Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

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 28,			September 29,			September 24,
	2013			2012			2011
Revenues:
Propane	$	1,357,103		$	843,648		$	929,492
Fuel oil and refined fuels		208,957			114,288			139,572
Natural gas and electricity		79,432			67,419			84,721
All other		58,114			38,103			36,767
Total revenues	$	1,703,606		$	1,063,458		$	1,190,552
Operating income:
Propane	$	287,473		$	142,548		$	203,567
Fuel oil and refined fuels		(2,799	)		890			11,140
Natural gas and electricity		11,565			6,991			11,667
All other		(26,483	)		(17,239	)		(13,750	)
Corporate		(92,780	)		(91,533	)		(69,396	)
Total operating income		176,976			41,657			143,228
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		2,144			2,249			-
Interest expense, net		95,427			38,633			27,378
Provision for income taxes		607			137			884
Net income	$	78,798		$	638		$	114,966
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	104,533		$	34,826		$	19,525
Fuel oil and refined fuels		4,634			3,652			4,139
Natural gas and electricity		198			464			897
All other		638			345			111
Corporate		20,381			7,747			10,956
Total depreciation and amortization	$	130,384		$	47,034		$	35,628

	As of
	September 28,		September 29,
	2013		2012
Assets:
Propane	$	2,452,909	$	2,505,660
Fuel oil and refined fuels		77,473		77,059
Natural gas and electricity		16,789		14,777
All other		3,860		7,342
Corporate		176,956		279,012
Total assets	$	2,727,987	$	2,883,850