Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Selected Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	89,470	$	75,885
Appliances		1,495		1,738
	$	90,965	$	77,623

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	As of
	September 27, 2014			September 28, 2013
Land and improvements	$	201,353		$	207,516
Buildings and improvements		103,751			104,137
Transportation equipment		64,254			71,815
Storage facilities		110,586			113,571
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		823,478			830,282
Computer systems		49,904			49,049
Construction in progress		3,420			4,472
		1,356,746			1,380,842
Less: accumulated depreciation		(529,920	)		(492,610	)
	$	826,826		$	888,232