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Business Segments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
BUSINESS SEGMENTS | BUSINESS SEGMENTS The Company sells its products domestically and internationally and operates within three industry segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients and Fuel Ingredients. The measure of segment profit (loss) includes all revenues, operating expenses (excluding certain amortization of intangibles), and selling, general and administrative expenses incurred at all operating locations and excludes general corporate expenses. Included in corporate activities are general corporate expenses and the amortization of intangibles. Assets of corporate activities include cash, unallocated prepaid expenses, deferred tax assets, prepaid pension, and miscellaneous other assets. Feed Ingredients Feed Ingredients consists principally of (i) the Company's U.S. ingredients business, including the Company's used cooking oil, trap grease and food residuals collection businesses, the Rothsay ingredients business, and the ingredients and specialty products businesses conducted by Darling Ingredients International under the Sonac name (proteins, fats, technical fats and blood plasma products) and (ii) the Company's bakery residuals business. Feed Ingredients operations process animal by-products and used cooking oil into fats, protein and hides. Food Ingredients Food Ingredients consists principally of (i) the gelatin and hydrolyzed collagen business conducted by Darling Ingredients International under the Rousselot name, (ii) the natural casings and meat-by-products business conducted by Darling Ingredients International under the CTH name and (iii) certain specialty products businesses conducted by Darling Ingredients International under the Sonac name. Fuel Ingredients The Company's Fuel Ingredients segment consists of (i) the Company's biofuel business conducted under the Dar Pro® and Rothsay names (ii) the bioenergy business conducted by Darling Ingredients International under the Ecoson and Rendac names and (iii) the Company's investment in the DGD Joint Venture. Business Segments (in thousands):
| Feed Ingredients | Food Ingredients | Fuel Ingredients | Corporate | Total
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | $ | 2,089,145 |  | $ | 1,061,912 |  | $ | 247,058 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,398,115 |
Cost of sales and operating expenses | 1,624,858 |  | 834,410 |  | 182,466 |  | — |  | 2,641,734 |
Gross Margin | 464,287 |  | 227,502 |  | 64,592 |  | — |  | 756,381 |
Selling, general and administrative expense | 169,648 |  | 96,170 |  | 6,895 |  | 41,292 |  | 314,005 |
Acquisition costs | — |  | — |  | — |  | 401 |  | 401 |
Depreciation and amortization | 178,845 |  | 70,120 |  | 28,531 |  | 12,412 |  | 289,908 |
Segment operating income/(loss) | 115,794 |  | 61,212 |  | 29,166 |  | (54,105 | ) | 152,067 |
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 467 |  | — |  | 69,912 |  | — |  | 70,379 |
Segment income | 116,261 |  | 61,212 |  | 99,078 |  | (54,105 | ) | 222,446 |
Total other expense |  |  |  |  | (99,907 | )
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  | $ | 122,539 |
Segment assets at December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,464,509 |  | $ | 1,414,409 |  | $ | 657,637 |  | $ | 161,462 |  | $ | 4,698,017 |
| Feed Ingredients | Food Ingredients | Fuel Ingredients | Corporate | Total
Fiscal Year Ended January 2, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | $ | 2,074,333 |  | $ | 1,094,918 |  | $ | 228,195 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,397,446 |
Cost of sales and operating expenses | 1,613,402 |  | 863,562 |  | 177,061 |  | — |  | 2,654,025 |
Gross Margin | 460,931 |  | 231,356 |  | 51,134 |  | — |  | 743,421 |
Selling, general and administrative expense | 178,624 |  | 103,301 |  | 7,264 |  | 33,385 |  | 322,574 |
Acquisition costs | — |  | — |  | — |  | 8,299 |  | 8,299 |
Depreciation and amortization | 165,854 |  | 66,817 |  | 26,711 |  | 10,522 |  | 269,904 |
Segment operating income/(loss) | 116,453 |  | 61,238 |  | 17,159 |  | (52,206 | ) | 142,644 |
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 1,521 |  | — |  | 71,895 |  | — |  | 73,416 |
Segment income | 117,974 |  | 61,238 |  | 89,054 |  | (52,206 | ) | 216,060 |
Total other expense |  |  |  |  | (117,280 | )
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  | $ | 98,780 |
Segment assets at January 2, 2016 | $ | 2,438,869 |  | $ | 1,448,014 |  | $ | 631,968 |  | $ | 241,768 |  | $ | 4,760,619 |
| Feed Ingredients | Food Ingredients | Fuel Ingredients | Corporate | Total
Fiscal Year Ended January 3, 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | $ | 2,421,462 |  | $ | 1,248,352 |  | $ | 286,629 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,956,443 |
Cost of sales and operating expenses | 1,864,835 |  | 1,029,488 |  | 228,848 |  | — |  | 3,123,171 |
Gross Margin | 556,627 |  | 218,864 |  | 57,781 |  | — |  | 833,272 |
Selling, general and administrative expense | 205,484 |  | 118,716 |  | 8,596 |  | 41,784 |  | 374,580 |
Acquisition costs | — |  | — |  | — |  | 24,667 |  | 24,667 |
Depreciation and amortization | 158,871 |  | 73,274 |  | 27,898 |  | 9,474 |  | 269,517 |
Segment operating income/(loss) | 192,272 |  | 26,874 |  | 21,287 |  | (75,925 | ) | 164,508 |
Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 1,842 |  | — |  | 63,767 |  | — |  | 65,609 |
Segment income | 194,114 |  | 26,874 |  | 85,054 |  | (75,925 | ) | 230,117 |
Total other expense |  |  |  |  | (148,665 | )
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  | $ | 81,452 |
Business Segment Property, Plant and Equipment (in thousands):
| December 31, 2016 |  | January 2, 2016 |  | January 3, 2015
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Feed Ingredients | $ | 178,845 |  |  | $ | 165,854 |  |  | $ | 158,871 |
Food Ingredients | 70,120 |  |  | 66,817 |  |  | 73,274 |
Fuel Ingredients | 28,531 |  |  | 26,711 |  |  | 27,898 |
Corporate Activities | 12,412 |  |  | 10,522 |  |  | 9,474 |
Total | $ | 289,908 |  |  | $ | 269,904 |  |  | $ | 269,517 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |
Feed Ingredients | $ | 167,313 |  |  | $ | 153,894 |  |  | $ | 135,923 |
Food Ingredients | 50,020 |  |  | 49,066 |  |  | 61,657 |
Fuel Ingredients | 22,323 |  |  | 19,478 |  |  | 21,392 |
Corporate Activities | 3,867 |  |  | 7,410 |  |  | 9,946 |
Total (a) | $ | 243,523 |  |  | $ | 229,848 |  |  | $ | 228,918 |
(a) | Excludes the immaterial capital assets acquired in fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 and the VION Acquisition and Custom Blenders acquisition in fiscal 2014 of approximately $984.2 million.
Geographic Area Net Trade Revenues (in thousands):
| December 31, 2016 |  | January 2, 2016 |  | January 3, 2015
North America | $ | 1,817,659 |  |  | $ | 1,951,421 |  |  | $ | 2,131,978 |
Europe | 1,225,397 |  |  | 1,066,779 |  |  | 1,438,320 |
China | 218,480 |  |  | 234,978 |  |  | 229,876 |
South America | 61,276 |  |  | 68,226 |  |  | 73,241 |
Other | 75,303 |  |  | 76,042 |  |  | 83,028 |
Total | $ | 3,398,115 |  |  | $ | 3,397,446 |  |  | $ | 3,956,443 |
The Company attributes revenues from external customers to individual foreign countries based on the origin of the Company's shipments. Long-lived assets related to the Company's operations in North America, Europe, China, South American and other were as follows (in thousands):
| FY 2016 | FY 2015
| Long-Lived Assets | Long-Lived Assets
North America | $ | 2,411,489 |  | $ | 2,375,919 |
Europe | 1,158,087 |  | 1,215,341 |
China | 152,150 |  | 169,832 |
South America | 74,837 |  | 60,396 |
Other | 8,152 |  | 7,343 |
Total | $ | 3,804,715 |  | $ | 3,828,831 |

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