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Common Stock and Equity-Based Compensation - UGI Performance Unit Award Activity (Details) - $ / shares | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
UGI Performance Units and Stock Units |  |  |
UGI Units |  |  |
Number of units - beginning balance (in shares) | 978,834 |  |
Granted (in shares) | 196,114 | 185,379 | 230,653
Number of units - ending balance (in shares) | 959,718 | 978,834 |
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value (per Unit) |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value - beginning balance (in dollars per share) | $ 28.83 |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | 53.36 | $ 50.08 | $ 33.04
Weighted average grant date fair value - ending balance (in dollars per share) | $ 32.38 | $ 28.83 |
UGI Performance Units |  |  |
UGI Units |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 143,800 | 42,079,000,000 | 52,493,000,000
Forfeited (in shares) | (38,542) |  |
Performance criteria not met (in shares) | (43,672) |  |
Awards paid (in shares) | (92,950) |  |
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value (per Unit) |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 55.26 |  |
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | 41.19 |  |
Performance criteria not met (in dollars per share) | 37.57 |  |
Awards paid (in dollars per share) | $ 37.85 |  |
UGI Stock Units |  |  |
UGI Units |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 52,314 |  |
Awards paid (in shares) | (40,066) |  |
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value (per Unit) |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 48.11 |  |
Awards paid (in dollars per share) | $ 21.39 |  |
Shares granted under stock awards (percentage) | 70.00% |  |
Vested | UGI Performance Units and Stock Units |  |  |
UGI Units |  |  |
Number of units - beginning balance (in shares) | 660,886 |  |
Number of units - ending balance (in shares) | 660,795 | 660,886 |

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