Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 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:

	Three Months Ended
	December 26,			December 27,
	2015			2014
Revenues:
Propane	$	231,475		$	354,650
Fuel oil and refined fuels		20,688			38,930
Natural gas and electricity		11,674			15,967
All other		12,020			13,397
Total revenues	$	275,857		$	422,944
Operating income (loss):
Propane	$	55,583		$	103,076
Fuel oil and refined fuels		1,969			1,446
Natural gas and electricity		2,252			2,758
All other		(7,056	)		(5,678	)
Corporate		(21,404	)		(25,634	)
Total operating income		31,344			75,968
Reconciliation to net income:
Interest expense, net		18,893			19,999
Provision for income taxes		185			162
Net income	$	12,266		$	55,807
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	27,107		$	27,079
Fuel oil and refined fuels		696			833
Natural gas and electricity		2			2
All other		82			80
Corporate		3,751			4,635
Total depreciation and amortization	$	31,638		$	32,629

	As of
	December 26,		September26,
	2015		2015
Assets:
Propane	$	2,261,541	$	2,209,343
Fuel oil and refined fuels		59,527		58,077
Natural gas and electricity		15,141		13,253
All other		3,132		2,888
Corporate		113,676		202,169
Total assets	$	2,453,017	$	2,485,730