Central Garden & Pet Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Details Textual)

Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Mar. 24, 2012	Jun. 08, 2011	Mar. 30, 2013 March 2014 [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 March 2015 [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 March 2016 [Member]	Jun. 08, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 08, 2011 Maximum [Member] Option One [Member]	Jun. 08, 2011 Maximum [Member] Option Two [Member]	Jun. 08, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 08, 2011 Minimum [Member] Option One [Member]	Jun. 08, 2011 Minimum [Member] Option Two [Member]	Mar. 08, 2010 Senior subordinated notes, net of unamortized discount, interest at 8.25%, payable semi-annually, principal due March 2018 [Member]	Feb. 28, 2012 Senior subordinated notes, net of unamortized discount, interest at 8.25%, payable semi-annually, principal due March 2018 [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Senior subordinated notes, net of unamortized discount, interest at 8.25%, payable semi-annually, principal due March 2018 [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Senior subordinated notes, net of unamortized discount, interest at 8.25%, payable semi-annually, principal due March 2018 [Member]	Mar. 24, 2012 Senior subordinated notes, net of unamortized discount, interest at 8.25%, payable semi-annually, principal due March 2018 [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Financial covenants [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Credit Facility [Member]	Feb. 08, 2012 Credit Facility [Member] Senior subordinated notes, net of unamortized discount, interest at 8.25%, payable semi-annually, principal due March 2018 [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 LIBOR [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Unused commitments under the Credit Facility		$ 231,000,000																				$ 89,900,000
Notes redemption price percentage		101.00%				104.125%	102.063%	100.00%
Notes Redemption Percentage										35.00%
Notes issue price percentage																		98.501%
Equity offerings redemption price percentage		108.25%
Applicable interest rate on the Credit Facility		5.00%									1.75%	2.75%			0.75%	1.75%									3.00%
Minimum interest coverage ratio		2.75																					2.50
Debt instrument interest rate stated, percentage																	8.25%		8.25%
Senior subordinated notes Due Date		Mar. 01, 2018															Mar. 01, 2018		Mar. 01, 2018
Additional issuance amount on senior notes																								50,000,000
Present senior secured leverage ratio		1.2								2.0				1.0
Issuance price of additional senior subordinated notes																								2018 Notes at a price of 98.501%, plus accrued interest from September 1, 2011, in a private placement
Debt, aggregate principal amount		593,695,000	449,814,000	566,942,000													400,000,000		449,363,000	449,312,000	449,263,000
Estimated fair value of long term debt																			463,700,000
Commitment fees range									0.50%				0.30%
Total leverage ratio										1.0				5.1
Long-Term Debt (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Unamortized original issue discount		637	688	737
Amended line of credit facility, alternate base rate computation, option first description					2016-06
Revolving credit facility					275,000,000
Senior Credit Facility Maturity Period	5 years
Borrowing capacity		375,000,000
Increase in borrowing capacity		100,000,000
Extension of maturity date		One year, to June 2016
Incremental term loans		200,000,000
Outstanding balance of Credit Facility		144,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding		0
Other letters of credit outstanding		16,900,000
Debt interest terms		Interest on the amended Credit Facility is based, at the Company’s option, on a rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate (ABR), which is the greatest of the prime rate, the Federal Funds rate plus 1/2 of 1% or one month LIBOR plus 1%, plus a margin, which fluctuates from 0.75% to 1.75%, or LIBOR plus a margin, which fluctuates from 1.75% to 2.75% and commitment fees that range from 0.30% to 0.50%, determined quarterly based on consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA for the most recent trailing 12-month period.
Amended line of credit facility, alternate base rate computation, option first description					prime rate
Amended line of credit facility, alternate base rate computation, option second description					Federal Funds rate plus 1/2 of 1%
Amended line of credit facility, alternate base rate computation, option second description, basis spread percentage					0.50%
Amended line of credit facility, alternate base rate computation, option third description					one month LIBOR plus 1%, plus a margin
Amended line of credit facility, alternate base rate computation, option third description, basis spread percentage					1.00%
Maximum restricted payments including cash dividends and stock repurchases under credit agreement.		$ 200,000,000
Interest coverage ratio		3.0
Debt redemption terms		The Company may redeem some or all of the 2018 Notes at any time on or after March 1, 2014 for 104.125%, after March 1, 2015 for 102.063% and after March 1, 2016 for 100%, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Additionally, at any time prior to March 1, 2013, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the 2018 Notes with any proceeds the Company receives from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 108.25% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.