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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations Based on Company's Understanding of SEC's Interpretation (Detail)

Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations Based on Company's Understanding of SEC's Interpretation (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 307,320us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 290,521us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	219,339us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	210,780us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Gross profit	87,981us-gaap_GrossProfit	79,741us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general and administrative expenses	86,843	88,096
Income (loss) from operations	1,138us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(8,355)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense	(10,503)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(12,217)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Interest income	71us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	13us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Other expense	(368)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	(168)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	(9,662)	(20,727)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(3,969)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(7,915)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	0	0
Loss including noncontrolling interest	(5,693)us-gaap_ProfitLoss	(12,812)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	4	(104)
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(5,697)	(12,708)
Parent [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	96,962	86,233
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	78,779	68,491
Gross profit	18,183	17,742
Selling, general and administrative expenses	27,851	25,856
Income (loss) from operations	(9,668)	(8,114)
Interest expense	(10,487)	(12,190)
Interest income	70	12
Other expense	(330)	(43)
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	(20,415)	(20,335)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(8,457)	(7,807)
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	6,261	(180)
Loss including noncontrolling interest	(5,697)	(12,708)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(5,697)	(12,708)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	17,323	13,386
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	14,578	11,009
Gross profit	2,745	2,377
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,999	3,417
Income (loss) from operations	(1,254)	(1,040)
Interest expense	(15)	(7)
Interest income	1	1
Other expense	0	0
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	(1,268)	(1,046)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(444)	(315)
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	0	0
Loss including noncontrolling interest	(824)	(731)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	4	(104)
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(828)	(627)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	207,125	203,022
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	139,091	142,502
Gross profit	68,034	60,520
Selling, general and administrative expenses	55,974	59,721
Income (loss) from operations	12,060	799
Interest expense	(1)	(20)
Interest income	0	0
Other expense	(38)	(125)
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	12,021	654
Income tax expense (benefit)	4,932	207
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	(587)	(300)
Loss including noncontrolling interest	6,502	147
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	6,502	147
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	(14,090)	(12,120)
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	(13,109)	(11,222)
Gross profit	(981)	(898)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(981)	(898)
Income (loss) from operations	0	0
Interest expense	0	0
Interest income	0	0
Other expense	0	0
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	(5,674)	480
Loss including noncontrolling interest	(5,674)	480
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	$ (5,674)	$ 480