Series Preferred Stock (Details) - shares	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Preferred Stock, authorized (in shares)	10,000,000
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
UGI Utilities
Preferred Stock, authorized (in shares)	2,000,000
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0

Aggregate share number for all nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) held by stockholders. Does not include preferred shares that have been repurchased.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.28)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 29
-Article 5

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