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

Schedule of Error Corrections for Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet to Present Results for Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (Detail)

Schedule of Error Corrections for Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet to Present Results for Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 24, 2011
Total current assets	$ 671,552	$ 672,654
Total assets	1,148,727	1,161,160	1,149,547
Current liabilities	173,098	182,329
Total equity	486,453	470,024	464,883	456,782
Parent [Member]
Total current assets	234,270	178,000
Total assets	1,322,878	1,222,851
Current liabilities	63,349	65,424
Total equity	484,723	468,678
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Total current assets	37,100	34,787
Total assets	44,993	40,922
Current liabilities	5,410	4,572
Total equity	(5,431)	(6,069)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Total current assets	400,182	459,867
Total assets	1,143,692	1,097,720
Current liabilities	104,339	112,333
Total equity	982,980	933,006
Eliminations [Member]
Total current assets	0	0
Total assets	(1,362,836)	(1,200,333)
Current liabilities	0	0
Total equity	(975,819)	(925,591)
As Previously Reported [Member]
Total current assets		672,654
Total assets		1,161,160
Current liabilities		182,329
Total equity		470,024
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Parent [Member]
Total current assets		213,330
Total assets		1,042,862
Current liabilities		70,533
Total equity		470,024
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Total current assets		0
Total assets		0
Current liabilities		0
Total equity		0
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Total current assets		462,458
Total assets		815,047
Current liabilities		114,930
Total equity		693,615
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Total current assets		(3,134)
Total assets		(696,749)
Current liabilities		(3,134)
Total equity		(693,615)
Adjustments [Member]
Total current assets		0
Total assets		0
Current liabilities		0
Total equity		0
Adjustments [Member] \| Parent [Member]
Total current assets		(35,330)
Total assets		179,989
Current liabilities		(5,109)
Total equity		(1,346)
Adjustments [Member] \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Total current assets		34,787
Total assets		40,922
Current liabilities		4,572
Total equity		(6,069)
Adjustments [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Total current assets		(2,591)
Total assets		282,673
Current liabilities		(2,597)
Total equity		239,391
Adjustments [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Total current assets		3,134
Total assets		(503,584)
Current liabilities		3,134
Total equity		$ (231,976)