Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 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						Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2014			June 29, 2013			June 28, 2014			June 29, 2013
Revenues:
Propane	$	242,173		$	230,777		$	1,409,271		$	1,164,099
Fuel oil and refined fuels		26,898			31,026			174,888			185,967
Natural gas and electricity		16,912			16,132			74,311			64,253
All other		11,160			12,870			38,501			45,615
Total revenues	$	297,143		$	290,805		$	1,696,971		$	1,459,934
Operating (loss) income:
Propane	$	4,457		$	12,267		$	300,356		$	294,713
Fuel oil and refined fuels		(3,160	)		(5,263	)		6,590			1,186
Natural gas and electricity		1,492			1,802			9,166			10,079
All other		(6,724	)		(7,625	)		(19,112	)		(19,019	)
Corporate		(22,640	)		(21,836	)		(72,476	)		(71,328	)
Total operating (loss) income		(26,575	)		(20,655	)		224,524			215,631
Reconciliation to net (loss) income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		11,589			—			11,589			—
Interest expense, net		20,662			24,385			63,095			73,284
Provision for income taxes		163			148			611			430
Net (loss) income	$	(58,989	)	$	(45,188	)	$	149,229		$	141,917
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	26,067		$	24,802		$	78,608		$	74,189
Fuel oil and refined fuels		1,240			1,284			4,435			4,212
Natural gas and electricity		2			40			44			158
All other		187			227			584			518
Corporate		5,496			5,152			17,430			14,270
Total depreciation and amortization	$	32,992		$	31,505		$	101,101		$	93,347

	As of
	June 28, 2014		September 28, 2013
Assets:
Propane	$	2,418,145	$	2,452,909
Fuel oil and refined fuels		74,314		77,473
Natural gas and electricity		14,495		16,789
All other		4,391		3,860
Corporate		138,155		176,956
Total assets	$	2,649,500	$	2,727,987