Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

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						Six Months Ended
	March 30,			March 24,			March 30,			March 24,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Revenues:
Propane	$	540,537		$	283,759		$	933,322		$	524,115
Fuel oil and refined fuels		92,795			43,748			154,941			74,729
Natural gas and electricity		29,732			21,708			48,121			39,759
All other		15,362			8,411			32,745			18,909
Total revenues	$	678,426		$	357,626		$	1,169,129		$	657,512
Operating income:
Propane	$	179,961		$	70,483		$	286,269		$	113,981
Fuel oil and refined fuels		5,742			3,465			6,441			5,931
Natural gas and electricity		5,711			1,639			8,277			4,343
All other		(6,525	)		(3,732	)		(11,374	)		(6,329	)
Corporate		(29,244	)		(15,730	)		(49,492	)		(31,511	)
Total operating income		155,645			56,125			240,121			86,415
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		-			507			-			507
Interest expense, net		24,343			6,425			48,899			13,263
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		150			(380	)		282			(160	)
Net income	$	131,152		$	49,573		$	190,940		$	72,805
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	23,042		$	4,942		$	45,564		$	9,855
Fuel oil and refined fuels		1,345			620			2,936			1,162
Natural gas and electricity		40			79			118			303
All other		208			20			271			53
Corporate		5,013			1,988			9,118			4,061
Total depreciation and amortization	$	29,648		$	7,649		$	58,007		$	15,434

	As of
	March 30,		September 29,
		2013		2012
Assets:
Propane	$	2,558,422	$	2,529,021
Fuel oil and refined fuels		115,827		101,108
Natural gas and electricity		20,099		14,777
All other		4,487		7,232
Corporate		256,944		232,310
Total assets	$	2,955,779	$	2,884,448