Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2020

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Selected Balance Sheet Information

6. Selected Balance Sheet Information

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 26,		September 28,
	2020		2019
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	44,362	$	43,217
Appliances		2,507		1,819
	$	46,869	$	45,036

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 26,			September 28,
	2020			2019
Land and improvements	$	188,011		$	189,911
Buildings and improvements		114,934			113,825
Transportation equipment		35,495			43,819
Storage facilities		113,921			112,372
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		887,512			869,007
Computer software		51,473			49,780
Construction in progress		5,054			11,736
		1,396,400			1,390,450
Less: accumulated depreciation		(798,946	)		(763,243	)
	$	597,454		$	627,207

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $59,726, $64,500 and $68,642, respectively.