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Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123594938&loc=d3e13433-108611

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Amortization period for the recovery of regulatory asset, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Utility Regulatory Assets and Liabilities and Regulatory Matters - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)											12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2023	Oct. 29, 2022	Sep. 15, 2022	Jan. 28, 2022	Nov. 09, 2021	Feb. 08, 2021	Oct. 08, 2020	Jan. 28, 2020	Oct. 27, 2018	Oct. 19, 2016	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory asset, amortization period									20 years
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission \| UGI Gas
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory asset, amortization period							10 years
Requested rate increase						$ 9,000,000		$ 75,000,000
Approved rate increase, amount					$ 6,000,000		$ 20,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net threshold							2,875,000,000
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission \| UGI Gas \| Beginning January 1, 2021
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Approved rate increase, amount							10,000,000
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission \| UGI Gas \| Beginning July 1, 2021
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Approved rate increase, amount							$ 10,000,000
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission \| Regulated natural gas utilities
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Requested rate increase				$ 83,000,000
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission \| Regulated natural gas utilities \| Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public utilities				5 years
Weather condition rate			3.00%
Property, plant and equipment, net threshold			$ 3,368,000
Approved rate increase, amount			$ 49,000,000
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission \| Regulated natural gas utilities \| Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement, Phase I \| Forecast
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Requested rate increase		$ 38,000,000
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission \| Regulated natural gas utilities \| Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement, Phase II \| Forecast
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Requested rate increase	$ 11,000,000
Postretirement benefits
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory liability, amortization period										10 years
Regulated natural gas utilities
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of unrealized gains (losses)											$ 5,000,000	$ 35,000,000
Minimum
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Average remaining depreciable lives of the associated property											1 year
Maximum
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Average remaining depreciable lives of the associated property											65 years
Maximum \| Removal Costs, Net
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory asset, amortization period											5 years