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Business Segment Data (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Class of Similar Products Which Represented Approximately 10% or More of Company's Consolidated Net Sales
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).
Category202420232022
(in millions)
Other garden products$802.6 $832.2 $865.3 
Other pet products701.4 699.4 765.9 
Other manufacturers' products735.9734.9730.2 
Dog & cat products534.2568.6 542.9 
Wild bird426.4475.0 434.3 
Total$3,200.5 $3,310.1 $3,338.6 
Schedule of 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:
 Fiscal Year Ended
 September 28, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 24, 2022
(in thousands)
Net sales:
Pet segment$1,832,744   $1,877,177   $1,878,110 
Garden segment1,367,716   1,432,906   1,460,478 
Total$3,200,460   $3,310,083   $3,338,588 
Operating income (loss):
Pet segment$203,425 $198,004 $208,924 
Garden segment81,893   123,455 153,956 
Corporate(99,931)(110,813)(102,844)
Total185,387 210,646 260,036 
Interest expense(57,527)(57,025)(58,253)
Interest income19,655   7,362   719 
Other income (expense), net(5,090)1,462 (3,596)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest142,425   162,445   198,906 
Income tax expense 33,112   36,348   46,234 
Net income including noncontrolling interest109,313   126,097   152,672 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest1,330   454   520 
Net income attributable to Central Garden & Pet Company$107,983   $125,643   $152,152 
Assets:
Pet segment$955,000   $944,359   $1,069,167 
Garden segment1,272,033   1,349,426   1,405,802 
Corporate and eliminations1,326,406   1,084,863   807,033 
Total$3,553,439   $3,378,648   $3,282,002 
Depreciation and amortization:
Pet segment$43,642   $41,126   $38,960 
Garden segment44,403   43,375   36,583 
Corporate2,762   3,199   5,405 
Total$90,807   $87,700   $80,948 
Expenditures for long-lived assets:
Pet segment$27,757   $33,515   $46,917 
Garden segment17,307   19,109   65,126 
Corporate1,600   1,342   3,162 
Total$46,664   $53,966   $115,205 
Noncontrolling interest is associated with the Garden segment.