Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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						Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 25, 2017			March 31, 2018			March 25, 2017
Net sales:
Pet segment	$	321,653		$	298,393		$	646,737		$	602,439
Garden segment	291,441			271,531			408,368			386,983
Total net sales	$	613,094		$	569,924		$	1,055,105		$	989,422
Operating Income
Pet segment	32,784			34,645			68,960			68,051
Garden segment	50,746			46,005			53,046			48,681
Corporate	(17,744		)	(16,790		)	(33,699		)	(32,934		)
Total operating income	65,786			63,860			88,307			83,798
Interest expense - net	(9,882		)	(6,822		)	(17,100		)	(13,657		)
Other income (expense)	1,505			(965		)	(1,584		)	(1,932		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	11,643			20,824			(2,593		)	25,171
Income including noncontrolling interest	45,766			35,249			72,216			43,038
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	532			565			735			717
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	$	45,234		$	34,684		$	71,481		$	42,321
Depreciation and amortization:
Pet segment	$	6,944		6,174			$	14,089		$	12,004
Garden segment	1,707			1,528			3,276			3,035
Corporate	2,471			2,633			4,920			5,305
Total depreciation and amortization	$	11,122		$	10,335		$	22,285		$	20,344

	March 31, 2018		March 25, 2017		September 30, 2017
Assets:
Pet segment	$	660,344	$	612,189	$	612,337
Garden segment	581,105		478,919		311,026
Corporate	462,514		277,356		383,543
Total assets	$	1,703,963	$	1,368,464	$	1,306,906
Goodwill (included in corporate assets above):
Pet segment	$	262,770	$	224,912	$	250,802
Garden segment	5,473		5,473		5,473
Total goodwill	$	268,243	$	230,385	$	256,275