Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 95,716	$ 107,262
Restricted cash	107	107
Accounts receivable, net	371,339	385,737
Inventories	339,882	341,028
Prepaid expenses	39,070	35,247
Income taxes refundable	4,102	6,462
Other current assets	20,959	22,099
Total current assets	871,175	897,942
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,281,115 at March 30, 2019 and $1,246,095 at December 29, 2018	1,691,558	1,687,858
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $427,687 at March 30, 2019 and $423,575 at December 29, 2018	579,313	595,862
Goodwill	1,222,382	1,229,159
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries	433,381	410,177
Operating right-of-use assets, net	129,721	0
Other assets	53,487	53,375
Deferred income taxes	14,037	14,981
Total assets	4,995,054	4,889,354
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	23,693	7,492
Accounts payable, principally trade	192,511	219,479
Income taxes payable	8,861	4,043
Operating lease liability, current	39,776	0
Accrued expenses	281,331	309,484
Total current liabilities	546,172	540,498
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,663,763	1,666,940
Operating lease liability, non-current	89,100	0
Other non-current liabilities	113,984	115,032
Deferred income taxes	225,336	231,063
Total liabilities	2,638,355	2,553,533
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 168,409,679 and 168,098,177 shares issued at March 30, 2019 and at December 29, 2018, respectively	1,684	1,681
Additional paid-in capital	1,548,446	1,536,157
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,660,873 and 3,437,579 shares at March 30, 2019 and at December 29, 2018, respectively	(52,845)	(47,756)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(312,263)	(304,539)
Retained earnings	1,105,517	1,087,505
Total Darling's stockholders’ equity	2,290,539	2,273,048
Noncontrolling interests	66,160	62,773
Total stockholders' equity	2,356,699	2,335,821
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,995,054	$ 4,889,354

Other Assets (Liabilities), Current

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).