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Long-Term Debt and Bank Facility Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jan. 14, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Hedging positions and payable amounts secured under credit facility |  | 12,200,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem | $ 14,900,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem
Letters of credit issued |  | 55,400,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount | 52,800,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Availability in compliance with the fixed charge coverage ratio |  | 232,400,000 sgu_AvailabilityInComplianceWithFixedChargeCoverageRatio | 149,600,000 sgu_AvailabilityInComplianceWithFixedChargeCoverageRatio
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Revolving credit facility outstanding |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Second Amendment |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Non Seasonal maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility | 300,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity (heating season December to April) under revolving credit facility | 450,000,000 sgu_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacityDuringHeatingSeason / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Issuance of line of credit for working capital purposes | 100,000,000 sgu_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalBorrowingCapacityForWorkingCapitalNeeds / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Alternate revolving credit facility expiry | Jan. 14, 2019 |  |
Revolving credit facility expiry | Jun. 01, 2017 |  |
Additional revolving credit | 100,000,000 sgu_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseAdditionalBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Facility size that can be increased without consulting bank group | 100,000,000 sgu_MaximumIncreaseAllowedWithoutBankConsulting / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Line of credit facility description |  | All outstanding amounts owed under the second amended and restated credit facility become due and payable on the facility termination date of June 1, 2017. If the Partnership has repaid, prepaid or otherwise defeased at least $100 million of our 8.875% Senior Notes and Availability is equal to or greater than the aggregate amount required to repay the remaining outstanding 8.875% Senior Notes ("Payoff Amount"), then the facility termination date is January 14, 2019. |
Description of variable rate |  | The interest rate on the second amended and restated credit facility is LIBOR plus (i) 1.75% (if Availability, as defined in the agreement is greater than or equal to $150 million), or (ii) 2.00% (if Availability is greater than $75 million but less than $150 million), or (iii) 2.25% (if Availability is less than or equal to $75 million). The Commitment Fee on the unused portion of the facility is 0.30% per annum. |
Condition one, additional interest rate based on LIBOR | 1.75%sgu_ConditionOneAdditionalInterestRateBasedOnLibor / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Condition two, additional interest rate based on LIBOR | 2.00%sgu_ConditionTwoAdditionalInterestRateBasedOnLibor / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Condition three, additional interest rate based on LIBOR | 2.25%sgu_ConditionThreeAdditionalInterestRateBasedOnLibor / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Minimum availability, condition one | 150,000,000 sgu_MinimumAvailabilityConditionOne / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Maximum availability, condition two | 150,000,000 sgu_MaximumAvailabilityConditionTwo / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Minimum availability, condition two | 75,000,000 sgu_MinimumAvailabilityConditionTwo / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Maximum availability, condition three | 75,000,000 sgu_MaximumAvailabilityConditionThree / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Commitment fee on the unused portion of the facility | 0.30%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Availability percentage to maximum facility size | 12.50%sgu_AvailabilityPercentageToMaximumFacilitySize / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio | 110.00%sgu_MinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatioOnRevolvingCreditFacilities / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Availability required to make acquisition | 40,000,000 sgu_AvailabilityRequiredToMakeAcquisition / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Availability required to pay distributions | 45,000,000 sgu_AvailabilityRequiredToPayDistributionsOrRepurchaseCommonUnits / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Percentage of the maximum facility size on a historical proforma and forward-looking basis | 15.00%sgu_MinimumPercentageOfBorrowingCapacityToPayAnyDistributionsToUnitholdersOrRepurchaseCommonUnits / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio for distributions to unit holders or to repurchase common units | 115.00%sgu_MinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatioForDistributionsToUnitholdersOrRepurchaseCommonUnits / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember |  |
8.875% Senior Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest accrued by public notes for each year |  | 8.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sgu_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember |
8.875% Senior Notes | Second Amendment |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount required to repaid, prepaid or defeased | $ 100,000,000 sgu_MinimumDebtRequiredToBeRepaidPrepaidOrOtherwiseDefeaseToExtendFacilityTerminationDate / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sgu_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember |  |
Interest accrued by public notes for each year | 8.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = sgu_SecondAmendmentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sgu_EightPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember |  |

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- Definition Minimum Debt Required to be Repaid Prepaid or Otherwise Defease to Extend Facility Termination Date + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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