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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment are as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  | UGI International |  |  |  |
| AmeriGas Propane |  | Gas Utility |  | Energy Services |  | Antargaz |  | Flaga & Other |  | Corporate & Other |  | Total
Balance September 30, 2012 | $ | 1,919.2 |  |  | $ | 182.1 |  |  | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 612.0 |  |  | $ | 95.2 |  |  | $ | 7.0 |  |  | $ | 2,818.3 |
Acquisitions | 12.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12.5 |
Correcting adjustment | 9.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9.3 |
Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31.7 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 33.6 |
Balance September 30, 2013 | 1,941.0 |  |  | 182.1 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | 643.7 |  |  | 97.1 |  |  | 7.0 |  |  | 2,873.7 |
Acquisitions | 6.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9.6 |
Purchase accounting adjustments | (2.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.8 | )
Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (42.5 | ) |  | (5.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (48.1 | )
Balance September 30, 2014 | $ | 1,945.1 |  |  | $ | 182.1 |  |  | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | 601.2 |  |  | $ | 92.4 |  |  | $ | 7.0 |  |  | $ | 2,833.4 |
Components of Intangible Assets | Intangible assets comprise the following at September 30:
| 2014 |  | 2013
Customer relationships, noncompete agreements and other | $ | 712.0 |  |  | $ | 704.8 |
Trademarks and tradenames (not subject to amortization) | 128.2 |  |  | 130.2 |
Gross carrying amount | 840.2 |  |  | 835.0 |
Accumulated amortization | (263.8 | ) |  | (227.1 | )
Intangible assets, net | $ | 576.4 |  |  | $ | 607.9 |

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