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

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 27, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 24,184	$ 25,212	$ 20,547
Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares outstanding	12,220,627	12,437,307	12,246,751
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares outstanding	36,445,726	36,887,311	35,423,560
Class B Stock [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,652,262	1,652,262	1,652,262