Central Garden & Pet Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

Segment Information - Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014
Net sales:
Net sales	$ 307,320us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 290,521us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Income (loss) from operations:
Income (loss) from operations	1,138us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(8,355)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense-net	(10,432)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet	(12,204)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Other expense	(368)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	(168)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income tax benefit	(3,969)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(7,915)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Loss including noncontrolling interest	(5,693)us-gaap_ProfitLoss	(12,812)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	4	(104)
Net loss attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(5,697)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	(12,708)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	8,464	8,320
Assets:
Total assets	1,188,963us-gaap_Assets	1,155,968us-gaap_Assets	1,148,727us-gaap_Assets
Goodwill (included in corporate assets above):
Total goodwill	208,233us-gaap_Goodwill	205,756us-gaap_Goodwill	208,233us-gaap_Goodwill
Operating Segments [Member] \| Pet Segment [Member]
Net sales:
Net sales	199,320	184,605
Income (loss) from operations:
Income (loss) from operations	20,575	14,386
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	3,941	3,886
Assets:
Total assets	425,528	406,000	414,279
Goodwill (included in corporate assets above):
Total goodwill	208,233	205,756	208,233
Operating Segments [Member] \| Garden Segment [Member]
Net sales:
Net sales	108,000	105,916
Income (loss) from operations:
Income (loss) from operations	(3,535)	(6,231)
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	1,566	1,573
Assets:
Total assets	350,835	394,193	337,461
Corporate [Member]
Income (loss) from operations:
Income (loss) from operations	(15,902)	(16,510)
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	2,957	2,861
Assets:
Total assets	$ 412,600	$ 355,775	$ 396,987