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Selected Balance Sheet Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract] |
Selected Balance Sheet Information |
5. | Selected Balance Sheet Information
Inventories consist of the following:
|  | As of |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 24, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas |  | $ | 51,844 |  |  | $ | 43,905 |
Appliances |  |  | 1,376 |  |  |  | 1,447 |
|  | $ | 53,220 |  |  | $ | 45,352 |
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 30, |  |  | September 24, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Land and improvements |  | $ | 192,256 |  |  | $ | 193,194 |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 111,013 |  |  |  | 109,345 |
Transportation equipment |  |  | 51,037 |  |  |  | 57,823 |
Storage facilities |  |  | 110,573 |  |  |  | 110,528 |
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders |  |  | 849,175 |  |  |  | 845,650 |
Computer software |  |  | 53,826 |  |  |  | 52,643 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 4,248 |  |  |  | 3,845 |
|  |  | 1,372,128 |  |  |  | 1,373,028 |
Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (679,501 | ) |  |  | (630,899 | )
|  | $ | 692,627 |  |  | $ | 742,129 |
Depreciation expense for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015 amounted to $71,484, $72,471 and $75,920, respectively.

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