The Company	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
The Company	The Company Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (“BBPP”) and together with its subsidiaries (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “its,” and “our”) conducts its business exclusively through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd. (“Blue”) (formerly The Blue Buffalo Company, LLC) and its subsidiaries. Blue was formed in August 2002 and is the parent company of five wholly-owned subsidiaries, Blue Buffalo Pet Products Canada, Ltd., Blue Buffalo Japan Kabushiki Kaisa, Great Plains Leasing, LLC, Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing, Inc. (“Heartland”), and Sierra Pet Products, LLC. Blue and its subsidiaries develop, produce, market, and sell pet food under the BLUE Life Protection Formula, BLUE Wilderness, BLUE Basics, and BLUE Freedom lines. Our products are produced domestically at our Heartland facility and through contract manufacturers for distribution to retailers in specialty channels throughout the United States of America and Canada. In July 2012, Blue formed Heartland for the purpose of commencing internal manufacturing operations to eventually supplement its contract manufacturers. Manufacturing operations commenced at our Heartland facility in Joplin, Missouri in September 2014. On July 27, 2015, BBPP completed the initial public offering ("IPO") of shares of its common stock. Existing stockholders of BBPP sold 38,906,286 shares of common stock in the IPO at an initial offering price of $20.00 per share, including 5,074,732 shares of common stock pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares. In addition, BBPP issued up to 35,934 shares of common stock to approximately 1,700 non-management employees at no cost to them. BBPP did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of its common stock in the IPO by the selling stockholders or from the issuance of shares to non-management employees. The shares offered and sold in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to BBPP's Registration Statement on Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 21, 2015. The common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "BUFF."

The Company

Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (“BBPP”) and together with its subsidiaries (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “its,” and “our”) conducts its business exclusively through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd. (“Blue”) (formerly The Blue Buffalo Company, LLC) and its subsidiaries. Blue was formed in August 2002 and is the parent company of five wholly-owned subsidiaries, Blue Buffalo Pet Products Canada, Ltd., Blue Buffalo Japan Kabushiki Kaisa, Great Plains Leasing, LLC, Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing, Inc. (“Heartland”), and Sierra Pet Products, LLC. Blue and its subsidiaries develop, produce, market, and sell pet food under the BLUE Life Protection Formula, BLUE Wilderness, BLUE Basics, and BLUE Freedom lines. Our products are produced domestically at our Heartland facility and through contract manufacturers for distribution to retailers in specialty channels throughout the United States of America and Canada.

In July 2012, Blue formed Heartland for the purpose of commencing internal manufacturing operations to eventually supplement its contract manufacturers. Manufacturing operations commenced at our Heartland facility in Joplin, Missouri in September 2014.

On July 27, 2015, BBPP completed the initial public offering ("IPO") of shares of its common stock. Existing stockholders of BBPP sold 38,906,286 shares of common stock in the IPO at an initial offering price of $20.00 per share, including 5,074,732 shares of common stock pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares. In addition, BBPP issued up to 35,934 shares of common stock to approximately 1,700 non-management employees at no cost to them. BBPP did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of its common stock in the IPO by the selling stockholders or from the issuance of shares to non-management employees. The shares offered and sold in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to BBPP's Registration Statement on Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 21, 2015. The common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "BUFF."