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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. They include all adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments consisted only of normal recurring items unless otherwise disclosed. The September 30, 2022, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report. Due to the seasonal nature of our businesses, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.
Restricted Cash. Restricted cash principally represents those cash balances in our commodity futures brokerage accounts that are restricted from withdrawal. The following table provides a reconciliation of the total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the corresponding amounts reported on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
June 30,
2023
June 30,
2022
Cash and cash equivalents$260 $670 
Restricted cash78 14 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$338 $684 
Earnings Per Common Share. Basic earnings per share attributable to UGI stockholders reflect the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share attributable to UGI stockholders include the effects of dilutive stock options, common stock awards and Equity Units. Shares used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows: 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
 2023202220232022
Denominator (thousands of shares):
Weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic209,706 210,190 209,811 209,992 
Incremental shares issuable for stock options, common stock awards and Equity Units (a)— — — 5,973 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding — diluted209,706 210,190 209,811 215,965 
(a)For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, 5,972, 5,668, and 6,222, of such shares, respectively, have been excluded as such incremental shares would be antidilutive due to the net losses for the periods. For the nine months ended June 30, 2022, 5,718 shares associated with outstanding stock option awards were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive.

Equity Method Investments. We account for privately held equity securities of entities without readily determinable fair values in which we do not have control, but have significant influence over operating and financial policies, under the equity method. These are included in "Other assets" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Equity method earnings are included in "Income (loss) from equity investees" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Our equity method investments primarily comprise MBL Bioenergy, Pine Run and other equity method investments in biomass and other renewable energy projects.

MBL Bioenergy. The Company has an approximate 99.99% interest in MBL Bioenergy, a company jointly owned by UGI Dakota, LLC, Sevana Bioenergy and a subsidiary of California Bioenergy. The sole purpose of MBL Bioenergy is the development of RNG projects in South Dakota comprising three dairy waste anaerobic digester systems. MBL Bioenergy is a variable interest entity whereby the Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary since it does not direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. The carrying value of our investment in MBL Bioenergy totaled $93 and $0 at June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Pine Run. The Company has an approximately 49% interest in Pine Run, a company jointly owned by Stonehenge Energy Resources and UGI Pine Run LLC. Pine Run owns Pine Run Midstream, which operates dry gas gathering pipelines and compression assets in western Pennsylvania. The carrying value of our investment in Pine Run totaled $75 and $67 at June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Pennant. At June 30, 2022, the carrying value of our investment in Pennant was $49. In connection with negotiations related to the acquisition of a controlling financial interest in Pennant, as of June 30, 2022, the Company recognized an other-than-temporary pre-tax impairment charge of $50 related to its then 47% membership interest, which was recorded in “Income (loss) from equity investees” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2022, UGI, through Energy Services, completed the Pennant Acquisition in which Energy Services acquired the remaining 53% of the equity interests in Pennant. The acquisition of the remaining interests was accounted for as an acquisition of assets, and the purchase price of approximately $61 was primarily allocated to property, plant and equipment.

Other Equity Method Investments. The carrying values of our other equity method investments totaled $84 and $44 at June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and principally comprise a number of investments in biomass and other renewable energy projects at Midstream & Marketing and a renewable energy joint venture at UGI International. Our maximum exposure to loss related to these investments is limited to the amount invested.

Derivative Instruments. Derivative instruments are reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair values, unless the NPNS exception is elected. The accounting for changes in fair value depends upon the purpose of the derivative instrument, whether it is subject to regulatory ratemaking mechanisms or if it qualifies and is designated as a hedge for accounting purposes.
Certain of our derivative instruments qualify and are designated as cash flow hedges. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments are recorded in AOCI, to the extent effective at offsetting changes in the hedged item, until earnings are affected by the hedged item. We discontinue cash flow hedge accounting if occurrence of the forecasted transaction is determined to be no longer probable. Hedge accounting is also discontinued for derivatives that cease to be highly effective. We do not designate our commodity and certain foreign currency derivative instruments as hedges under GAAP. Changes in the fair values of these derivative instruments are reflected in net income. Gains and losses on substantially all of the commodity derivative instruments used by Utilities are included in regulatory assets or liabilities because it is probable such gains or losses will be recoverable from, or refundable to, customers. From time to time, we also enter into net investment hedges. Gains and losses on net investment hedges that relate to our foreign operations are included in the cumulative translation adjustment component in AOCI until such foreign net investment is substantially sold or liquidated.

Cash flows from derivative instruments, other than certain cross-currency swaps and net investment hedges, if any, are included in cash flows from operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Cash flows from the interest portion of our cross-currency hedges, if any, are included in cash flows from operating activities while cash flows from the currency portion of such hedges, if any, are included in cash flows from financing activities. Cash flows from net investment hedges, if any, are included in cash flows from investing activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

For a more detailed description of the derivative instruments we use, our accounting for derivatives, our objectives for using them and other information, see Note 12.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and costs. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events, historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may be different from these estimates and assumptions.

Goodwill. We do not amortize goodwill, but test it at least annually for impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment, or one level below an operating segment (a component) if it constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by segment management. Components are aggregated into a single reporting unit if they have similar economic characteristics. Each of our reporting units with goodwill is required to perform impairment tests annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that the value of goodwill may be impaired.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company identified interim impairment indicators related to goodwill within the AmeriGas Propane reporting unit: (1) AmeriGas Partners issued $500 of Senior Notes at an interest rate of 9.375%, which was significantly higher than the interest rates on the other AmeriGas Propane debt obligations; and (2) financial projections for the AmeriGas Propane reporting unit were reduced significantly compared to previous forecasts following declines in gross margins and customer retention and higher operating expenses. The Company concluded that these events constituted triggering events that indicate that the AmeriGas Propane goodwill may be impaired and, as such, performed an interim impairment test of its goodwill as of May 31, 2023.

Using level 3 inputs, we performed a quantitative assessment of the AmeriGas Propane reporting unit using a weighting of the income and market approaches to determine its fair value. With respect to the income approach, management used a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) method, using unobservable inputs. The significant assumptions in our DCF model include projected gross margin, terminal growth rates, and a discount rate (and estimates in the discount rate inputs). With respect to the market approach, management used recent transaction market multiples for similar companies in the U.S. The resulting estimates of fair value from the income approach and the market approach were then weighted equally in determining the overall estimated fair value of AmeriGas Propane.

Based on our evaluation, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit was determined to be less than its carrying value. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of $656, included in “Impairment of goodwill” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income, to reduce the carrying value of AmeriGas Propane to its fair value. The Company calculated the deferred tax effect using the simultaneous equation method.
The performance of the AmeriGas Propane reporting unit and the potential for future developments in the global economic environment, including the prospect of higher interest rates, introduces a heightened risk for additional impairment in the AmeriGas Propane reporting unit. If there is continued deterioration in the results of operations, a portion or all of the remaining recorded goodwill for the AmeriGas Propane reporting unit, which was $1.3 billion as of June 30, 2023, could be subject to further impairment.

Impairment testing for long-lived assets (or an asset group) and definite lived intangible assets is required when circumstances indicate that such assets may be impaired. The impairment of AmeriGas Propane’s goodwill during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, was determined to be a triggering event requiring an interim impairment analysis of AmeriGas Propane’s long-lived and definite lived intangible assets. Accordingly, the Company performed a recoverability test of AmeriGas Propane’s long-lived assets, including right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and definite lived intangible assets, as of May 31, 2023, using estimated undiscounted cash flow projections expected to be generated over the remaining useful life of the primary asset of the asset group at the lowest level with identifiable cash flows that are independent of other assets. Based on the recoverability test performed, we determined that (1) AmeriGas Propane’s long-lived assets, including ROU assets and definite lived intangible assets, were recoverable and, as such, no impairment charges were recorded; and (2) no adjustments to the remaining useful lives were necessary.