Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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

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Business Segment Data - Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments (Details) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
Jun. 29, 2019
Mar. 30, 2019
Dec. 29, 2018
Sep. 29, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 30, 2017
Sep. 28, 2019
Sep. 29, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Net sales:                      
Net sales $ 540,744,000 $ 706,575,000 $ 673,701,000 $ 461,990,000 $ 502,314,000 $ 657,943,000 $ 613,094,000 $ 442,011,000 $ 2,383,010,000 $ 2,215,362,000 $ 2,054,478,000
Operating income (loss):                      
Operating income (loss)                 152,068,000 167,336,000 156,112,000
Interest expense                 (42,614,000) (39,196,000) (28,209,000)
Interest income                 9,554,000 3,145,000 147,000
Other income (expense), net                 243,000 (3,860,000) (1,621,000)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest                 119,251,000 127,425,000 126,429,000
Income tax expense                 26,604,000 3,305,000 46,699,000
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 92,647,000 124,120,000 79,730,000
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest                 (139,000) 526,000 902,000
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company 2,440,000 $ 46,152,000 $ 42,391,000 $ 1,803,000 10,568,000 $ 41,545,000 $ 45,234,000 $ 26,247,000 92,786,000 123,594,000 78,828,000
Assets:                      
Assets 2,025,020,000       1,907,209,000       2,025,020,000 1,907,209,000 1,306,906,000
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Depreciation and amortization                 50,828,000 47,199,000 42,719,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets                 31,577,000 37,845,000 44,659,000
Non-cash impairment charge                 2,500,000 0  
Operating Segments | Pet segment                      
Net sales:                      
Net sales                 1,384,686,000 1,340,899,000 1,246,354,000
Operating income (loss):                      
Operating income (loss)                 122,727,000 140,353,000 131,622,000
Assets:                      
Assets 734,380,000       683,938,000       734,380,000 683,938,000 612,337,000
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Depreciation and amortization                 32,803,000 29,889,000 26,044,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets                 20,793,000 26,979,000 38,970,000
Operating Segments | Garden segment                      
Net sales:                      
Net sales                 998,324,000 874,463,000 808,124,000
Operating income (loss):                      
Operating income (loss)                 102,170,000 95,551,000 87,298,000
Assets:                      
Assets 463,889,000       407,483,000       463,889,000 407,483,000 311,026,000
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Depreciation and amortization                 11,959,000 8,744,000 6,267,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets                 9,068,000 8,016,000 4,948,000
Corporate and eliminations                      
Operating income (loss):                      
Operating income (loss)                 (72,829,000) (68,568,000) (62,808,000)
Assets:                      
Assets $ 826,751,000       $ 815,788,000       826,751,000 815,788,000 383,543,000
Depreciation and amortization:                      
Depreciation and amortization                 6,066,000 8,566,000 10,408,000
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
Expenditures for long-lived assets                 $ 1,716,000 $ 2,850,000 $ 741,000