Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 30,		September 24,
	2023		2022
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	58,565	$	64,240
Appliances		3,263		2,681
	$	61,828	$	66,921

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	As of
	September 30,			September 24,
	2023			2022
Land and improvements	$	195,179		$	189,882
Buildings and improvements		130,373			116,870
Transportation equipment		23,145			23,521
Storage facilities		120,948			115,149
Machinery and equipment		77,207			—
Tanks and cylinders		943,860			928,802
Computer software		54,458			52,958
Construction in progress		9,488			11,339
		1,554,658			1,438,521
Less: accumulated depreciation		(908,604	)		(874,737	)
	$	646,054		$	563,784

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that aggregates to the total shown on the consolidated statements of cash flows:

	As of
	September 30,		September 24,
	2023		2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,514	$	4,100
Restricted cash included in other current assets		2,392		—
Restricted cash included in other assets (noncurrent)		8,168		—
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown on the consolidated statements of cash flows	$	14,074	$	4,100