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Nature of Operations (Details) | Sep. 30, 2015 shares
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
General Partner held a general partner interest in AmeriGas Partners | 1.00%
Percentage of our limited partnership interest in AmeriGas Partners | 25.30%
Effective Ownership interest in AmeriGas OLP | 27.10%
Limited partnership Common Units Held in AmeriGas Partners (in units) | 23,756,882
General public as limited partner interests in AmeriGas Partners | 73.70%
Common Units Owned by Public (in units) | 69,133,098

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