Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 29,		September 30,
	2018		2017
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	57,834	$	51,844
Appliances		1,278		1,376
	$	59,112	$	53,220

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	As of
	September 29,			September 30,
	2018			2017
Land and improvements	$	189,314		$	192,256
Buildings and improvements		112,490			111,013
Transportation equipment		48,339			51,037
Storage facilities		110,419			110,573
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		858,580			849,175
Computer software		49,847			53,826
Construction in progress		4,539			4,248
		1,373,528			1,372,128
Less: accumulated depreciation		(724,310	)		(679,501	)
	$	649,218		$	692,627