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Acquisitions and Dispositions
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Acquisitions and Dispositions [Abstract] 
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Note 4 — Acquisitions & Dispositions
During Fiscal 2011, AmeriGas OLP acquired a number of domestic retail propane distribution businesses for $34.0 cash, and Flaga acquired a propane distribution business in Poland for total cash consideration of approximately $19.0. During Fiscal 2010, AmeriGas OLP acquired a number of domestic retail propane distribution businesses for $34.3 cash, and our International Propane operations acquired propane distribution businesses in Denmark, Hungary and Switzerland, and an additional 46% interest in our retail business in China, for total cash consideration of $48.7. During Fiscal 2009, AmeriGas OLP, in addition to the acquisition of the assets of CPP described below, acquired several retail propane distribution businesses for total cash consideration of $17.9 and Flaga acquired the 50% of ZLH it did not already own for $18.2.
On October 1, 2008, UGI Utilities acquired all of the outstanding stock of PPL Gas Utilities Corporation (now CPG), the natural gas distribution utility of PPL Corporation (“PPL”), for cash consideration of $267.6 plus estimated working capital of $35.4 (the “CPG Acquisition”). Immediately after the closing of the CPG Acquisition, CPG’s wholly owned subsidiary, Penn Fuel Propane, LLC (now named UGI Central Penn Propane, LLC, “CPP”), its retail propane distributor, sold its assets to AmeriGas OLP. CPG distributes natural gas to approximately 76,000 customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania, and also distributes natural gas to several hundred customers in portions of one Maryland county. CPP sold propane to customers principally in eastern Pennsylvania. UGI Utilities funded the CPG Acquisition at closing with a combination of $120 cash contributed by UGI on September 25, 2008, proceeds from the issuance on October 1, 2008 of $108 principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2013 and approximately $75.0 of UGI Utilities’ credit agreement borrowings. AmeriGas OLP funded its acquisition of the assets of CPP with AmeriGas OLP credit agreement borrowings, and UGI Utilities used the $33.6 cash proceeds from the sale of the assets of CPP to AmeriGas OLP to reduce its revolving credit agreement borrowings.
The assets and liabilities resulting from the CPG Acquisition which reflect the final purchase price allocation are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2011 and 2010. Pursuant to the CPG Acquisition purchase agreement, the purchase price was subject to adjustment for the difference between the estimated working capital of $35.4 and the actual working capital as of the closing date agreed to by both UGI Utilities and PPL. During Fiscal 2009, UGI Utilities and PPL reached an agreement on the working capital adjustment pursuant to which PPL paid UGI Utilities $9.7 in cash, including interest.
The purchase price of the CPG Acquisition, including transaction fees and expenses and incurred liabilities totaling approximately $2.9, was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows:
         
Current assets less current liabilities
  $ 22.7  
Property, plant and equipment
    236.1  
Goodwill
    36.8  
Utility regulatory assets
    22.5  
Other assets
    12.5  
Noncurrent liabilities
    (34.4 )
 
     
Total
  $ 296.2  
 
     
The goodwill above is primarily the result of synergies between the acquired businesses and our existing utility and propane businesses. Substantially all of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes over a fifteen-year period. The operating results of CPG and CPP are included in our consolidated results beginning October 1, 2008.
On July 30, 2010, Energy Services sold all of its interest in its second-tier, wholly owned subsidiary Atlantic Energy, LLC (“Atlantic Energy”) to DCP Midstream Partners, L.P. for $49.0 in cash plus an amount for inventory and other working capital. Atlantic Energy owns and operates a 20 million gallon marine import and transshipment facility located in the port of Chesapeake, Virginia. The Company recorded a $36.5 pre-tax gain on the sale which amount is included in “Other income, net” in the Fiscal 2010 Consolidated Statement of Income. The gain increased Fiscal 2010 net income attributable to UGI Corporation by $17.2 or $0.16 per diluted share. Atlantic Energy’s income from operations was not material in Fiscal 2010 and 2009.
On November 13, 2008, AmeriGas OLP sold its 600,000 barrel refrigerated above-ground LPG storage facility located on leased property in California. The Partnership recorded a $39.9 pre-tax gain on the sale which amount is included in “Other income, net” in the Fiscal 2009 Consolidated Statement of Income. The gain increased Fiscal 2009 net income attributable to UGI Corporation by $10.4 or $0.10 per diluted share.