Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Business Segment Data - Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments (Details)

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Business Segment Data - Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2020
Jun. 27, 2020
Mar. 28, 2020
Dec. 28, 2019
Sep. 28, 2019
Jun. 29, 2019
Mar. 30, 2019
Dec. 29, 2018
Sep. 26, 2020
Sep. 28, 2019
Sep. 29, 2018
Net sales:                      
Net sales $ 675,969 $ 833,483 $ 703,229 $ 482,828 $ 540,744 $ 706,575 $ 673,701 $ 461,990 $ 2,695,509 $ 2,383,010 $ 2,215,362
Operating income (loss):                      
Operating income (loss)                 197,977 152,068 167,336
Interest expense                 (44,016) (42,614) (39,196)
Interest income                 4,027 9,554 3,145
Other income (expense), net                 (4,250) 243 (3,860)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest                 153,738 119,251 127,425
Income tax expense                 32,218 26,604 3,305
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 121,520 92,647 124,120
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest                 844 (139) 526
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company 13,589 $ 68,800 $ 42,704 $ (4,417) 2,440 $ 46,152 $ 42,391 $ 1,803 120,676 92,786 123,594
Assets:                      
Assets 2,339,364       2,025,020       2,339,364 2,025,020 1,907,209
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Depreciation and amortization                 55,359 50,828 47,199
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets                 43,055 31,577 37,845
Non-cash impairment charge                 3,566 0 0
Pet segment                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Non-cash impairment charge                   2,500  
Operating Segments | Pet segment                      
Net sales:                      
Net sales                 1,562,160 1,384,686 1,340,899
Operating income (loss):                      
Operating income (loss)                 154,190 122,727 140,353
Assets:                      
Assets 813,416       734,380       813,416 734,380 683,938
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Depreciation and amortization                 35,186 32,803 29,889
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets                 28,270 20,793 26,979
Operating Segments | Garden segment                      
Net sales:                      
Net sales                 1,133,349 998,324 874,463
Operating income (loss):                      
Operating income (loss)                 132,592 102,170 95,551
Assets:                      
Assets 545,886       463,889       545,886 463,889 407,483
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Depreciation and amortization                 13,520 11,959 8,744
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets                 11,013 9,068 8,016
Corporate and eliminations                      
Operating income (loss):                      
Operating income (loss)                 (88,805) (72,829) (68,568)
Assets:                      
Assets $ 980,062       $ 826,751       980,062 826,751 815,788
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Depreciation and amortization                 6,653 6,066 8,566
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets                 $ 3,772 $ 1,716 $ 2,850