Quarterly Financial Data - Unaudited

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data - Unaudited

17. Quarterly Financial Data – Unaudited

	Fiscal 2013
	1st Quarter			2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	292,497		$	498,169	$	494,130	$	368,837
Gross profit		76,959			153,170		152,466		81,307
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		(15,269	)		22,196		13,725		(22,581	) (1)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.32	)	$	0.46	$	0.28	$	(0.47	)
Diluted	$	(0.32	)	$	0.46	$	0.28	$	(0.47	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		47,871			48,064		48,173		48,264
Diluted		47,871			48,740		48,822		48,264

	Fiscal 2012
	1st Quarter			2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	302,066		$	466,903	$	533,808	$	397,236
Gross profit		80,738			147,696		180,652		105,072
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company		(13,090	)		21,623		22,699		(10,059	)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.27	)	$	0.46	$	0.48	$	(0.21	)
Diluted	$	(0.27	)	$	0.45	$	0.47	$	(0.21	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		47,823			47,343		47,661		47,704
Diluted		47,823			48,036		48,388		47,704

(1) The Company recognized a $7.7 million goodwill impairment charge and an $11.2 million charge related to certain new products introduced in fiscal 2013 in its Garden segment during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.