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Central Garden & Pet Company
(NASDAQ:CENT) 

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Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It provides pet supplies products, including edible chews and treats, dog chew toys, dog play toys, natural dog treats and chews, pet dental chews and soluti...

Founded: 1980
Full Time Employees: 5,600
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods

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      net sales
    617,373,000 678,178,000 960,913,000 833,537,000 656,436,000 669,489,000 996,348,000 900,090,000 634,533,000 750,147,000 1,023,269,000 909,004,000 627,663,000 707,442,000 1,015,378,000 954,370,000 661,398,000 739,127,000 1,037,075,000 935,252,000 592,230,000 675,969,000 833,483,000 703,229,000 482,828,000 540,744,000 706,575,000 673,701,000 461,990,000 502,314,000 657,943,000 613,094,000 442,011,000 490,464,000 574,592,000 569,924,000 419,498,000 413,412,000 514,544,000 541,249,000 359,812,000 386,369,000 459,446,000 497,602,000 307,320,000 374,238,000 437,987,000 501,611,000 290,521,000 368,837,000 494,130,000 498,169,000 292,497,000 397,236,000 533,808,000 466,903,000 466,903,000 302,066,000 302,066,000 376,906,000 484,303,000 484,303,000 485,724,000 485,724,000 281,719,000 281,719,000 346,990,000 465,486,000 441,936,000 269,236,000 363,171,000 482,162,000 482,162,000 476,425,000 292,542,000 413,976,000 492,937,000 492,937,000 484,688,000 484,688,000 313,785,000 313,785,000 401,309,000 466,778,000 466,778,000 485,660,000 485,660,000 317,398,000 317,398,000 420,774,000 506,694,000 401,332,000 292,731,000 323,021,000 413,193,000 378,854,000 378,854,000 265,576,000 310,760,000 374,431,000 358,985,000 222,350,000 257,441,000 345,115,000 330,509,000 211,936,000 211,936,000 742,171,000 335,609,000 335,609,000 290,693,000 290,693,000 210,659,000 210,659,000 
      yoy
    -5.95% 1.30% -3.56% -7.39% 3.45% -10.75% -2.63% -0.98% 1.09% 6.04% 0.78% -4.75% -5.10% -4.29% -2.09% 2.04% 11.68% 9.34% 24.43% 32.99% 22.66% 25.01% 17.96% 4.38% 4.51% 7.65% 7.39% 9.89% 4.52% 2.42% 14.51% 7.57% 5.37% 18.64% 11.67% 5.30% 16.59% 7.00% 11.99% 8.77% 17.08% 3.24% 4.90% -0.80% 5.78% 1.46% -11.36% 0.69% -0.68% -7.15% -7.43% 6.70% -37.35% 31.51% 76.72% 23.88% -3.59% -37.63% -37.81% -22.40% 71.91% 71.91% 39.98% 4.35% -36.25% 4.64% -4.46% -3.46% -8.34% -43.49% 24.14% 16.47% -2.19% -3.35% -39.64% -14.59% 57.09% 57.09% 20.78% 3.84% -32.78% -35.39% -17.37% 47.06% 47.06% 15.42% -4.15% -20.91% 8.43% 30.26% 22.63% 5.93% -22.73% 21.63% 32.96% 1.18% 5.53% 19.44% 20.71% 8.49% 8.62% 4.91% 21.47% -53.50% -1.52% -36.85% -27.09% 155.31% 59.31% 59.31%     
      qoq
    -8.97% -29.42% 15.28% 26.98% -1.95% -32.81% 10.69% 41.85% -15.41% -26.69% 12.57% 44.82% -11.28% -30.33% 6.39% 44.30% -10.52% -28.73% 10.89% 57.92% -12.39% -18.90% 18.52% 45.65% -10.71% -23.47% 4.88% 45.83% -8.03% -23.65% 7.32% 38.71% -9.88% -14.64% 0.82% 35.86% 1.47% -19.65% -4.93% 50.43% -6.87% -15.91% -7.67% 61.92% -17.88% -14.55% -12.68% 72.66% -21.23% -25.36% -0.81% 70.32% -26.37% -25.58% 14.33% 0.00% 54.57% 0.00% -19.86% -22.18% 0.00% -0.29% 0.00% 72.41% 0.00% -18.81% -25.46% 5.33% 64.14% -25.87% -24.68% 0.00% 1.20% 62.86% -29.33% -16.02% 0.00% 1.70% 0.00% 54.46% 0.00% -21.81% -14.03% 0.00% -3.89% 0.00% 53.01% 0.00% -24.57% -16.96% 26.25% 37.10% -9.38% -21.82% 9.06% 0.00% 42.65% -14.54% -17.00% 4.30% 61.45% -13.63% -25.40% 4.42% 55.95% 0.00% -71.44% 121.14% 0.00% 15.45% 0.00% 37.99% 0.00%  
      cost of goods sold
    426,765,000 481,634,000 628,903,000 560,454,000 460,737,000 500,537,000 679,290,000 621,210,000 455,688,000 552,694,000 705,217,000 649,366,000 455,964,000 507,751,000 707,752,000 667,578,000 463,202,000 451,606,750 716,765,000 662,851,000                                                                                               
      gross profit
    190,608,000 196,544,000 332,010,000 273,083,000 195,699,000 168,952,000 317,058,000 278,880,000 178,845,000 197,453,000 318,052,000 259,638,000 171,699,000 199,691,000 307,626,000 286,792,000 198,196,000 212,771,000 320,310,000 272,401,000 165,419,000 196,115,000 262,060,000 207,117,000 131,266,000 148,524,000 219,284,000 206,051,000 130,182,000 147,018,000 202,064,000 194,457,000 131,837,000 145,328,000 183,273,000 183,529,000 120,678,000 120,180,000 163,745,000 169,339,000 99,786,000 107,972,000 142,037,000 150,062,000 87,981,000 107,556,000 119,131,000 147,596,000 79,741,000 81,307,000 152,466,000 153,170,000 76,959,000 105,072,000 180,652,000 147,696,000 147,696,000 80,738,000 80,738,000 98,204,000 149,389,000 149,389,000 163,269,000 163,269,000 83,057,000 83,057,000 103,434,000 162,774,000 161,189,000 87,769,000 116,238,000 165,054,000 165,054,000 160,553,000 85,481,000 114,249,000 152,947,000 152,947,000 159,810,000 159,810,000 94,322,000 94,322,000 117,464,000 151,140,000 151,140,000 163,846,000 163,846,000 101,870,000 101,870,000 134,851,000 171,711,000 136,752,000 91,998,000 99,488,000 130,252,000 126,874,000 126,874,000 86,041,000 92,277,000 117,925,000 112,026,000 62,071,000 70,924,000 102,207,000 99,090,000 61,218,000 61,218,000 208,156,000 112,187,000 112,187,000 101,192,000 101,192,000 71,786,000 71,786,000 
      yoy
    -2.60% 16.33% 4.72% -2.08% 9.42% -14.43% -0.31% 7.41% 4.16% -1.12% 3.39% -9.47% -13.37% -6.15% -3.96% 5.28% 19.81% 8.49% 22.23% 31.52% 26.02% 32.04% 19.51% 0.52% 0.83% 1.02% 8.52% 5.96% -1.26% 1.16% 10.25% 5.95% 9.25% 20.93% 11.93% 8.38% 20.94% 11.31% 15.28% 12.85% 13.42% 0.39% 19.23% 1.67% 10.33% 32.28% -21.86% -3.64% 3.61% -22.62% -15.60% 3.71% -47.89% 30.14% 123.75% 50.40% -1.13% -45.95% -50.55% -39.85% 79.86% 79.86% 57.85% 0.30% -48.47% -5.37% -11.02% -1.38% -2.34% -45.33% 35.98% 44.47% 7.92% 4.97% -46.51% -28.51% 62.15% 62.15% 36.05% 5.74% -37.59% -42.43% -28.31% 48.37% 48.37% 21.50% -4.58% -25.51% 10.73% 35.54% 31.83% 7.79% -27.49% 15.63% 41.15% 7.59% 13.25% 38.62% 30.11% 15.38% 13.05% 1.39% 15.85% -50.90% -11.67% -45.43% -39.50% 105.70% 56.28% 56.28%     
      qoq
    -3.02% -40.80% 21.58% 39.54% 15.83% -46.71% 13.69% 55.93% -9.42% -37.92% 22.50% 51.22% -14.02% -35.09% 7.26% 44.70% -6.85% -33.57% 17.59% 64.67% -15.65% -25.16% 26.53% 57.78% -11.62% -32.27% 6.42% 58.28% -11.45% -27.24% 3.91% 47.50% -9.28% -20.70% -0.14% 52.08% 0.41% -26.61% -3.30% 69.70% -7.58% -23.98% -5.35% 70.56% -18.20% -9.72% -19.29% 85.09% -1.93% -46.67% -0.46% 99.03% -26.76% -41.84% 22.31% 0.00% 82.93% 0.00% -17.79% -34.26% 0.00% -8.50% 0.00% 96.57% 0.00% -19.70% -36.46% 0.98% 83.65% -24.49% -29.58% 0.00% 2.80% 87.82% -25.18% -25.30% 0.00% -4.29% 0.00% 69.43% 0.00% -19.70% -22.28% 0.00% -7.75% 0.00% 60.84% 0.00% -24.46% -21.47% 25.56% 48.65% -7.53% -23.62% 2.66% 0.00% 47.46% -6.76% -21.75% 5.27% 80.48% -12.48% -30.61% 3.15% 61.86% 0.00% -70.59% 85.54% 0.00% 10.87% 0.00% 40.96% 0.00%  
      gross margin %
    30.87% 28.98% 34.55% 32.76% 29.81% 25.24% 31.82% 30.98% 28.19% 26.32% 31.08% 28.56% 27.36% 28.23% 30.30% 30.05% 29.97% 28.79% 30.89% 29.13% 27.93% 29.01% 31.44% 29.45% 27.19% 27.47% 31.03% 30.58% 28.18% 29.27% 30.71% 31.72% 29.83% 29.63% 31.90% 32.20% 28.77% 29.07% 31.82% 31.29% 27.73% 27.95% 30.91% 30.16% 28.63% 28.74% 27.20% 29.42% 27.45% 22.04% 30.86% 30.75% 26.31% 26.45% 33.84% 31.63% 31.63% 26.73% 26.73% 26.06% 30.85% 30.85% 33.61% 33.61% 29.48% 29.48% 29.81% 34.97% 36.47% 32.60% 32.01% 34.23% 34.23% 33.70% 29.22% 27.60% 31.03% 31.03% 32.97% 32.97% 30.06% 30.06% 29.27% 32.38% 32.38% 33.74% 33.74% 32.10% 32.10% 32.05% 33.89% 34.07% 31.43% 30.80% 31.52% 33.49% 33.49% 32.40% 29.69% 31.49% 31.21% 27.92% 27.55% 29.62% 29.98% 28.89% 28.89% 28.05% 33.43% 33.43% 34.81% 34.81% 34.08% 34.08% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    174,075,000 202,944,000 196,884,000 179,759,000 167,707,000 201,360,000 201,122,000 185,433,000 170,433,000 188,084,000 195,222,000 181,597,000 171,293,000 186,793,000 193,547,000 179,947,000 171,982,000 203,166,000 207,069,000 167,791,000 138,379,000 170,948,000 157,420,000 141,012,000 129,201,000 137,661,000 150,413,000 143,898,000 120,001,000 128,808,000 141,245,000 128,671,000 109,316,000 130,947,000 125,340,000 119,669,000 100,740,000 105,355,000 115,560,000 109,936,000 91,013,000 99,367,000 103,044,000 100,091,000 86,843,000 106,183,000 100,705,000 102,827,000 88,096,000 99,987,000 119,574,000 106,424,000 90,053,000 113,562,000 131,683,000 102,474,000 102,474,000 92,018,000 92,018,000 102,770,000 112,795,000 112,795,000 103,639,000 103,639,000 89,540,000 89,540,000 96,043,000 110,134,000 100,667,000 87,248,000 96,312,000 113,484,000 113,484,000 103,397,000 88,147,000 96,803,000 119,079,000 119,079,000 115,160,000 115,160,000 84,936,000 84,936,000 107,394,000 113,948,000 113,948,000 117,616,000 117,616,000 95,945,000 95,945,000 113,427,000 111,842,000 91,018,000 82,223,000 86,766,000 92,037,000 87,198,000 87,198,000 76,525,000 79,864,000 86,183,000 77,669,000 58,511,000 61,300,000 69,628,000 70,916,000 59,254,000 59,254,000    79,881,000 79,881,000 69,905,000 69,905,000 
      operating income
    16,533,000 -6,400,000 135,126,000 93,324,000 27,992,000 -32,408,000 115,936,000 93,447,000 8,412,000 9,369,000 122,830,000 78,041,000 406,000 12,898,000 114,079,000 106,845,000 26,214,000 9,605,000 113,241,000 104,610,000 27,040,000 25,167,000 104,640,000 66,105,000 2,065,000 10,863,000 68,871,000 62,153,000 10,181,000 18,210,000 60,819,000 65,786,000 22,521,000 14,381,000 57,933,000 63,860,000 19,938,000                                                                              
      yoy
    -40.94% -80.25% 16.55% -0.13% 232.76% -445.91% -5.61% 19.74% 1971.92% -27.36% 7.67% -26.96% -98.45% 34.28% 0.74% 2.14% -3.05% -61.83% 8.22% 58.25% 1209.44% 131.68% 51.94% 6.36% -79.72% -40.35% 13.24% -5.52% -54.79% 26.63% 4.98% 3.02% 12.96%                                                                                  
      qoq
    -358.33% -104.74% 44.79% 233.40% -186.37% -127.95% 24.07% 1010.88% -10.21% -92.37% 57.39% 19121.92% -96.85% -88.69% 6.77% 307.59% 172.92% -91.52% 8.25% 286.87% 7.44% -75.95% 58.29% 3101.21% -80.99% -84.23% 10.81% 510.48% -44.09% -70.06% -7.55% 192.11% 56.60% -75.18% -9.28% 220.29%                                                                               
      operating margin %
    2.68% -0.94% 14.06% 11.20% 4.26% -4.84% 11.64% 10.38% 1.33% 1.25% 12.00% 8.59% 0.06% 1.82% 11.24% 11.20% 3.96% 1.30% 10.92% 11.19% 4.57% 3.72% 12.55% 9.40% 0.43% 2.01% 9.75% 9.23% 2.20% 3.63% 9.24% 10.73% 5.10% 2.93% 10.08% 11.21% 4.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
      interest expense
    -14,511,000 -14,357,000 -14,360,000 -14,510,000 -14,470,000 -14,115,000 -14,720,000 -14,376,000 -14,316,000 -13,138,000 -14,542,000 -14,876,000 -14,469,000 -14,620,000 -14,422,000 -14,729,000 -14,484,000 -14,269,000 -13,131,000 -10,222,000 -20,975,000 -10,793,000 -11,829,000 -10,753,000 -10,641,000 -10,684,000 -10,676,000 -10,640,000 -10,614,000 -10,619,000 -10,597,000 -10,575,000 -7,405,000 -7,233,000 -7,273,000 -6,830,000 -6,873,000 -6,642,000 -6,964,000 -7,096,000 -22,145,000 -8,670,000 -8,978,000 -11,876,000 -10,503,000 -9,793,000 -10,429,000 -10,405,000 -12,217,000 -10,513,000 -11,347,000 -10,937,000 -10,315,000 -9,577,000 -10,723,000 -10,468,000 -10,468,000 -9,547,000 -9,547,000 -9,714,000 -9,948,000 -9,948,000 -9,343,000 -9,343,000 -9,039,000 -9,039,000 -9,151,000 -9,797,000 -9,814,000 -4,944,000 -4,864,000 -5,211,000 -5,211,000 -5,751,000 -6,884,000 -7,695,000 -9,346,000 -9,346,000 -9,780,000 -9,780,000 -11,505,000 -11,505,000 -12,389,000 -13,198,000 -13,198,000 -12,693,000 -12,693,000 -11,405,000 -11,405,000 -11,893,000 -12,213,000 -10,227,000 -6,344,000 -6,087,000 -6,130,000 -5,610,000 -5,610,000 -5,298,000 -4,759,000 -4,959,000 -4,459,000 -4,105,000 -5,068,000 -5,495,000 -6,341,000 -2,843,000 -2,843,000 -11,002,000 -3,743,000 -3,743,000 -3,682,000 -3,682,000 -3,938,000 -3,938,000 
      interest income
    6,744,000 7,476,000 5,517,000 5,152,000 6,740,000 7,639,000 4,504,000 2,903,000 4,609,000 5,075,000 1,408,000 186,000 693,000 531,000 87,000 27,000 76,000 93,000 45,000 71,000 206,000 248,000 358,000 1,417,000 2,004,000 2,584,000 2,178,000 2,255,000 2,537,000 1,681,000 584,000 693,000 187,000 48,000 53,000 8,000 38,000 66,000 43,000 9,000 22,000 33,000 7,000 18,000 71,000 51,000 14,000 16,000 13,000 22,000 28,000 27,000 65,000 61,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 -37,000 140,000 140,000 60,000 60,000 133,000 133,000 107,000 1,000 1,000 10,000 35,000 12,000 12,000 270,000 332,000 139,000 360,000 360,000 266,000 266,000 288,000 288,000 281,000 292,000 292,000 289,000 289,000 676,000 676,000 138,000 1,582,000 602,000 685,000 2,128,000 127,000 107,000 107,000 103,000 118,000 89,000 123,000 199,000 406,000 69,000 44,000 26,000 26,000 104,000 33,000 33,000 14,000 14,000 27,000 27,000 
      other income
    182,000 -576,000 1,069,000 744,000 -1,717,000 -6,137,000 225,000 -171,000 993,000 -1,685,000 853,000 595,000 1,699,000 -334,250 -759,000 -369,000 -209,000 -1,876,000 -1,086,000 704,000 752,000 -35,000 -3,541,000 -979,000 305,000 -245,000 180,000 500,000  135,500 2,126,000 1,505,000  -1,315,000 1,626,000   -16,770,000 318,000   -83,000 585,000 -121,000  7,000 456,000 108,000 -168,000 -1,000 353,000 -48,000 -981,000 697,000 102,000 -7,000 -7,000 -114,000  434,000 318,000 318,000 204,000 204,000 -406,000 -406,000 -9,000 42,000 -206,000 592,000 -28,000 1,161,000 1,161,000 -131,000 -950,000 -341,000 783,000 783,000 1,191,000 1,191,000 483,000 483,000 -477,000 1,194,000 1,194,000 1,596,000 1,596,000 89,000 89,000 -140,000 1,371,000 1,803,000 49,000 -17,000 2,939,000 1,974,000 1,974,000 -320,000 88,000 1,665,000 985,000 -715,000 629,000 1,563,000 671,000 -341,000 -341,000 1,141,000 4,407,000 4,407,000 892,000 892,000 -528,000 -528,000 
      income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
    8,948,000 -13,857,000 127,352,000 84,710,000 18,545,000 -45,021,000 105,945,000 81,803,000  -379,000 110,549,000 63,946,000 -11,671,000 -3,450,000 98,985,000 91,774,000 11,597,000 -6,447,000 99,069,000 95,163,000 7,023,000 14,587,000 89,628,000 55,790,000 -6,267,000 2,518,000 60,553,000 54,268,000 1,912,000 4,870,000 52,932,000 57,409,000 12,214,000 5,881,000 52,339,000 56,073,000 12,136,000 -10,349,000 41,582,000 52,228,000  -7,387,000 30,607,000 37,992,000  -8,362,000 8,467,000 34,488,000 -20,727,000 -36,881,000 21,926,000 35,788,000 -24,325,000 -17,309,000 38,376,000 34,775,000 34,775,000 -20,913,000  -13,883,000 27,104,000 27,104,000 50,551,000 50,551,000 -15,795,000  -13,662,000 42,886,000 50,503,000                                              
      income tax expense
    2,089,000 -3,421,000 31,941,000 19,903,000 4,364,000 -10,621,000 25,468,000 19,134,000  -3,098,000 27,000,000 15,268,000 -2,822,000 -1,085,000 23,430,000 21,488,000 2,401,000 -3,225,000 22,315,000 21,564,000 1,381,000 1,007,000 20,291,000 12,648,000 -1,728,000 573,000 14,212,000 11,546,000 273,000 -5,497,000 11,395,000 11,643,000 -14,236,000 2,078,000 19,450,000 20,824,000 4,347,000 -4,456,000 14,916,000 18,793,000                                                               5,007,000 11,486,000           
      income including noncontrolling interest
    6,859,000 43,599,750 95,411,000 64,807,000 14,181,000 35,928,250 80,477,000 62,669,000 567,000 30,844,500 83,549,000 48,678,000 -8,849,000 38,759,250 75,555,000 70,286,000 9,196,000 38,998,750 76,754,000 73,599,000 5,642,000 26,985,000 69,337,000 43,142,000 -4,539,000 22,675,500 46,341,000 42,722,000 1,639,000 28,438,250 41,537,000 45,766,000 26,450,000 18,981,750 32,889,000 35,249,000 7,789,000 12,869,500 26,666,000 33,435,000  9,352,500 19,123,000 23,980,000  3,502,750 5,334,000 21,489,000  5,504,750 14,406,000 22,960,000  8,130,500 23,822,000 21,967,000 21,967,000   9,977,000 17,225,000 17,225,000 32,361,000 32,361,000   14,135,500 27,026,000 31,935,000                                              
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    18,000 -630,000 404,000 1,174,000 172,000 -242,000 753,000 682,000 137,000 -116,000 423,000 563,000 -416,000 -375,000 135,000 573,000 187,000 -215,000 568,000 645,000 29,000 -9,000 537,000 438,000  -495,000 189,000 331,000 -164,000 -201,000 -8,000 532,000 203,000 -456,000 641,000 565,000 152,000 -282,000 636,000 738,000 -21,000 -26,000 323,000 743,000 4,000 -120,000 647,000 594,000 -104,000 -338,000 681,000 764,000 -78,000 -350,000 1,123,000 344,000 344,000 -177,000  -594,000 144,000 144,000 595,000 595,000 -86,000 -86,000 20,000 1,153,000 315,000 475,000                                             
      net income attributable to central garden & pet company
    6,841,000 -9,806,000 95,007,000 63,633,000 14,009,000 -34,158,000 79,724,000 61,987,000 430,000 2,835,000 83,126,000 48,115,000 -8,433,000 -1,990,000 75,420,000 69,713,000 9,009,000 -3,007,000 76,186,000 72,954,000 5,613,000 13,589,000 68,800,000 42,704,000 -4,417,000 2,440,000 46,152,000 42,391,000 1,803,000 10,568,000 41,545,000 45,234,000 26,247,000 4,259,000 32,248,000 34,684,000 7,637,000 -5,611,000 26,030,000 32,697,000  -4,369,000 18,800,000 23,237,000  -4,070,000 4,687,000 20,895,000 -12,708,000 -22,581,000 13,725,000 22,196,000 -15,269,000 -10,059,000 22,699,000 21,623,000 21,623,000 -13,090,000  -10,932,000 17,081,000 17,081,000 31,766,000 31,766,000 -9,592,000  -8,766,000 25,873,000 31,620,000 -2,894,000                                             
      net income per share
                                                                                                                      
      basic
    0.11 -0.14 1.53 0.99 0.22 -0.53 1.21 0.94 0.01 0.06 1.58 0.92 -0.16 -0.03 1.42 1.3 0.17 -0.06 1.41 1.35 0.1 0.26 1.29 0.79 -0.08 0.05 0.81 0.74 0.03 0.17 0.81 0.89 0.52 0.08 0.64 0.69 0.15 -0.12 0.53 0.67 -0.18 -0.09 0.39 0.48  -0.08 0.1 0.43  -0.47 0.28 0.46  -0.22 0.48 0.46 0.46   -0.18 0.32 0.32 0.55 0.55   -0.13 0.41 0.49  0.12 0.45 0.45 0.48  -0.21 0.22 0.22 0.29 0.29 -4.07 -4.07 459.52 0.22 0.22                              
      diluted
    0.11 -0.14 1.52 0.98 0.21 -0.51 1.19 0.93 0.01 0.05 1.56 0.9 -0.16 -0.02 1.39 1.27 0.16 -0.05 1.37 1.32 0.1 0.25 1.27 0.78 -0.08 0.05 0.8 0.73 0.03 0.17 0.79 0.86 0.5 0.08 0.62 0.67 0.15 -0.12 0.51 0.65 -0.18 -0.09 0.38 0.47  -0.08 0.09 0.43  -0.46 0.28 0.46  -0.21 0.47 0.45 0.45   -0.18 0.31 0.31 0.54 0.54   -0.13 0.4 0.49  0.12 0.44 0.44 0.47  -0.21 0.22 0.22 0.28 0.28 -4.07 -4.07 449.53 0.22 0.22                              
      weighted-average shares used for eps calculation
                                                                                                                      
      basic
    61,409 63,094 61,980 64,140 64,552 65,711 65,850 65,638 52,332 52,395 52,464 52,443 52,478 53,220 53,237 53,458 53,491 53,914 53,976 53,851 53,734 54,008 53,441 54,281 54,755 56,770 57,319 57,050 56,903 51,716 51,134 50,871 50,730 50,230 50,507 50,079 49,665 48,964 49,120 48,717 48,566 48,562 48,167 48,384  48,880 49,148 48,688  48,094 48,173 48,064  47,622 47,661 47,343 47,343   56,217 54,020 54,020 57,955 57,955   64,272 63,810 63,988  69,499 69,345 69,345 69,122  71,117 71,493 71,493 71,427 71,427 71,178 71,178 70,824,000 70,910 70,910 71,422,000 71,422,000 71,241,000 71,241,000 22,611,000 23,377,000 21,694,000 21,335,000 20,813,000 20,890,000 20,760,000 20,760,000 20,539,000 20,036,000 20,086,000 20,030,000  19,327,000 19,357,000 19,234,000   18,581,000       
      diluted
    62,064 63,815 62,610 64,879 65,449 66,860 66,945 66,831 53,428 53,427 53,380 53,534 52,478 54,425 54,329 54,722 54,909 55,248 55,658 55,156 54,686 54,738 54,168 54,952 54,755 57,611 57,985 58,026 58,001 53,341 52,575 52,658 52,695 51,820 51,825 51,983 51,810 51,075 51,063 50,445 48,566 49,638 49,290 49,439  49,397 49,841 49,116  48,094 48,822 48,740  48,374 48,388 48,036 48,036   56,645 54,498 54,498 58,433 58,433   65,091 64,606 64,950  70,264 70,449 70,449 69,872  71,117 72,148 72,148 72,035 72,035 71,178 71,178 72,050,000 72,048 72,048 72,028,000 72,028,000 71,241,000 71,241,000 23,018,000 24,066,000 22,415,000 21,826,000 21,526,000 21,603,000 21,515,000 21,515,000 21,264,000 20,801,000 20,974,000 20,803,000  20,081,000 20,137,000 20,009,000   23,009,000       
      loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
            -302,000                                -13,823,000    -9,662,000              -20,913,000       -15,795,000                                                 
      income tax benefit
            -869,000                                -5,200,000    -3,969,000    -7,915,000    -8,978,000     -7,646,000 -7,646,000      -6,117,000 -6,117,000    -1,402,000     -3,853,000      -111,814,000 -111,814,000                                 
      cost of goods sold and occupancy
                        426,811,000 479,854,000 571,423,000 496,112,000 351,562,000 392,220,000 487,291,000 467,650,000 331,808,000 355,296,000 455,879,000 418,637,000 310,174,000 345,136,000 391,319,000 386,395,000 298,820,000 293,232,000 350,799,000 371,910,000 260,026,000 278,397,000 317,409,000 347,540,000 219,339,000 266,682,000 318,856,000 354,015,000 210,780,000 287,530,000 341,664,000 344,999,000 215,538,000 292,164,000 353,156,000 319,207,000 319,207,000 221,328,000 221,328,000 278,702,000 334,914,000 334,914,000 322,455,000 322,455,000 198,662,000 198,662,000 243,556,000 302,712,000 280,747,000 181,467,000 246,933,000 317,108,000 317,108,000 315,872,000 207,061,000 299,727,000 339,990,000 339,990,000 324,878,000 324,878,000 219,463,000 219,463,000 283,845,000 315,638,000 315,638,000 321,814,000 321,814,000 215,528,000 215,528,000 285,923,000 334,983,000 264,580,000 200,733,000 223,533,000 282,941,000 251,980,000 251,980,000 179,535,000 218,483,000 256,506,000 246,959,000 160,279,000 186,517,000 242,908,000 231,419,000 150,718,000 150,718,000 534,015,000 223,422,000 223,422,000 189,501,000 189,501,000 138,873,000 138,873,000 
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                            -122,000                                  -177,000                                                        
      other expense
                                -192,000    -3,089,000   -965,000 -967,000   -88,000 -473,000    -368,000              -114,000                                                        
      income from operations
                                         29,090,250 48,185,000 59,403,000 8,773,000 1,333,000 38,993,000 49,971,000 1,138,000 1,373,000 18,426,000 44,769,000 -8,355,000 -26,389,000 32,892,000 46,746,000 -13,094,000 -8,490,000 48,969,000 45,222,000 45,222,000 -11,280,000 -11,280,000 -4,566,000 36,594,000 36,594,000 59,630,000 59,630,000 -6,483,000 -6,483,000 -4,609,000 52,640,000 60,522,000 521,000 19,926,000 51,570,000 51,570,000 57,156,000 -2,666,000 -12,318,000 33,868,000 33,868,000 44,650,000 44,650,000 -390,614,000 -390,614,000 10,070,000 37,192,000 37,192,000 46,230,000 46,230,000 5,925,000 5,925,000 21,424,000 59,869,000 45,734,000 9,775,000 12,722,000 38,215,000 39,676,000 39,676,000 9,516,000 12,413,000 31,742,000 34,357,000 3,560,000 9,624,000 32,579,000 28,174,000 1,964,000 1,964,000 26,500,000 26,264,000 26,264,000 21,211,000 21,211,000 1,881,000 1,881,000 
      loss including noncontrolling interest
                                            -8,623,000    -5,693,000    -12,812,000    -15,347,000     -13,267,000 -13,267,000      -9,678,000 -9,678,000    -2,419,000                                             
      net loss attributable to central garden & pet company
                                            -8,602,000    -5,697,000              -13,090,000       -9,592,000                                                 
      income taxes
                                             5,381,750 11,484,000 14,012,000  2,054,250 3,133,000 12,999,000  2,842,500 7,520,000 12,828,000  -6,900,000 14,554,000 12,808,000 12,808,000   -2,357,000 9,879,000 9,879,000 18,190,000 18,190,000   -4,916,000 15,860,000 18,568,000  6,870,000 15,371,000 15,371,000 17,980,000  -6,232,000 9,574,000 9,574,000 15,403,000 15,403,000   -905,000 9,495,000 9,495,000 13,258,000 13,258,000 -1,849,000 -1,849,000 3,429,000 19,070,000 11,687,000 1,605,000 2,030,000 12,968,000 13,775,000 13,775,000 1,485,000 2,650,000 10,596,000 12,162,000 -416,000   9,019,000 -477,000 -477,000 6,565,000 8,594,000 8,594,000 7,599,000 7,599,000 -1,049,000 -1,049,000 
      net income per share
                                                                                                                      
      basic and diluted
                                                -0.12    -0.26    -0.32     -0.27 -0.27      -0.16 -0.16    -0.04     -0.09                                        
      weighted-average shares used for eps calculation
                                                                                                                      
      basic and diluted
                                                49,379    48,368    47,871     47,823 47,823      60,941 60,941    66,828     70,519                                        
      income before income tax benefit
                                                                         -3,821,000                                             
      impairment of goodwill
                                                                               100,000,000                                       
      income before income taxes (tax benefit) and minority interest
                                                                          22,227,000 47,532,000 47,532,000 51,544,000  -84,839,000 25,665,000 25,665,000 36,327,000 36,327,000                                   
      minority interest
                                                                          163,000 1,085,000 1,085,000 544,000 -131,000 -73,000 443,000 443,000 471,000 471,000 -8,000 -8,000 85,000 470,000 470,000 714,000 714,000 100,000 100,000 81,000 809,000                        
      net income
                                                                          8,036,000 31,076,000 31,076,000 33,020,000 -6,184,000 -13,910,000 15,648,000 15,648,000 20,453,000 20,453,000 -289,526,000 -289,526,000 -1,695,000 15,515,000 15,515,000 21,450,000 21,450,000 -2,966,000 -2,966,000 6,019,000 30,730,000 26,225,000 2,560,000 6,716,000 22,183,000 22,372,000 22,372,000 2,516,000 5,210,000 17,941,000 18,844,000 -645,000 4,599,000 17,230,000 13,529,000 -717,000 -717,000 -102,059,000 18,367,000 18,367,000 10,936,000 10,936,000 -1,509,000 -1,509,000 
      yoy
                                                                          -229.95% -323.41% 98.59% 111.02% -130.24% -168.01% -105.40% -105.40% -1306.67% 31.83% -1966.10% -1449.77% -107.90% -623.10% -623.10% 256.37% -30.20% -111.31% -215.86% -10.38% 38.53% 17.22% -88.56% 166.93% 325.78% 24.70% 18.72% -490.08% 13.29% 4.13% 39.29% -10.04% -741.42% -116.88% -26.34% -103.90% -106.56% -1033.24% -1317.16% -1317.16%     
      qoq
                                                                          -74.14% 0.00% -5.89% -633.96% -55.54% -188.89% 0.00% -23.49% 0.00% -107.06% 0.00% 16981.18% -110.92% 0.00% -27.67% 0.00% -823.20% 0.00% -149.28% -80.41% 17.18% 924.41% -61.88% -69.72% -0.84% 0.00% 789.19% -51.71% -70.96% -4.79% -3021.55% -114.02% -73.31% 27.36% -1986.89% 0.00% -99.30% -655.67% 0.00% 67.95% 0.00% -824.72% 0.00%  
      net income margin %
    0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.21% 6.45% 6.45% 6.93% -2.11% -3.36% 3.17% 3.17% 4.22% 4.22% -92.27% -92.27% -0.42% 3.32% 3.32% 4.42% 4.42% -0.93% -0.93% 1.43% 6.06% 6.53% 0.87% 2.08% 5.37% 5.91% 5.91% 0.95% 1.68% 4.79% 5.25% -0.29% 1.79% 4.99% 4.09% -0.34% -0.34% -13.75% 5.47% 5.47% 3.76% 3.76% -0.72% -0.72% 
      goodwill and other impairments
                                                                                                                      
      income before income tax benefit and minority interest
                                                                              -10,168,000      -401,348,000 -401,348,000                                 
      impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                                                    400,000,000 400,000,000                                 
      income before income taxes and minority interest
                                                                                      -2,515,000 25,480,000 25,480,000 35,422,000 35,422,000 -4,715,000 -4,715,000 9,529,000 50,609,000                        
      income per common share
                                                                                                                      
      basic
                                                                                         300 300 -40 -40 675 1,310 1,210 120 567.5 1,060 1,080 1,080 120 452.5 890 940              
      diluted
                                                                                         300 300 -40 -40 655 1,280 1,170 120 547.5 1,030 1,040 1,040 120 435 860 910              
      income per common share:
                                                                                                                      
      basic
                                                                                         300 300 -40 -40 675 1,310 1,210 120 567.5 1,060 1,080 1,080 120 452.5 890 940              
      diluted
                                                                                         300 300 -40 -40 655 1,280 1,170 120 547.5 1,030 1,040 1,040 120 435 860 910              
      income before income taxes
                                                                                               37,912,000 4,165,000 8,746,000 35,151,000 36,147,000 36,147,000 4,001,000 14,620,500 28,537,000 31,006,000 -1,061,000      6,740,250 26,961,000 26,961,000 18,535,000 18,535,000 -2,558,000 -2,558,000 
      basic and diluted loss per common equivalent share
                                                                                                         -30    -40 -40        
      basic and diluted weighted-average shares used in the computation of loss per share
                                                                                                         19,877    19,060 19,060        
      income before income tax expense and cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                          12,517,500 28,716,000           
      income before cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                          4,599,000 17,230,000 13,529,000 -717,000 -717,000        
      cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
                                                                                                                      
      basic income per common share:
                                                                                                                      
      before cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                          230 890 700 -40 -40        
      cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                                      
      basic income per common share
                                                                                                          390 890 700      590 590   
      diluted income per common share:
                                                                                                                      
      diluted income per common share
                                                                                                          372.5 860 680      530 530   
      income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                            22,548,000 -1,194,000 -1,194,000        
      basic and diluted loss per common equivalent share:
                                                                                                                      
      selling, gerneral and administrative expenses
                                                                                                               21,480,750 85,923,000 85,923,000     
      net income per basic common share
                                                                                                               247.5 990 990     
      weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                                                                18,579,000 18,579,000 18,469,000 18,469,000 18,446,000 18,446,000 
      net income per diluted common share
                                                                                                               210 840 840     
      basic loss per common share
                                                                                                                    -80 -80 
      diluted loss per common share
                                                                                                                    -80 -80 
                                                                                                                      
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        assets
                                                                                                
        current assets:
                                                                                                
        cash and cash equivalents
      721,150,000 882,488,000 713,049,000 516,675,000 618,020,000 753,550,000 570,398,000 301,332,000 341,419,000 488,730,000 333,139,000 60,607,000 87,800,000 177,442,000 195,791,000 54,082,000 296,038,000 426,422,000 517,052,000 39,869,000 608,285,000 652,712,000 495,339,000 331,555,000 445,813,000 497,749,000 445,632,000 329,724,000 478,737,000 482,106,000 204,388,000 132,265,000 283,466,000 32,397,000 14,473,000 6,169,000 6,581,000 92,982,000 40,000,000 9,826,000 9,006,000 47,584,000 43,841,000 11,943,000 79,588,000 78,676,000 31,846,000 16,748,000 16,711,000 15,156,000 20,482,000 11,284,000 12,591,000 48,475,000 40,699,000 10,281,000 10,289,000 12,031,000 11,233,000 11,186,000 75,317,000 91,460,000 91,623,000 27,037,000 91,791,000 85,668,000 25,390,000 26,929,000 8,522,000 7,577,000 21,055,000 15,815,000 14,599,000 28,406,000   28,792,000   12,221,000   77,604,000 75,594,000  10,884,000     
        restricted cash
      16,090,000 15,945,000 14,690,000 14,662,000 14,649,000 14,853,000 13,980,000 14,197,000 14,200,000 14,143,000 13,542,000 13,475,000 14,745,000 14,742,000 12,676,000 12,676,000 12,913,000 13,100,000 11,679,000 12,612,000 13,670,000 13,685,000 13,536,000 13,021,000 12,990,000 12,952,000 10,924,000 16,115,000 10,921,000 10,899,000 13,978,000 13,948,000 12,419,000 12,645,000 10,999,000 10,988,000 10,981,000 10,910,000 12,029,000 11,946,000 11,939,000 13,157,000 12,590,000 12,583,000 19,690,000 14,283,000                                             
        accounts receivable
      357,803,000 325,297,000 522,712,000 578,880,000 399,443,000 326,220,000 507,524,000 578,237,000 370,996,000 332,890,000 492,850,000 564,874,000 329,129,000 376,787,000 505,896,000 619,629,000 343,659,000 385,384,000 494,432,000 636,466,000 322,806,000 391,773,000 503,288,000 460,985,000 268,229,000 300,135,000 395,581,000 456,129,000 250,223,000 275,908,000 348,781,000 395,151,000 235,075,000 237,868,000 279,504,000 343,202,000 192,224,000 201,151,000 241,954,000 340,526,000 195,357,000 207,402,000 223,149,000 321,765,000 142,877,000 193,729,000 214,120,000 323,183,000 143,105,000 194,260,000 243,650,000 322,190,000 150,767,000 202,422,000 245,780,000 309,299,000 139,254,000 195,417,000 257,418,000 327,090,000 130,618,000 192,422,000 223,845,000 277,354,000 128,991,000 206,565,000 262,735,000 260,639,000 292,746,000 342,528,000 247,429,000 276,858,000 332,510,000 239,172,000 278,591,000 289,096,000  207,108,000 237,044,000  187,360,000 225,381,000 146,075,000 169,263,000 200,954,000   192,638,000 141,791,000 141,791,000 
        inventories
      836,270,000 722,106,000 718,267,000 824,281,000 815,782,000 757,943,000 784,775,000 914,352,000 948,398,000 838,188,000 865,496,000 966,900,000 1,024,359,000 938,000,000 882,522,000 888,051,000 844,899,000 685,237,000 626,635,000 672,901,000 574,878,000 439,615,000 425,919,000 517,207,000 556,479,000 466,197,000 464,917,000 517,158,000 493,745,000 427,823,000 428,007,000 465,522,000 440,421,000 382,101,000 383,449,000 426,385,000 430,171,000 362,004,000 361,813,000 390,754,000 416,458,000 335,946,000 340,233,000 382,328,000 399,936,000 326,386,000 365,035,000 402,720,000 427,439,000 391,934,000 413,070,000 435,883,000 397,725,000 330,032,000 334,796,000 380,812,000 365,743,000 329,546,000 343,788,000 381,815,000 341,621,000 285,964,000 306,118,000 330,570,000 327,403,000 284,834,000 313,820,000 349,499,000 371,052,000 416,848,000 378,365,000 381,748,000 409,237,000 332,214,000 342,604,000 364,504,000 270,736,000 277,381,000 304,722,000 237,913,000 242,972,000 252,614,000 217,156,000 212,233,000 231,438,000 193,159,000 186,434,000 218,293,000 217,902,000 217,902,000 
        prepaid expenses and other
      34,381,000 30,294,000 31,497,000 40,755,000 39,919,000 34,240,000 33,493,000 42,500,000 39,047,000 33,172,000 36,655,000 48,019,000 56,590,000 46,883,000 36,359,000 49,449,000 34,213,000 33,514,000 32,955,000 45,339,000 28,074,000 27,498,000 29,211,000 36,160,000 37,569,000 30,160,000 32,453,000 33,161,000 38,398,000 20,562,000 26,735,000 26,677,000 22,519,000 18,045,000  54,074,000 53,346,000  45,075,000 50,758,000 59,873,000  54,558,000 58,251,000 64,280,000  53,689,000 55,882,000 69,100,000  53,751,000 59,408,000 66,629,000  46,107,000 47,727,000 62,614,000  40,095,000 43,655,000 52,610,000  30,643,000 30,167,000 48,023,000  43,117,000  36,767,000 33,953,000  42,196,000 41,316,000 34,910,000 36,109,000 34,184,000  21,016,000 21,919,000  10,235,000 10,766,000         
        total current assets
      1,965,694,000 1,976,130,000 2,000,215,000 1,975,253,000 1,887,813,000 1,886,806,000 1,910,170,000 1,850,618,000 1,714,060,000 1,707,123,000 1,741,682,000 1,653,875,000 1,512,623,000 1,553,854,000 1,633,244,000 1,623,887,000 1,531,722,000 1,543,657,000 1,682,753,000 1,407,187,000 1,547,713,000 1,525,283,000 1,467,293,000 1,358,928,000 1,321,080,000 1,307,193,000 1,349,626,000 1,352,287,000 1,272,024,000 1,217,298,000 1,021,889,000 1,033,563,000 993,900,000 683,056,000 740,389,000 840,818,000 693,303,000 714,806,000 700,871,000 803,810,000 692,633,000 653,820,000 674,371,000 786,870,000 716,363,000 671,552,000 678,910,000 812,753,000 670,575,000 672,654,000 748,773,000 846,585,000 645,532,000 651,783,000 685,202,000 765,939,000 595,720,000 602,586,000 667,854,000 779,066,000 615,486,000 627,899,000 652,229,000 665,128,000 596,208,000 621,492,000 645,062,000 671,753,000 709,087,000 800,906,000 685,508,000 716,617,000 797,662,000 634,702,000 665,325,000 706,931,000 510,277,000 530,742,000 589,581,000 464,860,000 474,085,000 516,508,000 456,057,000 468,692,000 453,325,000 361,123,000 373,499,000 440,446,000 403,761,000 403,761,000 
        plant, property and equipment
      359,004,000 363,188,000 366,362,000 368,468,000 370,673,000 379,166,000 384,373,000 387,203,000 389,440,000 391,768,000 392,332,000 395,788,000 396,675,000 396,979,000 390,326,000 384,940,000 340,133,000 328,571,000 306,229,000 295,769,000 252,157,000 244,667,000 239,240,000 241,878,000 241,795,000 245,405,000    217,647,000    180,913,000    158,224,000    162,809,000    166,849,000    188,913,000    191,163,000                                     
        goodwill
      554,692,000 554,692,000 554,692,000 554,692,000 551,361,000 551,361,000 546,436,000 546,436,000 546,436,000 546,436,000 546,436,000 546,436,000 546,436,000 546,436,000 511,973,000 511,973,000 369,391,000 369,391,000 289,955,000 289,955,000 289,955,000 289,955,000 289,854,000 289,854,000 289,854,000 286,077,000 281,177,000 281,177,000 281,177,000 281,177,000 268,243,000 268,243,000 256,275,000 256,275,000 230,385,000 230,385,000 230,385,000 231,385,000 233,011,000 213,753,000 209,089,000 209,089,000 209,089,000 209,089,000 208,233,000 208,233,000 205,756,000 205,756,000 205,756,000 205,756,000 210,223,000 210,223,000 210,223,000 210,223,000 210,223,000 210,223,000 210,223,000 210,223,000 209,348,000 209,548,000 208,348,000 207,319,000 208,630,000 208,630,000 207,749,000 207,749,000 206,873,000 201,499,000 201,624,000 204,562,000 598,758,000 566,665,000 564,348,000 557,820,000 379,076,000 369,209,000 364,847,000 362,923,000 339,792,000 338,384,000 310,560,000 281,108,000 222,780,000 222,780,000 222,489,000 222,489,000 369,237,000 371,987,000 371,987,000 371,987,000 
        other intangible assets
      441,270,000 447,643,000 455,100,000 461,657,000 465,914,000 473,280,000 472,854,000 480,910,000 489,058,000 497,228,000 512,175,000 525,301,000 534,207,000 543,210,000 490,959,000 499,251,000 130,190,000 134,431,000 125,069,000 128,229,000 131,557,000 134,924,000 138,305,000 141,686,000 145,153,000 146,137,000    152,265,000    116,067,000    95,865,000    75,460,000    87,997,000    79,868,000    78,853,000    84,526,000    86,798,000    103,366,000  107,404,000   100,314,000 116,911,000 116,131,000 110,548,000                 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      204,503,000 222,863,000 220,182,000 208,863,000 195,775,000 205,137,000 188,506,000 170,849,000 177,499,000 173,540,000 172,379,000 174,435,000 184,351,000 186,344,000 193,627,000 204,148,000 169,709,000 165,602,000 149,628,000 135,552,000 115,833,000 115,882,000 99,111,000 99,098,000 105,277,000                                                                  
        other assets
      118,264,000 61,127,000 60,771,000 60,684,000 64,319,000 57,689,000 105,539,000 104,002,000 105,841,000 62,553,000 54,943,000 54,963,000 54,777,000 55,179,000 125,797,000 125,059,000 576,896,000 575,028,000 569,870,000 590,410,000 108,884,000 28,653,000 30,166,000 35,963,000 31,998,000 40,208,000 55,761,000 52,340,000 37,303,000 38,822,000 67,846,000 50,064,000 74,221,000 70,595,000 113,185,000 60,361,000 61,326,000 11,913,000 28,525,000 57,753,000 70,987,000 33,576,000    14,096,000    13,969,000    17,525,000            53,584,000  104,649,000   60,633,000      70,630,000          34,032,000 32,638,000 32,080,000 32,080,000 
        total
      3,643,427,000 3,625,643,000 3,657,322,000 3,629,617,000 3,535,855,000 3,553,439,000 3,607,878,000 3,540,018,000 3,422,334,000 3,378,648,000 3,419,947,000 3,350,798,000 3,229,069,000 3,282,002,000 3,345,926,000 3,349,258,000 3,118,041,000 3,116,680,000 3,123,504,000 2,847,102,000 2,446,099,000 2,339,364,000 2,263,969,000 2,167,407,000 2,135,157,000 2,025,020,000 2,064,918,000 2,046,140,000 1,950,846,000 1,907,209,000 1,708,405,000 1,703,963,000 1,617,352,000 1,306,906,000 1,351,747,000 1,398,928,000 1,247,701,000 1,212,193,000 1,216,907,000 1,323,099,000 1,211,209,000 1,134,754,000 1,159,221,000 1,273,008,000 1,188,963,000 1,148,727,000 1,165,938,000 1,294,347,000 1,155,968,000 1,161,160,000 1,244,636,000 1,346,581,000 1,146,072,000 1,149,547,000 1,179,718,000 1,260,074,000 1,088,269,000 393,685,000 1,155,732,000 1,272,557,000 1,112,980,000 1,130,884,000 1,183,707,000 1,195,705,000 1,121,977,000 337,581,000 1,202,311,000 328,030,000 1,334,501,000 1,432,296,000 326,341,000 1,660,451,000 1,732,093,000 1,533,823,000 1,543,259,000 1,585,076,000 205,816,000 1,075,722,000 1,107,132,000 960,197,000 942,828,000 953,337,000 829,098,000 844,977,000 825,496,000 731,957,000 879,072,000 950,935,000 916,626,000 916,626,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                                
        current liabilities:
                                                                                                
        accounts payable
      263,587,000 234,618,000 210,926,000 263,712,000 221,903,000 212,606,000 191,041,000 237,310,000 212,193,000 190,902,000 198,406,000 225,311,000 194,159,000 215,681,000 241,093,000 297,194,000 244,826,000 245,542,000 237,050,000 278,969,000 216,991,000 205,234,000 178,728,000 186,871,000 184,659,000 149,246,000 137,668,000 157,596,000 141,186,000 110,259,000 108,129,000 150,975,000 124,583,000 103,283,000 106,408,000 141,791,000 135,237,000 102,413,000 96,906,000 133,211,000 129,091,000 88,889,000 90,423,000 139,821,000 128,485,000 88,428,000 89,959,000 142,152,000 120,548,000 103,569,000 112,313,000 165,691,000 130,484,000 126,662,000 125,111,000 150,605,000 122,009,000 116,524,000 115,380,000 163,622,000 115,651,000 112,611,000 119,869,000 147,698,000 117,635,000 108,836,000 117,083,000 133,364,000 118,611,000 126,946,000 135,972,000 139,715,000 149,037,000 122,960,000 103,250,000 139,051,000 96,455,000 99,896,000 137,791,000 105,933,000 106,241,000 133,543,000 105,103,000 105,901,000 129,848,000 96,796,000 99,954,000 133,380,000 127,884,000 127,884,000 
        accrued expenses
      257,497,000 247,213,000 294,395,000 275,374,000 262,952,000 245,226,000 276,751,000 267,813,000 230,477,000 216,241,000 247,517,000 201,286,000 179,231,000 201,783,000 228,882,000 228,412,000 225,062,000 234,965,000 234,314,000 217,117,000 189,290,000 201,436,000 174,776,000 137,723,000 124,774,000 129,166,000 141,029,000 136,413,000 108,245,000 102,583,000 122,897,000 116,414,000 100,004,000 116,549,000 112,091,000 101,421,000 94,494,000 99,343,000 102,953,000 97,682,000 89,047,000 87,724,000 110,070,000 83,442,000 93,208,000 84,379,000 89,521,000 80,886,000 88,512,000 78,618,000 93,213,000 76,915,000 83,580,000 79,491,000 106,818,000 75,004,000 66,862,000 75,128,000 92,678,000 84,415,000 84,931,000 81,418,000 101,312,000 88,573,000 83,091,000 82,143,000 114,432,000 84,345,000 102,014,000 92,510,000 75,968,000 96,827,000 83,133,000 81,305,000 97,260,000 79,399,000 68,152,000 88,524,000 82,613,000 64,948,000 75,403,000 55,663,000 47,061,000 60,244,000 48,220,000 42,742,000 41,563,000 42,694,000 38,412,000 38,412,000 
        current lease liabilities
      52,850,000 56,865,000 56,779,000 58,443,000 58,623,000 57,313,000 53,363,000 51,045,000 51,035,000 50,597,000 50,209,000 49,082,000 49,353,000 48,111,000 45,860,000 44,765,000 43,051,000 40,731,000 39,557,000 40,586,000 34,834,000 33,495,000 31,648,000 32,403,000 34,320,000                                                                  
        current portion of long-term debt
      61,000 62,000 81,000 122,000 173,000 239,000 290,000 322,000 466,000 247,000 255,000 270,000 296,000 317,000 352,000 378,000 411,000 1,081,000 86,000 91,000 97,000 97,000 98,000 103,000 107,000 113,000 116,000 5,119,000 117,000 122,000 119,000 20,000 372,000 375,000 375,000 374,000 397,000 463,000 530,000 594,000 292,000 291,000 290,000 289,000 50,289,000 291,000 296,000 303,000 73,000 142,000 205,000 271,000 309,000 331,000 347,000 339,000 328,000 279,000 198,000 120,000 147,000 165,000 201,000 14,957,000 3,256,000 3,270,000 3,311,000 3,340,000 3,350,000 3,350,000 3,352,000 3,347,000 3,345,000 3,039,000 3,022,000 3,022,000 2,210,000 1,772,000 1,750,000 1,025,000 1,026,000 1,027,000 1,028,000 12,821,000 6,503,000 7,593,000 7,375,000 7,048,000 7,052,000 7,052,000 
        total current liabilities
      573,995,000 538,758,000 562,181,000 597,651,000 543,651,000 515,384,000 521,445,000 556,490,000 494,171,000 457,987,000 496,387,000 475,949,000 423,039,000 465,892,000 516,187,000 570,749,000 513,350,000 522,319,000 511,007,000 536,763,000 441,212,000 440,262,000 385,250,000 357,100,000 343,860,000 278,525,000 278,813,000 299,128,000 249,548,000 212,964,000 231,145,000 267,409,000 224,959,000 220,207,000 218,874,000 243,586,000 230,128,000 202,219,000 200,389,000 231,487,000 218,430,000 176,904,000 200,783,000 223,552,000 271,982,000 173,098,000 179,776,000 223,341,000 209,133,000 182,329,000 205,731,000 242,877,000 214,373,000 206,484,000 232,276,000 225,948,000 189,199,000 191,931,000 208,256,000 248,157,000 200,729,000 194,194,000 221,382,000 251,228,000 203,982,000 194,249,000 234,826,000 221,049,000 223,975,000 222,806,000 215,292,000 239,889,000 235,515,000 207,304,000 203,532,000 221,472,000 166,817,000 190,192,000 222,154,000 171,906,000 182,670,000 190,233,000 153,192,000 178,966,000 266,318,000 207,106,000 229,125,000 317,382,000 292,771,000 292,771,000 
        long-term debt
      1,192,092,000 1,191,641,000 1,191,179,000 1,190,724,000 1,190,271,000 1,189,809,000 1,189,366,000 1,188,955,000 1,189,093,000 1,187,956,000 1,187,498,000 1,212,053,000 1,186,649,000 1,186,245,000 1,185,842,000 1,185,456,000 1,185,057,000 1,184,683,000 1,183,591,000 978,887,000 788,921,000 693,956,000 693,915,000 693,622,000 693,329,000 693,037,000 692,948,000 692,646,000 692,332,000 692,031,000 691,741,000 691,084,000 690,964,000 395,278,000 435,074,000 495,870,000 395,011,000 394,806,000 394,603,000 496,396,000 435,893,000 399,848,000 399,879,000 514,924,000 399,913,000 449,948,000 449,994,000 545,032,000 449,465,000 472,445,000 509,430,000 593,424,000 450,446,000 449,483,000 449,530,000 566,603,000 460,346,000 435,330,000 450,266,000 517,134,000 400,141,000 400,106,000 400,138,000 400,171,000 404,007,000 404,815,000 405,676,000 519,807,000 580,494,000 692,141,000 607,171,000 612,988,000 709,863,000 565,410,000 591,107,000 652,790,000 320,854,000 343,669,000 366,950,000 304,775,000 288,450,000 311,296,000 249,225,000 249,225,000 160,922,000 145,331,000 146,235,000 152,101,000 151,623,000 151,623,000 
        long-term lease liabilities
      181,056,000 191,739,000 188,307,000 175,581,000 163,271,000 173,086,000 151,038,000 134,723,000 136,708,000 135,621,000 132,419,000 135,695,000 145,261,000 147,724,000 155,002,000 165,446,000 132,174,000 130,125,000 115,178,000 99,840,000 85,729,000 86,516,000 71,458,000 70,760,000 75,283,000                                                                  
        deferred income taxes and other long-term obligations
      120,324,000 118,572,000 125,125,000 122,257,000 118,831,000 117,615,000 150,249,000 147,683,000 149,776,000 144,271,000 156,537,000 154,854,000 150,676,000 147,429,000 136,490,000 133,274,000 58,560,000 56,012,000 71,783,000 70,033,000 43,224,000 40,956,000 52,994,000 52,483,000 49,513,000 57,281,000    49,380,000    54,279,000    60,581,000    51,622,000    39,228,000    36,362,000    28,697,000 23,478,000   8,960,000        4,526,000  7,037,000   44,802,000      18,500,000         2,012,000 16,894,000 16,619,000 16,917,000 16,917,000 
        equity:
                                                                                                
        common stock
      97,000 97,000 97,000 102,000 107,000 111,000 111,000 111,000 111,000 111,000 111,000 112,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000 115,000 115,000 121,000 121,000 121,000 121,000 121,000 121,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 119,000 119,000 119,000 119,000 119,000 122,000 124,000 123,000 123,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 123,000 123,000 129,000 137,000 149,000 157,000 163,000 168,000 171,000 171,000 188,000 195,000 210,000 213,000 221,000 221,000 220,000 219,000 218,000 218,000 217,000 334,000 331,000 330,000 325,000 322,000 321,000 319,000 314,000 314,000 310,000  305,000 305,000 305,000 
        class a common stock
      510,000 516,000 516,000 526,000 531,000 544,000 547,000 547,000 411,000 410,000 410,000 413,000 412,000 413,000 417,000 422,000 422,000 423,000 427,000 427,000 422,000 419,000 417,000 418,000 423,000 430,000 440,000 444,000 441,000 439,000 384,000 382,000 380,000 380,000 379,000 377,000 375,000 374,000 371,000 368,000 366,000 364,000 360,000 357,000 364,000 369,000 365,000 364,000 354,000 353,000 352,000 352,000 347,000 347,000 345,000 343,000 341,000 359,000 382,000 399,000 429,000 437,000 450,000 457,000 458,000 475,000 481,000 485,000 482,000 482,000 478,000 478,000                   
        class b stock
      16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000  16,000 16,000 16,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      568,702,000 571,392,000 566,236,000 575,769,000 586,777,000 598,098,000 595,646,000 592,136,000 594,646,000 594,416,000 588,731,000 587,378,000 585,127,000 582,056,000 581,060,000 580,555,000 578,917,000 576,446,000 576,104,000 572,815,000 570,678,000 566,883,000 563,371,000 562,625,000 570,117,000 575,380,000 589,849,000 592,331,000 592,451,000 590,168,000 392,412,000 393,852,000 396,702,000 396,790,000 392,995,000 391,541,000 392,402,000 393,297,000 390,270,000 391,665,000 390,583,000 388,636,000 388,762,000 387,074,000 393,494,000 396,586,000 398,244,000 396,490,000 390,991,000 389,153,000 388,443,000 386,756,000 383,615,000 382,195,000 381,751,000 379,902,000 377,598,000 396,208,000 421,351,000 443,169,000 473,412,000 483,817,000 497,821,000 505,170,000 505,568,000 531,300,000 545,549,000 555,310,000 554,609,000 557,541,000 553,728,000 552,287,000 548,287,000 540,604,000 543,691,000 540,375,000 577,073,000 570,832,000 567,008,000 555,436,000 550,846,000 549,159,000 545,228,000 539,229,000 538,094,000 532,290,000 530,116,000 526,501,000 526,410,000 526,410,000 
        retained earnings
      1,009,448,000 1,015,096,000 1,024,902,000 969,715,000 936,344,000 959,511,000 1,000,527,000 920,803,000 858,817,000 859,370,000 858,217,000 786,776,000 740,549,000 755,253,000 771,341,000 712,683,000 650,032,000 646,082,000 665,534,000 589,348,000 516,394,000 510,781,000 497,192,000 431,486,000 403,693,000 421,742,000    362,923,000    239,329,000    160,501,000    115,987,000    86,396,000    77,592,000 100,173,000   79,718,000 89,777,000   59,045,000 69,234,000   45,319,000    12,044,000  -50,463,000 -36,553,000 -52,201,000 217,335,000 219,030,000 203,515,000 185,031,000 179,012,000 148,282,000 119,497,000 112,781,000 90,598,000 65,710,000 60,500,000 42,559,000 24,360,000 19,761,000 2,531,000  101,205,000 82,838,000 73,411,000 73,411,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -3,357,000 -3,849,000 -3,532,000 -4,615,000 -4,661,000 -2,626,000 -3,199,000 -2,825,000 -2,112,000 -2,970,000 -1,955,000 -3,601,000 -3,363,000 -4,145,000 -1,924,000 -703,000 -1,273,000 -831,000 -1,831,000 -2,153,000 -1,032,000 -1,409,000 -1,684,000 -1,645,000 -1,240,000 -1,676,000 -1,426,000 -1,280,000 -1,492,000 -1,218,000 -1,153,000 -673,000 -907,000 -951,000                                                         
        total central garden & pet company shareholders’ equity
      1,575,416,000  1,588,235,000 1,541,513,000 1,519,114,000  1,593,648,000 1,510,788,000 1,451,889,000  1,445,530,000 1,371,094,000 1,322,854,000  1,351,023,000 1,293,086,000 1,228,227,000  1,240,363,000 1,160,566,000 1,086,591,000  1,059,425,000 993,013,000 973,124,000  1,033,645,000 998,749,000 956,263,000  744,135,000 704,508,000 661,889,000  627,095,000 593,220,000 559,249,000  556,084,000 531,722,000 498,400,000  510,292,000 489,186,000 474,802,000  491,082,000 484,301,000 457,894,000  489,946,000 474,626,000 450,046,000  473,138,000 448,774,000 424,643,000  492,506,000 502,920,000 507,787,000  556,537,000 539,758,000 509,623,000                          
        noncontrolling interest
      544,000 1,665,000 2,295,000 1,891,000 717,000 1,891,000 2,132,000 1,379,000 697,000 1,460,000 1,576,000 1,153,000 590,000 1,006,000 1,382,000 1,247,000 673,000 1,292,000 1,582,000 1,013,000 422,000 871,000 927,000 429,000 48,000 170,000 678,000 553,000 221,000 385,000 586,000 594,000 62,000 1,456,000 1,912,000 1,271,000 707,000 1,573,000 1,856,000 1,220,000 481,000 1,094,000 1,120,000 797,000 54,000 1,730,000 1,850,000 1,203,000 609,000 1,346,000 1,684,000 1,003,000 239,000 946,000 1,296,000 173,000 -172,000 6,000 600,000 456,000 -139,000 1,447,000 1,427,000 274,000 -40,000                          
        total equity
      1,575,960,000 1,584,933,000 1,590,530,000 1,543,404,000 1,519,831,000 1,557,545,000 1,595,780,000 1,512,167,000 1,452,586,000 1,452,813,000 1,447,106,000 1,372,247,000 1,323,444,000 1,334,712,000 1,352,405,000 1,294,333,000 1,228,900,000 1,223,541,000 1,241,945,000 1,161,579,000 1,087,013,000 1,077,674,000 1,060,352,000 993,442,000 973,172,000 996,177,000 1,034,323,000 999,302,000 956,484,000 952,834,000 744,721,000 705,102,000 661,951,000 637,142,000 629,007,000 594,491,000 559,956,000 554,587,000 557,940,000 532,942,000 498,881,000 506,380,000 511,412,000 489,983,000 474,856,000 486,453,000 492,932,000 485,504,000 458,503,000 470,024,000 491,630,000 475,629,000 450,285,000 464,883,000 474,434,000 448,947,000 424,471,000 456,782,000 493,106,000 503,376,000 507,648,000 532,143,000                             
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                
        total central garden & pet shareholders’ equity
       1,583,268,000    1,555,654,000    1,451,353,000    1,333,706,000    1,222,249,000    1,076,803,000    996,007,000    952,449,000    635,686,000    553,014,000    505,286,000    484,723,000    468,678,000    463,937,000    456,776,000    530,696,000                             
        short term investments
                                119,000                  9,992,000 9,990,000 14,220,000 14,220,000 14,220,000 17,820,000 17,820,000 17,820,000 17,820,000 22,705,000 17,820,000 17,820,000 17,820,000 17,820,000 15,320,000 15,320,000 15,320,000 15,320,000                             
        land, buildings, improvements and equipment—net
                                238,948,000 217,538,000 211,560,000  211,817,000 210,563,000 179,230,000  177,784,000 175,940,000 169,836,000  159,430,000 164,794,000 163,948,000  162,969,000 163,207,000 163,546,000   185,354,000 187,138,000  190,921,000 193,673,000 192,486,000   182,569,000 180,401,000  171,187,000 169,731,000 165,959,000  162,352,000 162,296,000 162,336,000  165,519,000  194,064,000 196,204,000  196,653,000 185,023,000 162,604,000 139,609,000 130,311,000  112,255,000 106,956,000  101,760,000 101,347,000 101,538,000 99,841,000 99,235,000   105,864,000 108,798,000 108,798,000 
        other intangible assets—net
                                139,406,000 142,798,000 148,782,000  138,610,000 141,530,000 113,726,000  90,004,000 91,424,000 92,851,000  95,070,000 82,989,000 74,552,000  83,841,000 85,185,000 87,061,000   77,895,000 78,856,000  75,670,000 76,762,000 77,790,000   82,100,000 83,458,000  85,705,000 87,073,000 85,768,000  99,828,000 101,007,000 102,236,000  104,318,000  110,710,000 98,797,000                     
        deferred taxes and other long-term obligations
                                58,834,000 55,064,000 52,482,000  40,798,000 40,368,000 39,478,000  68,792,000                                                        
        accumulated earnings
                                444,645,000 407,117,000 364,726,000  352,355,000 310,810,000 265,576,000  235,070,000 202,822,000 168,138,000  166,112,000 140,082,000 107,385,000  120,356,000 101,556,000 80,136,000  90,466,000 85,779,000 64,884,000   86,448,000 64,449,000   67,078,000 45,455,000   57,952,000 33,053,000  57,618,000 33,541,000 2,309,000  7,449,000                        
        deferred taxes, prepaid expenses and other
                                        51,964,000                                                        
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                        -1,487,000 -1,658,000 -1,802,000 -1,294,000 -805,000 -528,000 -69,000 164,000 679,000 64,000 670,000 1,232,000 1,868,000 1,529,000 1,527,000 1,442,000 840,000 932,000 1,497,000 1,539,000 1,127,000 1,312,000 1,110,000 1,019,000 1,386,000 1,235,000 720,000 944,000 464,000 403,000 1,101,000 1,062,000 1,347,000 3,200,000 3,918,000 4,253,000 5,195,000 4,191,000 3,421,000 1,490,000 542,000 -888,000 216,000 658,000 1,594,000 136,000 287,000          
        other long-term obligations
                                         64,981,000 62,606,000  63,975,000 62,274,000 58,005,000  47,147,000 44,549,000 42,212,000  43,236,000 40,470,000 38,867,000  37,845,000 34,651,000 30,968,000   18,576,000 14,253,000  4,104,000 3,890,000 4,462,000 4,441,000 4,223,000 4,274,000 4,405,000  4,685,000  4,606,000 4,740,000  28,853,000 28,751,000 29,583,000 20,254,000 19,812,000  4,182,000 4,189,000 3,720,000 1,564,000 1,580,000 1,585,000 2,293,000 2,128,000      
        prepaid expenses, deferred income taxes and other
                                           47,759,000    49,731,000    48,488,000    53,484,000    48,149,000    47,772,000    42,733,000    44,425,000  34,686,000   38,659,000                    
        deferred income taxes and other assets
                                                28,951,000 28,657,000 13,760,000  26,689,000 12,589,000 13,643,000  19,049,000 19,338,000 20,041,000  18,539,000 19,243,000 18,467,000 19,266,000 21,638,000 27,139,000 37,419,000 43,587,000 60,668,000 58,644,000 53,448,000  80,539,000  119,016,000 131,827,000  63,605,000 68,929,000 68,149,000 71,345,000 378,625,000  69,802,000 70,803,000 51,341,000 56,423,000 54,374,000 48,723,000 53,664,000 50,447,000 47,481,000     
        land, buildings, improvements and equipment – net
                                                    177,660,000        185,225,000   176,402,000    165,281,000    164,734,000  174,013,000   201,609,000      110,595,000              
        other intangible assets – net
                                                    76,923,000        80,529,000                                    
        total.
                                                           1,149,547,000        350,129,000                  190,773,000      172,430,000     
        land, buildings, improvements and equipment:
                                                                                                
        land
                                                               9,254,000    8,925,000    8,925,000  9,141,000   10,192,000      5,880,000   5,479,000      5,381,000     
        buildings and improvements
                                                               100,439,000    95,664,000    95,711,000  93,014,000   95,485,000      69,946,000   65,206,000      62,196,000     
        transportation equipment
                                                               6,550,000    4,031,000    3,734,000  4,139,000   5,773,000      4,658,000   4,897,000      5,753,000     
        machinery and warehouse equipment
                                                               168,475,000    150,215,000    142,051,000  138,889,000   145,897,000      89,783,000   82,863,000      65,634,000     
        office furniture and equipment
                                                               108,967,000    91,294,000    87,160,000  82,847,000   68,994,000      35,549,000   32,328,000      33,466,000     
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
                                                               -217,283,000    -184,848,000    -172,847,000  -154,017,000   -124,732,000      -95,221,000   -85,161,000      71,566,000     
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                                
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                    557,964,000 540,032,000 509,583,000 545,085,000 555,037,000 508,758,000 522,685,000 510,312,000 776,973,000 776,222,000 755,934,000 727,359,000 723,479,000 688,002,000 547,178,000 534,679,000 510,839,000 476,796,000 470,144,000 450,228,000 425,096,000 414,493,000 396,128,000 377,508,000  464,833,000 455,315,000 455,315,000 
        minority interest
                                                                       2,250,000 2,087,000 2,667,000 2,741,000 2,297,000 1,834,000 1,749,000 1,280,000 1,167,000 1,887,000                
        convertible redeemable preferred stock
                                                                            750,000 750,000 750,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000           
        class a stock
                                                                              476,000                  
        cash and equivalents
                                                                                8,021,000 19,147,000  9,910,000 10,701,000  18,211,000 12,568,000         
        unallocated purchase price
                                                                                287,904,000                
        deferred compensation
                                                                                  -4,377,000 -4,584,000 -3,352,000            
        treasury stock
                                                                                  -145,581,000 -145,355,000 -145,355,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 -144,827,000 
        restricted investments
                                                                                   15,327,000 15,195,000 14,936,000 15,307,000 15,179,000         
        accounts receivables
                                                                                  184,896,000   183,979,000      130,984,000     
        prepaid expenses, deferred income taxes and other assets
                                                                                  25,853,000              
        prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                                     15,811,000   15,222,000 11,602,000 13,926,000 26,096,000 18,504,000 21,152,000 35,776,000 35,776,000 
        land, buildings, improvements and equipment–net
                                                                                     105,612,000      100,864,000     
        convertible preferred stock, .01 par value: 100 shares issued and outstanding at june 26, 2004
                                                                                      3,000,000          
        convertible preferred stock, .01 par value: 100 shares issued and outstanding at march 27, 2004
                                                                                       3,000,000         
        notes payable
                                                                                          81,747,000 59,975,000 80,233,000 134,260,000 119,423,000 119,423,000 
        cash & cash equivalents
                                                                                          7,007,000  9,278,000 8,363,000 8,292,000 8,292,000 
        retained (deficit) earnings
                                                                                           -10,281,000     
        accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful
                                                                                                
        accounts of 14,464 and 11,664)
                                                                                            159,283,000    
        land, buildings, improvements and equipment - net
                                                                                            102,304,000    
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                
        shareholders' equity:
                                                                                                
        outstanding at september 29, 2001 and june 29, 2002
                                                                                            16,000    
        and 16,790,223 and 17,121,025 outstanding at september 29, 2001
                                                                                                
        and june 29, 2002
                                                                                            308,000    
        total shareholders' equity
                                                                                            486,818,000    
      Cashflow Statements:
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      Annual
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          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          net income
        6,859,000 -10,436,000 95,411,000 64,807,000 14,181,000 -34,400,000 80,477,000 62,669,000 567,000 2,719,000 83,549,000 48,678,000 -8,849,000 -2,365,000 75,555,000 70,286,000 9,196,000 -3,222,000 76,754,000 73,599,000 5,642,000 13,580,000 69,337,000 43,142,000 -4,539,000 1,945,000 46,341,000 42,722,000 1,639,000 10,367,000 41,537,000 45,766,000 26,450,000 3,803,000 32,889,000 35,249,000 7,789,000 -5,893,000 26,666,000   -4,395,000 19,123,000   -4,190,000 5,334,000 21,489,000 -12,812,000 -22,919,000 14,406,000 22,960,000 -15,347,000 -10,409,000 23,822,000 21,967,000 -13,267,000  -11,526,000 17,225,000 32,361,000 -9,678,000  -8,746,000 27,026,000 31,935,000 -2,419,000 8,036,000 31,076,000 33,020,000 -6,184,000  15,648,000 20,453,000 -289,526,000 -1,695,000 15,515,000 21,450,000 -2,966,000 6,019,000 30,730,000 26,225,000 2,560,000  22,183,000 22,372,000 2,516,000  17,941,000 18,844,000 -645,000  17,230,000 13,529,000 -717,000  18,367,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          depreciation and amortization
        20,659,000 20,831,000 21,483,000 20,646,000 21,934,000 22,738,000 22,712,000 22,812,000 22,545,000 22,196,000 21,703,000 22,109,000 21,692,000 22,615,000 19,884,000 18,247,000 20,202,000 21,968,000 20,990,000 18,854,000 12,915,000 15,761,000 13,282,000 13,176,000 13,140,000 13,517,000 13,082,000 11,877,000 12,352,000 12,327,000 12,587,000 11,122,000 11,163,000 11,345,000 11,030,000 10,335,000 10,009,000 10,715,000 11,084,000 9,170,000 9,032,000 8,627,000 8,262,000 8,350,000 8,464,000 9,098,000 9,171,000 9,192,000 8,320,000 8,810,000 7,811,000 8,331,000 8,016,000 7,349,000 8,024,000 7,608,000 7,444,000 7,444,000 7,250,000 7,106,000 7,165,000 7,045,000 7,045,000 7,160,000 7,246,000 7,232,000 7,231,000 7,270,000 7,189,000 7,222,000 7,474,000  8,352,000 8,079,000 7,990,000 8,842,000 7,593,000 7,435,000 6,847,000 5,329,000 7,451,000 5,992,000 5,185,000 5,439,000 5,086,000 4,596,000 4,479,000  4,692,000 4,316,000 4,617,000  4,473,000 4,323,000 4,501,000 4,788,000 4,281,000 4,263,000 4,284,000 
          amortization of deferred financing costs
        635,000 674,000 674,000 674,000 673,000 674,000 673,000 674,000 666,000 675,000 674,000 674,000 675,000 675,000 666,000 676,000 640,000 631,000 625,000 477,000 475,000 476,000 476,000 475,000 446,000 458,000 458,000 458,000 458,000 458,000 457,000 456,000 377,000 340,000 340,000 340,000 341,000 340,000 391,000 356,000 417,000                                                           
          non-cash lease expense
        15,223,000 14,958,000 15,131,000 14,856,000 15,131,000 16,997,000 13,430,000 12,981,000 12,772,000 13,688,000 12,811,000 12,631,000 12,738,000 12,614,000 12,510,000 12,127,000 11,405,000 11,130,000 10,794,000 10,033,000 9,087,000 9,132,000 8,699,000 8,681,000 8,513,000                                                                           
          stock-based compensation
        4,825,000 5,488,000 6,044,000 4,018,000 5,510,000 5,445,000 6,211,000 2,906,000 6,021,000 7,358,000 7,305,000 6,750,000 6,577,000 6,938,000 7,400,000 6,292,000 5,187,000 6,087,000 6,646,000 5,725,000 4,669,000 4,940,000 5,619,000 4,271,000 4,152,000 4,218,000 4,537,000 3,075,000 2,832,000 3,035,000 3,031,000 2,856,000 2,680,000 2,926,000 2,910,000 2,592,000 2,687,000 2,287,000 2,491,000 1,360,000 2,218,000 2,345,000 2,286,000 2,092,000 1,592,000 1,313,000 1,787,000 2,798,000 1,780,000 3,401,000 4,717,000 6,198,000 1,576,000 2,168,000 1,678,000 1,798,000 1,866,000 1,866,000 1,727,000 2,252,000 1,848,000 1,620,000 1,620,000 1,573,000 1,373,000 764,000 1,846,000 2,446,000 1,817,000 5,311,000 1,072,000 4,315,000 2,340,000 5,845,000 922,000 1,262,000 1,417,000 1,292,000 1,014,000                     
          deferred income taxes
        1,796,000 -6,688,000 2,062,000 1,249,000 1,276,000 -18,104,000 949,000 1,175,000 1,498,000 -21,378,000 1,639,000 4,226,000 3,260,000 19,929,000 -69,217,000 74,679,000 2,737,000 -21,736,000 2,796,000 3,223,000 973,000 -12,062,000 481,000 3,076,000 1,890,000 -3,216,000 3,831,000 2,714,000 3,330,000 8,614,000 1,316,000 1,002,000 -15,765,000 369,000 3,890,000 3,003,000 3,527,000 -9,116,000 4,789,000 3,519,000 3,997,000 9,150,000 1,949,000 1,967,000 2,500,000 -1,872,000 2,356,000 2,703,000 2,361,000 -12,485,000 3,100,000 3,332,000 2,820,000 2,294,000 3,499,000 3,569,000 5,049,000 5,049,000 10,430,000 6,302,000 9,001,000 -444,000 -444,000 18,420,000 -360,000 -121,000 -519,000 24,073,000 2,322,000 -317,000 -365,000 907,000 2,795,000 -113,527,000 108,000 18,029,000 -540,000 -494,000 -389,000 6,372,000 -395,000 -416,000 -273,000                 
          other operating activities
        3,968,000  -795,000 -456,000 -600,000  1,720,000 2,538,000 -727,000  -29,000 171,000 -35,000                                                                                       
          change in assets and liabilities
                                                                                                           
          accounts receivable
        -32,288,000  56,671,000 -178,936,000 -73,439,000  70,541,000 -207,456,000 -32,952,000  72,387,000 -235,807,000 48,062,000  112,754,000 -275,654,000 41,508,000  142,233,000 -260,261,000 68,929,000  -42,341,000 -192,972,000 32,173,000  66,158,000 -185,511,000 25,578,000  53,104,000 -157,534,000 2,822,000  65,085,000 -150,909,000 11,590,000  98,435,000 -145,407,000 33,736,000  99,155,000 -179,273,000 50,650,000  111,404,000 -180,058,000 51,255,000  78,825,000 -171,720,000 51,655,000  63,440,000 -169,953,000 56,195,000 56,195,000  69,621,000 -183,959,000 52,916,000 52,916,000  53,679,000 -148,784,000 77,578,000  55,789,000 -152,362,000 94,061,000  50,001,000                           
          inventories
        -113,016,000 -8,522,000 107,454,000 -8,298,000 -59,356,000 25,601,000 117,968,000 33,545,000 -92,808,000 17,370,000 96,762,000 57,537,000 -84,689,000 -58,083,000 4,636,000 -43,064,000 -159,932,000 -46,788,000 46,505,000 5,748,000 -137,635,000 -13,399,000 91,221,000 38,856,000 -89,327,000 154,000 55,780,000 6,506,000 -66,136,000 -231,000 43,109,000 287,000 -58,252,000 1,462,000 46,428,000 3,903,000 -67,678,000 -591,000 29,292,000 25,881,000 -61,101,000 18,194,000 42,949,000 17,128,000 -73,868,000 38,342,000 41,943,000 24,753,000 -35,340,000 21,484,000 22,900,000 -38,608,000 -67,473,000 5,025,000 45,871,000 -14,930,000 -36,130,000 -36,130,000 13,965,000 38,100,000 -27,917,000 -55,831,000 -55,831,000 20,477,000 24,437,000 -3,619,000 -42,522,000 28,828,000 67,512,000 13,351,000 -46,805,000  45,661,000 18,629,000 -55,745,000 -2,920,000 28,057,000 -2,727,000 -73,935,000 11,274,000 39,768,000 -9,375,000 -52,371,000 6,632,000 38,376,000 -16,244,000 -50,279,000  20,694,000 3,483,000 -26,755,000  19,205,000 -6,549,000 -31,730,000 -6,725,000 31,859,000 13,290,000 -13,681,000 
          prepaid expenses and other assets
        -3,371,000 1,252,000 7,550,000 -4,020,000 -7,522,000 12,327,000 7,109,000 -2,217,000 -5,275,000 2,283,000 10,398,000 7,752,000 -11,620,000 -7,414,000 86,366,000 -81,348,000 -3,635,000 -20,201,000 24,986,000 9,947,000 -1,362,000 3,676,000 7,058,000 2,014,000 -8,065,000 -2,404,000 2,533,000 8,933,000 -11,705,000 10,487,000 -4,017,000 -8,021,000 -2,252,000 -8,929,000 4,855,000 8,157,000 -1,238,000 408,000 4,744,000 8,670,000 -6,921,000 -1,506,000 3,975,000 8,304,000 -15,098,000 -1,594,000 3,119,000 14,149,000 -13,743,000 4,947,000 5,951,000 9,071,000 -15,171,000 555,000 4,205,000 16,200,000 -13,494,000 -13,494,000 -15,175,000 4,890,000 10,230,000 -3,284,000 -3,284,000 -12,655,000 182,000 19,098,000 -2,948,000 1,573,000 -2,174,000 4,827,000 -3,554,000  -4,438,000 83,307,000 -75,560,000 12,195,000 934,000 3,256,000 -10,704,000 31,121,000 -12,607,000 -2,832,000 -3,503,000 4,104,000 -768,000 -3,662,000 -2,316,000  -267,000 5,184,000 -4,015,000  -1,173,000 8,868,000 7,441,000 -10,614,000 1,171,000 11,026,000 2,972,000 
          accounts payable
        29,632,000 21,578,000 -51,975,000 40,162,000 10,342,000 21,341,000 -44,443,000 22,330,000 19,145,000 -7,714,000 -27,669,000 31,528,000 -16,107,000 -29,530,000 -52,874,000 50,045,000 1,150,000 2,721,000 -40,531,000 52,259,000 10,134,000 22,168,000 -7,978,000 2,157,000 35,700,000 10,745,000 -21,604,000 8,477,000 32,855,000 -50,000 -41,825,000 17,653,000 23,059,000 -5,044,000 -35,140,000 6,178,000 31,863,000 5,234,000 -35,442,000 4,011,000 23,404,000 -6,451,000 -49,780,000 11,384,000 40,090,000 -1,634,000 -53,021,000 21,382,000 16,952,000 -8,321,000 -53,949,000 34,779,000 3,625,000 2,037,000 -24,885,000 27,940,000 4,713,000 4,713,000 1,868,000 -48,861,000 43,528,000 10,869,000 10,869,000 -7,524,000 -27,812,000 30,308,000 7,946,000 -7,529,000 -20,595,000 16,376,000 -12,769,000  -9,026,000 -11,013,000 392,000 -3,731,000 -9,253,000 5,495,000 20,701,000 22,845,000 -41,755,000 2,919,000 23,508,000 -3,472,000 -40,253,000 18,180,000 13,085,000  -30,971,000 25,939,000 9,000  -23,947,000 34,072,000 -1,020,000 -3,158,000 -33,426,000 -712,000 6,208,000 
          accrued expenses
        10,108,000 -47,042,000 19,974,000 10,966,000 17,450,000 -34,061,000 4,428,000 37,252,000 9,533,000 -37,455,000 44,683,000 22,587,000 -23,049,000 -26,423,000 2,966,000 -248,000 -9,790,000 -3,368,000 16,221,000 7,274,000 -13,393,000 26,706,000 38,769,000 11,225,000 -4,422,000 -11,007,000 2,450,000 15,151,000 5,667,000 -20,312,000 2,064,000 14,698,000 -16,546,000 24,389,000 10,127,000 6,922,000 -6,420,000 -3,578,000 5,264,000 8,926,000 622,000 -24,248,000 26,978,000 -8,369,000 7,124,000 -5,155,000 8,434,000 -4,809,000 9,972,000 -16,405,000 13,467,000 -8,306,000 3,463,000 -27,005,000 31,802,000 8,753,000 -8,595,000 -8,595,000 -17,423,000 8,224,000 -2,328,000 1,628,000 1,628,000 -18,610,000 12,737,000 8,412,000 -1,558,000 -33,298,000 19,457,000 16,861,000 -6,335,000  6,509,000 14,827,000 -5,184,000 -20,040,000 13,765,000 8,209,000 -6,187,000 -27,335,000 14,928,000 9,061,000 -1,821,000 -17,797,000 6,086,000 14,792,000 6,883,000  12,941,000 8,460,000 495,000  12,024,000 8,828,000 -3,350,000 1,179,000 -900,000 10,216,000 -5,934,000 
          other long-term obligations
        -61,000 -1,845,000 731,000 2,173,000 -73,000 -14,983,000 1,679,000 -2,637,000 3,310,000 9,650,000 -34,000 -16,000 -5,000 -7,964,000 300,000 -11,000 -53,000 15,371,000 -1,011,000 -1,066,000 1,437,000 -200,000 94,000 -92,000 115,000 2,117,000 -1,946,000 -245,000 380,000 -611,000 616,000 -201,000 1,249,000 -801,000 303,000 -311,000 -80,000 2,961,000 -2,144,000 -49,000 315,000 940,000 8,000 -182,000 87,000 -386,000 -49,000 -1,552,000 -319,000 1,480,000 -292,000 -167,000 -1,907,000 185,000 987,000 263,000 -245,000 -245,000 -24,000 214,000 -572,000 21,000 21,000 218,000 -52,000 -130,000 -121,000 -159,000 -1,694,000 -284,000 -374,000  -134,000 40,398,000 -41,646,000 -221,000 102,000 -673,000 -159,000 894,000 442,000 401,000 911,000 -70,000 -7,000 222,000 247,000  -16,000 10,000 -15,000  165,000 69,000 47,000 759,000 275,000 -165,000 -133,000 
          operating lease liabilities
        -15,191,000 -18,501,000 -14,940,000 -14,704,000 -14,339,000 -11,295,000 -13,733,000 -11,090,000 -14,079,000 -11,243,000 -12,907,000 -12,590,000 -11,952,000 -10,419,000 -11,340,000 -11,596,000 -11,172,000 -10,920,000 -10,796,000 -9,886,000 -8,720,000 -9,280,000 -9,044,000 -9,501,000 -8,264,000                                                                           
          net cash from operating activities
        -70,222,000 182,726,000    203,088,000            72,222,000    175,353,000    112,170,000    96,350,000    71,661,000    61,843,000     155,118,000 -114,373,000 15,852,000   -90,052,000 30,009,000  96,706,000 -134,123,000 -28,041,000 25,015,000   3,479,000 3,479,000 52,511,000   4,698,000 4,698,000 43,856,000 100,903,000 -53,818,000 44,288,000 88,223,000 160,229,000 -52,893,000 26,079,000  118,265,000 -90,478,000 352,000 41,434,000 112,960,000 -112,470,000 -3,389,000 93,281,000 66,507,000 -68,688,000 4,066,000 27,342,000 67,813,000 -52,669,000 15,173,000  75,875,000 -38,044,000 5,927,000  59,493,000 -31,971,000 313,000 24,121,000 58,478,000 -8,436,000 -1,350,000 
          capital expenditures
        -10,812,000                                  -7,135,000 -6,956,000 -4,069,000   -4,647,000 -5,377,000  -3,370,000 -8,139,000 -8,025,000   -9,185,000 -9,185,000   -5,309,000 -5,309,000 -6,185,000 -6,814,000 -2,612,000 -3,318,000 -3,221,000 -3,889,000  -4,179,000   
          free cash flows
        -81,034,000 182,726,000    203,088,000            72,222,000    175,353,000    112,170,000    96,350,000    71,661,000    61,843,000     147,983,000 -121,329,000 11,783,000   -94,699,000 24,632,000  93,336,000 -142,262,000 -36,066,000 25,015,000   -5,706,000 -5,706,000 52,511,000   -611,000 -611,000 43,856,000 94,718,000 -60,632,000 41,676,000 88,223,000 156,911,000 -56,114,000 22,190,000  114,086,000 -90,478,000 352,000 41,434,000 112,960,000 -112,470,000 -3,389,000 93,281,000 66,507,000 -68,688,000 4,066,000 27,342,000 67,813,000 -52,669,000 15,173,000  75,875,000 -38,044,000 5,927,000  59,493,000 -31,971,000 313,000 24,121,000 58,478,000 -8,436,000 -1,350,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                           
          additions to plant, property and equipment
        -10,812,000  -13,820,000 -10,660,000 -6,100,000  -13,618,000 -9,351,000 -10,127,000  -10,622,000 -12,530,000 -17,698,000  -23,134,000 -51,209,000 -24,210,000  -23,400,000 -18,986,000 -14,661,000  -7,309,000 -9,610,000 -9,877,000                                                                           
          payments to acquire companies, net of cash acquired
        -57,000,000  -3,318,000  -320,000 -59,498,000          78,000 -652,805,000 -80,887,000      -30,021,000    -23,405,000    -46,779,000 -60,042,000  -372,000 -68,529,000          -4,835,000       -230,000 -23,173,000 -1,029,000 -1,029,000                                     
          net cash from investing activities
        -67,812,000 -10,838,000 -13,845,000 -10,785,000 -9,418,000 -10,597,000 -14,303,000 -9,811,000 -70,475,000 6,869,000 -10,622,000 -12,880,000 -17,948,000 -42,152,000 -23,594,000 -51,109,000 -26,128,000 -110,465,000 -23,482,000 -672,041,000 -93,371,000 -16,309,000 -7,434,000 -13,987,000 -10,376,000 -11,256,000 -37,451,000 -18,169,000 -9,387,000 -13,320,000 -34,840,000 -75,261,000 -15,715,000 -14,651,000 -67,885,000 -14,655,000 -67,386,000 -7,286,000 -2,924,000 -8,218,000 -72,767,000 -26,878,000 -7,300,000 -6,188,000 -9,488,000 -9,983,000 -18,774,000 -4,647,000 -1,777,000 -5,638,000 -3,370,000 -8,139,000 -7,975,000 -17,547,000 -9,962,000 -7,783,000 -9,185,000 -9,185,000 -11,614,000 -6,608,000 -31,677,000 -6,338,000 -6,338,000 -25,655,000 -6,185,000 -6,814,000 -2,612,000 -7,827,000 -806,000 -7,689,000 -4,220,000  -4,405,000 -3,065,000 -3,051,000  -17,514,000 -28,851,000 -17,077,000  -2,317,000 -360,411,000 -22,053,000  -43,832,000 -25,853,000 -5,693,000  -50,919,000 -78,215,000 -19,602,000  -4,705,000 -4,343,000 -2,467,000  -1,615,000 -3,625,000 -1,920,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                           
          repayments of long-term debt
        -14,000 -29,000 -57,000 -67,000 -78,000 -81,000 -130,000 -74,000 -85,000 -115,000 -41,000 -94,000 -88,000 -104,000 -103,000 -122,000 -767,000 -30,329,000 -24,000 -24,000 -400,024,000 -25,000 -29,000 -28,000 -31,000 -31,000 -9,696,000 -36,432,000 -34,000 -36,000 -35,000 -353,000 -7,000 -7,000 -7,000 -375,000 -74,000 -77,000 -85,000 -73,000 -400,072,000 -73,000 -75,000 -50,069,000 -72,000 -85,000 -79,000 -127,000 -76,000 -75,000 -87,000 -86,000 -84,000 -87,000 -89,000 -86,000 -91,000 -91,000 -114,000 -89,000 -54,000 -78,000 -78,000 -68,000 -16,650,000 -390,383,000 -823,000 -857,000 -823,000 -835,000 -22,486,000  -838,000 -843,000 -91,000 -850,000 -873,000 268,000 -1,509,000 -680,000 -5,000 -472,194,000 -443,000  -441,000 -275,000 -250,000  -251,000 -276,000 -250,000  -5,379,000 -134,760,000 -739,000    -77,000 
          repurchase of common stock, including shares surrendered for tax withholding
        -20,011,000 -332,000 -56,501,000 -44,211,000 -54,022,000 -9,320,000 -2,700,000 -5,280,000 -6,775,000 -3,752,000 -17,244,000 -6,824,000 -9,341,000 -20,453,000 -23,082,000 -10,977,000 -7,775,000 -20,081,000 -3,357,000 -3,583,000 -871,000 -1,426,000 -9,677,000 -24,972,000 -23,054,000 -45,178,000 -14,057,000 -3,192,000 -547,000 -855,000 -4,469,000 -5,705,000 -2,768,000 -1,902,000 -5,482,000 -12,259,000 -7,913,000 -1,444,000 -7,707,000 -555,000 -1,167,000                                                           
          distribution to noncontrolling interest
        -1,139,000 -1,346,000 1,000 -900,000     -806,000 -75,000 1,000 -54,000 -478,000 -47,000 -39,000   -12,000    -1,597,000 -1,000 -1,018,000 -592,000 -1,680,000 -633,000 -629,000      -1,500,000 -1,500,000 -2,761,000                                 
          payment of financing costs
        -2,329,000             32,000 -289,000 -2,153,000 -20,000 -5,874,000 -204,000 -8,031,000 11,000 -90,000 -869,000     -5,000 -207,000 -4,558,000     -1,198,000 -38,000 -6,324,000     -3,000       -227,000    -21,000     -221,000 -3,022,000   -53,000    75,000   -715,000                       
          net cash from financing activities
        -23,493,000 -361,000                             -4,590,000        -107,165,000     52,852,000 -5,266,000      -84,117,000 141,380,000 131,000 40,000 -117,120,000 104,596,000 3,909,000 3,909,000 -39,867,000 -98,042,000 78,324,000 -14,412,000 -14,412,000 -18,528,000 -30,200,000 -3,896,000 -35,543,000 -19,974,000 -142,930,000 60,327,000 -39,434,000  -112,899,000 92,754,000 -10,067,000 -7,185,000 -94,287,000 131,298,000 16,649,000 -29,920,000 -75,357,000 435,298,000 2,218,000 -17,561,000 -24,649,000 75,744,000 -8,449,000  -19,600,000 63,562,000 1,336,000  13,799,000 28,531,000 6,060,000  -55,948,000 14,732,000 670,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        334,000  1,330,000 594,000 -2,038,000  -118,000 -375,000 790,000  889,000 110,000 1,047,000  -1,157,000 -37,000 -395,000                                                                                   
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -161,193,000   -101,332,000 -135,734,000   -40,090,000 -147,254,000   -28,463,000 -89,639,000  141,709,000 -242,193,000 -130,571,000  476,250,000 -569,474,000 -44,442,000  164,299,000 -114,227,000 -51,898,000                                                                           
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        898,433,000  768,403,000  502,873,000  192,184,000  439,522,000  666,397,000  510,701,000  493,005,000                                                                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        737,240,000  196,402,000 -101,332,000 632,669,000  268,849,000 -40,090,000 355,619,000  272,599,000 -28,463,000 102,545,000  141,709,000 -242,193,000 308,951,000  476,250,000 -569,474,000 621,955,000  164,299,000 -114,227,000 458,803,000  110,717,000 -143,819,000 489,658,000                                                                       
          supplemental information:
                                                                                                           
          cash paid for interest
        19,944,000 8,920,000 19,802,000 9,073,000 19,903,000 8,678,000 20,158,000 8,939,000 19,756,000 7,724,000 20,076,000 9,436,000 19,907,000 9,026,000 19,860,000 9,292,000 19,750,000 8,829,000 12,076,000 8,677,000 13,180,000 8,562,000 13,866,000 8,520,000 12,944,000 8,425,000 12,979,000 8,381,000 12,917,000 10,367,000 12,900,000 640,000 12,757,000 803,000 13,463,000 578,000 13,034,000 555,000 13,659,000 937,000 17,844,000 17,385,000 1,022,000 20,600,000 848,000 19,482,000 1,263,000 17,806,000 2,998,000 20,066,000 2,230,000 19,663,000 1,001,000 19,674,000 1,624,000 18,422,000 1,210,000 1,210,000 17,971,000 1,800,000 17,268,000 897,000 897,000 16,652,000 1,590,000   8,400,000 1,577,000 9,136,000 3,763,000  5,951,000 13,845,000 8,462,000 15,519,000 9,947,000 15,907,000 8,712,000 18,103,000 6,059,000 11,742,000 2,938,000 9,583,000 2,774,000 8,847,000 1,576,000  1,627,000 7,515,000 653,000  1,722,000 6,421,000 1,125,000 4,712,000 2,893,000 5,531,000 2,335,000 
          lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets
        444,000 17,174,000 26,057,000 25,987,000 4,789,000                                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          gain on sale of business
                                                                                                           
          facility closures and business exit costs
             11,457,000                                                                                              
          impairment of intangibles
                                                                                                           
          other asset impairments
                                                                                                           
          other
                     -786,000 62,000 -73,000 18,000 2,633,000 1,862,000 11,000 210,000 1,009,000 2,335,000 857,000 474,000 -289,000 429,000 -218,000 -492,000 -892,000 -252,000 2,164,000 820,000 2,758,000 156,000 287,000 798,000 797,000 165,000   -18,000                                                         
          changes in assets and liabilities
                                                                                                           
          receivables
                                                                                  64,763,000 29,475,000 55,581,000 -155,987,000 63,174,000 39,552,000 25,664,000 -102,099,000 28,850,000 22,242,000 36,883,000 -93,092,000 40,323,000  50,861,000 -104,280,000 32,236,000  31,691,000 -95,111,000 25,141,000 28,299,000 33,355,000 -57,290,000 6,443,000 
          additions to property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                           
          business acquired, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of business
                                                                                                           
          payments for investments
                                                                                                           
          other investing activities
         -25,000   -35,000   -15,000   -60,000   160,000 -160,000 -250,000 -223,000 -50,000 -125,000 -362,000 -75,000 -312,000 -835,000 -318,000 -50,000 -90,000 -475,000 -980,000 -1,200,000 -1,620,000 -1,340,000 -1,130,000 -265,000 -180,000 -50,000 -300,000 -200,000 -57,000 -158,000                                                         
          repayments on revolving line of credit
                                                                                          -1,000,000 -20,000,000   -63,000,000 -36,000,000            
          borrowings on revolving line of credit
                                                                          99,000,000 226,000,000 148,000,000 123,000,000 210,000,000 268,000,000 117,000,000 347,000,000 213,000,000 328,000,000 124,000,000 156,000,000 255,852,000 568,678,000 2,000,000 61,000,000 122,000,000 53,000,000 51,000,000 31,823,000           
          proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs
                                                                                                           
          payments of contingent consideration
                                                                                                           
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
                                                                                       -36,000 41,000 35,000 -110,000 -469,000 -123,000 -621,000 848,000 -151,000            
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
         170,695,000    184,025,000    156,192,000                54,145,000 110,717,000 -143,819,000 -3,347,000                                                                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                                                           
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                                                           
          cash paid for income taxes – net of refunds
                                                                           7,534,000 10,211,000                               
          non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                                           
          capital expenditures incurred but not paid
                                                    5,000    938,000    1,494,000    1,211,000 1,211,000    1,116,000 1,116,000 1,521,000    926,000 -7,000 -251,000 580,000                             
          liability for contingent performance based payments
                                                                                                           
          shares of common stock repurchased but not settled
                                                                                                           
          investments
              -650,000 -850,000  -250,000 -250,000  -400,000 -1,918,000      -4,015,000 -424,000  -9,000 -250,000 -1,499,000  -1,493,000 -6,555,000                                                                   
          payment of contingent consideration liability
              -6,000 -32,000 -25,000  -21,000 -5,000 -7,000  -71,000 -36,000 -89,000  -97,000 -47,000 -110,000  -64,000 -13,000 -77,000  -38,000 -12,000 -54,000  -81,000 -30,000 -93,000  -328,000 -34,000 -860,000                                                               
          cash paid for income taxes
          30,913,000    24,252,000                                                                                          12,772,000   
          net cash used by operating activities
           -46,863,000 -68,832,000   -24,518,000 -69,784,000   -33,770,000 -63,302,000   -179,623,000 -92,458,000   -84,061,000 -36,115,000           -69,745,000 -24,213,000   -82,929,000 -13,313,000                                                               
          net cash used by financing activities
           -44,278,000 -55,446,000    -7,785,000    -9,436,000          -9,798,000 -25,160,000 -24,031,000                                                                           
          debt extinguishment costs
                     169,000 8,577,000                                                                               
          borrowings under revolving line of credit
                         28,000,000            23,000,000  240,000,000 215,000,000 1,000,000  139,000,000 201,000,000 79,000,000  126,000,000    90,000,000 143,000,000 45,000,000  95,000,000 182,000,000 4,000,000  50,000,000 137,000,000 117,000,000 117,000,000  355,000,000                                        
          repayments under revolving line of credit
                  -25,000,000        -218,000,000            -23,000,000  -301,000,000 -114,000,000 -1,000,000  -241,000,000 -141,000,000 -37,000,000      -185,000,000 -48,000,000 -68,000,000  -179,000,000 -39,000,000 -3,000,000  -167,000,000 -80,000,000 -92,000,000 -92,000,000  -422,000,000                                        
          new operating lease right of use assets
              32,197,000 11,482,000 13,170,000  11,648,000 2,754,000 11,022,000  2,253,000 46,635,000 15,616,000                                                                                   
          net cash (used) provided by financing activities
                      -23,224,000 -11,424,000 -11,590,000          -23,855,000 -39,636,000 -635,000                    -26,724,000                                                   
          loss on sale of business
                         2,611,000                                                                               
          pet segment facility closures
                                                                                                           
          loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                           
          asset impairments
                                                                                                           
          businesses acquired, net of cash acquired
                                                                           -1,750,000    -4,998,000 -14,392,000 -1,265,000 -8,987,000 -9,360,000 -10,567,000 -21,367,000   -632,000 -40,215,000    -46,636,000           
          premium paid on extinguishment of debt
                         -6,124,000                                                                               
          issuance of long-term debt
                                                                                                           
          operating lease right of use assets recognized after asc 842 transition
                                                                                                           
          facility closure
                                                                                                           
          gain on sale of property and equipment
                       19,000 -88,000   2,000 -664,000            -18,000    -95,000         -2,879,000         -104,000  17,000     -49,000                                      
          change in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                           
          net cash provided (used) by operating activities
                                    6,800,000                 57,616,000                                                      
          cash paid for taxes
                  3,474,000    6,803,000    14,325,000                                                                                48,000 
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                          200,649,000 186,088,000 84,362,000            290,977,000        34,745,000                                                           
          operating lease right of use assets recognized at asc 842 transition
                                                                                                           
          operating lease liabilities recognized at asc 842 transition
                                                                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          loss on sale of property and equipment
                                -8,000    42,000  -7,000    56,000    780,000 22,000 -14,000   71,000 44,000   51,000 23,000   268,000 149,000     17,000     -49,000                                     
          net cash (used) provided by operating activities
                                -18,022,000                -481,000                                                           
          proceeds from the sale of business
                          2,400,000                                                                               
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                          400,000,000 500,000,000          300,000,000      400,000,000                                              100,000,000       
          write-down of investments
                                                                                                           
          operating lease right of use assets
                          24,836,000                                                                                 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                           540,000 682,000 49,000 -47,000 -444,000 531,000 -130,000 -100,000 105,000 -125,000  -167,000 100,000 20,000  77,000 31,000 -193,000  -163,000 -215,000 -75,000  -250,000 64,000 -186,000  92,000 77,000 47,000  -21,000 -425,000 1,000  -100,000 104,000 55,000 55,000  -21,000 141,000 -91,000 -91,000  68,000 -226,000 -10,000  352,000 -62,000 -492,000  -16,000 40,000 37,000  57,000 -25,000 58,000                     
          liability for contingent performance-based payments
                                                                                                           
          write-downs of investments
                                                                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          excess tax benefits from stock-based awards
                                         -2,741,000 -4,039,000 -8,810,000 -4,356,000 -2,143,000 -3,545,000 -281,000 -900,000 -1,469,000 -334,000 -311,000 -40,000 -76,000 -101,000 -150,000 -171,000 -43,000 -56,000 -215,000 -74,000 -943,000 -739,000 -125,000 -74,000 -74,000 -154,000 -379,000 -297,000 -115,000 -115,000 -116,000 -298,000 -226,000 -196,000 -406,000 -62,000   -37,000 -7,000 -24,000 -45,000 -619,000 -457,000 -856,000                     
          escrow deposit for acquisition-related contingent consideration
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from asset sales
                                                                                                           
          additions to property and equipment
                                  -6,586,000 -6,464,000 -7,838,000  -9,437,000 -9,380,000 -8,186,000  -10,293,000 -13,826,000 -12,968,000  -6,691,000 -7,539,000 -5,256,000  -7,135,000 -6,956,000 -4,069,000  -3,683,000 -4,647,000 -5,377,000  -3,370,000 -8,139,000 -8,025,000  -9,962,000 -7,783,000 -9,185,000 -9,185,000  -6,378,000 -8,504,000 -5,309,000 -5,309,000  -6,185,000 -6,814,000 -2,612,000  -3,318,000 -3,221,000 -3,889,000  -4,179,000                           
          write-off of deferred financing costs
                                             3,337,000   1,731,000                                                   
          change in restricted cash and cash equivalents.
                                                                                                           
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                     277,718,000 72,123,000 -151,201,000 251,069,000        -38,578,000 3,743,000 31,898,000 -67,645,000 912,000 46,830,000 15,098,000 37,000 1,555,000 -5,326,000    7,776,000     798,000   -16,143,000 -16,143,000 -163,000   6,123,000                        -12,339,000 2,010,000 68,587,000 -7,783,000 3,906,000     
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                           
          gain on sale of facility
                                          -2,050,000                                                               
          proceeds from the sale of business, facility and other assets
                                          33,000 308,000 7,960,000                                                               
          change in restricted cash
                                      -30,000 -1,529,000 226,000  -11,000 -7,000 -71,000  -82,000 -7,000 1,218,000  -7,000 7,107,000 -5,407,000                                                       
          cash and equivalents at beginning of period
                                      32,397,000  92,982,000  47,584,000  78,676,000  15,156,000  48,475,000  12,031,000 12,031,000  91,460,000 91,460,000  85,668,000  26,929,000  21,055,000  28,406,000  28,792,000  12,221,000            
          cash and equivalents at end of period
                                      72,123,000 -151,201,000 283,466,000  8,304,000 -412,000 6,581,000  30,174,000 820,000 9,006,000  31,898,000 -67,645,000 79,588,000  15,098,000 37,000 16,711,000  9,198,000 -1,307,000 12,591,000  30,418,000 -8,000 10,289,000 10,289,000  47,000 -64,131,000 75,317,000 75,317,000  64,586,000 -64,754,000 91,791,000  16,845,000 -317,000 8,862,000  945,000 -749,000 8,326,000  1,216,000 -10,048,000 24,647,000  -11,126,000 6,234,000 12,913,000  -791,000 -3,399,000 14,100,000  5,643,000           
          investment in equity method investees
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from short-term investments.
                                                                                                           
          investment in short-term investments
                                                                                                          
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                             44,000    -1,948,000 928,000 1,032,000 188,000 571,000 133,000 261,000 200,000 53,000 85,000 378,000 97,000 838,000 895,000 204,000 192,000 192,000 239,000 795,000 309,000 332,000 332,000 232,000 340,000 427,000 295,000 449,000 -79,000   2,000 -42,000   135,000 1,967,000 -11,000 2,302,000 4,768,000 1,223,000          1,586,000         
          investment in equity method investee
                                          -9,495,000 -2,000,000                                                               
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                          8,304,000 -412,000 -86,401,000  30,174,000             -1,307,000 -35,884,000   -8,000 -1,742,000 -1,742,000           16,845,000 -317,000 -18,067,000  945,000 -749,000 -12,729,000  1,216,000 -10,048,000 -3,759,000                     
          net cash provided (used) in financing activities
                                            -5,509,000                                                               
          businesses acquired, net of cash acquired, and investments in joint ventures
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from disposals of real property
                                                                                                           
          restricted share stock bonus
                                                                           2,345,000                               
          gain on sale of manufacturing plant
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from the sale of facility
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from short-term investments
                                                                                                           
          net loss
                                                -8,623,000    -5,693,000             -13,267,000     -9,678,000                                    -1,509,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from disposals of land, buildings, etc.
                                                                                                           
          loss on disposal of property and equipment
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment, net of expenses
                                                                                                           
          payments to acquire companies, net of cash acquired, and investment in joint ventures
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from short term investments
                                                     3,600,000   4,885,000                                               
          repurchase of common stock
                                                  -1,857,000 -13,422,000 -3,742,000  -266,000 -523,000 -401,000  -171,000 -2,127,000 -327,000  -1,462,000 -423,000 -21,266,000 -21,266,000  -31,093,000 -39,228,000 -13,281,000 -13,281,000  -11,166,000 -4,698,000 -32,450,000  -5,037,000 -9,946,000 -2,866,000 -2,798,000                            
          investments in short term investments
                                                                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          investment in short term investments
                                                    -12,000                                                       
          payment of deferred financing costs
                                                        -2,985,000                                                   
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
                                                    116,000    -1,063,000    46,000    -6,326,000 -6,326,000    46,000 46,000                                     
          non-cash investing activities:
                                                                                                           
          other long-lived asset impairments
                                                                                                           
          unrealized losses on derivative financial instruments
                                                          -169,000 -46,000 627,000                                               
          goodwill impairment
                                                                                                           
          maturities of short-term investments.
                                                                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          loss on acquisition of business
                                                                                                           
          loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                           
          unrealized (gains) losses on derivative financial instruments
                                                                                                           
          return of equity method investment
                                                                                                           
          sale of (investment in) short-term investments
                                                                                                           
          non-cash financing activities:
                                                                                                           
          repurchased shares not yet settled
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of short term investments
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount
                                                                                                           
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                          
          intangible asset impairments
                                                                                                           
          non-cash financing activities
                                                                                                           
          repurchased shares settled but not paid
                                                                     1,879,000 1,879,000        630,000                             
          reversal of property sale gain
                                                                                                           
          loss on sale of a business, property and equipment
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from interest rate swap termination, net of amounts reclassified into earnings
                                                                           -143,000 -142,000                               
          additions to property
                                                                                  -8,225,000 -12,576,000 -16,510,000 -19,641,000 -11,311,000                     
          proceeds from business, property and equipment sales
                                                                                                           
          offset of subordinated notes with escrow
                                                                                                         
          loss on extinguishment of debt, net of premium paid
                                                                                                           
          gain on termination of interest rate swap
                                                                          -142,000                                 
          (gain) loss on sale of a business, property and equipment
                                                                                                           
          goodwill and other impairments
                                                                                                           
          investment in short-term and restricted investments
                                                                                                           
          redemption of preferred stock
                                                                                                         
          liabilities assumed in connection with acquisitions
                                                                               109,000 1,396,000 3,000                     
          note receivable from sale of property
                                                                               3,850,000                         
          repurchased shares settled but not yet paid
                                                                                                           
          gain on sales of property
                                                                                -166,000 -7,765,000                         
          loss on sale of a business and equipment
                                                                        234,000    44,000   190,000                            
          proceeds from property sales, net of expenses
                                                                                2,113,000 9,940,000                         
          repayments of revolving line of credit
                                                                            -236,000,000 -155,000,000 -160,000,000  -319,000,000 -175,000,000 -127,000,000  -309,000,000 -197,000,000 -109,000,000  -332,678,000                   
          (gain) loss on sale of property and equipment
                                                                          112,000                                 
          restricted investments
                                                                              -331,000  -226,000 -271,000 232,000 -25,000 261,000 -223,000 254,000     15,453,000 -132,000 -129,000 -130,000  -128,000 -127,000 -15,052,000         
          minority interest
                                                                           163,000 1,085,000 544,000 -131,000 -73,000 443,000 471,000 -8,000 85,000 470,000 714,000 100,000 81,000                    
          collection of notes
                                                                                                          
          issuance of note
                                                                                                           
          distribution to minority interest
                                                                           -2,082,000                             
          conversion of preferred stock to common stock
                                                                                   2,250,000                     
          impairment of goodwill
                                                                                                          
          other impairments
                                                                                                          
          gain on sale of a business and equipment
                                                                              -11,000                             
          cash received for income tax refunds
                                                                              -37,000                             
          net income .
                                                                                                           
          depreciation and amortization.
                                                                                                           
          loss on disposal of property
                                                                                                           
          receivables.
                                                                                                           
          inventories.
                                                                                                           
          prepaid expenses and other assets.
                                                                                                           
          accounts payable.
                                                                                                           
          accrued expenses.
                                                                                                           
          other long-term obligations.
                                                                                                           
          net cash from operating activities.
                                                                                                           
          additions to property.
                                                                                                           
          businesses acquired, net of cash acquired.
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from property sales
                                                                                                           
          restricted investments.
                                                                                                           
          net cash used by investing activities.
                                                                                                           
          repayments of long-term debt.
                                                                                                           
          payment of financing costs.
                                                                                                           
          net cash from financing activities.
                                                                                                           
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents.
                                                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year.
                                                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year.
                                                                                                           
          cash paid for interest.
                                                                                                           
          cash paid for income taxes – net of refunds.
                                                                                                           
          purchases of property included in accounts payable
                                                                                                           
          collection of note
                                                                                     3,340,000                     
          cash paid for income taxes—net of refunds
                                                                                8,256,000 200,000 -123,000  2,076,000 720,000 158,000                     
          loss on sale of a business
                                                                                 1,590,000                         
          gain on sale of equipment
                                                                                 -43,000 45,000                         
          impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                                                  400,000,000                         
          gain on disposal of property
                                                                                   198,000 -62,000 17,000 -29,000                     
          net cash used by investing activities
                                                                                                           
          treasury stock purchases
                                                                                                           
          collection of note related to litigation settlement
                                                                                                          
          stock based compensation
                                                                                        1,472,000 1,436,000 1,020,000                 
          additions to land, buildings, improvements and equipment
                                                                                        -12,508,000 -9,451,000 -8,757,000 -5,251,000 -3,485,000 -4,377,000 -5,563,000  -4,155,000 -1,798,000 -4,550,000  -4,705,000 -4,343,000 -2,467,000 -3,161,000 -2,201,000 -3,625,000 -1,920,000 
          excess tax benefits from stock based awards
                                                                                        622,000 1,748,000 633,000                 
          deferred financing costs
                                                                                        -371,000            -1,700,000       
          treasury stock repurchases
                                                                                            -528,000             
          net decrease in cash and equivalents
                                                                                        -11,126,000    -791,000               
          cash paid for income taxes—net
                                                                                        14,218,000 1,146,000 683,000                 
          1.
                                                                                                           
          escrow account deposit
                                                                                                           
          assets acquired
                                                                                          -13,296,000                 
          proceeds from issuance of stock
                                                                                          1,028,000 3,786,000 792,000 1,019,000 2,329,000  651,000           
          net increase in cash and equivalents
                                                                                          -15,879,000    1,879,000             
          amortization of deferred compensation
                                                                                           207,000 227,000 167,000 235,000             
          gain on sale of land, building and improvements.
                                                                                                           
          repayments under lines of credit
                                                                                                           
          payments on long-term debt
                                                                                                       -686,000    
          cash paid (refunds received) for income taxes—net
                                                                                                 677,000 -798,000         
          cash flows used in investing activities:
                                                                                                           
          cash refunds received for income taxes—net
                                                                                              -778,000             
          net income, as reported
                                                                                              2,516,000  -903,000           
          deduct: total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for awards, net of related tax effects
                                                                                              -356,000  -6,000           
          pro forma net income
                                                                                              2,160,000  -909,000           
          net income per common equivalent share:
                                                                                                           
          basic – as reported
                                                                                              120  -50           
          basic – pro forma
                                                                                              110  -50           
          diluted – as reported
                                                                                              120  -50           
          diluted – pro forma
                                                                                              100  -50           
          net income.
                                                                                                           
          cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                                           
          goodwill impairment charge
                                                                                                           
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                           
          additions to land, buildings, improvements and equipment.
                                                                                                           
          repayments under lines of credit, net.
                                                                                                           
          payments on long-term debt.
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of stock.
                                                                                                           
          deferred financing costs.
                                                                                                           
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities.
                                                                                                           
          liabilities assumed in connection with businesses acquired
                                                                                                           
          gain on fixed asset disposals
                                                                                                           
          repayments of lines of credit
                                                                                                           
          cash (refunds received) paid for income taxes—net
                                                                                                           
          borrowings under lines of credit
                                                                                                     17,098,000 4,674,000   14,090,000 747,000 
          loan fees and financing costs paid
                                                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                                                  77,604,000  10,884,000     
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                                                                                  65,265,000  68,587,000 -7,783,000 14,790,000     
          loss on sale of land, building and improvements.
                                                                                                           
          payments to acquire companies, net of cash acquired.
                                                                                                           
          assets (excluding cash) acquired through purchase of subsidiaries.
                                                                                                           
          liabilities assumed through purchase of subsidiaries
                                                                                                           
          write-off of equity method investment
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of common stock—net
                                                                                                     2,193,000 2,125,000     
          cash paid for taxes, net of refunds
                                                                                                     10,224,000 -8,319,000     
          loss on sale of land, building and improvements
                                                                                                           
          borrowings (repayments) under lines of credit
                                                                                                           
          payments to reacquire stock
                                                                                                           
          assets (excluding cash) acquired through purchase of subsidiaries
                                                                                                           
          inventory returned to manufacturer
                                                                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
                                                                                                           
          provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                           
          loss on fixed asset disposals
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of land, buildings, improvements and equipment
                                                                                                           
          borrowings (payments) under lines of credit
                                                                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of common stock - net
                                                                                                           
          net increase in cash
                                                                                                           
          cash at beginning of period
                                                                                                        8,292,000 
          cash at end of period
                                                                                                        915,000 2,671,000 5,692,000 
          2.
                                                                                                           
          (repayments) borrowings of long-term debt
                                                                                                           
          net increase increase in cash
                                                                                                           
          net decrease in cash
                                                                                                          -2,600,000