Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information
6 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Apr. 30, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Mar. 28, 2015  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2015  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2  
Trading Symbol CENT  
Entity Registrant Name CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO  
Entity Central Index Key 0000887733  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --09-26  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Common Stock [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   11,908,317dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Class A Common Stock [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   35,804,066dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Class B Stock [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   1,652,262dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
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