Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Information [Abstract]

Operations by Lines of Business

	2023		2022		2021
Revenues from unaffiliated customers:
Grocery	$	2,062,416	$	1,940,414	$	1,762,872
Non-foods		1,326,907		1,204,443		1,136,250
Perishables		1,482,089		1,445,042		1,349,081
Gasoline		792,524		885,801		583,749
Total retail		5,663,936		5,475,700		4,831,952
Other		228,846		203,135		155,968
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	$	5,892,782	$	5,678,835	$	4,987,920
Income before income taxes:
Retail	$	263,220	$	353,006	$	327,563
Other		29,084		23,927		22,495
Total income from operations		292,304		376,933		350,058
Other income, net		8,269		5,845		2,971
Interest expense		22,068		21,508		24,332
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—		—		1,083
Income before income taxes	$	278,505	$	361,270	$	327,614
Assets:
Retail	$	2,159,883	$	2,042,730	$	1,794,160
Other		317,479		255,880		226,762
Elimination of intercompany receivable		(3,516)		(3,099)		(2,578)
Total assets	$	2,473,846	$	2,295,511	$	2,018,344
Capital expenditures:
Retail	$	168,154	$	106,508	$	138,005
Other		5,437		13,101		2,592
Total capital expenditures	$	173,591	$	119,609	$	140,597
Depreciation and amortization:
Retail	$	106,225	$	109,642	$	108,745
Other		9,754		8,160		8,359
Total depreciation and amortization	$	115,979	$	117,802	$	117,104