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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company divides its operations into three reportable segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne and Other. U.S. Consumer consists of the Company’s consumer lawn and garden business in the United States. Hawthorne consists of the Company’s indoor and hydroponic gardening business. Other primarily consists of the Company’s consumer lawn and garden business in Canada. This identification of reportable segments is consistent with how the segments report to and are managed by the chief operating decision maker of the Company. In addition, Corporate consists of general and administrative expenses and certain other income and expense items not allocated to the business segments.
The performance of each reportable segment is evaluated based on several factors, including income (loss) before income taxes, amortization, impairment, restructuring and other charges (“Segment Profit (Loss)”). Senior management uses Segment Profit (Loss) to evaluate segment performance because the Company believes this measure is indicative of performance trends and the overall earnings potential of each segment.
The following tables present financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for the periods indicated:
 Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
 March 30,
2024		April 1,
2023		March 30,
2024		April 1,
2023
Net Sales:
U.S. Consumer$1,379.8 $1,357.4 $1,686.5 $1,726.3 
Hawthorne66.4 92.7 146.6 224.2 
Other79.2 81.4 102.7 107.6 
Consolidated$1,525.4 $1,531.5 $1,935.8 $2,058.1 
Segment Profit (Loss):
U.S. Consumer$385.7 $397.4 $370.3 $428.7 
Hawthorne(3.4)(16.8)(13.0)(33.0)
Other6.4 14.6 1.2 16.0 
Total Segment Profit388.7 395.2 358.5 411.7 
Corporate(35.7)(42.1)(61.7)(74.0)
Intangible asset amortization(3.9)(6.4)(7.9)(14.1)
Impairment, restructuring and other(77.0)(140.5)(64.1)(159.2)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliates(7.0)(7.3)(29.5)(18.7)
Interest expense(44.1)(48.3)(86.8)(91.0)
Other non-operating income (expense), net(1.2)(0.8)(2.9)0.8 
Income before income taxes$219.8 $149.8 $105.6 $55.5 
The following table presents net sales by product category for the periods indicated:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
March 30,
2024		April 1,
2023		March 30,
2024		April 1,
2023
U.S. Consumer:
Growing media and mulch$591.5 $517.2 $663.5 $614.3 
Lawn care509.8 534.3 628.6 679.7 
Controls137.1 134.6 190.5 192.8 
Roundup® marketing agreement
64.6 70.7 88.0 91.0 
Other, primarily gardening76.8 100.6 115.9 148.5 
Hawthorne:
Lighting16.1 18.1 48.0 68.4 
Nutrients24.6 24.4 41.2 47.2 
Growing media10.2 18.5 21.4 36.3 
Growing environments6.3 16.0 17.8 41.5 
Other, primarily hardware9.2 15.7 18.2 30.8 
Other:
Growing media23.3 24.9 36.5 40.3 
Lawn care31.5 29.7 33.8 32.3 
Other, primarily gardening and controls24.4 26.8 32.4 35.0 
Total net sales$1,525.4 $1,531.5 $1,935.8 $2,058.1 

The following table presents net sales by geographic area for the periods indicated:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
March 30,
2024		April 1,
2023		March 30,
2024		April 1,
2023
Net sales:
United States$1,441.7 $1,447.2 $1,807.5 $1,912.2 
International83.7 84.3 128.3 145.9 
$1,525.4 $1,531.5 $1,935.8 $2,058.1