Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2016

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

5.	Selected Balance Sheet Information

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 24,		September 26,
	2016		2015
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	43,905	$	45,918
Appliances		1,447		1,768
	$	45,352	$	47,686

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 24,			September 26,
	2016			2015
Land and improvements	$	193,194		$	195,430
Buildings and improvements		109,345			104,998
Transportation equipment		57,823			58,650
Storage facilities		110,528			110,033
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		845,650			833,479
Computer Systems		52,643			51,039
Construction in progress		3,845			7,177
		1,373,028			1,360,806
Less: accumulated depreciation		(630,899	)		(579,748	)
	$	742,129		$	781,058

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $72,471, $75,920 and $78,921, respectively.