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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Schedule of Error Corrections for Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations to Present Results for Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (Detail)

Schedule of Error Corrections for Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations to Present Results for Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Income (loss) from operations	$ 1,138us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	$ (8,355)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(5,697)	(12,708)
Parent [Member]
Income (loss) from operations	(9,668)	(8,114)
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(5,697)	(12,708)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Income (loss) from operations	(1,254)	(1,040)
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(828)	(627)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Income (loss) from operations	12,060	799
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	6,502	147
Eliminations [Member]
Income (loss) from operations	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(5,674)	480
As Previously Reported [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		(8,355)
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		(12,708)
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Parent [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		(8,783)
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		(12,708)
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		0
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		428
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		(108)
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		108
Adjustments [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		0
Adjustments [Member] \| Parent [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		669
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		0
Adjustments [Member] \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		(1,040)
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		(627)
Adjustments [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		371
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		255
Adjustments [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Income (loss) from operations		0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		$ 372