Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2015

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 28, 2015			March 29, 2014			March 28, 2015			March 29, 2014
Revenues:
Propane	$	498,616		$	728,504		$	853,266		$	1,167,098
Fuel oil and refined fuels		60,426			93,722			99,356			147,990
Natural gas and electricity		28,281			39,083			44,248			57,399
All other		12,066			12,463			25,463			27,341
Total revenues	$	599,389		$	873,772		$	1,022,333		$	1,399,828
Operating income:
Propane	$	189,265		$	189,517		$	292,341		$	295,899
Fuel oil and refined fuels		9,434			9,271			10,880			9,750
Natural gas and electricity		7,457			5,022			10,215			7,674
All other		(5,289	)		(6,538	)		(10,967	)		(12,388	)
Corporate		(29,276	)		(26,228	)		(54,910	)		(49,836	)
Total operating income		171,591			171,044			247,559			251,099
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		15,072			—			15,072			—
Interest expense, net		19,711			21,226			39,710			42,433
Provision for income taxes		174			271			336			448
Net income	$	136,634		$	149,547		$	192,441		$	208,218
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	27,562		$	26,808		$	54,641		$	52,541
Fuel oil and refined fuels		728			899			1,561			3,195
Natural gas and electricity		2			2			4			42
All other		69			192			149			397
Corporate		4,868			5,381			9,503			11,934
Total depreciation and amortization	$	33,229		$	33,282		$	65,858		$	68,109

	As of
	March 28, 2015		September 27, 2014
Assets:
Propane	$	2,378,783	$	2,365,320
Fuel oil and refined fuels		73,599		69,360
Natural gas and electricity		20,224		13,992
All other		3,381		3,342
Corporate		175,497		157,349
Total assets	$	2,651,484	$	2,609,363