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Partnership Organization and Formation (Details) | Sep. 29, 2012 | Sep. 24, 2011
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Common Units outstanding (in units) | 57,013,000 | 35,429,000
Percentage of wholly-owned subsidiary (in hundredths) | 100.00% |
Number of residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers | 1,200,000 |
Number of locations served by the partnership | 750 |
Number of states in which the partnership operates | 41 |
Minimum disclosure threshold percentage of revenues by customer (in hundredths) | 10.00% |
General Partner [Member] | Common Unitholders [Member] |  |
Common Units outstanding (in units) | 784 |

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