Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 27, 2014
Sep. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 79,588us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 78,676us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 16,711us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Restricted cash 19,690us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 14,283us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Short term investments 9,992us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 9,990us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 14,220us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $24,184, $20,547 and $25,212) 142,877us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 193,729us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 143,105us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories 399,936us-gaap_InventoryNet 326,386us-gaap_InventoryNet 427,439us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other 64,280us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 48,488us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 69,100us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 716,363us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 671,552us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 670,575us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Land, buildings, improvements and equipment-net 163,546us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 166,849us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 187,138us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill 208,233us-gaap_Goodwill 208,233us-gaap_Goodwill 205,756us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets-net 87,061us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 87,997us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 78,856us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Deferred income taxes and other assets 13,760us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent 14,096us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent 13,643us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total 1,188,963us-gaap_Assets 1,148,727us-gaap_Assets 1,155,968us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable 128,485us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 88,428us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 120,548us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses 93,208us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 84,379us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 88,512us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt 50,289us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 291us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 73us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Total current liabilities 271,982us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 173,098us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 209,133us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt 399,913us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 449,948us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 449,465us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Other long-term obligations 42,212us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent 39,228us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent 38,867us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
Equity:      
Additional paid-in capital 393,494us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 396,586us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 390,991us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Accumulated earnings 80,136us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 86,396us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 64,884us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income 670us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 1,232us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 1,527us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total Central Garden & Pet Company shareholders' equity 474,802us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 484,723us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 457,894us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest 54us-gaap_MinorityInterest 1,730us-gaap_MinorityInterest 609us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 474,856us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 486,453us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 458,503us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total 1,188,963us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 1,148,727us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 1,155,968us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Common Stock [Member]      
Equity:      
Common stock 122us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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124us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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122us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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Class A Common Stock [Member]      
Equity:      
Common stock 364us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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369us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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354us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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Class B Stock [Member]      
Equity:      
Common stock $ 16us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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$ 16us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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$ 16us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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