Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2016

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Inventories

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

Property, plant and equipment

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