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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 13, 2014	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
General Partner \| Reimbursed Expenses or Payments
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs and expenses		$ 129,773,000	$ 135,631,000	$ 431,314,000	$ 440,946,000
General Partner \| UGI Corp \| General and Administrative Services
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs and expenses		4,392,000	5,024,000	13,784,000	18,126,000
General Partner \| UGI Corp \| Office and Insurance Expenses
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs and expenses		595,000	711,000	1,843,000	2,171,000
Affiliated Entity \| Energy Services \| Propane Purchases
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs and expenses		0	0	0	0
Affiliated Entity \| Affiliates of UGI \| Propane Sales
Related Party Transaction
Revenue from related parties		30,000	97,000	335,000	1,190,000
Affiliated Entity \| UGI HVAC Enterprises
Related Party Transaction
Purchase price (in cash)	$ 2,000,000
Shared service agreement (SSA) expenses		$ 256,000	$ 256,000	$ 768,000	$ 734,000