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Partnership Distributions (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Distribution Made to Limited Partner      
Partnership distributions to partners (days following quarter end) 45 days    
Pre-Incentive distribution of the available cash to Limited Partners 98.00%    
Pre-Incentive distribution of available cash to General Partners 2.00%    
General Partner Interest in AmeriGas partners 1.00%    
General Partner Interest in AmeriGas OLP 1.01%    
First target distribution (in dollars per share) $ 0.055    
Threshold for increased distribution to General Partner (in dollars per share) $ 0.605    
General Partners distribution based on ownership interest $ 47.4 $ 39.3 $ 32.4
Incentive distributions received by the General Partner $ 38.2 $ 30.4 $ 23.9
Minimum      
Distribution Made to Limited Partner      
Quarterly distribution (in dollars per share) $ 0.55    
Available cash for per common unit (in dollars per share) $ 0.605 $ 0.605 $ 0.605