Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

Segment Reporting [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 26,			September 27,			September 28,
	2015			2014			2013
Revenues:
Propane	$	1,176,980		$	1,606,840		$	1,357,102
Fuel oil and refined fuels		127,495			194,684			208,957
Natural gas and electricity		66,865			87,093			79,432
All other		45,639			49,640			58,115
Total revenues	$	1,416,979		$	1,938,257		$	1,703,606
Operating income (loss):
Propane	$	280,761		$	295,916		$	287,473
Fuel oil and refined fuels		7,621			2,473			(2,799	)
Natural gas and electricity		14,614			10,818			11,565
All other		(25,409	)		(25,644	)		(26,483	)
Corporate		(99,829	)		(93,437	)		(92,780	)
Total operating income		177,758			190,126			176,976
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		15,072			11,589			2,144
Interest expense, net		77,634			83,261			95,427
Provision for income taxes		700			767			607
Net income	$	84,352		$	94,509		$	78,798
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	110,728		$	106,491		$	104,533
Fuel oil and refined fuels		3,885			5,429			4,634
Natural gas and electricity		8			46			198
All other		288			699			638
Corporate		18,385			23,734			20,381
Total depreciation and amortization	$	133,294		$	136,399		$	130,384

	As of
	September 26,		September27,
	2015		2014
Assets:
Propane	$	2,209,343	$	2,365,320
Fuel oil and refined fuels		58,077		69,360
Natural gas and electricity		13,253		13,992
All other		2,888		3,342
Corporate		202,169		157,349
Total assets	$	2,485,730	$	2,609,363