Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2021

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Selected Balance Sheet Information

6. Selected Balance Sheet Information

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 25,		September 26,
	2021		2020
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	59,492	$	44,362
Appliances		2,310		2,507
	$	61,802	$	46,869

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 25,			September 26,
	2021			2020
Land and improvements	$	187,106		$	188,011
Buildings and improvements		114,309			114,934
Transportation equipment		27,848			35,495
Storage facilities		114,328			113,921
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		901,945			887,512
Computer software		52,752			51,473
Construction in progress		8,627			5,054
		1,406,915			1,396,400
Less: accumulated depreciation		(837,785	)		(798,946	)
	$	569,130		$	597,454

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $56,501, $59,726 and $64,500, respectively.