Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Disclosure by reportable segment and reconciliation of total operating segment information

The following table presents certain data by reportable segment and provides a reconciliation of total operating segment information to the corresponding consolidated amounts for the periods presented:

	Year Ended
	September 24,			September 25,			September 26,
	2011			2010			2009
Revenues:
Propane	$	929,492		$	885,459		$	864,012
Fuel oil and refined fuels		139,572			135,059			159,596
Natural gas and electricity		84,721			77,587			76,832
All other		36,767			38,589			42,714
Total revenues	$	1,190,552		$	1,136,694		$	1,143,154
Operating income:
Propane	$	203,567		$	230,717		$	268,969
Fuel oil and refined fuels		11,140			11,589			17,950
Natural gas and electricity		11,667			11,629			12,791
All other		(13,750	)		(17,995	)		(16,346	)
Corporate		(69,396	)		(82,572	)		(72,749	)
Total operating income		143,228			153,368			210,615
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		-			9,473			4,624
Interest expense, net		27,378			27,397			38,267
Provision for income taxes		884			1,182			2,486
Net income	$	114,966		$	115,316		$	165,238
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	19,525		$	17,505		$	15,951
Fuel oil and refined fuels		4,139			3,277			4,253
Natural gas and electricity		897			970			1,008
All other		111			261			436
Corporate		10,956			8,821			8,695
Total depreciation and amortization	$	35,628		$	30,834		$	30,343

	As of
	September 24,		September 25,
	2011		2010
Assets:
Propane	$	706,008	$	693,699
Fuel oil and refined fuels		44,973		57,681
Natural gas and electricity		18,675		21,552
All other		3,719		3,042
Corporate		183,084		194,940
Total assets	$	956,459	$	970,914