Selected Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2020

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Inventories

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

Property, plant and equipment

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