Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2011

Selected Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 24,		September 25,
	2011		2010
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	64,601	$	59,836
Appliances and related parts		1,306		1,211
	$	65,907	$	61,047

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	As of
	September 24,		September 25,
	2011		2010
Land and improvements	$	27,904	$	28,250
Buildings and improvements		82,639		80,072
Transportation equipment		19,067		22,959
Storage facilities		79,525		78,176
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		485,859		481,423
Computer systems		47,718		44,705
Construction in progress		2,704		5,290
		745,416		740,875
Less: accumulated depreciation		407,291		390,455
	$	338,125	$	350,420