Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

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 29,			September 30,			September 24,
	2018			2017			2016
Revenues:
Propane	$	1,153,323		$	1,011,078		$	884,169
Fuel oil and refined fuels		91,520			78,126			68,759
Natural gas and electricity		54,308			55,103			50,763
All other		45,262			43,579			42,420
Total revenues	$	1,344,413		$	1,187,886		$	1,046,111
Operating income (loss):
Propane	$	243,781		$	205,035		$	184,213
Fuel oil and refined fuels		7,605			8,552			5,649
Natural gas and electricity		12,309			13,826			10,755
All other		(20,145	)		(23,017	)		(25,945	)
Corporate		(90,239	)		(89,112	)		(84,266	)
Total operating income		153,311			115,284			90,406
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		—			1,567			292
Interest expense, net		77,383			75,263			75,086
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		(606	)		459			588
Net income	$	76,534		$	37,995		$	14,440
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	111,460		$	111,374		$	110,067
Fuel oil and refined fuels		2,574			2,610			2,725
Natural gas and electricity		—			—			3
All other		215			283			304
Corporate		10,973			13,671			16,517
Total depreciation and amortization	$	125,222		$	127,938		$	129,616

	As of
	September 29,		September 30,
	2018		2017
Assets:
Propane	$	1,995,060	$	2,066,997
Fuel oil and refined fuels		47,911		49,863
Natural gas and electricity		13,067		12,455
All other		3,363		2,147
Corporate		41,798		39,821
Total assets	$	2,101,199	$	2,171,283