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

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Consolidating Condensed Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries - Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 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
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales $ 540,744 $ 706,575 $ 673,701 $ 461,990 $ 502,314 $ 657,943 $ 613,094 $ 442,011 $ 2,383,010 $ 2,215,362 $ 2,054,478
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 1,678,969 1,539,986 1,421,670
Gross profit 148,524 219,284 206,051 130,182 147,018 202,064 194,457 131,837 704,041 675,376 632,808
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 551,973 508,040 476,696
Operating income                 152,068 167,336 156,112
Interest expense                 (42,614) (39,196) (28,209)
Interest income                 9,554 3,145 147
Other income (expense)                 243 (3,860) (1,621)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest                 119,251 127,425 126,429
Income tax expense (benefit)                 26,604 3,305 46,699
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 0 0 0
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 92,647 124,120 79,730
Noncontrolling interest                 (139) 526 902
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company $ 2,440 $ 46,152 $ 42,391 $ 1,803 $ 10,568 $ 41,545 $ 45,234 $ 26,247 92,786 123,594 78,828
Eliminations                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 (70,385) (80,349) (81,536)
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 (65,008) (74,379) (75,759)
Gross profit                 (5,377) (5,970) (5,777)
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (5,377) (5,970) (5,777)
Operating income                 0 0 0
Interest expense                 0 0 0
Interest income                 0 0 0
Other income (expense)                 0 0 0
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Income tax expense (benefit)                 0 0 0
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 (125,331) (169,130) (100,502)
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 (125,331) (169,130) (100,502)
Noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company                 (125,331) (169,130) (100,502)
Parent | Reportable Legal Entities                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 764,991 730,439 685,998
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 592,916 568,145 534,682
Gross profit                 172,075 162,294 151,316
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 181,894 167,849 154,267
Operating income                 (9,819) (5,555) (2,951)
Interest expense                 (42,078) (38,855) (28,051)
Interest income                 9,608 3,138 146
Other income (expense)                 190 (4,269) (2,379)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest                 (42,099) (45,541) (33,235)
Income tax expense (benefit)                 (9,324) (1,138) (11,981)
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 125,561 167,997 100,082
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 92,786 123,594 78,828
Noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company                 92,786 123,594 78,828
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 191,442 167,584 79,681
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 150,067 128,944 60,788
Gross profit                 41,375 38,640 18,893
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 42,213 33,118 18,416
Operating income                 (838) 5,522 477
Interest expense                 (802) (547) (294)
Interest income                 19 6 1
Other income (expense)                 (575) (236) 844
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest                 (2,196) 4,745 1,028
Income tax expense (benefit)                 (179) 79 1,466
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 0 0 0
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 (2,017) 4,666 (438)
Noncontrolling interest                 (139) 526 902
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company                 (1,878) 4,140 (1,340)
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities                      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 1,496,962 1,397,688 1,370,335
Cost of goods sold and occupancy                 1,000,994 917,276 901,959
Gross profit                 495,968 480,412 468,376
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 333,243 313,043 309,790
Operating income                 162,725 167,369 158,586
Interest expense                 266 206 136
Interest income                 (73) 1 0
Other income (expense)                 628 645 (86)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest                 163,546 168,221 158,636
Income tax expense (benefit)                 36,107 4,364 57,214
Equity in earnings of affiliates                 (230) 1,133 420
Net income including noncontrolling interest                 127,209 164,990 101,842
Noncontrolling interest                 0 0 0
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company                 $ 127,209 $ 164,990 $ 101,842