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Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

5.	Selected Balance Sheet Information

Inventories consist of the following:

	As of
	September 29,		September 30,
	2018		2017
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	57,834	$	51,844
Appliances		1,278		1,376
	$	59,112	$	53,220

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 29,			September 30,
	2018			2017
Land and improvements	$	189,314		$	192,256
Buildings and improvements		112,490			111,013
Transportation equipment		48,339			51,037
Storage facilities		110,419			110,573
Equipment, primarily tanks and cylinders		858,580			849,175
Computer software		49,847			53,826
Construction in progress		4,539			4,248
		1,373,528			1,372,128
Less: accumulated depreciation		(724,310	)		(679,501	)
	$	649,218		$	692,627

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016 amounted to $68,642, $71,484 and $72,471, respectively.