Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

11. Segment Information

The Company operates one primary business segment, retail grocery sales (representing the aggregation of individual retail stores).   The “Other” segment includes the Company’s remaining operations -- fluid dairy and shopping center rentals.  Information about the Company’s operations by lines of business (amounts in thousands) is as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
Revenues from unaffiliated customers:
Grocery sales	$	3,683,353	$	3,599,820	$	3,577,510
Other		152,633		138,720		140,805
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	$	3,835,986	$	3,738,540	$	3,718,315
Income before income taxes:
Grocery sales	$	112,030	$	114,380	$	111,540
Other		11,315		11,194		12,307
Total income from operations		123,345		125,574		123,847
Other income, net		3,001		2,900		3,527
Interest expense		46,570		59,142		60,027
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—		43,089		—
Income before income taxes	$	79,776	$	26,243	$	67,347
Assets:
Grocery sales	$	1,515,055	$	1,528,483	$	1,486,109
Other		144,667		143,237		158,267
Elimination of intercompany receivable		(2,770)		(2,392)		(2,267)
Total assets	$	1,656,952	$	1,669,328	$	1,642,109
Capital expenditures:
Grocery sales	$	105,808	$	99,995	$	175,835
Other		2,531		1,458		4,794
Total capital expenditures	$	108,338	$	101,453	$	180,629
Depreciation and amortization:
Grocery sales	$	90,025	$	87,331	$	82,584
Other		7,639		7,558		7,947
Total depreciation and amortization	$	97,664	$	94,889	$	90,531

Sales by product category for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September
	(dollars in thousands)
	2014		2013		2012
Grocery	$	1,397,870	$	1,424,869	$	1,447,520
Non-foods		729,934		707,294		709,959
Perishables		937,402		898,956		866,252
Gasoline		618,147		568,701		553,779
Total grocery segment	$	3,683,353	$	3,599,820	$	3,577,510

The grocery category includes grocery, dairy, and frozen foods.

The non-foods category includes alcoholic beverages, tobacco, pharmacy, health and video.

The perishable category includes meat, produce, deli and bakery.

The fluid dairy operation had $58.7  million, $58.3 million and$58.5 million in sales to the grocery sales segment in fiscal 2014,  2013 and 2012, respectively. These sales were eliminated in consolidation.