Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

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 28,			September 29,			September 30,
	2019			2018			2017
Revenues:
Propane	$	1,083,446		$	1,153,323		$	1,011,078
Fuel oil and refined fuels		92,084			91,520			78,126
Natural gas and electricity		45,206			54,308			55,103
All other		46,969			45,262			43,579
Total revenues	$	1,267,705		$	1,344,413		$	1,187,886
Operating income (loss):
Propane	$	254,447		$	248,473		$	218,346
Fuel oil and refined fuels		8,489			7,605			8,552
Natural gas and electricity		8,758			12,309			13,826
All other		(19,516	)		(20,145	)		(23,017	)
Corporate		(101,324	)		(90,239	)		(89,112	)
Total operating income		150,854			158,003			128,595
Reconciliation to net income:
Loss on debt extinguishment		—			—			1,567
Interest expense, net		76,663			77,383			75,263
Other, net		4,702			4,692			13,311
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		857			(606	)		459
Net income	$	68,632		$	76,534		$	37,995
Depreciation and amortization:
Propane	$	108,763		$	111,460		$	111,374
Fuel oil and refined fuels		2,083			2,574			2,610
Natural gas and electricity		—			—			—
All other		196			215			283
Corporate		9,830			10,973			13,671
Total depreciation and amortization	$	120,872		$	125,222		$	127,938

	As of
	September 28,		September 29,
	2019		2018
Assets:
Propane	$	1,904,344	$	1,995,060
Fuel oil and refined fuels		44,279		47,911
Natural gas and electricity		11,907		13,067
All other		2,950		3,363
Corporate		34,868		41,798
Total assets	$	1,998,348	$	2,101,199