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Partnership Organization - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2014
8.875% Senior Notes
Mar. 31, 2013
8.875% Senior Notes
Mar. 31, 2014
Star Gas Finance Company
Mar. 31, 2014
Star Acquisitions, Inc
Mar. 31, 2014
Petro Holdings, Inc.
Customer
Mar. 31, 2014
Common Stock
Sep. 30, 2013
Common Stock
Mar. 31, 2014
General Partner
Sep. 30, 2013
General Partner
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]                      
Number of outstanding units               57,468 57,718 326 326
Percentage of limited partner interest 99.44%                    
Percentage of general partner interest 0.56%                    
Ownership interest of partnership         100.00% 100.00%          
Ownership interest of Star Acquisitions Inc.             100.00%        
Number of full-service residential and commercial home heating oil and propane customers served             450,000        
Number of customers to whom only home heating oil, gasoline and diesel fuel were sold on a delivery only basis             68,000        
Number of customers to whom ancillary services were provided             22,000        
Outstanding senior notes $ 124,515 [1] $ 124,460 [1] $ 125,000                
Interest on senior notes     8.875% 8.875%              
Maturity of public notes due     Dec. 01, 2017                
[1] The 8.875% Senior Notes were originally issued in November 2010 in a private placement offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, and in February 2011, were exchanged for substantially identical public notes registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These public notes mature in December 2017 and accrue interest at an annual rate of 8.875% requiring semi-annual interest payments on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The discount on these notes was $0.5 million at March 31, 2014. Under the terms of the indenture, these notes permit restricted payments after passing particular financial tests. The Partnership can incur debt up to $100 million for acquisitions and can also pay restricted payments of $22.0 million without passing certain financial tests.