Business Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2016

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	2016		2015		2014
Other pet products	$	689.3	$	594.7	$	774.2
Garden controls and fertilizer products	298.8		286.3		262.5
Wild bird feed	183.6		193.2		202.1
Grass seed	(1)		(1)		183.1
Other garden supplies	331.3		343.5		182.5
Dog and cat products	326.0		233.0		(1)
Total	$	1,829.0	$	1,650.7	$	1,604.4

(1) The product category was less than 10% of our consolidated net sales in the respective period.

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 (in thousands):



	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 24, 2016				September 26, 2015				September 27, 2014
Net sales:
Pet segment	$	1,081,853			$	894,549			$	845,505
Garden segment	747,164				756,188				758,852
Total	$	1,829,017			$	1,650,737			$	1,604,357
Operating income (loss):
Pet segment	$	119,930		(1)	$	98,798		(1)	$	88,077
Garden segment	70,317				60,145				41,020			(2)
Corporate	(60,889		)		(67,508		)		(72,884		)
Total	129,358				91,435				56,213
Interest expense	(42,847		)		(40,027		)		(42,844		)
Interest income	140				129				94
Other income (expense)	(17,013		)	(3)	13				403
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	69,638				51,550				13,866
Income tax expense (benefit)	24,053				18,535				4,045
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest	45,585				33,015				9,821
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	1,071				1,044				1,017
Net income (loss) attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company	$	44,514			$	31,971			$	8,804
Assets:
Pet segment	$	508,879			$	465,171			$	414,279
Garden segment	304,901				310,981				337,461
Corporate and eliminations	398,413				355,445				396,987
Total	$	1,212,193			$	1,131,597			$	1,148,727
Depreciation and amortization:
Pet segment	$	22,556			$	15,885			$	17,256
Garden segment	6,098				5,988				6,793
Corporate	11,347				11,830				11,732
Total	$	40,001			$	33,703			$	35,781
Expenditures for long-lived assets:
Pet segment	$	18,939			$	17,060			$	8,561
Garden segment	4,750				2,432				5,541
Corporate	3,933				2,538				3,071
Total	$	27,622			$	22,030			$	17,173

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Noncontrolling interest is associated with the Garden segment.


(1)	Includes a $1.8 million impairment charge in fiscal 2016 and a $7.3 million impairment charge in fiscal 2015 to indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of increased competition and declining sales volume.


(2)	Includes a $16.9 million charge related to certain products introduced in fiscal 2013 and a $4.9 million gain from the sale of manufacturing plant assets.


(3)	Includes a $16.6 million impairment charge related to two equity method investments.