Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Disclosure by reportable segment and reconciliation of total operating segment information

The following table presents certain relevant financial information by reportable segment and provides a reconciliation of total operating segment information to the corresponding consolidated amounts for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended
	December 29,			December 24,
	2012			2011
Revenues:
Propane	$	392,785		$	240,356
Fuel oil and refined fuels		62,146			30,981
Natural gas and electricity		18,389			18,051
All other		17,383			10,498
Total revenues	$	490,703		$	299,886
Operating income:
Propane	$	106,308		$	43,498
Fuel oil and refined fuels		699			2,466
Natural gas and electricity		2,566			2,704
All other		(4,849	)		(2,597	)
Corporate		(20,248	)		(15,781	)
Total operating income		84,476			30,290
Reconciliation to net income:
Interest expense, net		24,556			6,838
Provision for income taxes		132			220
Net income	$	59,788		$	23,232
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	22,522		$	4,913
Fuel oil and refined fuels		1,591			542
Natural gas and electricity		78			224
All other		63			33
Corporate		4,105			2,073
Total depreciation and amortization	$	28,359		$	7,785

	As of
	December 29,		September 29,
	2012		2012
Assets:
Propane	$	2,562,509	$	2,529,021
Fuel oil and refined fuels		109,040		101,108
Natural gas and electricity		17,757		14,777
All other		5,514		7,232
Corporate		234,111		232,310
Total assets	$	2,928,931	$	2,884,448