Debt Instrument, Covenant, Total Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio, Including Dividend Payment, Maximum

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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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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Debt - Schedule of Short-term Debt (Footnotes) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2015 EUR (€)
AmeriGas OLP
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity \| $			$ 525,000,000	$ 525,000,000
AmeriGas OLP \| Letter of Credit \| AmeriGas Credit Agreement
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity \| $			125,000,000
AmeriGas OLP \| Line of Credit \| AmeriGas Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Short-term Debt
Facility fee (percentage)	0.30%
AmeriGas OLP \| Line of Credit \| AmeriGas Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Short-term Debt
Facility fee (percentage)	0.45%
AmeriGas OLP \| Line of Credit \| AmeriGas Credit Agreement \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	0.50%
AmeriGas OLP \| Line of Credit \| AmeriGas Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	0.50%
AmeriGas OLP \| Line of Credit \| AmeriGas Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	1.50%
AmeriGas OLP \| Line of Credit \| AmeriGas Credit Agreement \| Eurodollar \| Minimum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	1.50%
AmeriGas OLP \| Line of Credit \| AmeriGas Credit Agreement \| Eurodollar \| Maximum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	2.50%
France SAS
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity	€ 60,000,000	€ 60,000,000
France SAS \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| EURIBOR
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	1.90%	1.90%
France SAS \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| EURIBOR \| Minimum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	1.60%
France SAS \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| EURIBOR \| Maximum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	2.70%
France SAS \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity						€ 60,000,000
France SAS \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| EURIBOR \| Minimum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	1.45%
France SAS \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| EURIBOR \| Maximum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	2.55%
Flaga
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity	€ 55,000,000	€ 55,000,000
Flaga \| Flaga Credit Facility Agreement \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity					€ 100,800,000
Flaga \| Flaga Credit Facility Agreement \| Overdraft Facility
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity	5,000,000				5,000,000
Flaga \| Flaga Credit Facility Agreement \| Guarantee Facility
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity	25,000,000				25,000,000
Flaga \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Flaga Credit Facility Agreement \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity	€ 25,000,000				€ 25,000,000
Facility fee (percentage)	30.00%
Flaga \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Flaga Credit Facility Agreement \| EURIBOR \| Minimum \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	1.45%
Flaga \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Flaga Credit Facility Agreement \| EURIBOR \| Maximum \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	3.65%
Energy Services
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity \| $			$ 240,000,000	240,000,000
Energy Services \| Energy Services Credit Agreement
Short-term Debt
Maximum ratio of Total Indebtedness to EBITDA, after dividend payment	3.00		3.00
Energy Services \| Energy Services Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	2.25%
Energy Services \| Energy Services Credit Agreement \| Federal Funds Rate \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	0.50%
Energy Services \| Energy Services Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	1.00%
Energy Services \| Letter of Credit \| Energy Services Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity \| $			$ 50,000,000
UGI Utilities
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity \| $			300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
UGI Utilities \| Letter of Credit \| 2015 UGI Utilities Credit Agreement
Short-term Debt
Total Capacity \| $			$ 100,000,000
UGI Utilities \| Line of Credit \| 2015 UGI Utilities Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	0.00%
UGI Utilities \| Line of Credit \| 2015 UGI Utilities Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Short-term Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percentage)	1.75%