Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Selected Balance Sheet Information

6. Selected Balance Sheet Information

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 28,		September 29,
	2019		2018
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	43,217	$	57,834
Appliances		1,819		1,278
	$	45,036	$	59,112

The Partnership enters into contracts for the supply of propane, fuel oil and natural gas.  Such contracts generally have a term of one year subject to annual renewal, with purchase quantities specified at the time of order and costs based on market prices at the date of delivery.

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	As of
	September 28,			September 29,
	2019			2018
Land and improvements	$	189,911		$	189,314
Buildings and improvements		113,825			112,490
Transportation equipment		43,819			48,339
Storage facilities		112,372			110,419
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		869,007			858,580
Computer software		49,780			49,847
Construction in progress		11,736			4,539
		1,390,450			1,373,528
Less: accumulated depreciation		(763,243	)		(724,310	)
	$	627,207		$	649,218

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 amounted to $64,500, $68,642 and $71,484, respectively.