Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

5.	Selected Balance Sheet Information

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 30,		September 24,
	2017		2016
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	51,844	$	43,905
Appliances		1,376		1,447
	$	53,220	$	45,352

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 30,			September 24,
	2017			2016
Land and improvements	$	192,256		$	193,194
Buildings and improvements		111,013			109,345
Transportation equipment		51,037			57,823
Storage facilities		110,573			110,528
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		849,175			845,650
Computer software		53,826			52,643
Construction in progress		4,248			3,845
		1,372,128			1,373,028
Less: accumulated depreciation		(679,501	)		(630,899	)
	$	692,627		$	742,129

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015 amounted to $71,484, $72,471 and $75,920, respectively.