Document and Entity Information Document - shares |
9 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Nov. 13, 2015 |
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| Entity Information [Line Items] | ||
| Entity registrant name | Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. | |
| Entity central index key | 0001609989 | |
| Current fiscal year end date | --12-31 | |
| Entity filer category | Non-accelerated Filer | |
| Document type | 10-Q | |
| Document period end date | Sep. 30, 2015 | |
| Document fiscal year focus | 2015 | |
| Document fiscal period focus | Q3 | |
| Amendment flag | false | |
| Entity common stock, shares outstanding | 196,162,518 |