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Financial Instruments and Risk Management | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Financial Instruments and Risk Management | 13. Financial Instruments and Risk Management Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash. The Partnership considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. In accordance with the indenture, as amended, and loan agreement, as amended, governing the Green Bonds assumed in the RNG Acquisition (see Notes 4 and 10), the Partnership is required to maintain certain funds in various accounts that are held with a third-party trustee for debt service and other purposes. The amounts deposited in those accounts are considered Restricted Cash and are reported within other current assets (or other assets, as applicable). The balance classified as short-term included accounts for which the cash will be used within one year, and are related to interest payments as well as operating and maintenance activities for the RNG facility in Arizona. The balance classified as long-term represented cash held in a debt service fund for future debt repayments on the Green Bonds for which the first debt redemption payment is due on October 1, 2028. Refer to Note 6, “Selected Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations Information” for a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The Partnership measures the fair value of its exchange-traded commodity-related options and futures contracts using Level 1 inputs, the fair value of its commodity-related swap contracts and interest rate swaps using Level 2 inputs and the fair value of its over-the-counter commodity-related options contracts using Level 3 inputs. The Partnership’s over-the-counter options contracts are valued based on an internal option model. The inputs utilized in the model are based on publicly available information, as well as broker quotes. The following summarizes the fair value of the Partnership’s derivative instruments and their location in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024, respectively:
|  | As of September 27, 2025 |  |  | As of September 28, 2024 |
Asset Derivatives |  | Location |  | Fair Value |  |  | Location |  | Fair Value |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 1,504 |  |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 4,122 |
|  | Other assets |  |  | 102 |  |  | Other assets |  |  | 769 |
|  |  |  | $ | 1,606 |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,891 |
Liability Derivatives |  | Location |  | Fair Value |  |  | Location |  | Fair Value |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | 1,883 |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | 5,744 |
|  | Other liabilities |  |  | 53 |  |  | Other liabilities |  |  | — |
|  |  |  | $ | 1,936 |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,744 |
The following summarizes the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs:
|  | Fair Value Measurement Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
|  | Fiscal 2025 |  |  | Fiscal 2024 |
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |
Beginning balance of over-the-counter options |  | $ | 1,475 |  |  | $ | 193 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 806 |
Beginning balance realized during the period |  |  | (1,475 | ) |  |  | (193 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (806 | )
Contracts purchased during the period |  |  | 572 |  |  |  | 250 |  |  |  | 1,475 |  |  |  | 193 |
Change in the fair value of outstanding contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Ending balance of over-the-counter options |  | $ | 572 |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 1,475 |  |  | $ | 193 |
As of September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024, the Partnership’s outstanding commodity-related derivatives had a weighted average maturity of approximately seven and three months, respectively. The effect of the Partnership’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
|  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Location |  | Amount |
Commodity-related derivatives: |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal 2025 |  | Cost of products sold |  | $ | 2,422 |
Fiscal 2024 |  | Cost of products sold |  | $ | (14,598 | )
Fiscal 2023 |  | Cost of products sold |  | $ | (3,671 | )
The following table presents the fair value of the Partnership’s recognized derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis and amounts offset on the consolidated balance sheets subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements:
|  | As of September 27, 2025 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net amounts |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | presented in the |
|  | Gross amounts |  |  | Effects of netting |  |  | balance sheet |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | $ | 4,213 |  |  | $ | (2,607 | ) |  | $ | 1,606 |
|  | $ | 4,213 |  |  | $ | (2,607 | ) |  | $ | 1,606 |
Liability Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | $ | 4,543 |  |  | $ | (2,607 | ) |  | $ | 1,936 |
|  | $ | 4,543 |  |  | $ | (2,607 | ) |  | $ | 1,936 |
|  | As of September 28, 2024 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net amounts |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | presented in the |
|  | Gross amounts |  |  | Effects of netting |  |  | balance sheet |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | $ | 13,649 |  |  | $ | (8,758 | ) |  | $ | 4,891 |
|  | $ | 13,649 |  |  | $ | (8,758 | ) |  | $ | 4,891 |
Liability Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | $ | 14,502 |  |  | $ | (8,758 | ) |  | $ | 5,744 |
|  | $ | 14,502 |  |  | $ | (8,758 | ) |  | $ | 5,744 |
The Partnership had $2,813 and $6,439 posted cash collateral as of September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024, respectively, with its brokers for outstanding commodity-related derivatives. Concentrations. The Partnership’s principal customers are residential and commercial end users of propane and fuel oil and refined fuels served by approximately 750 locations in 42 states. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of revenues during fiscal 2025, 2024 or 2023 and no concentration of receivables exists as of September 27, 2025 or September 28, 2024. During fiscal 2025, Energy Transfer LP and Targa Liquids Marketing, provided approxima tely 30% and 12% of th e Partnership’s total propane purchases, respectively. No other single supplier accounted for more than 10% of the Partnership’s propane purchases in fiscal 2025. The Partnership believes that, if supplies from any of these suppliers were interrupted, it would be able to secure adequate propane supplies from other sources without a material disruption of its operations. Credit Risk. Exchange-traded futures and options contracts are traded on and guaranteed by the NYMEX and as a result, have minimal credit risk. Futures contracts traded with brokers of the NYMEX require daily cash settlements in margin accounts. The Partnership is subject to credit risk with over-the-counter swaps and options contracts entered into with various third parties to the extent the counterparties do not perform. The Partnership evaluates the financial condition of each counterparty with which it conducts business and establishes credit limits to reduce exposure to credit risk based on non-performance. The Partnership does not require collateral to support the contracts. Bank Debt, Senior Notes and Green Bonds. The fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility approximates the carrying value since the interest rates are adjusted quarterly to reflect market conditions. Based upon quoted market prices, the fair value of the Partnership’s 2027 Senior Notes and 2031 Senior Notes was $349,125 and $617,500, respectively, as of September 27, 2025. The fair value of the Green Bonds is based upon a valuation model (a Level 3 input), which was $71,090 as of September 27, 2025.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb)(1) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 55 -Paragraph 107 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482078/820-10-55-107 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 55 -Paragraph 100 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482078/820-10-55-100 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(3) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 6A -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-6A Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2E -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2E Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 6A -Subparagraph (h) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-6A Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 6A -Subparagraph (f) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-6A Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 6A -Subparagraph (e) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-6A Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 6A -Subparagraph (d) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-6A Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (h) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (g) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 940 -SubTopic 820 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478119/940-820-50-1 + Details
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