Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2022

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

6. Selected Balance Sheet Information

Inventories consist of the following:


	As of
	September 24,		September 25,
	2022		2021
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	64,240	$	59,492
Appliances		2,681		2,310
	$	66,921	$	61,802

The Partnership enters into contracts for the supply of propane, fuel oil and natural gas. Such contracts generally have a term of one year subject to annual renewal, with purchase quantities specified at the time of order and costs based on market prices at the date of delivery.

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:


	As of
	September 24,			September 25,
	2022			2021
Land and improvements	$	189,882		$	187,106
Buildings and improvements		116,870			114,309
Transportation equipment		23,521			27,848
Storage facilities		115,149			114,328
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		928,802			901,945
Computer software		52,958			52,752
Construction in progress		11,339			8,627
		1,438,521			1,406,915
Less: accumulated depreciation		(874,737	)		(837,785	)
	$	563,784		$	569,130

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 amounted to $51,276, $56,501 and $59,726, respectively.