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Business Segment Data - Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments (Details)

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Business Segment Data - Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2022
Sep. 25, 2021
Sep. 26, 2020
Net sales:      
Revenues $ 3,338,588 $ 3,303,684 $ 2,695,509
Operating income (loss):      
Operating income (loss) 260,036 254,496 197,977
Interest expense (58,253) (58,597) (44,016)
Interest income 719 415 4,027
Other expense, net (3,596) (1,506) (4,250)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest 198,906 194,808 153,738
Income tax expense 46,234 42,035 32,218
Net income including noncontrolling interest 152,672 152,773 121,520
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 520 1,027 844
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent 152,152 151,746 120,676
Assets:      
Assets 3,282,002 3,116,680 2,339,364
Depreciation and amortization:      
Depreciation and amortization 80,948 74,727 55,359
Expenditures for long-lived assets:      
Expenditures for long-lived assets 115,205 80,333 43,055
Non-cash impairment charge 0 0 3,566
Operating Segments | Pet segment      
Net sales:      
Revenues 1,878,110 1,894,929 1,678,027
Operating income (loss):      
Operating income (loss) 208,924 208,201 171,369
Assets:      
Assets 1,069,167 966,437 877,901
Depreciation and amortization:      
Depreciation and amortization 38,960 36,952 38,116
Expenditures for long-lived assets:      
Expenditures for long-lived assets 46,917 44,919 31,106
Operating Segments | Garden segment      
Net sales:      
Revenues 1,460,478 1,408,755 1,017,482
Operating income (loss):      
Operating income (loss) 153,956 138,755 115,413
Assets:      
Assets 1,405,802 1,313,899 481,401
Depreciation and amortization:      
Depreciation and amortization 36,583 33,050 10,590
Expenditures for long-lived assets:      
Expenditures for long-lived assets 65,126 34,043 8,177
Corporate and eliminations      
Operating income (loss):      
Operating income (loss) (102,844) (92,460) (88,805)
Assets:      
Assets 807,033 836,344 980,062
Depreciation and amortization:      
Depreciation and amortization 5,405 4,725 6,653
Expenditures for long-lived assets:      
Expenditures for long-lived assets $ 3,162 $ 1,371 $ 3,772