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

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Business Segment Data - Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments (Detail)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
JointVenture
Jun. 24, 2017
USD ($)
Mar. 25, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 24, 2016
USD ($)
Sep. 24, 2016
USD ($)
JointVenture
Jun. 25, 2016
USD ($)
Mar. 26, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 26, 2015
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
JointVenture
Sep. 24, 2016
USD ($)
JointVenture
Sep. 26, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 30, 2014
JointVenture
Net sales:                        
Net sales $ 490,464 $ 574,592 $ 569,924 $ 419,498 $ 413,412 $ 514,544 $ 541,249 $ 359,812 $ 2,054,478 $ 1,829,017 $ 1,650,737  
Income (loss) from operations:                        
Operating income (loss)                 156,112 129,358 91,435  
Interest expense                 (28,209) (42,847) (40,027)  
Interest income                 147 140 129  
Other income (expense)                 (1,621) (17,013) 13  
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest                 126,429 69,638 51,550  
Income tax expense (benefit)                 46,699 24,053 18,535  
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 79,730 45,585 33,015  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest                 902 1,071 1,044  
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company 4,259 $ 32,248 $ 34,684 $ 7,637 (5,611) $ 26,030 $ 32,697 $ (8,602) 78,828 44,514 31,971  
Assets:                        
Total assets $ 1,306,906       1,180,683       1,306,906 1,180,683 1,101,112  
Depreciation and amortization:                        
Depreciation and amortization                 42,719 40,001 33,703  
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                        
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                 44,659 27,622 22,030  
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, impairment charge         1,800       0 1,800 7,300  
Non-cash impairment charge         $ 16,600       $ 0 $ 19,367 7,272  
Number of joint ventures | JointVenture 2       2       2 2    
Purishield LLC and Ceregenin LLC                        
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                        
Non-cash impairment charge                 $ 16,600      
Number of joint ventures | JointVenture                       2
Operating Segments | Pet segment                        
Net sales:                        
Net sales                 1,246,354 $ 1,081,853 894,549  
Income (loss) from operations:                        
Operating income (loss)                 131,622 119,930 98,798  
Assets:                        
Total assets $ 612,337       $ 508,879       612,337 508,879 465,171  
Depreciation and amortization:                        
Depreciation and amortization                 26,044 22,556 15,885  
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                        
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                 38,970 18,939 17,060  
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, impairment charge                   1,800 7,300  
Operating Segments | Garden segment                        
Net sales:                        
Net sales                 808,124 747,164 756,188  
Income (loss) from operations:                        
Operating income (loss)                 87,298 70,317 60,145  
Assets:                        
Total assets 311,026       304,901       311,026 304,901 310,981  
Depreciation and amortization:                        
Depreciation and amortization                 6,267 6,098 5,988  
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                        
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                 4,948 4,750 2,432  
Corporate                        
Income (loss) from operations:                        
Operating income (loss)                 (62,808) (60,889) (67,508)  
Assets:                        
Total assets $ 383,543       $ 366,903       383,543 366,903 324,960  
Depreciation and amortization:                        
Depreciation and amortization                 10,408 11,347 11,830  
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                        
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                 $ 741 $ 3,933 $ 2,538