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Business Segment Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2025
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).
Category |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
|  | (in millions)
Other garden products |  | $ | 808.2 |  |  | $ | 832.9 |  |  | $ | 832.2 |
Other pet products |  | 602.6 |  |  | 635.0 |  |  | 699.4 |
Other manufacturers' products |  | 664.7 |  | 705.6 |  | 734.9 |
Dog & cat products |  | 592.8 |  | 600.6 |  |  | 568.6 |
Wild bird |  | 460.8 |  | 426.4 |  |  | 475.0 |
Total |  | $ | 3,129.1 |  |  | $ | 3,200.5 |  |  | $ | 3,310.1 |
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 following tables:
| Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2025
| Pet |  | Garden |  | Total
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |
Net sales | $ | 1,801,930 |  |  | $ | 1,327,134 |  |  | $ | 3,129,064 |
Cost of goods sold | 1,164,117 |  |  | 967,611 |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 422,125 |  |  | 217,121 |  |  |
Segment operating income | $ | 215,688 |  |  | $ | 142,402 |  |  | $ | 358,090 |
Unallocated corporate expenses |  |  |  |  | (108,048) |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  | (57,697) |
Interest income |  |  |  |  | 24,885 |
Other expense |  |  |  |  | (480) |
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  | $ | 216,750 |
| Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2024
| Pet |  | Garden |  | Total
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |
Net sales | $ | 1,832,744 |  |  | $ | 1,367,716 |  |  | $ | 3,200,460 |
Cost of goods sold | 1,203,255 |  |  | 1,053,470 |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 426,064 |  |  | 232,353 |  |  |
Segment operating income | $ | 203,425 |  |  | $ | 81,893 |  |  | $ | 285,318 |
Unallocated corporate expenses |  |  |  |  | (99,931) |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  | (57,527) |
Interest income |  |  |  |  | 19,655 |
Other expense |  |  |  |  | (5,090) |
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  | $ | 142,425 |
| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2023
| Pet |  | Garden |  | Total
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |
Net sales | $ | 1,877,177 |  |  | $ | 1,432,906 |  |  | $ | 3,310,083 |
Cost of goods sold | 1,280,333 |  |  | 1,082,908 |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 398,839 |  |  | 226,543 |  |  |
Segment operating income | $ | 198,005 |  |  | $ | 123,455 |  |  | $ | 321,460 |
Unallocated corporate expenses |  |  |  |  | (110,814) |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  | (57,025) |
Interest income |  |  |  |  | 7,362 |
Other income |  |  |  |  | 1,462 |
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  | $ | 162,445 |
| Fiscal Year Ended
| September 27, 2025 |  | September 28, 2024 |  | September 30, 2023
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Pet segment | $ | 941,122 |  |  | $ | 955,000 |  |  | $ | 944,359 |
Garden segment | 1,232,088 |  |  | 1,272,033 |  |  | 1,349,426 |
Total reportable segments | 2,173,210 |  |  | 2,227,033 |  |  | 2,293,785 |
Corporate and unallocated | 1,452,433 |  |  | 1,326,406 |  |  | 1,084,863 |
Total | $ | 3,625,643 |  |  | $ | 3,553,439 |  |  | $ | 3,378,648 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Pet segment | $ | 39,916 |  |  | $ | 43,642 |  |  | $ | 41,126 |
Garden segment | 42,301 |  |  | 44,403 |  |  | 43,375 |
Total reportable segments | 82,217 |  |  | 88,045 |  |  | 84,501 |
Corporate and unallocated | 2,677 |  |  | 2,762 |  |  | 3,199 |
Total | $ | 84,894 |  |  | $ | 90,807 |  |  | $ | 87,700 |
Expenditures for long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |
Pet segment | $ | 26,189 |  |  | $ | 27,757 |  |  | $ | 33,515 |
Garden segment | 14,655 |  |  | 17,307 |  |  | 19,109 |
Total reportable segments | 40,844 |  |  | 45,064 |  |  | 52,624 |
Corporate and unallocated | 762 |  |  | 1,600 |  |  | 1,342 |
Total | $ | 41,606 |  |  | $ | 46,664 |  |  | $ | 53,966 |

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