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		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 497,602us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 501,611us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 804,922us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 792,132us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	347,540us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	354,015us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	566,879us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	564,795us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Gross profit	150,062us-gaap_GrossProfit	147,596us-gaap_GrossProfit	238,043us-gaap_GrossProfit	227,337us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general and administrative expenses	100,091	102,827	186,934	190,923
Income (loss) from operations	49,971us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	44,769us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	51,109us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	36,414us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense	(11,876)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(10,405)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(22,379)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(22,622)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Interest income	18us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	16us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	89us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	29us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Other income (expense)	(121)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	108us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	(489)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	(60)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	37,992	34,488	28,330	13,761
Income tax (benefit) expense	14,012us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	12,999us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	10,043us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5,084us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	0	0	0	0
Income including noncontrolling interest	23,980us-gaap_ProfitLoss	21,489us-gaap_ProfitLoss	18,287us-gaap_ProfitLoss	8,677us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	743	594	747	490
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	23,237	20,895	17,540	8,187
Parent [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	150,014	146,049	246,976	232,282
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	113,668	109,458	192,447	177,949
Gross profit	36,346	36,591	54,529	54,333
Selling, general and administrative expenses	30,843	29,798	58,694	55,654
Income (loss) from operations	5,503	6,793	(4,165)	(1,321)
Interest expense	(11,815)	(10,375)	(22,302)	(22,566)
Interest income	18	16	88	29
Other income (expense)	(347)	50	(677)	7
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	(6,641)	(3,516)	(27,056)	(23,851)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(1,123)	(1,011)	(9,580)	(8,818)
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	28,755	23,400	35,016	23,220
Income including noncontrolling interest	23,237	20,895	17,540	8,187
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	23,237	20,895	17,540	8,187
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	37,434	40,409	54,757	53,795
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	29,545	30,652	44,123	41,661
Gross profit	7,889	9,757	10,634	12,134
Selling, general and administrative expenses	5,339	6,595	9,338	10,012
Income (loss) from operations	2,550	3,162	1,296	2,122
Interest expense	(61)	(25)	(76)	(31)
Interest income	0	0	1	0
Other income (expense)	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	2,489	3,137	1,221	2,091
Income tax (benefit) expense	952	1,226	508	911
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	0	0	0	0
Income including noncontrolling interest	1,537	1,911	713	1,180
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	743	594	747	490
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	794	1,317	(34)	690
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	338,994	340,660	546,119	543,682
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	231,403	237,863	370,494	380,365
Gross profit	107,591	102,797	175,625	163,317
Selling, general and administrative expenses	65,673	67,983	121,647	127,704
Income (loss) from operations	41,918	34,814	53,978	35,613
Interest expense	0	(5)	(1)	(25)
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense)	226	58	188	(67)
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	42,144	34,867	54,165	35,521
Income tax (benefit) expense	14,183	12,784	19,115	12,991
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	796	1,353	209	1,053
Income including noncontrolling interest	28,757	23,436	35,259	23,583
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	28,757	23,436	35,259	23,583
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	(28,840)	(25,507)	(42,930)	(37,627)
Cost of goods sold and occupancy	(27,076)	(23,958)	(40,185)	(35,180)
Gross profit	(1,764)	(1,549)	(2,745)	(2,447)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,764)	(1,549)	(2,745)	(2,447)
Income (loss) from operations	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense)	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	0	0	0	0
Income tax (benefit) expense	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates	(29,551)	(24,753)	(35,225)	(24,273)
Income including noncontrolling interest	(29,551)	(24,753)	(35,225)	(24,273)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	$ (29,551)	$ (24,753)	$ (35,225)	$ (24,273)