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Selected Balance Sheet Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2015
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract] |
Selected Balance Sheet Information |
4. | Selected Balance Sheet Information
Inventories consist of the following:
|  | As of |
|  | September 26, |  |  | September 27, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas |  | $ | 45,918 |  |  | $ | 89,470 |
Appliances |  |  | 1,768 |  |  |  | 1,495 |
|  | $ | 47,686 |  |  | $ | 90,965 |
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 27, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Land and improvements |  | $ | 195,430 |  |  | $ | 201,353 |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 104,998 |  |  |  | 103,751 |
Transportation equipment |  |  | 58,650 |  |  |  | 64,254 |
Storage facilities |  |  | 110,033 |  |  |  | 110,586 |
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders |  |  | 833,479 |  |  |  | 823,478 |
Computer Systems |  |  | 51,039 |  |  |  | 49,904 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 7,177 |  |  |  | 3,420 |
|  |  | 1,360,806 |  |  |  | 1,356,746 |
Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (579,748 | ) |  |  | (529,920 | )
|  | $ | 781,058 |  |  | $ | 826,826 |
Depreciation expense for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 amounted to $75,920, $78,921 and $72,353, respectively.

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