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Long Term Debt, Current Borrowing Capacity

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Ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated capital.

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Ratio of net debt to EBITDA.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt (Details)				3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	55 Months Ended
Debt (Details)	May. 29, 2015 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Mar. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	May. 25, 2011 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Long-term debt										$ 3,711,600,000		$ 3,556,200,000
UGI Utilities 2015 Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate			0.00%
UGI Utilities 2015 Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
Ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated capital			0.65
UGI Utilities 2015 Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 300,000,000
UGI Utilities 2015 Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 100,000,000
UGI Utilities 2011 Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity													$ 300,000,000
UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Effective interest rate									2.68%	2.68%
UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Euribor \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Underlying interest rate	0.18%										0.18%
Minimum variable rate		0.00%
UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Term Loan \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Long-term debt	€ 600,000,000	€ 600,000,000									$ 659,600,000
Long-term debt, current borrowing capacity \| €		€ 600,000,000
Repayments of principal in 2018 \| €									€ 60,000,000
Repayments of principal in 2019 \| €									60,000,000
Repayments of Principal in 2020 \| €									€ 480,000,000
UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Term Loan \| Euribor \| Minimum \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate		1.60%
UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Term Loan \| Euribor \| Maximum \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate		2.70%
UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €		€ 60,000,000
UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Euribor \| Minimum \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate		1.45%
UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Euribor \| Maximum \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate		2.55%
Antargaz 2011 Senior Facilities Agreement \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Repayments of debt \| €	€ 342,000,000
Interest Expense
Line of Credit Facility
Write off of debt issuance costs				$ 1,300,000		$ 1,300,000
Interest Expense \| Interest Rate Swaps
Line of Credit Facility
Loss on interest rate swaps				9,000,000		9,000,000
Forecast \| UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Maximum \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Ratio of net debt to EBITDA					3.75			3.50
Forecast \| UGI France 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Euribor \| UGI France
Line of Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate							2.50%
Operating Segments
Line of Credit Facility
Pre-tax loss associated with early extinguishment of debt				$ 10,300,000		$ 10,300,000