Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Partnership’s fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 annual goodwill impairment review resulted in no adjustments to the carrying amount of goodwill.

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

	Propane		Fuel oil and refined fuels			Natural gas and electricity		Total
Balance as of September 29, 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
Fiscal 2019 Activity
Goodwill acquired (1)	$	4,615	$	—		$	—	$	4,615
Balance as of September 28, 2019
Goodwill	$	1,085,747	$	10,900		$	7,900	$	1,104,547
Accumulated adjustments		—		(6,462	)		—		(6,462	)
	$	1,085,747	$	4,438		$	7,900	$	1,098,085

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

	As of
	September 28,			September 29,
	2019			2018
Customer relationships (1)	$	507,159		$	499,432
Non-compete agreements (1)		35,440			33,540
Other		1,967			1,967
		544,566			534,939
Less: accumulated amortization
Customer relationships		(384,507	)		(330,571	)
Non-compete agreements		(30,181	)		(27,836	)
Other		(1,441	)		(1,349	)
		(416,129	)		(359,756	)
	$	128,437		$	175,183

(1) Reflects the impact from acquisitions (See Note 4).

Aggregate amortization expense related to other intangible assets for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $56,372, $56,580 and $56,454, respectively.  Aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years related to other intangible assets held as of September 28, 2019 is estimated as follows: 2020 - $55,926; 2021 - $46,503; 2022 - $5,814; 2023 - $5,213; and 2024 - $5,048.