Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2024

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

6. Selected Balance Sheet Information

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash. Restricted cash consists of amounts deposited in various bank accounts held by a trustee, as required for operating, maintenance and debt service purposes, all of which is stipulated in the loan agreement under the indenture to the Green Bonds. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that aggregates to the total shown on the consolidated statements of cash flows:


	As of
	September 28,		September 30,
	2024		2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,219	$	3,514
Restricted cash included in other current assets		9,355		2,392
Restricted cash included in other assets (noncurrent)		7,940		8,168
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown on the consolidated statements of cash flows	$	20,514	$	14,074

Inventories. Inventories consist of the following:


	As of
	September 28,		September 30,
	2024		2023
Propane, fuel oil and refined fuels and natural gas	$	52,284	$	58,565
Appliances		3,146		3,263
	$	55,430	$	61,828

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. Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:


	As of
	September 28,			September 30,
	2024			2023
Land and improvements	$	195,601		$	195,179
Buildings and improvements		133,019			130,373
Transportation equipment		26,306			23,145
Storage facilities		122,308			120,948
Machinery and equipment		77,841			77,207
Tanks and cylinders		965,187			943,860
Computer software		54,988			54,458
Construction in progress		30,806			9,488
		1,606,056			1,554,658
Less: accumulated depreciation		(952,071	)		(908,604	)
	$	653,985		$	646,054

Depreciation expense for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 amounted to $54,681, $51,676 and $51,276, respectively.