Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Carrying values of goodwill assigned to the partnership's operating segments

The carrying values of goodwill assigned to the Partnership’s operating segments are as follows:

				Fuel oil and			Natural gas
	Propane			refined fuels			and electricity		Total
Balance as of September 30, 2017
Goodwill	$	1,082,297		$	10,900		$	7,900	$	1,101,097
Accumulated adjustments		—			(6,462	)		—		(6,462	)
	$	1,082,297		$	4,438		$	7,900	$	1,094,635
Fiscal 2018 Activity
Goodwill disposed (2)	$	(1,165	)	$	—		$	—	$	(1,165	)
Balance as of March 31, 2018
Goodwill	$	1,081,132		$	10,900		$	7,900	$	1,099,932
Accumulated adjustments		—			(6,462	)		—		(6,462	)
	$	1,081,132		$	4,438		$	7,900	$	1,093,470

Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

	As of
	March 31,			September 30,
	2018			2017
Customer relationships (1) (2)	$	491,461		$	492,656
Non-compete agreements (1)		31,790			31,040
Other		1,967			1,967
		525,218			525,663
Less: accumulated amortization
Customer relationships		(303,478	)		(279,287	)
Non-compete agreements		(26,567	)		(25,242	)
Other		(1,304	)		(1,258	)
		(331,349	)		(305,787	)
	$	193,869		$	219,876

(1) Reflects the impact from the acquisition (Note 3).

(2) Reflects the impact from the disposition of certain assets and operations in a non-strategic market of the propane

segment (Note 3).