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General (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
General [Abstract] |
Net Income per Common Share [Table Text Block] |
| Net Income per Common Share (in thousands, except per share data)
|  | December 31, |  |  |  | January 2, |  |  |  | January 3, |
|  | 2016 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | 2015 |
| Income | Shares | Per-Share |  | Income | Shares | Per-Share |  | Income | Shares | Per-Share
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Darling | $ | 102,313 |  | 164,600 | $ | 0.62 |  |  | $ | 78,531 |  | 165,031 | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 64,215 |  | 164,627 | $ | 0.39 |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of dilutive securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of nonvested stock | — |  | 1,329 | — |  |  | — |  | 168 | — |  |  | — |  | 806 | — |
Less: Pro-forma treasury shares | — |  | (717) | — |  |  | — |  | (80) | — |  |  | — | (374) | — |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Darling | $ | 102,313 |  | 165,212 | $ | 0.62 |  |  | $ | 78,531 |  | 165,119 | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 64,215 |  | 165,059 | $ | 0.39 |

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