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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 24, 2012 | Sep. 24, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |  |
Goodwill carrying value | The carrying values of goodwill assigned to the Partnership's operating segments are as follows:
|  | As of |
|  | March 24, 2012 |  |  | September 24, 2011 |
Propane |  | $ | 265,313 |  |  | $ | 265,313 |
Fuel oil and refined fuels |  |  | 4,438 |  |  |  | 4,438 |
Natural gas and electricity |  |  | 7,900 |  |  |  | 7,900 |
|  | $ | 277,651 |  |  | $ | 277,651 |
| The changes in carrying value of goodwill assigned to the Partnership's operating segments are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Fuel oil and |  |  | Natural gas |  |  |  |
|  | Propane |  |  | refined fuels |  |  | and electricity |  |  | Total |
Balance as of September 25, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 264,906 |  |  | $ | 10,900 |  |  | $ | 7,900 |  |  | $ | 283,706 |
Accumulated adjustments |  |  | - |  |  |  | (6,462 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (6,462 | )
|  | $ | 264,906 |  |  | $ | 4,438 |  |  | $ | 7,900 |  |  | $ | 277,244 |
Balance as of September 24, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 265,313 |  |  | $ | 10,900 |  |  | $ | 7,900 |  |  | $ | 284,113 |
Accumulated adjustments |  |  | - |  |  |  | (6,462 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (6,462 | )
|  | $ | 265,313 |  |  | $ | 4,438 |  |  | $ | 7,900 |  |  | $ | 277,651 |
Goodwill acquired during fiscal 2011 |  | $ | 407 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 407 |
Other intangible assets |  | Other intangible assets consist of the following:
|  | As of |
|  | September 24, |  |  | September 25, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Customer lists |  | $ | 26,523 |  |  | $ | 25,761 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 3,756 |  |  |  | 3,156 |
Tradenames |  |  | 1,499 |  |  |  | 1,499 |
Other |  |  | 1,967 |  |  |  | 1,967 |
|  |  | 33,745 |  |  |  | 32,383 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists |  |  | (15,036 | ) |  |  | (12,671 | )
Non-compete agreements |  |  | (760 | ) |  |  | (107 | )
Tradenames |  |  | (1,162 | ) |  |  | (1,012 | )
Other |  |  | (709 | ) |  |  | (617 | )
|  |  | (17,667 | ) |  |  | (14,407 | )
|  | $ | 16,078 |  |  | $ | 17,976 |

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