Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments

These operating segments are Pet segment and Garden segment and are presented in the table below (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended
	December 30, 2017			December 24, 2016
Net sales:
Pet segment	$	325,084		$	304,046
Garden segment	116,927			115,452
Total net sales	$	442,011		$	419,498
Pet segment	36,176			33,406
Garden segment	2,300			2,676
Corporate	(15,955		)	(16,144		)
Total operating income	22,521			19,938
Interest expense - net	(7,218		)	(6,835		)
Other expense	(3,089		)	(967		)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(14,236		)	4,347
Income including noncontrolling interest	26,450			7,789
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	203			152
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	$	26,247		$	7,637
Depreciation and amortization:
Pet segment	$	7,145		5,830
Garden segment	1,569			1,507
Corporate	2,449			2,672
Total depreciation and amortization	$	11,163		$	10,009

	December 30, 2017		December 24, 2016		September 30, 2017
Assets:
Pet segment	$	620,681	$	575,192	$	612,337
Garden segment	356,821		354,674		311,026
Corporate	639,850		286,888		383,543
Total assets	$	1,617,352	$	1,216,754	$	1,306,906
Goodwill (included in corporate assets above):
Pet segment	$	250,802	$	224,912	$	250,802
Garden segment	5,473		5,473		5,473
Total goodwill	$	256,275	$	230,385	$	256,275