Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

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 27, 2014			September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012
Revenues:
Propane	$	1,606,840		$	1,357,102		$	843,648
Fuel oil and refined fuels		194,684			208,957			114,288
Natural gas and electricity		87,093			79,432			67,419
All other		49,640			58,115			38,103
Total revenues	$	1,938,257		$	1,703,606		$	1,063,458
Operating income:
Propane	$	295,916		$	287,473		$	142,548
Fuel oil and refined fuels		2,473			(2,799	)		890
Natural gas and electricity		10,818			11,565			6,991
All other		(25,644	)		(26,483	)		(17,239	)
Corporate		(93,437	)		(92,780	)		(91,533	)
Total operating income		190,126			176,976			41,657
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		11,589			2,144			2,249
Interest expense, net		83,261			95,427			38,633
Provision for income taxes		767			607			137
Net income	$	94,509		$	78,798		$	638
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	106,491		$	104,533		$	34,826
Fuel oil and refined fuels		5,429			4,634			3,652
Natural gas and electricity		46			198			464
All other		699			638			345
Corporate		23,734			20,381			7,747
Total depreciation and amortization	$	136,399		$	130,384		$	47,034

	As of
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013
Assets:
Propane	$	2,365,320	$	2,452,909
Fuel oil and refined fuels		69,360		77,473
Natural gas and electricity		13,992		16,789
All other		3,342		3,860
Corporate		157,349		176,956
Total assets	$	2,609,363	$	2,727,987