Long-Term Borrowings (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 23, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 23, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 29, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement Due 2017 [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement Due 2017 [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement Due 2017 [Member] Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 7.375% senior notes due August 1, 2021 [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 7.375% senior notes due August 1, 2021 [Member]	Aug. 06, 2013 7.375% senior notes due August 1, 2021 [Member]	Aug. 02, 2013 7.375% senior notes due August 1, 2021 [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 7.375% senior notes due August 1, 2021 [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 7.375% senior notes due August 1, 2021 [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement [Member] 364-Day Facility [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 Amended Credit Agreement [Member] 364-Day Facility [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Amended Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 Amended Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings	$ 1,416,051			$ 1,416,051		$ 1,422,078				$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 526,377	$ 529,923		$ 248,547	$ 248,385		$ 541,127			$ 543,770
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)												7.50%			7.375%			7.375%
Maturity date										Jan. 05, 2017		Oct. 01, 2018			Mar. 15, 2020			Aug. 01, 2021
Ownership interest in Suburban Energy Finance Corp (in hundredths)															100.00%
Net unamortized premium												29,820	33,366					37,684			40,327
Net unamortized discount															1,453	1,615
Date public offering completed												Aug. 01, 2012			Mar. 23, 2010			Aug. 01, 2012
Percentage of interest owned in subsidiary (in hundredths)	100.00%			100.00%
Aggregate principal amount												496,557			250,000			503,443		157,300
Debt instrument repurchase amount																			23,900	133,400
Loss on debt extinguishment	0	0		0	(507)												2,147
Debt instrument repurchase premium and related fees																	11,761
Amortization of financing costs																	2,067
Unamortized premium																	(11,681)
Fair value of debt at acquisition date (in hundredths)														106.875%								108.125%
Percentage of principal amount at which debt was issued (in hundredths)															99.136%
Percentage of the principal amount repurchase offer under change of control provision (in hundredths)															101.00%
Number of days after the consummation of the change of control that a rating decline may occur to trigger offer to repurchase debt															90 days
Revolving credit facility, term																									5 years
Credit Facility, maximum amount																							250,000	250,000	400,000	400,000
Amount drawn under credit facility																							225,000
Term Of Facility																								364 days
Repayments of short-term borrowings																							225,000
Standby letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility										49,242
Available borrowing capacity under Revolving Credit Facility										250,758
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowings	100,000
Revolving Credit Facility and 2020 Senior Notes covenants [Abstract]
Consolidated interest coverage ratio, minimum				2.0 to 1.0
Total consolidated leverage ratio, maximum				7.0 to 1.0
Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum				1.75 to 1
Increase in Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum				2.5 to 1.0
Decrease in Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum			4.75 to 1.0	4.75 to 1.0
Decrease in Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio during acquisition period, minimum			5.0 to 1.0
Description of variable rate basis								LIBOR	Federal Funds Rate
Margin over basis rate (in hundredths)	1.00%							1.00%	0.50%
Weighted average interest rate (in hundredths)							2.80%
Interest rate swap agreement [Abstract]
Notional Amount	100,000			100,000
Effective date	Mar. 31, 2010						Jun. 25, 2013
Termination date	Jun. 25, 2013						Jan. 05, 2017
Fixed interest rate (in hundredths)	3.12%			3.12%			1.63%
Long-term debt maturities [Abstract]
Long-term debt maturities, 2013	0			0
Long-term debt maturities, 2014	0			0
Long-term debt maturities, 2015	0			0
Long-term debt maturities, 2016	0			0
Long-term debt maturities, 2017	100,000			100,000
Long-term debt maturities, 2018 and thereafter	$ 1,250,000			$ 1,250,000