Natural Gas Storage Inventory, Related Parties, Current

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Number of Storage Contract Administrative Agreements

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Storage Agreement, Term

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Volume Of Gas Storage Inventory

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Amount of deposits held by the entity for a related party (entity, shareholder, employee).

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Purchases during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 01, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) agreement Bcf	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Bcf	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs incurred		$ 11,956	$ 10,671	$ 8,366
UGI Energy Services, Inc
Related Party Transaction
Agreement term (in years)		1 year
Revenue from related parties		$ 79,182	109,913		$ 69,087
Purchases from related party		$ 85,383	128,076		77,017
SCAAs \| UGI Energy Services, Inc
Related Party Transaction
Number of storage agreements \| agreement		2
Related party costs incurred		$ 16,849	38,299		45,843
Exclusive of Transactions Pursuant SCAAs \| UGI Energy Services, Inc
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs incurred		47,794	35,810		$ 32,526
Other Current Liabilities \| SCAAs \| UGI Energy Services, Inc
Related Party Transaction
Related party security deposits		$ 10,700	$ 10,600
Inventories \| UGI Energy Services, Inc
Related Party Transaction
Volume of gas storage inventory (in bcf of natural gas) \| Bcf		5.0	7.7
Natural gas storage inventory, related parties, current		$ 12,889	$ 33,057
Subsequent Event \| SCAAs \| UGI Energy Services, Inc
Related Party Transaction
Agreement term (in years)	3 years