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Inventories - Additional Information (Detail) - gal gal in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Heating oil and other fuel inventories | 18.4 | 21.7
Maximum product supply by other supplier | 8.00% | 8.00%
Global Companies LLC |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Product purchases | 13.00% | 12.00%
Nic Holding Corp |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Product purchases | 8.00% | 10.00%
Home heating oil and Propane |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Market price based product supply contracts for next twelve months | 283.5 |
Diesel and gasoline |  |
Inventory [Line Items] |  |
Market price based product supply contracts for next twelve months | 37.3 |

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