Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	13. Commitments and Contingencies Accrued Insurance. The Partnership is self-insured for general and product, workers’ compensation and automobile liabilities up to predetermined amounts above which third party insurance applies. As of December 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023, the Partnership had accrued liabilities of $61,019 and $61,182, respectively, representing the total estimated losses for known and anticipated or unasserted general and product, workers’ compensation and automobile claims. For the portion of the estimated liability that exceeds insurance deductibles, the Partnership records an asset within other assets (or prepaid expenses and other current assets, as applicable) related to the amount of the liability expected to be covered by insurance which amounted to $15,448 as of December 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023. Legal Matters. The Partnership’s operations are subject to operating hazards and risks normally incidental to handling, storing and delivering combustible liquids such as propane. The Partnership has been, and will continue to be, a defendant in various legal proceedings and litigation as a result of these operating hazards and risks, and as a result of other aspects of its business. In this regard, the Partnership’s natural gas and electricity (“AES”) business was sued in a putative class action suit in the Northern District of New York. The complaint alleged a number of claims under various consumer statutes and common law in New York and Pennsylvania regarding pricing offered to electricity customers in those states. The case was dismissed in part by the district court, but causes of action based on the New York consumer statute and breach of contract were allowed to proceed. On April 12, 2022, the court granted summary judgment in favor of the Partnership on the remaining counts and the complaint was dismissed in full. The plaintiff appealed the judgment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. On December 12, 2023, the Court of Appeals issued an Order and Decision affirming the decision of the lower court granting judgment to Agway and dismissing the plaintiff’s claims. Plaintiff has 90 days from the date of the Second Circuit’s decision to file a petition with the United States Supreme Court.

Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

13.

Commitments and Contingencies

Accrued Insurance. The Partnership is self-insured for general and product, workers’ compensation and automobile liabilities up to predetermined amounts above which third party insurance applies. As of December 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023, the Partnership had accrued liabilities of $61,019 and $61,182, respectively, representing the total estimated losses for known and anticipated or unasserted general and product, workers’ compensation and automobile claims. For the portion of the estimated liability that exceeds insurance deductibles, the Partnership records an asset within other assets (or prepaid expenses and other current assets, as applicable) related to the amount of the liability expected to be covered by insurance which amounted to $15,448 as of December 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023.

Legal Matters. The Partnership’s operations are subject to operating hazards and risks normally incidental to handling, storing and delivering combustible liquids such as propane. The Partnership has been, and will continue to be, a defendant in various legal proceedings and litigation as a result of these operating hazards and risks, and as a result of other aspects of its business. In this regard, the Partnership’s natural gas and electricity (“AES”) business was sued in a putative class action suit in the Northern District of New York. The complaint alleged a number of claims under various consumer statutes and common law in New York and Pennsylvania regarding pricing offered to electricity customers in those states. The case was dismissed in part by the district court, but causes of action based on the New York consumer statute and breach of contract were allowed to proceed. On April 12, 2022, the court granted summary judgment in favor of the Partnership on the remaining counts and the complaint was dismissed in full. The plaintiff appealed the judgment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. On December 12, 2023, the Court of Appeals issued an Order and Decision affirming the decision of the lower court granting judgment to Agway and dismissing the plaintiff’s claims. Plaintiff has 90 days from the date of the Second Circuit’s decision to file a petition with the United States Supreme Court.