Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Inventories [Abstract]

Summary of inventories

	2011		2010
Propane gas	$	115,211	$	94,561
Materials, supplies and other		17,552		16,840
Appliances for sale		3,052		2,721
Total inventories	$	135,815	$	114,122

In addition to inventories on hand, we also enter into contracts to purchase propane to meet a portion of our supply requirements. Generally, these contracts are one- to three-year agreements subject to annual price and quantity adjustments.