Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2016

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 24,			September 26,			September 27,
	2016			2015			2014
Revenues:
Propane	$	884,169		$	1,176,980		$	1,606,840
Fuel oil and refined fuels		68,759			127,495			194,684
Natural gas and electricity		50,763			66,865			87,093
All other		42,420			45,639			49,640
Total revenues	$	1,046,111		$	1,416,979		$	1,938,257
Operating income (loss):
Propane	$	184,213		$	280,761		$	295,916
Fuel oil and refined fuels		5,649			7,621			2,473
Natural gas and electricity		10,755			14,614			10,818
All other		(25,945	)		(25,409	)		(25,644	)
Corporate		(84,266	)		(99,829	)		(93,437	)
Total operating income		90,406			177,758			190,126
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		292			15,072			11,589
Interest expense, net		75,086			77,634			83,261
Provision for income taxes		588			700			767
Net income	$	14,440		$	84,352		$	94,509
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	110,067		$	110,728		$	106,491
Fuel oil and refined fuels		2,725			3,885			5,429
Natural gas and electricity		3			8			46
All other		304			288			699
Corporate		16,517			18,385			23,734
Total depreciation and amortization	$	129,616		$	133,294		$	136,399

	As of
	September 24,		September 26,
	2016		2015
Assets:
Propane	$	2,141,108	$	2,209,343
Fuel oil and refined fuels		53,266		58,077
Natural gas and electricity		13,415		13,253
All other		2,185		2,888
Corporate		85,995		202,169
Total assets	$	2,295,969	$	2,485,730