Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Inventories

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

Property, plant and equipment

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