Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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 30,			September 24,			September 26,
	2017			2016			2015
Revenues:
Propane	$	1,011,078		$	884,169		$	1,176,980
Fuel oil and refined fuels		78,126			68,759			127,495
Natural gas and electricity		55,103			50,763			66,865
All other		43,579			42,420			45,639
Total revenues	$	1,187,886		$	1,046,111		$	1,416,979
Operating income (loss):
Propane	$	205,035		$	184,213		$	280,761
Fuel oil and refined fuels		8,552			5,649			7,621
Natural gas and electricity		13,826			10,755			14,614
All other		(23,017	)		(25,945	)		(25,409	)
Corporate		(89,112	)		(84,266	)		(99,829	)
Total operating income		115,284			90,406			177,758
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		1,567			292			15,072
Interest expense, net		75,263			75,086			77,634
Provision for income taxes		459			588			700
Net income	$	37,995		$	14,440		$	84,352
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	111,374		$	110,067		$	110,728
Fuel oil and refined fuels		2,610			2,725			3,885
Natural gas and electricity		—			3			8
All other		283			304			288
Corporate		13,671			16,517			18,385
Total depreciation and amortization	$	127,938		$	129,616		$	133,294

	As of
	September 30,		September 24,
	2017		2016
Assets:
Propane	$	2,066,997	$	2,141,108
Fuel oil and refined fuels		49,863		53,266
Natural gas and electricity		12,455		13,415
All other		2,147		2,185
Corporate		39,821		72,325
Total assets	$	2,171,283	$	2,282,299