Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill carrying value

The changes in carrying value of goodwill assigned to the Partnership’s operating segments are as follows:

	Propane		Fuel oil and refined fuels			Natural gas and electricity		Total
Balance as of September 24, 2011
Goodwill	$	265,313	$	10,900		$	7,900	$	284,113
Accumulated adjustments		—		(6,462	)		—		(6,462	)
	$	265,313	$	4,438		$	7,900	$	277,651
Goodwill acquired during fiscal 2012	$	803,958	$	10,690		$	—	$	814,648
Balance as of September 29, 2012
Goodwill	$	1,069,271	$	21,590		$	7,900	$	1,098,761
Accumulated adjustments		—		(6,462	)		—		(6,462	)
	$	1,069,271	$	15,128		$	7,900	$	1,092,299

Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

	As of
	September 29,			September 24,
	2012			2011
Customer relationships	$	424,409		$	26,523
Non-compete agreements		28,665			3,756
Tradenames		4,599			1,499
Other		1,967			1,967
		459,640			33,745
Less: accumulated amortization
Customer relationships		(18,576	)		(15,036	)
Non-compete agreements		(2,338	)		(760	)
Tradenames		(1,441	)		(1,162	)
Other		(801	)		(709	)
		(23,156	)		(17,667	)
	$	436,484		$	16,078