Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2018 |
Mar. 25, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Mar. 25, 2017 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
| Net sales | $ 613,094 | $ 569,924 | $ 1,055,105 | $ 989,422 |
| Cost of goods sold and occupancy | 418,637 | 386,395 | 728,811 | 685,215 |
| Gross profit | 194,457 | 183,529 | 326,294 | 304,207 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 128,671 | 119,669 | 237,987 | 220,409 |
| Operating income | 65,786 | 63,860 | 88,307 | 83,798 |
| Interest expense | (10,575) | (6,830) | (17,980) | (13,703) |
| Interest income | 693 | 8 | 880 | 46 |
| Other income (expense) | 1,505 | (965) | (1,584) | (1,932) |
| Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest | 57,409 | 56,073 | 69,623 | 68,209 |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | 11,643 | 20,824 | (2,593) | 25,171 |
| Income including noncontrolling interest | 45,766 | 35,249 | 72,216 | 43,038 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 532 | 565 | 735 | 717 |
| Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company | $ 45,234 | $ 34,684 | $ 71,481 | $ 42,321 |
| Net income per share attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company: | ||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 0.89 | $ 0.69 | $ 1.41 | $ 0.85 |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.86 | $ 0.67 | $ 1.36 | $ 0.82 |
| Weighted average shares used in the computation of net income per share: | ||||
| Basic (in shares) | 50,871 | 50,079 | 50,816 | 49,872 |
| Diluted (in shares) | 52,658 | 51,983 | 52,693 | 51,911 |
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