Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information - shares
6 Months Ended
Mar. 25, 2017
Apr. 28, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Mar. 25, 2017  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2017  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2  
Trading Symbol CENT  
Entity Registrant Name CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO  
Entity Central Index Key 0000887733  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --09-30  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Common Stock    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   12,160,023
Class A Common Stock    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   37,811,221
Class B Common Stock    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   1,652,262