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

Schedule of Error Corrections for Consolidating Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income to Present Results for Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (Detail)

Schedule of Error Corrections for Consolidating Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income to Present Results for Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Net income (loss)	$ 23,980us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 21,489us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 18,287us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 8,677us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Total comprehensive income (loss)	23,354	21,491	17,119	8,764
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	22,611us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	20,897us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	16,372us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	8,274us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Parent [Member]
Net income (loss)	23,237	20,895	17,540	8,187
Total comprehensive income (loss)	22,611	20,895	16,372	8,187
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	22,611	20,895	16,372	8,187
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income (loss)	1,537	1,911	713	1,180
Total comprehensive income (loss)	1,182	1,913	13	1,267
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	439	1,319	(734)	777
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income (loss)	28,757	23,436	35,259	23,583
Total comprehensive income (loss)	28,593	23,436	34,991	23,583
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	28,593	23,436	34,991	23,583
Eliminations [Member]
Net income (loss)	(29,551)	(24,753)	(35,225)	(24,273)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(29,032)	(24,753)	(34,257)	(24,273)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	(29,032)	(24,753)	(34,257)	(24,273)
As Previously Reported [Member]
Net income (loss)		21,489		8,677
Total comprehensive income (loss)		21,491		8,764
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		20,897		8,274
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Parent [Member]
Net income (loss)		(2,027)		(14,731)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(2,025)		(14,644)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		(2,619)		(15,134)
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income (loss)		0		0
Total comprehensive income (loss)		0		0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		0		0
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income (loss)		23,516		23,408
Total comprehensive income (loss)		23,516		23,408
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		23,516		23,408
As Previously Reported [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Net income (loss)		0		0
Total comprehensive income (loss)		0		0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		0		0
Adjustments [Member]
Net income (loss)		0		0
Total comprehensive income (loss)		0		0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		0		0
Adjustments [Member] \| Parent [Member]
Net income (loss)		22,922		22,918
Total comprehensive income (loss)		22,920		22,831
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		23,514		23,321
Adjustments [Member] \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income (loss)		1,911		1,180
Total comprehensive income (loss)		1,913		1,267
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		1,319		777
Adjustments [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income (loss)		(80)		175
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(80)		175
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		(80)		175
Adjustments [Member] \| Eliminations [Member]
Net income (loss)		(24,753)		(24,273)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(24,753)		(24,273)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		$ (24,753)		$ (24,273)