XML 28 R43.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.2.0.727

Goodwill - Carrying Values of Goodwill Assigned to the Partnership's Operating Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,087,429	$ 1,087,429
Propane [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,075,091	1,075,091
Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	4,438	4,438
Natural Gas and Electricity [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 7,900	$ 7,900

X

- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 350



-SubTopic 20



-Section 50



-Paragraph 1



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 350



-SubTopic 20



-Section 45



-Paragraph 1



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_Goodwill
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=sph_PropaneMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=sph_FuelOilAndRefinedFuelsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=sph_NaturalGasAndElectricityMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: