Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

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						Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2014			June 29, 2013			June 28, 2014			June 29, 2013
Net sales:
Pet segment	$	227,082		$	237,851		$	628,431		$	667,781
Garden segment		210,905			256,279			601,688			617,015
Total net sales	$	437,987		$	494,130		$	1,230,119		$	1,284,796
Income (loss) from operations:
Pet segment		28,435		$	33,144			67,014		$	70,782
Garden segment		4,011			13,668			34,579			39,090
Corporate		(14,020	)		(13,920	)		(46,753	)		(43,328	)
Total income from operations		18,426			32,892			54,840			66,544
Interest expense - net		(10,415	)		(11,319	)		(33,008	)		(32,479	)
Other income (expense)		456			353			396			(676	)
Income taxes		3,133			7,520			8,217			11,370
Income including noncontrolling interest		5,334			14,406			14,011			22,019
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		647			681			1,137			1,367
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	$	4,687		$	13,725		$	12,874		$	20,652
Depreciation and amortization:
Pet segment	$	4,483		$	3,489		$	12,853		$	11,208
Garden segment		1,721			1,624			5,126			4,902
Corporate		2,967			2,698			8,704			8,048
Total depreciation and amortization	$	9,171		$	7,811		$	26,683		$	24,158

	June 28, 2014		June 29, 2013		September 28, 2013
Assets:
Pet segment	$	444,740	$	443,854	$	425,988
Garden segment		372,175		447,756		388,581
Corporate		349,023		353,026		346,591
Total assets	$	1,165,938	$	1,244,636	$	1,161,160
Goodwill (included in corporate assets above):
Pet segment	$	205,756	$	202,514	$	205,756
Garden segment		0		7,709		0
Total goodwill	$	205,756	$	210,223	$	205,756