778,000 121,587,000 145,473,000 126,502,000 118,977,000 111,541,000 132,572,000 127,016,000 126,032,000 146,730,000 99,460,000 68,906,000 67,188,000 77,741,000 71,199,000 81,617,000 65,845,000 76,185,000 76,339,000 72,935,000 69,122,000 87,011,000 95,716,000 107,262,000 81,470,000 104,120,000 122,869,000 106,774,000 110,146,000 124,817,000 138,880,000 114,564,000 148,585,000 157,815,000 147,326,000 156,884,000 148,886,000 126,020,000 112,131,000 108,784,000 193,427,000 143,785,000 143,422,000 870,857,000 8,011,000 133,571,000 121,777,000 103,249,000 87,686,000 72,254,000 27,584,000 38,936,000 28,550,000 12,444,000 38,046,000 19,202,000 77,075,000 66,486,000 76,718,000 68,182,000 70,674,000 57,786,000 38,178,000 50,814,000  43,214,000 44,596,000 38,881,000 16,335,000 5,873,000 6,161,000 5,271,000 5,281,000 6,151,000 5,731,000 37,188,000 36,000,000 36,739,000 32,368,000       
        restricted cash
      22,216,000 16,686,000 15,559,000 27,502,000 39,872,000 37,579,000 39,387,000 26,290,000 4,086,000 292,000 304,000 299,000 299,000 315,000 102,000 110,000 100,000 166,000 172,000 177,000 177,000 103,000 110,000 103,000 106,000 110,000 159,000 103,000 107,000 107,000 103,000 142,000 142,000 142,000 282,000 282,000 282,000 293,000 294,000 312,000 321,000 331,000 334,000 340,000 353,000 343,000 346,000 350,000 364,000 354,000 358,000 361,000 377,000 361,000 363,000 367,000 381,000 365,000 368,000 376,000 384,000 373,000 373,000 375,000 388,000 397,000 379,000 375,000 430,000 449,000  322,000 331,000 409,000 433,000 440,000 448,000 458,000 480,000 484,000 491,000 2,338,000 2,349,000 2,355,000 2,356,000       
        accounts receivables
      632,246,000 609,492,000 615,241,000 596,456,000 590,783,000 581,108,000 558,538,000 567,754,000 623,936,000 626,008,000 735,582,000 746,638,000 750,990,000 676,573,000 669,824,000 574,727,000 517,783,000 469,092,000 479,575,000 433,441,000 385,663,000 405,387,000 373,583,000 375,908,000 397,700,000 406,338,000    385,737,000    391,847,000    388,397,000    371,392,000    409,779,000    112,844,000    98,131,000    95,807,000    87,455,000    45,572,000    40,424,000     59,401,000    42,381,000    25,886,000         
        accounts receivable due from related party - diamond green diesel
      5,126,000 33,713,000 5,984,000 18,641,000 6,330,000 9,476,000 18,050,000 9,331,000  172,283,000                                                                                  
        inventories
      577,571,000 527,738,000 622,315,000 605,334,000 595,408,000 576,837,000 617,847,000 627,692,000 687,485,000 758,739,000 822,765,000 825,130,000 828,789,000 673,621,000 641,980,000 578,402,000 491,694,000 457,465,000 476,295,000 428,203,000 420,659,000 405,922,000 406,805,000 394,708,000 381,432,000 362,957,000 353,003,000 348,309,000 339,882,000 341,028,000 361,679,000 370,555,000 373,121,000 358,183,000 375,098,000 359,635,000 342,114,000 330,815,000 359,095,000 364,362,000 372,616,000 344,583,000 366,775,000 396,423,000 398,179,000 401,613,000 420,082,000 431,529,000 410,521,000 65,133,000 71,280,000 63,114,000 62,664,000 65,065,000 63,515,000 56,160,000 58,481,000 50,830,000 66,546,000 63,137,000 49,765,000 45,606,000 26,570,000 24,723,000 20,698,000 19,057,000 20,436,000 20,073,000 18,142,000 22,182,000  29,623,000 30,300,000 27,959,000 22,481,000 20,623,000 19,552,000 18,248,000 14,562,000 14,356,000 16,517,000 6,829,000 6,601,000 7,700,000 8,630,000       
        prepaid expenses
      96,960,000 85,179,000 89,030,000 80,351,000 89,921,000 81,286,000 84,619,000 88,702,000 97,619,000 105,657,000 101,559,000 116,540,000 108,719,000 85,665,000 80,293,000 77,065,000 60,562,000 53,711,000 63,633,000 58,648,000 50,251,000 47,793,000 52,359,000 46,003,000 45,107,000 46,599,000 46,378,000 44,363,000 39,070,000 35,247,000 43,305,000 43,965,000 40,707,000 38,326,000 39,272,000 37,750,000 32,852,000 29,984,000 40,341,000 43,131,000 40,279,000 36,175,000 47,086,000 53,218,000 54,848,000 44,629,000 46,470,000 26,296,000 30,479,000  14,267,000 15,087,000 12,047,000                           6,527,000 5,249,000 5,726,000 6,231,000 4,524,000 4,907,000       
        income taxes refundable
      6,976,000 8,281,000 22,854,000 24,050,000 25,084,000 35,063,000 40,131,000 34,225,000 32,464,000 23,599,000 25,689,000 22,621,000 19,903,000 18,583,000 17,504,000 27,330,000 25,047,000 1,075,000 3,060,000 2,636,000 3,274,000 3,883,000 3,940,000 3,752,000 3,106,000 3,317,000 4,952,000 5,554,000 4,102,000 6,462,000 8,356,000 6,977,000 4,694,000 4,509,000 5,370,000 6,387,000 6,978,000 7,479,000 13,222,000 12,839,000 11,825,000 11,963,000 24,936,000 24,855,000 25,531,000 22,140,000 22,079,000 26,448,000 25,355,000 14,512,000 5,171,000    1,783,000 789,000 6,015,000 17,042,000 8,203,000 9,383,000  1,474,000 1,102,000 1,611,000 168,000 605,000 4,243,000 5,170,000 11,098,000 11,248,000                      
        assets held for sale
      128,043,000 143,479,000                                                                              160,000 135,000    24,000       
        other current assets
      61,035,000 40,127,000 40,201,000 48,322,000 25,852,000 42,114,000 23,570,000 31,936,000 28,247,000 42,586,000 38,119,000 53,188,000 61,234,000 56,324,000 26,301,000 57,462,000 64,387,000 38,599,000 13,721,000 21,734,000 9,544,000 42,289,000 28,532,000 34,392,000 26,270,000 25,032,000 25,061,000 24,127,000 20,959,000 22,099,000 20,253,000 21,148,000 15,888,000 56,664,000 17,101,000 13,101,000 16,331,000 21,770,000 18,609,000 25,822,000 11,570,000 10,460,000 8,718,000 24,102,000 30,642,000 21,324,000 21,583,000 33,022,000 32,978,000 46,513,000 4,193,000 5,344,000 6,651,000 10,847,000 12,297,000 12,654,000 9,840,000 9,235,000 11,205,000 12,353,000 9,599,000 8,833,000 7,154,000 7,803,000 6,974,000 5,348,000 7,233,000 8,195,000 6,926,000 6,696,000  6,796,000 7,559,000 5,829,000 8,417,000 12,776,000 5,859,000 3,861,000 5,036,000             
        total current assets
      1,646,188,000 1,553,366,000 1,502,678,000 1,495,233,000 1,454,721,000 1,439,436,000 1,496,920,000 1,507,517,000 1,619,310,000 1,855,666,000 1,842,995,000 1,875,957,000 1,902,506,000 1,638,097,000 1,562,036,000 1,461,826,000 1,259,033,000 1,089,014,000 1,103,644,000 1,022,580,000 940,767,000 986,994,000 931,174,000 931,051,000 930,060,000 917,288,000 853,681,000 867,138,000 871,175,000 897,942,000 878,478,000 918,198,000 971,080,000 956,445,000 962,216,000 924,929,000 927,301,000 893,302,000 963,003,000 1,004,158,000 960,283,000 931,788,000 1,005,623,000 1,036,506,000 1,043,791,000 1,053,613,000 1,143,369,000 1,147,777,000 1,098,438,000 1,127,502,000 224,331,000 322,970,000 312,962,000 290,262,000 275,023,000 248,054,000 193,724,000 219,680,000 222,784,000 212,306,000 218,719,000 185,586,000 165,582,000 153,998,000 159,686,000 146,377,000 155,062,000 144,972,000 122,541,000 138,469,000  157,195,000 151,992,000 135,898,000 115,093,000 102,568,000 89,807,000 80,771,000 74,661,000 71,291,000 71,625,000 81,152,000 83,075,000 80,053,000 78,314,000       
        property, plant and equipment
      2,785,737,000 2,796,139,000 2,786,142,000 2,786,827,000 2,739,079,000 2,713,669,000 2,856,229,000 2,840,682,000 2,910,335,000 2,935,185,000 2,798,727,000 2,774,526,000 2,712,823,000 2,462,082,000 2,345,671,000 2,237,199,000 1,867,880,000 1,840,080,000 1,834,670,000 1,846,814,000 1,822,075,000 1,863,814,000 1,789,172,000 1,773,329,000 1,764,120,000 1,802,411,000 1,714,768,000 1,722,296,000 1,691,558,000 1,687,858,000 1,631,036,000 1,624,354,000 1,657,609,000 1,645,822,000 1,621,867,000 1,584,735,000 1,532,583,000 1,515,575,000 1,535,185,000 1,528,387,000 1,535,521,000 1,508,167,000 1,516,598,000 1,515,573,000 1,507,625,000 1,574,116,000 1,638,126,000 1,697,058,000 1,681,636,000 666,573,000 522,262,000 478,967,000 462,754,000 453,927,000 438,969,000 422,664,000 408,547,000 400,222,000 399,320,000 396,004,000 393,313,000 393,420,000 158,761,000 158,859,000 150,612,000 151,982,000 144,016,000 146,477,000 147,692,000 143,291,000  138,993,000 132,698,000 128,703,000 128,685,000 128,675,000 128,724,000 130,015,000 132,149,000 134,440,000 136,507,000 84,505,000 85,178,000 81,773,000 77,650,000       
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 640,980 at april 4, 2026 and 627,722 at january 3, 2026
      832,109,000                                                                                           
        goodwill
      2,488,216,000 2,459,031,000 2,499,229,000 2,477,737,000 2,389,238,000 2,322,593,000 2,455,948,000 2,418,274,000 2,498,457,000 2,484,502,000 2,447,376,000 2,566,169,000 2,587,587,000 1,970,377,000 1,900,267,000 1,555,814,000 1,236,524,000 1,219,116,000 1,232,179,000 1,245,549,000 1,241,242,000 1,260,240,000 1,239,343,000 1,217,177,000 1,202,592,000 1,223,291,000 1,212,313,000 1,233,486,000 1,222,382,000 1,229,159,000 1,233,545,000 1,232,964,000 1,309,608,000 1,301,093,000 1,298,266,000 1,271,927,000 1,233,271,000 1,225,893,000 1,256,376,000 1,258,480,000 1,269,296,000 1,233,102,000 1,253,693,000 1,261,610,000 1,255,105,000 1,320,419,000 1,393,289,000 1,442,299,000 1,476,541,000 701,637,000 446,742,000 381,369,000 381,369,000 381,369,000 381,369,000 381,369,000 381,369,000 381,369,000 381,635,000 378,050,000 377,997,000 376,263,000 84,655,000 81,745,000 79,085,000 79,085,000 69,458,000 66,958,000 66,958,000 61,133,000  80,063,000 71,856,000 71,856,000 71,856,000 71,856,000 71,856,000 71,856,000 71,856,000 72,221,000 72,580,000 4,429,000 4,429,000 4,429,000 4,429,000       
        investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries
      2,444,888,000 2,206,827,000 2,324,936,000 2,162,232,000 2,111,707,000 2,263,709,000 2,332,007,000 2,415,502,000 2,378,531,000 2,251,629,000 2,164,182,000 2,214,312,000 2,125,126,000 1,926,395,000 1,814,583,000 1,736,242,000 1,563,840,000 1,349,247,000 1,107,834,000 1,037,436,000 915,085,000 804,682,000 742,875,000 729,094,000 802,184,000 689,354,000 447,689,000 458,032,000 433,381,000 410,177,000 398,794,000 399,097,000 409,135,000 302,038,000 290,028,000 279,814,000 270,921,000 292,717,000 261,690,000 243,801,000 256,604,000 247,238,000 165,137,000 177,036,000 198,639,000 202,712,000 144,503,000 147,662,000                                            
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      220,710,000 223,705,000 232,337,000 232,601,000 217,927,000 210,692,000 213,515,000 210,144,000 215,880,000 205,539,000 202,947,000 196,554,000 189,026,000 186,141,000 175,117,000 177,328,000 165,128,000 155,464,000 160,660,000 165,034,000 145,238,000 146,563,000 142,269,000 134,901,000 123,859,000 124,726,000 119,063,000 120,950,000 129,721,000                                                               
        other assets
      194,955,000 190,175,000 209,766,000 205,275,000 203,148,000 199,594,000 222,127,000 218,810,000 246,561,000 234,960,000 238,053,000 246,032,000 231,960,000 136,268,000 122,668,000 81,886,000 97,709,000 66,795,000 53,887,000 61,000,000 59,099,000 60,682,000 45,598,000 41,651,000 42,653,000 47,400,000 46,179,000 54,353,000 53,487,000 53,375,000 54,574,000 56,802,000 63,037,000 62,284,000 47,018,000 48,239,000 42,138,000 43,613,000 35,912,000 38,592,000 40,584,000 70,606,000 75,523,000 79,833,000 67,023,000 71,009,000 72,170,000 76,077,000 79,984,000 44,643,000 39,635,000 28,457,000 29,871,000 26,961,000 29,399,000 29,413,000 29,787,000 31,112,000 29,991,000 31,014,000 31,157,000 36,035,000 8,865,000 9,185,000 8,309,000 8,429,000 7,031,000 6,867,000 6,840,000 6,623,000  6,177,000 6,092,000 6,256,000 6,667,000 6,128,000 6,642,000 6,603,000 6,683,000 2,305,000 2,481,000 2,290,000 2,806,000 2,429,000 2,738,000       
        deferred income taxes
      28,258,000 24,536,000 15,803,000 16,243,000 18,173,000 22,368,000 18,612,000 17,190,000 16,572,000 17,711,000 24,611,000 25,085,000 20,967,000 17,888,000 14,799,000 16,312,000 15,875,000 16,211,000 15,437,000 15,875,000 15,402,000 16,676,000 15,762,000 14,803,000 14,532,000 14,394,000 13,846,000 14,365,000 14,037,000 14,981,000 15,550,000 14,623,000 15,186,000 14,043,000 17,219,000 17,050,000 15,627,000 14,990,000 17,196,000 17,049,000 17,362,000 16,352,000 29,795,000 43,114,000 45,139,000 45,001,000 15,653,000 18,955,000 19,933,000 17,289,000 14,358,000 13,621,000 11,235,000 12,609,000 10,116,000 8,394,000 8,050,000 7,465,000 6,785,000 5,356,000 6,567,000 6,376,000 6,826,000 6,787,000 6,813,000 7,216,000 7,515,000 6,969,000 6,430,000 6,656,000  5,098,000 4,128,000 4,302,000 8,026,000 8,274,000 8,464,000 8,317,000 6,921,000 8,420,000 7,879,000 6,594,000 6,002,000 4,409,000 4,825,000       
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                 
        current liabilities:
                                                                                                 
        current portion of long-term debt
      75,098,000 75,217,000 76,911,000 51,637,000 116,629,000 133,020,000 114,326,000 92,258,000 103,075,000 60,703,000 73,862,000 88,085,000 118,804,000 69,846,000 63,663,000 32,695,000 35,337,000 24,407,000 55,138,000 41,603,000 26,997,000 27,538,000 26,185,000 42,758,000 86,397,000 90,996,000 61,092,000 35,877,000 23,693,000 7,492,000 11,100,000 7,466,000 16,722,000 16,143,000 18,215,000 19,370,000 24,965,000 23,247,000 27,169,000 30,842,000 46,591,000 47,244,000 47,966,000 50,884,000 81,195,000 54,401,000 60,197,000 68,616,000 62,451,000 19,888,000 86,000 85,000 83,000 82,000 80,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 314,000 161,000 9,000 3,009,000 5,009,000 5,009,000 5,009,000 5,009,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000  5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,250,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,004,000 5,009,000 5,015,000 5,022,000 5,026,000 5,026,000 5,027,000       
        accounts payable, principally trade
      356,209,000 371,084,000 374,801,000 365,740,000 348,480,000 348,705,000 331,695,000 349,522,000 343,388,000 425,588,000 394,748,000 427,066,000 433,845,000 472,491,000 398,175,000 414,584,000 351,253,000 307,118,000 272,844,000 264,447,000 245,648,000 255,340,000 206,998,000 197,528,000 211,596,000 239,252,000 192,010,000 208,901,000 192,511,000 219,479,000 177,769,000 185,150,000 188,048,000 217,417,000 213,592,000 186,458,000 181,439,000 180,895,000 168,556,000 177,303,000 170,895,000 149,998,000 155,549,000 164,424,000 161,853,000 168,518,000 170,402,000 313,171,000 316,080,000 43,742,000 48,554,000 65,188,000 57,812,000 54,014,000 58,670,000 71,329,000 44,078,000 60,402,000 70,838,000 88,021,000 74,510,000 70,123,000 22,257,000 21,654,000 23,564,000 18,746,000 20,564,000 19,162,000 17,175,000 16,243,000  31,735,000 30,491,000 26,909,000 24,879,000 23,239,000 21,739,000 16,390,000 17,473,000 14,808,000 17,498,000 7,726,000 12,264,000 9,264,000 8,975,000       
        income taxes payable
      17,689,000 16,018,000 15,507,000 14,696,000 14,564,000 9,723,000 15,013,000 13,298,000 11,657,000 15,522,000 18,294,000 29,821,000 38,425,000 44,851,000 43,395,000 28,452,000 25,117,000 32,310,000 34,623,000 25,096,000 15,627,000 17,497,000 19,013,000 16,474,000 8,593,000 8,895,000 10,404,000 10,291,000 8,861,000 4,043,000 5,906,000 8,975,000 11,290,000 12,300,000 21,974,000 17,213,000 12,066,000 4,913,000 9,374,000 9,118,000 7,032,000 6,679,000 11,241,000 6,015,000 6,138,000 4,363,000 10,312,000 7,830,000             20,328,000                               
        current operating lease liabilities
      62,757,000 61,745,000 67,237,000 66,633,000 63,841,000 62,761,000 59,626,000 57,794,000 59,480,000 55,325,000 52,378,000 48,381,000 45,356,000 49,232,000 44,040,000 45,498,000 41,649,000 38,168,000 40,182,000 40,228,000 38,064,000 39,459,000 40,973,000 39,532,000 37,472,000 37,805,000 35,223,000 36,703,000 39,776,000                                                               
        liabilities to be disposed of
      23,298,000 25,085,000                                                                                          
        accrued expenses
      504,702,000 485,498,000 475,494,000 497,991,000 492,254,000 489,295,000 541,879,000 450,185,000 449,694,000 440,999,000 494,421,000 420,196,000 462,594,000 432,023,000 478,710,000 398,598,000 360,058,000 350,681,000 353,410,000 320,838,000 311,371,000 335,471,000 330,385,000 310,004,000 307,688,000 311,391,000 297,164,000 274,534,000 281,331,000 309,484,000 291,056,000 281,139,000 290,809,000 313,623,000 292,483,000 265,939,000 233,324,000 242,796,000 254,561,000 249,435,000 227,338,000 239,825,000 238,734,000 242,358,000 224,845,000 256,119,000 303,379,000 167,552,000 149,432,000 113,174,000 99,595,000 68,708,000 64,275,000 77,588,000 76,875,000 63,338,000 59,553,000 66,845,000 75,282,000 63,371,000 77,360,000 81,698,000 46,885,000 42,758,000 42,349,000 47,522,000 45,132,000 42,128,000 37,321,000 49,780,000  45,221,000 39,648,000 48,799,000 49,579,000 45,262,000 35,998,000 39,091,000 34,319,000 31,469,000 29,418,000 26,297,000 25,341,000 30,282,000 27,028,000       
        total current liabilities
      1,039,753,000 1,034,647,000 1,009,950,000 996,697,000 1,035,768,000 1,043,504,000 1,062,539,000 963,057,000 967,294,000 998,137,000 1,033,703,000 1,013,549,000 1,099,024,000 1,068,443,000 1,027,983,000 919,827,000 813,414,000 752,684,000 756,197,000 692,212,000 637,707,000 675,305,000 623,554,000 606,296,000 651,746,000 688,339,000 595,893,000 566,306,000 546,172,000 540,498,000 485,831,000 482,730,000 506,869,000 559,483,000 546,264,000 488,980,000 451,794,000 451,851,000 459,660,000 466,698,000 451,856,000 443,746,000 455,354,000 465,019,000 475,571,000 484,043,000 544,290,000 557,169,000 529,727,000 176,804,000 148,235,000 133,981,000 122,170,000 131,684,000 135,625,000 134,677,000 103,641,000 127,257,000 146,434,000 151,553,000 172,207,000 154,830,000 74,151,000 69,421,000 70,922,000 71,277,000 70,696,000 66,290,000 59,496,000 71,023,000  81,956,000 75,139,000 80,708,000 80,708,000 73,501,000 62,737,000 60,481,000 56,796,000 52,683,000 52,319,000 39,102,000 42,668,000 44,635,000 41,087,000       
        long-term debt
      4,050,689,000 3,862,243,000 4,026,727,000 3,928,689,000 3,804,873,000 3,908,978,000 4,131,891,000 4,317,129,000 4,362,856,000 4,366,370,000 4,338,126,000 4,458,797,000 4,558,632,000 3,314,969,000 3,220,901,000 2,881,134,000 1,677,925,000 1,438,974,000 1,325,736,000 1,393,798,000 1,417,534,000 1,480,531,000 1,448,019,000 1,553,118,000 1,664,858,000 1,558,429,000 1,559,809,000 1,640,056,000 1,663,763,000 1,666,940,000 1,668,129,000 1,687,823,000 1,764,423,000 1,698,050,000 1,734,176,000 1,727,553,000 1,727,496,000 1,727,696,000 1,818,361,000 1,874,492,000 1,924,393,000 1,912,756,000 1,976,412,000 1,994,417,000 2,009,535,000 2,098,039,000 2,223,030,000 2,302,655,000 2,330,494,000 866,947,000 250,076,000 250,099,000 250,120,000 250,142,000 250,163,000 250,015,000 250,018,000 280,020,000 309,719,000 329,873,000 370,028,000 707,030,000 23,782,000 25,035,000 26,287,000 27,539,000 28,750,000 30,000,000 31,250,000 32,500,000  35,000,000 36,250,000 37,500,000 37,500,000 49,750,000 58,500,000 66,250,000 78,000,000 88,750,000 94,000,000 43,250,000 44,502,000 45,759,000 45,766,000       
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      158,462,000 162,362,000 169,447,000 169,799,000 158,400,000 152,327,000 158,454,000 156,451,000 161,296,000 154,903,000 154,858,000 149,165,000 144,604,000 141,703,000 133,184,000 133,663,000 125,242,000 120,314,000 123,169,000 126,527,000 108,777,000 109,707,000 105,821,000 99,482,000 91,250,000 91,424,000 83,754,000 83,440,000 89,100,000                                                               
        other non-current liabilities
      177,996,000  206,193,000 203,609,000 207,801,000  211,011,000 240,416,000 303,927,000  313,889,000 339,270,000 414,542,000  296,066,000 128,399,000 109,647,000  115,815,000 115,510,000 115,799,000  102,559,000 109,046,000 111,145,000  113,222,000 113,086,000 113,984,000  101,878,000 105,649,000 106,603,000  96,354,000 96,916,000 95,720,000  89,517,000 93,692,000 96,116,000  105,783,000 110,918,000 112,354,000  90,158,000 98,241,000 106,200,000  51,086,000 59,469,000 59,909,000  52,678,000 56,725,000 57,610,000  34,014,000 46,512,000 46,810,000  35,108,000 37,958,000 36,227,000  36,084,000 54,117,000 54,278,000   19,390,000 26,019,000 28,833,000  31,113,000 36,171,000 35,378,000  25,560,000 29,793,000 27,663,000  17,136,000 17,368,000       
        total liabilities
      5,696,768,000 5,489,267,000 5,683,209,000 5,582,135,000 5,496,270,000 5,606,181,000 5,938,425,000 6,078,036,000 6,259,779,000 6,367,393,000 6,343,355,000 6,522,676,000 6,739,533,000 5,305,880,000 5,139,940,000 4,460,163,000 3,119,966,000 2,785,943,000 2,656,483,000 2,649,513,000 2,561,501,000 2,659,122,000 2,545,797,000 2,628,800,000 2,769,337,000 2,701,908,000 2,572,007,000 2,629,961,000 2,638,355,000 2,553,533,000 2,489,908,000 2,518,885,000 2,646,271,000 2,630,528,000 2,729,835,000 2,662,670,000 2,615,824,000 2,621,795,000 2,731,487,000 2,801,818,000 2,841,005,000 2,814,992,000 2,931,503,000 2,969,689,000 2,999,874,000 3,119,579,000 3,306,426,000 3,430,928,000 3,454,107,000 1,223,181,000 555,328,000 514,715,000 493,934,000 489,980,000 487,902,000 484,020,000 446,240,000 496,655,000 514,037,000 543,092,000 598,000,000 917,962,000 139,344,000 138,011,000 138,589,000 141,294,000 139,805,000 150,407,000 145,024,000 157,797,000  140,718,000 139,750,000 147,536,000 150,354,000 155,935,000 157,408,000 162,109,000 169,481,000 169,744,000 178,393,000 111,987,000 117,092,000 111,274,000 109,133,000       
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                          180,381,000       
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                 
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      1,769,000 1,756,000 1,756,000 1,756,000 1,756,000 1,750,000 1,750,000 1,749,000 1,749,000 1,744,000 1,744,000 1,743,000 1,742,000 1,736,000 1,735,000 1,735,000 1,734,000 1,717,000 1,717,000 1,716,000 1,715,000 1,699,000 1,696,000 1,692,000 1,691,000  1,684,000 1,684,000 1,684,000  1,681,000 1,681,000 1,680,000  1,678,000 1,678,000 1,678,000  1,676,000 1,676,000 1,676,000  1,671,000 1,670,000 1,670,000  1,660,000 1,659,000 1,658,000  1,192,000 1,192,000 1,191,000  1,185,000 1,183,000 1,183,000  1,176,000 1,176,000 1,175,000  829,000 829,000 829,000  826,000 826,000 826,000   822,000 822,000 817,000  815,000 811,000 809,000  809,000 808,000 645,000  644,000 644,000       
        additional paid-in capital
      1,733,652,000 1,718,686,000 1,732,760,000 1,727,851,000 1,723,198,000 1,720,877,000 1,724,665,000 1,723,140,000 1,712,349,000 1,697,787,000 1,691,636,000 1,680,188,000 1,673,632,000 1,660,084,000 1,652,453,000 1,646,468,000 1,637,930,000 1,627,816,000 1,623,264,000 1,617,953,000 1,611,845,000 1,597,429,000 1,589,479,000 1,581,812,000 1,575,854,000 1,560,897,000 1,556,792,000 1,552,301,000 1,548,446,000 1,536,157,000 1,530,924,000 1,530,349,000 1,525,836,000 1,515,614,000 1,512,726,000 1,510,689,000 1,506,253,000 1,499,431,000 1,496,963,000 1,494,075,000 1,491,317,000 1,488,783,000 1,486,738,000 1,484,952,000 1,481,590,000 1,479,637,000 1,473,969,000 1,470,908,000 1,463,965,000 1,454,250,000 611,789,000 609,316,000 607,432,000 603,836,000 601,851,000 597,767,000 595,786,000 587,685,000 587,631,000 587,500,000 586,557,000 290,106,000 159,080,000 159,256,000 159,417,000 157,343,000 157,455,000 157,759,000 157,961,000 156,899,000  156,973,000 156,981,000 153,581,000 152,264,000 151,932,000 151,337,000 150,606,000 150,045,000 149,683,000 149,250,000 78,481,000 79,370,000 79,364,000 79,347,000       
        treasury stock
      -746,114,000 -719,280,000 -718,928,000 -718,920,000 -718,747,000 -672,710,000 -667,346,000 -666,545,000 -636,916,000 -629,008,000 -628,991,000 -624,852,000 -614,961,000 -554,451,000 -529,905,000 -491,717,000 -438,906,000 -374,721,000 -302,188,000 -277,611,000 -199,851,000 -151,710,000 -143,826,000 -136,676,000 -135,104,000 -75,022,000 -64,633,000 -52,848,000 -52,845,000 -47,756,000 -47,696,000 -47,403,000 -47,025,000 -44,063,000 -43,155,000 -43,054,000 -42,809,000 -40,909,000 -40,909,000 -40,878,000 -40,868,000 -34,316,000 -34,279,000 -28,265,000 -27,638,000 -23,207,000 -19,999,000 -18,685,000 -17,900,000 -13,271,000 -12,631,000 -12,524,000 -12,518,000 -10,033,000 -9,314,000 -7,624,000 -7,567,000 -5,588,000 -5,465,000 -5,464,000 -5,413,000 -4,340,000 -4,197,000 -4,197,000 -4,200,000 -3,855,000 -3,855,000 -3,855,000 -3,855,000 -3,848,000  -3,520,000 -3,520,000 -1,614,000 -1,547,000 -1,547,000 -629,000   -172,000 -172,000 -172,000 -172,000 -172,000 -172,000       
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -322,411,000 -339,189,000 -344,742,000 -396,262,000 -543,750,000 -684,241,000 -417,885,000 -490,672,000 -298,464,000 -198,346,000 -332,413,000 -212,561,000 -299,208,000 -383,874,000 -473,139,000 -400,907,000 -311,369,000 -321,690,000 -309,353,000 -268,754,000 -295,796,000 -252,433,000 -325,608,000 -364,522,000 -384,491,000 -321,847,000 -342,846,000 -290,001,000 -312,263,000 -304,539,000 -277,324,000 -274,118,000 -198,444,000 -209,524,000 -224,092,000 -272,748,000 -324,348,000 -340,006,000 -286,314,000 -282,226,000 -276,363,000 -335,918,000 -305,953,000 -266,990,000 -274,895,000 -177,060,000 -86,338,000 -16,199,000 -10,199,000 -29,423,000 -27,293,000 -28,473,000 -29,427,000 -31,329,000 -28,115,000 -28,940,000 -30,013,000 -30,904,000 -19,362,000 -19,859,000 -20,400,000 -20,988,000 -22,335,000 -22,710,000 -23,411,000 -23,782,000 -27,364,000 -28,190,000 -29,042,000 -29,850,000  -8,303,000 -8,361,000 -9,288,000 -8,598,000 -11,348,000 -11,002,000   -9,747,000 -9,152,000 -9,282,000 -9,282,000 -7,134,000 -7,134,000       
        retained earnings
      4,209,251,000 4,074,938,000 4,017,998,000 3,998,635,000 3,985,974,000 4,012,134,000 3,910,226,000 3,893,277,000 3,814,411,000 3,733,254,000 3,648,738,000 3,523,712,000 3,271,329,000 3,085,528,000 2,928,968,000 2,737,887,000 2,535,891,000 2,347,838,000 2,192,084,000 2,045,272,000 1,848,690,000 1,696,924,000 1,652,179,000 1,551,054,000 1,485,615,000 1,400,105,000 1,157,496,000 1,131,775,000 1,105,517,000 1,087,505,000 1,046,857,000 1,052,894,000 1,083,314,000 981,227,000 875,498,000 867,737,000 858,588,000 852,802,000 812,261,000 783,567,000 751,568,000 750,489,000 666,060,000 675,147,000 672,067,000 671,958,000 602,015,000 587,697,000 554,940,000 607,743,000 585,250,000 557,599,000 531,181,000 498,776,000 469,974,000 432,802,000 396,577,000 368,006,000 338,509,000 297,377,000 245,150,000 198,588,000 188,576,000 177,194,000 165,823,000  145,137,000 129,064,000 117,365,000   126,584,000 103,590,000 79,511,000  43,679,000 31,578,000 22,097,000  6,287,000 1,664,000           
        total darling’s stockholders’ equity
      4,876,147,000                                                                                           
        noncontrolling interests
      68,146,000 72,604,000 80,286,000 79,773,000 87,342,000 86,482,000 82,884,000 81,664,000 89,861,000 88,260,000 86,268,000 82,333,000 89,065,000 87,467,000 88,702,000 73,057,000 70,370,000 66,825,000 63,713,000 65,234,000 63,343,000 62,300,000 61,269,000 64,994,000 64,877,000 77,531,000 64,399,000 63,724,000 66,160,000 62,773,000 60,861,000 74,628,000 73,878,000 82,764,000 82,032,000 102,904,000 104,475,000 103,228,000 101,720,000 101,862,000 103,481,000 103,901,000 102,636,000 102,597,000 105,147,000 98,144,000 100,123,000 98,487,000 103,288,000                                           
        total stockholders’ equity
      4,944,293,000 4,809,515,000    4,464,292,000    4,693,691,000    3,896,490,000    3,347,785,000    2,954,209,000    2,643,350,000    2,335,821,000    2,327,697,000    2,076,222,000    1,974,610,000    2,051,134,000    2,020,952,000 1,158,307,000 1,127,110,000 1,097,859,000 1,062,436,000 1,035,581,000 995,188,000 955,966,000 920,375,000 902,489,000 860,730,000 807,069,000 464,296,000 321,953,000 310,372,000 298,458,000 284,877,000 272,199,000 255,604,000 243,255,000 236,578,000  272,556,000 249,512,000 223,007,000 200,984,000 183,531,000 172,095,000 161,499,000 151,325,000 146,860,000 142,398,000 74,485,000 73,680,000 73,523,000 71,248,000       
        intangible assets
       845,003,000    898,412,000    1,075,892,000    865,122,000    397,801,000    473,680,000    526,394,000    595,862,000                                                              
        other noncurrent liabilities
       189,454,000    208,350,000    349,809,000    298,933,000    111,029,000    117,371,000    115,785,000    115,032,000    106,287,000    96,114,000    97,809,000    114,700,000    40,671,000    61,539,000    58,245,000    50,760,000    36,143,000    54,274,000     27,225,000    34,685,000    27,372,000         
        total darling's stockholders’ equity
       4,736,911,000 4,688,844,000 4,613,060,000 4,448,431,000 4,377,810,000 4,551,410,000 4,460,949,000 4,593,129,000 4,605,431,000 4,380,714,000 4,368,230,000 4,032,534,000 3,809,023,000 3,580,112,000 3,493,466,000 3,425,280,000 3,280,960,000 3,205,524,000 3,118,576,000 2,966,603,000 2,891,909,000 2,773,920,000 2,633,360,000 2,543,565,000 2,565,819,000 2,308,493,000 2,342,911,000 2,290,539,000 2,273,048,000 2,254,442,000 2,263,403,000 2,365,361,000 2,244,933,000 2,122,655,000 2,064,302,000 1,999,362,000 1,972,994,000 1,983,677,000 1,956,214,000 1,927,330,000 1,870,709,000 1,814,237,000 1,866,514,000 1,852,794,000 1,952,990,000 1,971,307,000 2,025,380,000 1,992,464,000                                           
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 610,173 at september 27, 2025 and 567,135 at december 28, 2024
        881,448,000                                                                                         
        total stockholders' equity
        4,769,130,000 4,692,833,000 4,535,773,000  4,634,294,000 4,542,613,000 4,682,990,000  4,466,982,000 4,450,563,000 4,121,599,000  3,668,814,000 3,566,523,000 3,495,650,000  3,269,237,000 3,183,810,000 3,029,946,000  2,835,189,000 2,698,354,000 2,608,442,000  2,372,892,000 2,406,635,000 2,356,699,000  2,315,303,000 2,338,031,000 2,439,239,000  2,204,687,000 2,167,206,000 2,103,837,000  2,085,397,000 2,058,076,000 2,030,811,000  1,916,873,000 1,969,111,000 1,957,941,000  2,071,430,000 2,123,867,000 2,095,752,000                                           
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 648,174 at june 28, 2025 and 567,135 at december 28, 2024
         898,820,000                                                                                        
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 604,065 at march 29, 2025 and 567,135 at december 28, 2024
          898,050,000                                                                                       
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 565,432 at september 28, 2024 and 748,646 at december 30, 2023
            977,361,000                                                                                     
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 538,205 at june 29, 2024 and 748,646 at december 30, 2023
             992,530,000                                                                                    
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 523,801 at march 30, 2024 and 748,646 at december 30, 2023
              1,057,123,000                                                                                   
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 709,690 at september 30, 2023 and 623,101 at december 31, 2022
                1,091,446,000                                                                                 
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 685,911 at july 1, 2023 and 623,101 at december 31, 2022
                 1,074,604,000                                                                                
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 649,335 at april 1, 2023 and 623,101 at december 31, 2022
                  1,091,137,000                                                                               
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 586,934 at october 1, 2022 and 560,470 at january 1, 2022
                    873,613,000                                                                             
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 576,793 at july 2, 2022 and 560,470 at january 1, 2022
                     760,079,000                                                                            
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 576,357 at april 2, 2022 and 560,470 at january 1, 2022
                      409,627,000                                                                           
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 552,288 at october 2, 2021 and 568,086 at january 2, 2021
                        417,409,000                                                                         
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 539,935 at july 3, 2021 and 568,086 at january 2, 2021
                         439,035,000                                                                        
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 569,477 at april 3, 2021 and 568,086 at january 2, 2021
                          452,539,000                                                                       
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 532,124 at september 26, 2020 and 482,442 at december 28, 2019
                            474,793,000                                                                     
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 507,275 at june 27, 2020 and 482,442 at december 28, 2019
                             485,148,000                                                                    
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 485,655 at march 28, 2020 and 482,442 at december 28, 2019
                              497,779,000                                                                   
        common stock, .01 par value...
                               1,686,000    1,681,000    1,679,000    1,676,000    1,671,000    1,662,000    1,653,000    1,186,000    1,176,000                                  
        accounts receivable
                                355,006,000 357,671,000 371,339,000  363,312,000 371,291,000 413,659,000  414,947,000 382,957,000 389,864,000  382,857,000 399,877,000 376,346,000  379,093,000 368,434,000 376,968,000  423,729,000 467,392,000 435,386,000  106,693,000 91,872,000 98,211,000  99,263,000 97,436,000 83,373,000  101,127,000 109,257,000 98,091,000  46,482,000 46,213,000 47,927,000  44,582,000 46,404,000 41,337,000   72,142,000 65,078,000 58,518,000  54,582,000 49,323,000 44,616,000  35,046,000 35,607,000 22,468,000  24,320,000 25,200,000       
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 459,996 at september 28, 2019 and 423,575 at december 29, 2018
                                537,360,000                                                                 
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 448,654 at june 29, 2019 and 423,575 at december 29, 2018
                                 565,976,000                                                                
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 427,687 at march 30, 2019 and 423,575 at december 29, 2018
                                  579,313,000                                                               
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 408,307 at september 29, 2018 and 383,836 at december 30, 2017
                                    593,234,000                                                             
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 390,866 at june 30, 2018 and 383,836 at december 30, 2017
                                     610,878,000                                                            
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 399,331 at march 31, 2018 and 383,836 at december 30, 2017
                                      659,855,000                                                           
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 383,836 at december 30, 2017 and 301,187 at december 31, 2016
                                       676,500,000                                                          
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 364,842 at september 30, 2017 and 301,187 at december 31, 2016
                                        697,908,000                                                         
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 339,794 at july 1, 2017 and 301,187 at december 31, 2016
                                         703,182,000                                                        
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 315,008 at april 1, 2017 and 301,187 at december 31, 2016
                                          697,820,000                                                       
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 301,187 at december 31, 2016 and 252,719 at january 2, 2016
                                           711,927,000                                                      
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 286,316 at october 1, 2016 and 252,719 at january 2, 2016
                                            747,522,000                                                     
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 267,226 at july 2, 2016 and 252,719 at january 2, 2016
                                             769,427,000                                                    
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 248,354 at april 2, 2016 and 252,719 at january 2, 2016
                                              792,166,000                                                   
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 252,719 at january 2, 2016 and 184,909 at january 3, 2015
                                               782,349,000                                                  
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 234,816 at october 3, 2015 and 184,909 at january 3, 2015
                                                815,729,000                                                 
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 219,324 at july 4, 2015 and 184,909 at january 3, 2015
                                                 852,490,000                                                
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 198,281 at april 4, 2015 and 184,909 at january 3, 2015
                                                  869,800,000                                               
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 184,909 at january 3, 2015 and 105,070 at december 28, 2013
                                                   932,413,000                                              
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 164,653 at september 27, 2014 and 105,070 at december 28, 2013
                                                    979,781,000                                             
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 146,900 at june 28, 2014 and 105,070 at december 28, 2013
                                                     1,037,479,000                                            
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 125,327 at march 29, 2014 and 105,070 at december 28, 2013
                                                      1,054,608,000                                           
        investment in unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                      149,025,000 115,114,000 116,250,000 104,297,000 73,835,000 62,495,000 54,424,000 46,359,000 32,848,000 21,733,000 12,898,000 9,567,000                                
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 105,070 at december 28, 2013 and 73,021 at december 29, 2012
                                                       588,664,000                                          
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 94,446 at september 28, 2013 and 73,021 at december 29, 2012
                                                        364,415,000                                         
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 87,046 at june 29, 2013 and 73,021 at december 29, 2012
                                                         325,765,000                                        
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 80,034 at march 30, 2013 and 73,021 at december 29, 2012
                                                          331,002,000                                       
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 73,021 at december 29, 2012 and 82,364 at december 31, 2011
                                                           337,402,000                                      
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 100,514 at september 29, 2012 and 82,364 at december 31, 2011
                                                            344,299,000                                     
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 96,346 at june 30, 2012 and 82,364 at december 31, 2011
                                                             351,349,000                                    
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 89,347 at march 31, 2012 and 82,364 at december 31, 2011
                                                              355,931,000                                   
        escrow receivable
                                                                  16,267,000 16,267,000                              
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 82,364 at december 31, 2011 and 56,689 at january 1, 2011
                                                               362,914,000                                  
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 77,274 at october 1, 2011 and 56,689 at january 1, 2011
                                                                369,898,000                                 
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 70,290 at july 2, 2011 and 56,689 at january 1, 2011
                                                                 376,881,000                                
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 63,738 at april 2, 2011 and 56,689 at january 1, 2011
                                                                  383,883,000                               
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 56,689
                                                                                                 
        at january 1, 2011 and 51,109 at january 2, 2010
                                                                   390,954,000                              
        at january 1, 2011 and january 2, 2010, respectively
                                                                   930,000                              
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 54,564 at october 2, 2010 and 51,109 at january 2, 2010
                                                                    43,434,000                             
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 53,325 at july 3, 2010 and 51,109 at january 2, 2010
                                                                     44,596,000                            
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 52,226 at april 3, 2010 and 51,109 at january 2, 2010
                                                                      39,355,000                           
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 51,109
                                                                                                 
        at january 2, 2010 and 47,281 at january 3, 2009
                                                                       40,298,000                          
        82,629,970 and 82,169,076 shares issued
                                                                                                 
        at january 2, 2010 and january 3, 2009, respectively
                                                                       826,000                          
        accumulated earnings
                                                                       154,345,000    112,555,000     58,050,000    12,376,000   4,813,000          
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 50,144 at october 3, 2009 and 47,281 at january 3, 2009
                                                                        36,437,000                         
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 49,184 at july 4, 2009 and 47,281 at january 3, 2009
                                                                         37,397,000                        
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 48,209 at april 4, 2009 and 47,281 at january 3, 2009
                                                                          38,372,000                       
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 47,281
                                                                                                 
        at january 3, 2009 and 42,481 at december 29, 2007
                                                                           35,982,000                      
        82,169,076 and 81,544,466 shares issued
                                                                                                 
        at january 3, 2009 and december 29, 2007, respectively
                                                                           822,000                      
        item 6.
                                                                                                 
        statement of operations data:
                                                                                                 
        net sales
                                                                                                 
        cost of sales and operating expenses
                                                                                                 
        selling, general and administrative expenses
                                                                                                 
        depreciation and amortization
                                                                                                 
        acquisition costs
                                                                                                 
        goodwill impairment
                                                                                                 
        operating income
                                                                                                 
        interest expense
                                                                                                 
        other
                                                                                     147,000 16,000 9,000 6,000 6,000 4,000       
        income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                                                 
        income tax expense
                                                                                                 
        net income
                                                                                                 
        basic earnings per common share
                                                                                                 
        diluted earnings per common share
                                                                                                 
        weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                                                 
        diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                                                 
        other financial data:
                                                                                                 
        adjusted ebitda
                                                                                                 
        depreciation
                                                                                                 
        amortization
                                                                                                 
        capital expenditures
                                                                                                 
        balance sheet data:
                                                                                                 
        working capital
                                                                                                 
        total assets
                                                                                                 
        total long-term debt less current portion
                                                                                                 
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                 
        item 7.
                                                                                                 
        ·
                                                                                                 
        rendering segment:
                                                                                                 
        mbm
                                                                            338,090,000                     
        feed grade pm
                                                                            390,040,000                     
        pet food pm
                                                                            626,390,000                     
        bft
                                                                            25,210,000                     
        pg
                                                                            23,440,000                     
        restaurant services segment:
                                                                                                 
        yg
                                                                            20,730,000                     
        bakery segment:
                                                                                                 
        bbp
                                                                            135,700,000                     
        increase in finished product prices
                                                                                                 
        increase in net sales due to acquisition of griffin
                                                                                                 
        increase in raw material volume
                                                                                                 
        increase/(decrease) in yield
                                                                                                 
        purchases of finished product for resale
                                                                                                 
        increase/(decrease) in other sales
                                                                                                 
        product transfers
                                                                                                 
        increase in raw material costs
                                                                                                 
        increase in cost of sales and operating expense due to acquisition of griffin
                                                                                                 
        increase/(decrease) in other
                                                                                                 
        increase/(decrease) in energy costs primarily diesel fuel
                                                                                                 
        payroll and related benefits expense
                                                                                                 
        increases in selling, general and administrative expense from two weeks of contribution related to griffin
                                                                                                 
        decrease in finished product prices
                                                                                                 
        decrease in raw material volume
                                                                                                 
        other sales (decreases)/increases
                                                                                                 
        decrease in yield
                                                                                                 
        decrease in raw material costs
                                                                                                 
        decreases in energy costs, primarily natural gas and diesel fuel
                                                                                                 
        other income (decreases)/increases
                                                                                                 
        multi-employer pension plans mass withdrawal termination
                                                                                                 
        consulting fees
                                                                                                 
        bad debt expense (decreases)/ increases
                                                                                                 
        year
                                                                                                 
        notes:
                                                                                                 
        credit agreement:
                                                                                                 
        term loan
                                                                            300,000,000,000                     
        revolving credit facility:
                                                                                                 
        maximum availability
                                                                            325,000,000,000                     
        borrowings outstanding
                                                                            160,000,000,000                     
        letters of credit issued
                                                                            23,383,000,000                     
        availability
                                                                            141,617,000,000                     
        contractual obligations
                                                                                                 
        long-term debt obligations
                                                                                                 
        operating lease obligations
                                                                                                 
        estimated interest payable
                                                                                                 
        purchase commitments
                                                                                                 
        pension funding obligation
                                                                                                 
        other obligations
                                                                                                 
        total
                                                                                                 
        the above table does not reflect uncertain tax positions of approximately 0.1 million because the timing of the cash settlement cannot be reasonably estimated.
                                                                                                 
        see note 8 to the consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                 
        purchase commitments were determined based on specified contracts for natural gas, diesel fuel and finish product purchases.
                                                                                                 
        other commercial commitments:
                                                                                                 
        standby letters of credit
                                                                                                 
        total other commercial commitments:
                                                                                                 
        long-term debt:
                                                                                                 
        fixed rate
                                                                                                 
        average interest rate
                                                                                                 
        variable rate
                                                                                                 
        report of independent registered public accounting firm on consolidated financial statements
                                                                            65,000,000                     
        report of independent registered public accounting firm on internal control over financial reporting
                                                                            66,000,000                     
        consolidated balance sheets -
                                                                                                 
        consolidated statements of operations -
                                                                                                 
        consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income -
                                                                                                 
        consolidated statements of cash flows -
                                                                                                 
        notes to consolidated financial statements
                                                                            72,000,000                     
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 46,175 at september 27, 2008 and 42,481 at december 29, 2007
                                                                             30,846,000                    
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 44,894 at june 28, 2008 and 42,481 at december 29, 2007
                                                                              26,624,000                   
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 43,688 at march 29, 2008 and 42,481 at december 29, 2007
                                                                               27,830,000                  
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 42,481
                                                                                                 
        at december 29, 2007 and 37,599 at december 30, 2006
                                                                                29,037,000                 
        81,544,466 and 80,875,453 shares issued
                                                                                                 
        at december 29, 2007 and december 30, 2006, respectively
                                                                                815,000                 
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 41,256 at september 29, 2007 and 37,599 at december 30, 2006
                                                                                 30,239,000                
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 40,033 at june 30, 2007 and 37,599 at december 30, 2006
                                                                                  31,223,000               
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 38,817 at march 31, 2007 and 37,599 at december 30, 2006
                                                                                   32,440,000              
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 37,599 at december 30, 2006 and
                                                                                                 
        33,047 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                    33,657,000             
        80,875,453 and 64,458,410 shares issued
                                                                                                 
        at december 30, 2006 and december 31, 2005, respectively
                                                                                    809,000             
        unearned compensation
                                                                                        -1,327,000 -1,545,000 -1,812,000       
        collection routes, contracts and permits, less accumulated amortization of 36,374 at september 30, 2006 and 33,047 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                     34,882,000            
        deferred loan costs
                                                                                     1,465,000 1,484,000 2,616,000 2,815,000 3,008,000 3,177,000       
        accrued interest
                                                                                     1,397,000 388,000 57,000 37,000 63,000 57,000       
        collection routes, contracts and permits, less accumulated amortization of 35,142 at july 1, 2006 and 33,047 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                      36,114,000           
        collection routes and contracts, less accumulated amortization of 34,036 at april 1, 2006 and 33,047 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                       11,480,000          
        collection routes and contracts, less accumulated amortization of
                                                                                                 
        33,047 at dec. 31, 2005 and 29,163 at jan. 1, 2005
                                                                                        12,469,000         
        64,437,410 and 63,918,346 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                                 
        at december 31, 2005 and january 1, 2005, respectively
                                                                                        644,000         
        accumulated earnings/
                                                                                        4,447,000         
        collection routes and contracts, less accumulated amortization of 32,068 at october 1, 2005 and 29,163 at january 1, 2005
                                                                                         13,105,000        
        retained earnings/
                                                                                         2,366,000 375,000       
        collection routes and contracts, less accumulated amortization of 31,100 at july 2, 2005 and 29,163 at january 1, 2005
                                                                                          14,073,000       
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-04-04 2025-09-27 2025-06-28 2025-03-29 2024-09-28 2024-06-29 2024-03-30 2023-09-30 2023-07-01 2023-04-01 2022-10-01 2022-07-02 2022-04-02 2021-10-02 2021-07-03 2021-04-03 2020-06-27 2019-09-28 2019-06-29 2019-03-30 2018-09-29 2018-03-31 2017-07-01 2017-04-01 2015-04-04 2014-09-27 2014-06-28 2009-10-03 2009-07-04 2008-09-27 2008-06-28 2008-03-29 2007-09-29 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-09-30 2006-07-01 2006-04-01 2005-10-01 2005-07-02 2001-03-31 2000-09-30 1999-07-01 1999-04-01 
                                                    
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                    
          net income
        137,056,000 11,506,000 -9,549,000 -23,814,000 182,068,000 162,953,000 81,588,000 573,133,000 445,052,000 189,855,000 587,861,000 395,560,000 190,731,000 499,693,000 351,487,000 153,418,000 152,586,000 77,521,000 50,684,000 19,640,000 63,800,000 98,075,000 17,726,000 7,398,000 1,824,000 -477,000 -16,431,000 32,582,000 16,509,000 68,534,000 45,540,000 21,461,000 31,162,000 19,062,000 9,580,000 -982,000  366,000       
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                    
          depreciation and amortization
        130,909,000 368,961,000 244,897,000 123,835,000 375,667,000 252,114,000 127,509,000 364,086,000 238,092,000 116,006,000 277,337,000 172,359,000 79,246,000 235,582,000 157,756,000 78,534,000 167,981,000 239,057,000 158,650,000 79,164,000 235,915,000 78,619,000 144,104,000 71,114,000 66,398,000 200,478,000 133,167,000 18,187,000 12,160,000 17,436,000 11,637,000 5,792,000 17,186,000 11,539,000 5,744,000 14,864,000 9,182,000 4,133,000 11,390,000 7,578,000     
          loss on sale of assets
        203,000 639,000 1,014,000 62,000 -101,000   861,000                                     
          asset impairment
        364,000          8,557,000 8,557,000  138,000 138,000 138,000     2,907,000                        
          change in fair value of contingent consideration
         18,024,000 18,024,000 5,441,000 -42,215,000 -58,371,000 -25,249,000 -13,058,000 -7,499,000                                    
          deferred taxes
        24,787,000 -41,899,000 -28,225,000 -9,500,000 -119,991,000 -84,927,000 -30,572,000 -18,192,000 34,202,000 14,956,000 42,120,000 35,674,000 23,826,000 67,272,000 49,572,000 11,809,000 13,998,000 -4,765,000 -3,137,000 -2,901,000 -15,708,000 -2,649,000 -11,205,000 -8,454,000 503,000 -13,492,000 -12,882,000 12,293,000 5,224,000 2,379,000 1,319,000 -702,000 2,018,000 -994,000  -1,825,000  -1,170,000 -1,063,000      
          increase in long-term pension liability
        -191,000 5,729,000 5,633,000 605,000 1,494,000 1,045,000 504,000 809,000 480,000 236,000       -890,000 1,122,000 1,010,000 646,000 -375,000 159,000 1,362,000 702,000 261,000 297,000 -6,519,000                  
          stock-based compensation expense
        7,948,000 9,918,000 1,652,000 -2,931,000 24,783,000 23,590,000 12,836,000 27,046,000 18,085,000 11,853,000 18,884,000 13,369,000 6,323,000 18,413,000 14,011,000 8,415,000 15,566,000 18,543,000 14,182,000 10,327,000 13,606,000 8,992,000 11,003,000 6,732,000 1,282,000 16,629,000 14,583,000 615,000 463,000 672,000 522,000 342,000 1,115,000 1,005,000 540,000 1,228,000 818,000 424,000       
          deferred loan cost amortization
        1,297,000 3,835,000 2,886,000 1,429,000 4,205,000 2,790,000 1,395,000 4,674,000 3,138,000 1,621,000 3,552,000 2,207,000 1,131,000 3,044,000 2,047,000 1,040,000 2,835,000 4,435,000 3,010,000 1,574,000 6,265,000 2,939,000 4,366,000 2,176,000 2,409,000 7,394,000 4,911,000                  
          equity in net loss of diamond green diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries
        -110,258,000 61,936,000 19,369,000 27,895,000                                         
          distributions of earnings from diamond green diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries
         132,802,000 131,131,000 129,549,000 115,558,000   168,277,000 103,794,000  95,546,000 1,631,000  3,322,000 2,497,000  125,891,000 57,118,000                           
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                    
          accounts receivable
        7,514,000 2,765,000 7,147,000 -383,000 225,923,000 212,664,000 181,243,000 25,731,000 24,397,000 14,733,000 -45,457,000 -47,046,000 -41,317,000 -85,822,000 -34,911,000 10,721,000 26,077,000 20,388,000 27,218,000 11,692,000 9,657,000 -14,590,000 17,705,000 -753,000 12,269,000 -40,646,000 -36,920,000 -4,158,000 -5,980,000 -12,741,000 -5,677,000 883,000 -12,201,000 -6,942,000  4,528,000 3,967,000 3,418,000 2,355,000 1,475,000     
          income taxes refundable/payable
        5,167,000 18,328,000 16,312,000 14,940,000 -16,525,000 -12,629,000 -12,542,000 -39,123,000 -24,551,000 -13,030,000 -2,004,000 -28,834,000 -31,224,000 18,688,000 9,116,000 -760,000 6,119,000 8,058,000 7,140,000 7,270,000 -9,838,000 -1,384,000 12,857,000 7,576,000 -1,857,000 -13,695,000 -3,181,000                  
          inventories and prepaid expenses
        -55,360,000 -8,553,000 14,893,000 -10,752,000 151,834,000 123,271,000 69,885,000 -22,694,000 -22,301,000 -25,726,000 -140,971,000 -95,199,000 -42,891,000 -97,531,000 -39,992,000 -27,188,000 -35,413,000 -34,371,000 -17,374,000 -5,063,000 -25,960,000 -10,182,000 -21,952,000 -10,660,000 -26,511,000 -13,113,000 -2,806,000 1,272,000 765,000 -8,683,000 -10,626,000 -6,479,000 -9,195,000 -5,757,000  -867,000  277,000 -2,484,000      
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
        19,937,000 26,287,000 -32,765,000 -32,506,000 -28,517,000 -37,879,000 -58,004,000 -39,570,000 -94,080,000 -35,254,000 78,656,000 72,351,000 58,964,000 46,912,000 2,770,000 -13,462,000 -33,375,000 -19,799,000 -29,849,000 -43,016,000 -23,004,000 -38,422,000 16,594,000 -8,365,000 -19,985,000 7,859,000 -25,218,000 -3,313,000 -5,281,000 4,863,000 -1,723,000 4,048,000 11,618,000 5,634,000 3,534,000 -7,247,000  -3,581,000 3,397,000      
          other
        -16,415,000 5,850,000 -630,000 25,090,000 -48,551,000 -39,958,000 -3,382,000 29,337,000 10,065,000 16,796,000 -23,499,000 -18,487,000 -18,775,000 29,282,000 14,327,000 18,834,000 -14,941,000 6,173,000 1,437,000 -1,891,000 4,731,000 3,486,000 -11,834,000 2,834,000 21,133,000 32,321,000 -4,054,000 -3,345,000 2,136,000 -5,883,000 824,000 2,405,000 -2,355,000 2,419,000 1,110,000 -15,000 1,543,000 1,035,000 -1,804,000      
          net cash from operating activities
        152,958,000 619,106,000 394,767,000 248,960,000 684,892,000 410,426,000 263,908,000 682,288,000 405,700,000 188,426,000 638,438,000 361,035,000 152,192,000 452,049,000 297,937,000 138,805,000 263,649,000 262,682,000 154,304,000 48,601,000 199,698,000 26,924,000 197,548,000 94,469,000  179,297,000 41,024,000 49,584,000 32,282,000 66,614,000 41,906,000 27,741,000 39,434,000 25,982,000 14,155,000 15,339,000 7,127,000 4,908,000 16,806,000 5,507,000     
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                    
          capital expenditures
        -94,773,000 -224,045,000 -133,943,000 -62,979,000 -259,133,000 -191,728,000 -93,775,000 -380,556,000 -234,307,000 -111,327,000 -257,120,000 -151,478,000 -71,618,000 -191,738,000 -126,094,000 -60,751,000 -123,204,000 -245,092,000 -167,871,000 -84,269,000 -213,726,000 -56,587,000 -127,824,000 -62,292,000  -153,984,000 -103,531,000 -14,143,000 -10,294,000 -21,032,000 -13,464,000 -4,708,000 -10,208,000 -5,742,000 -8,224,000 -2,503,000 -14,480,000     
          free cash flows
        58,185,000 395,061,000 260,824,000 185,981,000 425,759,000 218,698,000 170,133,000 301,732,000 171,393,000 77,099,000 381,318,000 209,557,000 80,574,000 260,311,000 171,843,000 78,054,000 140,445,000 17,590,000 -13,567,000 -35,668,000 -14,028,000 -29,663,000 69,724,000 32,177,000  25,313,000 -62,507,000 35,441,000 21,988,000 45,582,000 28,442,000 23,033,000 29,226,000 20,240,000 14,155,000 7,115,000 7,127,000 2,405,000 2,326,000 5,507,000     
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -11,493,000    -116,712,000 -116,914,000 -109,938,000 -1,093,183,000 -1,079,083,000 -1,079,083,000 -1,760,139,000 -1,235,537,000 -59,003,000 -2,059,000 -2,059,000 -340,000  -1,431,000 -1,431,000 -1,431,000 -51,301,000  -12,369,000   -2,075,651,000 -2,075,651,000                  
          investment in diamond green diesel
        -190,145,000 -240,775,000 -40,150,000 -150,000 -90,000,000 -90,000,000 -90,000,000 -75,000,000 -75,000,000 -75,000,000 -239,750,000 -239,750,000 -164,750,000 -25,000,000                               
          loan to diamond green diesel
        -50,000,000    -100,000,000 -100,000,000 -100,000,000    -25,000,000                                  
          loan repayment from diamond green diesel
        50,000,000    100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000  50,000,000                                  
          gross proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and other assets
        7,685,000 7,817,000 4,555,000 2,298,000 6,707,000 5,058,000 2,756,000 4,817,000 2,733,000 1,302,000 9,430,000 2,161,000 974,000 3,805,000 3,064,000 1,629,000 1,053,000 15,402,000 9,814,000 7,868,000 3,361,000 1,479,000 3,603,000 1,340,000 534,000 2,810,000 2,308,000 1,773,000 158,000 881,000 717,000 634,000 131,000 103,000 57,000 459,000 219,000 57,000 998,000 870,000     
          proceeds from insurance settlement
         10,173,000 10,173,000 10,173,000 6,585,000 5,942,000  13,836,000 13,836,000 8,836,000        1,371,000 845,000 845,000 1,253,000 503,000 3,301,000 3,301,000 341,000 1,550,000                   
          payments related to routes and other intangibles
         -12,000 -7,000 -3,000 -13,000 -7,000 -2,000 -1,521,000 -1,517,000 -1,517,000 -179,000 -179,000 -100,000 -274,000 -347,000 -347,000 -3,712,000 -3,150,000 -3,150,000 -2,778,000 -1,253,000 -15,000 -4,635,000  -753,000 -8,210,000 -7,312,000      -239,000            
          net cash from investing activities
        -288,726,000 -446,842,000 -159,372,000 -50,661,000 -452,593,000 -387,649,000 -290,959,000 -1,506,634,000 -1,348,365,000 -1,256,789,000 -2,222,758,000 -1,624,783,000 -294,497,000                                
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                    
          proceeds from long-term debt
        9,771,000 1,095,943,000 1,081,421,000 1,812,000 5,583,000 3,925,000 3,036,000 812,348,000 807,956,000 807,363,000 1,929,870,000 1,663,612,000 9,657,000 31,088,000 20,679,000 9,262,000 16,164,000 511,985,000 507,722,000 2,138,000 623,698,000 3,876,000 16,405,000 8,649,000 5,943,000 1,836,917,000 1,821,196,000                  
          payments on long-term debt
        -3,518,000 -1,591,286,000 -1,572,999,000 -16,277,000 -38,959,000 -29,875,000 -15,549,000 -102,463,000 -83,616,000 -19,259,000 -39,511,000 -23,600,000 -12,128,000 -131,224,000 -73,393,000 -60,444,000 -18,239,000 -566,107,000 -526,230,000 -10,974,000 -661,268,000 -9,622,000 -67,974,000 -9,265,000 -13,602,000 -310,773,000 -287,066,000                  
          borrowings from revolving credit facility
        330,048,000 1,544,796,000 868,809,000 91,172,000 1,332,617,000 1,121,915,000 584,755,000 1,972,953,000 1,415,916,000 687,452,000 1,684,840,000 777,902,000 369,902,000 287,000,000 207,000,000 111,000,000 375,971,000 325,485,000 273,485,000 156,829,000 386,436,000 135,184,000 80,000,000 47,000,000 27,428,000 170,143,000 170,143,000                  
          payments on revolving credit facility
        -121,707,000 -1,060,053,000 -486,207,000 -203,207,000 -1,526,825,000 -1,122,883,000 -558,986,000 -1,707,840,000 -1,063,516,000 -243,829,000 -1,743,523,000 -937,921,000 -134,000,000 -309,000,000 -220,000,000 -97,000,000 -405,800,000 -332,884,000 -266,884,000 -138,147,000 -362,463,000 -80,019,000 -80,327,000 -52,327,000 -37,943,000 -277,254,000 -257,254,000                  
          net cash overdraft financing
        -9,342,000 1,263,000 -24,840,000 -17,868,000 39,771,000 32,713,000 41,977,000 6,008,000 16,673,000 148,000 21,090,000 12,000 9,830,000 29,034,000 16,487,000 499,000 -26,461,000 27,858,000 11,178,000 14,525,000 3,361,000 -331,000 -1,077,000 -1,077,000 31,162,000 933,000 9,529,000                  
          acquisition hold-back payments
        -4,137,000 -39,668,000 -26,927,000  -157,000                                        
          issuance of common stock
        2,560,000 413,000 413,000 342,000 437,000 437,000 437,000       50,000 50,000 50,000 67,000 39,000 12,000 12,000 182,000 182,000 22,000 22,000 81,000 417,000 417,000 11,000 11,000 303,000 275,000 128,000 495,000 242,000 87,000 29,000 21,000 11,000 48,000 31,000     
          repurchase of common stock
         -34,668,000 -34,668,000 -34,668,000 -29,192,000 -29,192,000  -52,941,000 -52,941,000 -43,794,000 -103,061,000 -65,887,000 -17,189,000 -97,924,000 -75,663,000  -55,044,000 -11,740,000                           
          minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards
        -20,625,000 -6,724,000 -6,715,000 -6,536,000 -7,827,000 -7,209,000 -6,905,000 -17,278,000 -15,558,000 -15,297,000 -46,394,000 -45,836,000 -43,351,000 -45,260,000 -43,853,000 -42,268,000 -4,863,000 -3,247,000 -3,193,000 -3,190,000 -2,215,000 -2,018,000 -2,091,000 -1,995,000 -4,469,000 -6,814,000 -5,495,000 -108,000 -108,000 -871,000 -871,000 -67,000 -1,375,000 -457,000           
          net cash from financing activities
        183,050,000 -168,564,000 -215,766,000    48,765,000 902,150,000 1,020,081,000 1,172,753,000          21,193,000     8,527,000                    
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        -22,594,000 -16,818,000 -18,227,000 -6,213,000 -2,561,000 10,578,000 6,471,000 25,559,000 16,535,000 7,281,000 -20,295,000 -16,059,000 -8,118,000 -6,605,000 -997,000 -3,847,000 -6,567,000 -5,732,000 -853,000 -1,575,000 -6,238,000 -1,672,000 11,233,000 309,000 -13,704,000                    
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        24,688,000  1,402,000 6,856,000 -3,510,000 1,142,000 28,185,000 103,363,000 93,951,000 111,671,000 78,285,000 77,768,000 30,488,000  -3,802,000 -10,344,000 3,243,000   -11,546,000  16,095,000                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        203,538,000 217,307,000 217,307,000 217,307,000 264,450,000 264,450,000 264,450,000 150,168,000 150,168,000 150,168,000 69,072,000 69,072,000 69,072,000 81,720,000 81,720,000 81,720,000 73,045,000 107,369,000 107,369,000 107,369,000 106,916,000 106,916,000                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        228,226,000 204,189,000 218,709,000 224,163,000 260,940,000 265,592,000 292,635,000 253,531,000 244,119,000 261,839,000 147,357,000 146,840,000 99,560,000 67,360,000 77,918,000 71,376,000 76,288,000 69,281,000 87,114,000 95,823,000 81,573,000 123,011,000                       
          deferred income taxes
                                                    
          gain on sale of assets
             -352,000 -574,000  -68,000 -327,000 -4,560,000 -1,444,000 -389,000                                
          gain on insurance proceeds from insurance settlement
                                                    
          loss on early retirement of debt
         2,978,000 2,978,000                                          
          write-off deferred loan costs
                     1,130,000 598,000 598,000  4,721,000 4,547,000 27,000 8,163,000  340,000   4,330,000 4,330,000         2,569,000 2,569,000        
          investment in other unconsolidated subsidiaries
            -27,000   -27,000 -27,000     -4,449,000                               
          gross proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets
                                                    
          contingent consideration payments
         -52,693,000                                           
          deferred loan costs
         -18,329,000 -14,053,000     -9,000 -9,000 -31,000 -16,758,000 -10,707,000 -1,810,000     -7,027,000 -7,003,000  -9,668,000 -1,094,000 -1,177,000 -1,135,000  -45,223,000 -44,865,000 -911,000     -20,000 -18,000  -1,612,000   -35,000      
          sale of noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
         3,249,000                                           
          acquisition of noncontrolling interest
         -5,902,000               -8,784,000                            
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
         -4,905,000   -8,696,000 -2,044,000  -8,628,000 -4,824,000  -3,653,000   -3,853,000 -2,164,000 -2,143,000 -987,000 -4,500,000   -8,005,000  -2,135,000 -433,000 -38,000                    
          net cash provided/(used) in financing activities
           -185,230,000 -233,248,000 -32,213,000     1,682,900,000 1,357,575,000 180,911,000                                
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows
                                                    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                    
          gain on insurance proceeds from insurance settlements
            -6,585,000 -5,942,000  -13,836,000 -13,836,000 -8,836,000        -1,371,000 -845,000 -845,000 -1,253,000 -503,000   -341,000 -1,550,000                   
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
         -13,118,000            -14,360,000    -38,088,000 -20,255,000  -25,343,000                        
          equity in net income of diamond green diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries
            -134,155,000 -127,943,000 -80,729,000 -365,193,000 -309,270,000 -94,457,000 -254,831,000 -149,116,000 -73,164,000 -286,163,000 -230,565,000 -102,837,000 -162,873,000 -93,303,000                           
          decrease in long-term pension liability
                  -2,753,000 -547,000 -269,000 -1,118,000 -622,000 -448,000            -11,386,000                 
          restructuring and asset impairment
                                                    
          gain on disposal of subsidiaries
                                                    
          debt extinguishment costs
                                                    
          proceeds from sale of investment in subsidiaries
                            82,805,000                        
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                    
          accrued capital expenditures
                     3,008,000 1,101,000 -9,678,000 23,000 3,978,000 -7,542,000 -8,623,000 -5,295,000 -1,934,000 -5,445,000 -2,787,000 2,164,000 -1,436,000 -2,300,000                  
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                    
          interest, net of capitalized interest
                     32,430,000 29,928,000 2,774,000 35,070,000 49,727,000 45,196,000 21,602,000 58,731,000 19,142,000 38,688,000 19,022,000 26,118,000 75,185,000 47,851,000                  
          income taxes, net of refunds
                     36,709,000 25,270,000 15,578,000 18,030,000 21,475,000 12,607,000 2,894,000 28,682,000 7,120,000 7,986,000 2,429,000 5,149,000 15,206,000 11,301,000 1,995,000 454,000 38,901,000 26,468,000 1,329,000 22,332,000 15,157,000 3,631,000 794,000 2,182,000 1,326,000 2,884,000 2,638,000     
          non-cash operating activities
                                                    
          operating lease right of use asset obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities
                     50,883,000 44,218,000 12,404,000 28,801,000 16,425,000 7,492,000 4,794,000                         
          non-cash financing activities
                                                    
          debt issued for service contract assets
                                                    
          loss on disposal of property, plant, equipment and other assets
                     -793,000 -292,000 -64,000 88,000 -20,845,000 -18,176,000  472,000  -358,000 -125,000 47,000                    
          net cash used by investing activities
                     -219,715,000 -129,885,000 -64,258,000 -125,863,000 -234,900,000 -162,793,000 -79,765,000 -188,861,000 -55,315,000 -140,174,000 -59,901,000 -50,716,000 -2,233,485,000 -2,184,186,000 -24,870,000 -22,636,000 -37,591,000 -12,747,000 -4,074,000 -10,316,000 -5,639,000  -87,772,000  -2,446,000 -13,486,000      
          net cash used by financing activities
                     -240,089,000 -170,857,000  -127,976,000 -60,138,000 -10,913,000  -29,942,000  -58,354,000 -10,561,000    -4,854,000 -2,674,000 -2,144,000 -898,000 -1,121,000      -1,274,000 -3,830,000      
          cash paid during the period for:
                                                    
          debt issued for assets
                     66,000 60,000  21,000    24,000 17,000                       
          investment in unconsolidated subsidiary
                      -4,449,000 -4,449,000  -2,000,000 -1,000,000  -10,000,000 -3,500,000 -2,250,000 -2,250,000                     
          distributions of earnings from other unconsolidated subsidiaries
                       57,000                             
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                       -81,044,000                             
          loss on disposal of subsidiaries
                            12,500,000                        
          investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries
                                                    
          gain on disposal of property, plant, equipment and other assets
                           -4,250,000  -462,000    -976,000 -839,000 -238,000   -12,000 -33,000  -16,000  -139,000  -25,000 -540,000      
          deductions of noncontrolling interest
                                                    
          equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries
                          -61,948,000 -23,773,000 -109,598,000 -97,154,000 -8,966,000 -706,000                     
          distributions of earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries
                          17,755,000  27,418,000  25,806,000 25,000,000                     
          contribution of assets to unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                    
          loss/ (gain) on disposal of property, plant, equipment and other assets
                                                    
          loss on sale of subsidiary
                                                    
          net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                    
          proceeds from sale of investment in subsidiary
                             2,805,000                       
          net cash provided/ (used) by financing activities
                             46,158,000    1,369,797,000 1,407,934,000                  
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                              10,253,000 24,316,000 3,347,000 -677,430,000 -727,072,000 19,860,000 6,972,000 26,879,000 28,261,000 22,546,000 592,000 880,000  -29,849,000  1,188,000 -510,000      
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                    
          loss/(gain) on disposal of property, plant, equipment and other assets
                                                    
          increase/(decrease) in long-term pension liability
                                                    
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                              114,564,000 114,564,000 108,784,000 870,857,000 870,857,000 50,814,000 50,814,000 16,335,000 16,335,000 16,335,000 5,281,000 5,281,000 5,281,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 37,249,000 37,249,000     
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                              124,817,000 138,880,000 112,131,000 193,427,000 143,785,000 70,674,000 57,786,000 43,214,000 44,596,000 38,881,000 5,873,000 6,161,000 5,271,000 6,151,000 5,731,000 37,188,000 36,739,000 32,368,000     
          excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                -35,000 1,451,000 1,329,000 -39,000 -39,000 2,308,000 2,292,000 114,000 749,000 358,000 89,000 48,000 32,000 4,000       
          repurchase of treasury stock
                                                    
          equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                    
          excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                                                    
          addition/(deductions) of noncontrolling interest
                                                    
          net income/
                                                    
          equity in net income/(income) of unconsolidated subsidiaries
                                                    
          net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                    
          equity in net (income)/loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries
                                                    
          net cash provided/(used) by financing activities
                                        -28,526,000 -19,463,000  42,584,000 47,905,000        
          loss/(gain) on sale of assets
                                                    
          unrealized gain on foreign currency hedge
                                                    
          excess tax benefit/(expense) from stock-based compensation
                                                    
          equity in net loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries
                                1,808,000  -7,117,000                  
          net cash provided/(used) by operating activities
                                59,240,000                    
          equity in net loss of unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                    
          income taxes refundable
                                   7,005,000 6,078,000                
          addition of noncontrolling interest
                                                    
          equity in net (income) of unconsolidated subsidiaries
                                 -6,062,000                   
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                 6,961,000 8,156,000                  
          equity in net (income)/loss of unconsolidated subsidiary
                                                    
          escrow receivable
                                                    
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent
                                                    
          proceeds from insurance settlements
                                                    
          acquisition
                                     -17,440,000               
          interest
                                   1,951,000 1,319,000 1,657,000 1,308,000 766,000 4,153,000 3,181,000 1,634,000 3,593,000 2,682,000 1,403,000 4,335,000 2,932,000     
          restricted cash
                                   70,000 74,000 111,000 102,000 24,000 40,000 32,000 22,000 1,865,000 1,858,000 11,000 24,000 23,000     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                    
          contract payments
                                   -57,000 -38,000 -134,000 -94,000 -46,000 -121,000 -84,000  -112,000  -33,000 -70,000      
          net payments on revolver
                                                    
          investment in affiliate
                                                    
          goodwill impairment
                                                    
          net proceeds from revolver borrowings
                                                    
          acquisitions
                                   -12,500,000 -12,500,000                
          payments on debt
                                   -3,750,000 -2,500,000 -3,750,000 -2,500,000 -1,250,000 -68,254,000 -38,504,000  -75,769,000  -1,256,000 -3,773,000      
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects
                                                    
          from acquisitions:
                                                    
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
                                                    
          loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant, equipment and other assets
                                    134,000 -74,000   46,000            
          write-off of deferred loan costs
                                                    
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:
                                                    
          proceeds from debt
                                        40,000,000 19,000,000 5,500,000 120,000,000 111,000,000        
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition:
                                                    
          net cash from discontinued operations
                                              81,000 12,000     
          acquisition of nbp, net of cash acquired
                                           -80,007,000         
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                    
          gain on early retirement of debt
                                                    
          loss on early redemption of preferred stock
                                                    
          net cash provided/(used) by discontinued operations
                                                    
          redemption of preferred stock
                                                    
          payment of preferred dividends
                                                    
          accrued interest
                                           1,360,000 351,000 20,000 -129,000      
          intangible expenditures
                                              -4,000      
          income from continuing operations
                                              5,579,000 3,658,000     
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                    
          gain on early extinguishment of debt
                                                    
          net cash from continuing operating activities
                                              16,725,000 5,495,000     
          payments of preferred dividends
                                                    
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:
                                                    
          item 2.