Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Selected Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 28,		September 29,
	2013		2012
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	75,885	$	83,543
Appliances		1,738		4,633
	$	77,623	$	88,176

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	As of
	September 28,			September 29,
	2013			2012
Land and improvements	$	207,516		$	195,803
Buildings and improvements		104,137			114,960
Transportation equipment		71,815			70,058
Storage facilities		113,571			115,905
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		830,282			814,342
Computer systems		49,049			48,320
Construction in progress		4,472			4,043
		1,380,842			1,363,431
Less: accumulated depreciation		(492,610	)		(427,203	)
	$	888,232		$	936,228