Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Inventories

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

Property, plant and equipment

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