Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,287,841	$ 1,241,807
Accumulated impairment losses	(15,914)	(15,914)
Goodwill	1,271,927	1,225,893
Goodwill acquired during year	2,197
Foreign currency translation	43,837
Feed Ingredients [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	835,798	813,621
Accumulated impairment losses	(15,914)	(15,914)
Goodwill	819,884	797,707
Goodwill acquired during year	2,197
Foreign currency translation	19,980
Fuel Ingredients [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	118,799	111,178
Accumulated impairment losses	0	0
Goodwill	118,799	111,178
Goodwill acquired during year	0
Foreign currency translation	7,621
Food Ingredients [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	333,244	317,008
Accumulated impairment losses	0	0
Goodwill	333,244	$ 317,008
Goodwill acquired during year	0
Foreign currency translation	$ 16,236

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
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