Central Garden & Pet Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions and Investments in Joint Ventures - Fair Assets and Liabilities Acquired (Details)

Acquisitions and Investments in Joint Ventures - Fair Assets and Liabilities Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 25, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 18, 2020	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019	May 31, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 369,391			$ 289,955	$ 286,077			$ 281,177
DoMyOwn
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired			$ 3,922
Fixed assets			3,047
Goodwill	68,500		68,512
Other assets			0
Other intangible assets, net			11,900
Current liabilities			(6,446)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents			80,935
DoMyOwn \| Amounts Previously Recognized as of Acquisition Date
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired			3,922
Fixed assets			3,047
Goodwill			0
Other assets			80,412
Other intangible assets, net			0
Current liabilities			(6,446)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents			80,935
DoMyOwn \| Measurement Period Adjustments
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired			0
Fixed assets			0
Goodwill			68,512
Other assets			(80,412)
Other intangible assets, net			11,900
Current liabilities			0
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents			$ 0
Hopewell Nursery
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired		$ 42,788
Fixed assets		31,614
Goodwill	$ 10,900	10,924
Other assets		0
Other intangible assets, net		4,130
Current liabilities		(6,767)
Other long-term liabilities		(1,301)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents		81,388
Hopewell Nursery \| Amounts Previously Recognized as of Acquisition Date
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired		39,046
Fixed assets		31,940
Goodwill		0
Other assets		18,470
Other intangible assets, net		0
Current liabilities		(6,767)
Other long-term liabilities		(1,301)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents		81,388
Hopewell Nursery \| Measurement Period Adjustments
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired		3,742
Fixed assets		(326)
Goodwill		10,924
Other assets		(18,470)
Other intangible assets, net		4,130
Current liabilities		0
Other long-term liabilities		0
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents		$ 0
C&S Products
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired						$ 10,235
Fixed assets						19,957
Goodwill						3,878
Other assets						1,839
Other intangible assets, net						2,810
Current liabilities						(2,137)
Other long-term liabilities						(6,558)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents						30,024
C&S Products \| Amounts Previously Recognized as of Acquisition Date
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired						9,794
Fixed assets						23,743
Goodwill						0
Other assets						5,081
Other intangible assets, net						0
Current liabilities						(2,137)
Other long-term liabilities						(6,457)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents						30,024
C&S Products \| Measurement Period Adjustments
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired						441
Fixed assets						(3,786)
Goodwill						3,878
Other assets						(3,242)
Other intangible assets, net						2,810
Current liabilities						0
Other long-term liabilities						(101)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents						$ 0
Arden Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired							$ 52,751
Fixed assets							11,687
Goodwill					$ 4,900		4,900
Other assets							0
Other intangible assets, net							10,930
Current liabilities							(19,853)
Short-term debt							(22,000)
Long-term debt							(19,400)
Fair value of the Company's initial investment							(7,878)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents							11,137
Arden Companies \| Amounts Previously Recognized as of Acquisition Date
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired							51,211
Fixed assets							6,311
Goodwill							0
Other assets							14,868
Other intangible assets, net							0
Current liabilities							(19,853)
Short-term debt							(22,000)
Long-term debt							(19,400)
Fair value of the Company's initial investment							0
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents							11,137
Arden Companies \| Measurement Period Adjustments
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired							1,540
Fixed assets							5,376
Goodwill							4,900
Other assets							(14,868)
Other intangible assets, net							10,930
Current liabilities							0
Short-term debt							0
Long-term debt							0
Fair value of the Company's initial investment							(7,878)
Net assets acquired, less cash and cash equivalents							$ 0