Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2016

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Carrying values of goodwill assigned to the partnership's operating segments

The carrying values of goodwill assigned to the Partnership’s operating segments are as follows:

			Fuel oil and			Natural gas
	Propane		refined fuels			and electricity		Total
Balance as of September 26, 2015
Goodwill	$	1,075,091	$	10,900		$	7,900	$	1,093,891
Accumulated adjustments		—		(6,462	)		—		(6,462	)
	$	1,075,091	$	4,438		$	7,900	$	1,087,429
Goodwill acquired during fiscal 2016 (1)	$	14,710	$	—		$	—	$	14,710
Balance as of March 26, 2016
Goodwill	$	1,089,801	$	10,900		$	7,900	$	1,108,601
Accumulated adjustments		—		(6,462	)		—		(6,462	)
	$	1,089,801	$	4,438		$	7,900	$	1,102,139

Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

	As of
	March 26,			September 26,
	2016			2015
Customer relationships (1)	$	496,577		$	471,829
Non-compete agreements (1)		31,040			27,815
Tradenames		3,482			3,482
Other		1,967			1,967
		533,066			505,093
Less: accumulated amortization
Customer relationships		(200,292	)		(173,823	)
Non-compete agreements		(20,921	)		(19,337	)
Tradenames		(3,317	)		(3,069	)
Other		(1,121	)		(1,075	)
		(225,651	)		(197,304	)
	$	307,415		$	307,789

(1) Increases reflect the Propane USA acquisition (Note 3).