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Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Jul. 04, 2015 | Apr. 04, 2015 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Jun. 28, 2014 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Jan. 02, 2016 | Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ 809,675 | $ 853,762 | $ 859,315 | $ 874,694 | $ 1,000,203 | $ 978,665 | $ 1,031,283 | $ 946,292 | $ 3,397,446 | $ 3,956,443 | $ 1,802,268
Cost of sales and operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,900 | 24,300 | 14,900 | 2,654,025 | 3,123,171 | 1,339,819
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322,574 | 374,580 | 170,825
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 269,904 | 269,517 | 98,787
Segment operating income/(loss) |  | 32,719 | 38,808 | 39,292 | 31,825 | 39,662 | 49,925 | 75,485 | (564) | 142,644 | 164,508 | 169,566
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,416 | 65,609 | 7,660
Total other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (117,280) | (148,665) | (13,548)
Income before income taxes |  | 84,737 | $ 502 | $ 9,602 | $ 3,939 | 73,580 | $ 27,090 | $ 50,078 | $ (69,296) | 98,780 | 81,452 | 163,678
Segment assets |  | 4,789,602 |  |  |  | 5,126,547 |  |  |  | 4,789,602 | 5,126,547 |
Capital expenditures: | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 229,848 | 228,918 | 118,307
Long-Lived Assets |  | 3,857,814 |  |  |  | 4,117,935 |  |  |  | 3,857,814 | 4,117,935 |
North America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,951,421 | 2,131,978 | 1,802,268
Long-Lived Assets |  | 2,394,197 |  |  |  | 2,422,050 |  |  |  | 2,394,197 | 2,422,050 |
Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,066,779 | 1,438,320 | 0
Long-Lived Assets |  | 1,226,046 |  |  |  | 1,408,237 |  |  |  | 1,226,046 | 1,408,237 |
China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 234,978 | 229,876 | 0
Long-Lived Assets |  | 169,832 |  |  |  | 186,994 |  |  |  | 169,832 | 186,994 |
South America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,226 | 73,241 | 0
Long-Lived Assets |  | 60,396 |  |  |  | 93,264 |  |  |  | 60,396 | 93,264 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,042 | 83,028 | 0
Long-Lived Assets |  | 7,343 |  |  |  | 7,390 |  |  |  | 7,343 | 7,390 |
Feed Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,074,333 | 2,421,462 | 1,788,563
Cost of sales and operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,613,402 | 1,864,835 | 1,329,057
Gross Margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 460,931 | 556,627 | 459,506
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 178,624 | 205,484 | 149,160
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165,854 | 158,871 | 93,120
Segment operating income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 116,453 | 192,272 | 217,226
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,521 | 1,842 | 0
Segment income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117,974 | 194,114 | 217,226
Segment assets |  | 2,439,444 |  |  |  | 2,667,601 |  |  |  | 2,439,444 | 2,667,601 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153,894 | 135,923 | 84,616
Food Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,094,918 | 1,248,352 | 0
Cost of sales and operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 863,562 | 1,029,488 | 0
Gross Margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 231,356 | 218,864 | 0
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,301 | 118,716 | 0
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66,817 | 73,274 | 0
Segment operating income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,238 | 26,874 | 0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,238 | 26,874 | 0
Segment assets |  | 1,448,014 |  |  |  | 1,730,794 |  |  |  | 1,448,014 | 1,730,794 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,066 | 61,657 | 0
Fuel Ingredients [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,195 | 286,629 | 13,705
Cost of sales and operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177,061 | 228,848 | 10,762
Gross Margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51,134 | 57,781 | 2,943
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,264 | 8,596 | 928
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,711 | 27,898 | 368
Segment operating income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,159 | 21,287 | 1,647
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,895 | 63,767 | 7,660
Segment income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,054 | 85,054 | 9,307
Segment assets |  | 631,968 |  |  |  | 693,921 |  |  |  | 631,968 | 693,921 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,478 | 21,392 | 162
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of sales and operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Gross Margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,385 | 41,784 | 20,737
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,299 | 24,667 | 23,271
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,522 | 9,474 | 5,299
Segment operating income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52,206) | (75,925) | (49,307)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52,206) | (75,925) | (49,307)
Segment assets |  | 270,176 |  |  |  | 34,231 |  |  |  | 270,176 | 34,231 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,410 | 9,946 | 33,529
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,397,446 | 3,956,443 | 1,802,268
Cost of sales and operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,654,025 | 3,123,171 | 1,339,819
Gross Margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 743,421 | 833,272 | 462,449
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322,574 | 374,580 | 170,825
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,299 | 24,667 | 23,271
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 269,904 | 269,517 | 98,787
Segment operating income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142,644 | 164,508 | 169,566
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,416 | 65,609 | 7,660
Segment income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 216,060 | 230,117 | $ 177,226
Segment assets |  | $ 4,789,602 |  |  |  | $ 5,126,547 |  |  |  | $ 4,789,602 | $ 5,126,547 |
[1] | Excludes the capital assets acquired in an immaterial acquisition in fiscal 2015, the VION Acquisition and Custom Blenders acquisition in fiscal 2014 of approximately $984.2 million, the Terra Transaction and the Rothsay Acquisition in fiscal 2013 of approximately $167.0 million

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