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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

10.

Earnings Per Share

The potential effects of stock awards were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three month periods ended December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 because their inclusion in a net loss period would be anti-dilutive to the earnings per share calculation.