Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

4.	Selected Balance Sheet Information

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 26,		September 27,
	2015		2014
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	45,918	$	89,470
Appliances		1,768		1,495
	$	47,686	$	90,965

The Partnership enters into contracts for the supply of propane, fuel oil and natural gas. Such contracts generally have a term of one year subject to annual renewal, with purchase quantities specified at the time of order and costs based on market prices at the date of delivery.

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	As of
	September 26,			September 27,
	2015			2014
Land and improvements	$	195,430		$	201,353
Buildings and improvements		104,998			103,751
Transportation equipment		58,650			64,254
Storage facilities		110,033			110,586
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		833,479			823,478
Computer Systems		51,039			49,904
Construction in progress		7,177			3,420
		1,360,806			1,356,746
Less: accumulated depreciation		(579,748	)		(529,920	)
	$	781,058		$	826,826

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 amounted to $75,920, $78,921 and $72,353, respectively.