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Consolidating Condensed Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries - Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations (Detail)

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Consolidating Condensed Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries - Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2016
Jun. 25, 2016
Mar. 26, 2016
Dec. 26, 2015
Sep. 26, 2015
Jun. 27, 2015
Mar. 28, 2015
Dec. 27, 2014
Sep. 24, 2016
Sep. 26, 2015
Sep. 27, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales $ 413,412 $ 514,544 $ 541,249 $ 359,812 $ 386,369 $ 459,446 $ 497,602 $ 307,320 $ 1,829,017 $ 1,650,737 $ 1,604,357
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 1,275,967 1,162,685 1,150,333
Gross profit 120,180 163,745 169,339 99,786 107,972 142,037 150,062 87,981 553,050 488,052 454,024
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 423,692 396,617 397,811
Operating income                 129,358 91,435 56,213
Interest expense                 (42,847) (40,027) (42,844)
Interest income                 140 129 94
Other income (expense)                 (17,013) 13 403
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates                 69,638 51,550 13,866
Income tax expense                 24,053 18,535 4,045
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 0 0 0
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 45,585 33,015 9,821
Noncontrolling interest                 1,071 1,044 1,017
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company $ (5,611) $ 26,030 $ 32,697 $ (8,602) $ (4,369) $ 18,800 $ 23,237 $ (5,697) 44,514 31,971 8,804
Eliminations [Member]                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 (79,468) (80,521) (69,803)
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 (73,876) (74,944) (64,404)
Gross profit                 (5,592) (5,577) (5,399)
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (5,592) (5,577) (5,399)
Operating income                 0 0 0
Interest expense                 0 0 0
Interest income                 0 0 0
Other income (expense)                 0 0 0
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates                 0 0 0
Income tax expense                 0 0 0
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 (95,725) (72,593) (52,763)
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 (95,725) (72,593) (52,763)
Noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company                 (95,725) (72,593) (52,763)
Parent [Member]                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 587,579 484,310 460,781
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 466,543 379,235 370,492
Gross profit                 121,036 105,075 90,289
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 138,556 124,613 117,240
Operating income                 (17,520) (19,538) (26,951)
Interest expense                 (42,700) (39,893) (42,742)
Interest income                 136 126 92
Other income (expense)                 (16,925) (372) 186
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates                 (77,009) (59,677) (69,415)
Income tax expense                 (26,422) (21,500) (26,962)
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 95,101 70,148 51,257
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 44,514 31,971 8,804
Noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company                 44,514 31,971 8,804
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 82,567 100,127 109,453
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 62,727 76,597 87,028
Gross profit                 19,840 23,530 22,425
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 18,077 18,329 18,230
Operating income                 1,763 5,201 4,195
Interest expense                 (266) (268) (218)
Interest income                 4 3 2
Other income (expense)                 (113) 407 583
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates                 1,388 5,343 4,562
Income tax expense                 923 2,089 756
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 0 0 0
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 465 3,254 3,806
Noncontrolling interest                 1,071 1,044 1,017
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company                 (606) 2,210 2,789
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 1,238,339 1,146,821 1,103,926
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 820,573 781,797 757,217
Gross profit                 417,766 365,024 346,709
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 272,651 259,252 267,740
Operating income                 145,115 105,772 78,969
Interest expense                 119 134 116
Interest income                 0 0 0
Other income (expense)                 25 (22) (366)
Income (loss) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates                 145,259 105,884 78,719
Income tax expense                 49,552 37,946 30,251
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 624 2,445 1,506
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 96,331 70,383 49,974
Noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company                 $ 96,331 $ 70,383 $ 49,974