Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

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 29,			September 24,			September 25,
	2012			2011			2010
Revenues:
Propane	$	843,648		$	929,492		$	885,459
Fuel oil and refined fuels		114,288			139,572			135,059
Natural gas and electricity		67,419			84,721			77,587
All other		38,103			36,767			38,589
Total revenues	$	1,063,458		$	1,190,552		$	1,136,694
Operating income:
Propane	$	143,789		$	203,567		$	230,717
Fuel oil and refined fuels		887			11,140			11,589
Natural gas and electricity		6,991			11,667			11,629
All other		(17,233	)		(13,750	)		(17,995	)
Corporate		(91,533	)		(69,396	)		(82,572	)
Total operating income		42,901			143,228			153,368
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		2,249			—			9,473
Interest expense, net		38,633			27,378			27,397
Provision for income taxes		137			884			1,182
Net income	$	1,882		$	114,966		$	115,316
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	33,585		$	19,525		$	17,505
Fuel oil and refined fuels		3,655			4,139			3,277
Natural gas and electricity		464			897			970
All other		339			111			261
Corporate		7,747			10,956			8,821
Total depreciation and amortization	$	45,790		$	35,628		$	30,834

	As of
	September 29, 2012		September 24, 2011
Assets:
Propane	$	2,529,021	$	706,008
Fuel oil and refined fuels		101,108		44,973
Natural gas and electricity		14,777		18,675
All other		7,232		3,719
Corporate		232,310		183,084
Total assets	$	2,884,448	$	956,459