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Business Segment Data - Financial Information Relating to Company's Business Segments (Detail) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) JointVenture | Jun. 24, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 25, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 24, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 24, 2016 USD ($) JointVenture | Jun. 25, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 26, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) JointVenture | Sep. 24, 2016 USD ($) JointVenture | Sep. 26, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2014 JointVenture
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 490,464 | $ 574,592 | $ 569,924 | $ 419,498 | $ 413,412 | $ 514,544 | $ 541,249 | $ 359,812 | $ 2,054,478 | $ 1,829,017 | $ 1,650,737 |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 156,112 | 129,358 | 91,435 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28,209) | (42,847) | (40,027) |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 147 | 140 | 129 |
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,621) | (17,013) | 13 |
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,429 | 69,638 | 51,550 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,699 | 24,053 | 18,535 |
Net income including noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,730 | 45,585 | 33,015 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 902 | 1,071 | 1,044 |
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company | 4,259 | $ 32,248 | $ 34,684 | $ 7,637 | (5,611) | $ 26,030 | $ 32,697 | $ (8,602) | 78,828 | 44,514 | 31,971 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 1,306,906 |  |  |  | 1,180,683 |  |  |  | 1,306,906 | 1,180,683 | 1,101,112 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,719 | 40,001 | 33,703 |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,659 | 27,622 | 22,030 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, impairment charge |  |  |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  | 0 | 1,800 | 7,300 |
Non-cash impairment charge |  |  |  |  | $ 16,600 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 19,367 | 7,272 |
Number of joint ventures | JointVenture | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Purishield LLC and Ceregenin LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,600 |  |  |
Number of joint ventures | JointVenture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Operating Segments | Pet segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,246,354 | $ 1,081,853 | 894,549 |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131,622 | 119,930 | 98,798 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 612,337 |  |  |  | $ 508,879 |  |  |  | 612,337 | 508,879 | 465,171 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,044 | 22,556 | 15,885 |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,970 | 18,939 | 17,060 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,800 | 7,300 |
Operating Segments | Garden segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 808,124 | 747,164 | 756,188 |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,298 | 70,317 | 60,145 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 311,026 |  |  |  | 304,901 |  |  |  | 311,026 | 304,901 | 310,981 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,267 | 6,098 | 5,988 |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,948 | 4,750 | 2,432 |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (62,808) | (60,889) | (67,508) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 383,543 |  |  |  | $ 366,903 |  |  |  | 383,543 | 366,903 | 324,960 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,408 | 11,347 | 11,830 |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 741 | $ 3,933 | $ 2,538 |

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