Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

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 29,			March 30,			March 29,			March 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenues:
Propane	$	728,504		$	540,537		$	1,167,098		$	933,322
Fuel oil and refined fuels		93,722			92,795			147,990			154,941
Natural gas and electricity		39,083			29,732			57,399			48,121
All other		12,463			15,362			27,341			32,745
Total revenues	$	873,772		$	678,426		$	1,399,828		$	1,169,129
Operating income:
Propane	$	189,517		$	178,285		$	295,899		$	282,445
Fuel oil and refined fuels		9,271			5,759			9,750			6,449
Natural gas and electricity		5,022			5,711			7,674			8,277
All other		(6,538	)		(6,534	)		(12,388	)		(11,394	)
Corporate		(26,228	)		(29,244	)		(49,836	)		(49,492	)
Total operating income		171,044			153,977			251,099			236,285
Reconciliation to net income:
Interest expense, net		21,226			24,343			42,433			48,899
Provision for income taxes		271			150			448			282
Net income	$	149,547		$	129,484		$	208,218		$	187,104
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	26,808		$	24,718		$	52,541		$	49,388
Fuel oil and refined fuels		899			1,328			3,195			2,928
Natural gas and electricity		2			40			42			118
All other		192			217			397			291
Corporate		5,381			5,013			11,934			9,118
Total depreciation and amortization	$	33,282		$	31,316		$	68,109		$	61,843

	As of
	March 29,		September 28,
	2014		2013
Assets:
Propane	$	2,589,935	$	2,452,909
Fuel oil and refined fuels		95,864		77,473
Natural gas and electricity		23,586		16,789
All other		3,711		3,860
Corporate		140,449		176,956
Total assets	$	2,853,545	$	2,727,987