Business Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Class of Similar Products Which Represented Approximately 10% or More of Company's Consolidated Net Sales

The following table indicates each class of similar products which represented approximately 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated net sales in the fiscal years presented (in millions).

Category	2023		2022			2021
	(in millions)
Other garden products	$	832.2	$	865.3		$	876.6
Other pet products	699.4		765.9			767.0
Other manufacturers' products	734.9		730.2			749.1
Dog & cat products	568.6		542.9			570.9
Wild bird	475		434.3			340.1
Controls & fertilizer products	—		—		(1)	—
Total	$	3,310.1	$	3,338.6		$	3,303.7
(1) The product category was less than 10% of our consolidated net sales in the period.

Schedule of Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments

Financial information relating to the Company’s business segments for each of the three most recent fiscal years is presented in the table below:

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 30, 2023		September 24, 2022		September 25, 2021
	(in thousands)
Net sales:
Pet segment	$	1,877,177	$	1,878,110	$	1,894,929
Garden segment	1,432,906		1,460,478		1,408,755
Total	$	3,310,083	$	3,338,588	$	3,303,684
Operating income (loss):
Pet segment	$	198,004	$	208,924	$	208,201
Garden segment	123,455		153,956		138,755
Corporate	(110,813)		(102,844)		(92,460)
Total	210,646		260,036		254,496
Interest expense	(57,025)		(58,253)		(58,597)
Interest income	7,362		719		415
Other expense, net	1,462		(3,596)		(1,506)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	162,445		198,906		194,808
Income tax expense	36,348		46,234		42,035
Net income including noncontrolling interest	126,097		152,672		152,773
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	454		520		1,027
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	$	125,643	$	152,152	$	151,746
Assets:
Pet segment	$	944,359	$	1,069,167	$	966,437
Garden segment	1,349,426		1,405,802		1,313,899
Corporate and eliminations	1,084,863		807,033		836,344
Total	$	3,378,648	$	3,282,002	$	3,116,680
Depreciation and amortization:
Pet segment	$	41,126	$	38,960	$	36,952
Garden segment	43,375		36,583		33,050
Corporate	3,199		5,405		4,725
Total	$	87,700	$	80,948	$	74,727
Expenditures for long-lived assets:
Pet segment	$	33,515	$	46,917	$	44,919
Garden segment	19,109		65,126		34,043
Corporate	1,342		3,162		1,371
Total	$	53,966	$	115,205	$	80,333

Noncontrolling interest is associated with the Garden segment.