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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] 
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(Thousands of dollars)
 
Balance at
beginning of
year
 
Charged to
costs and
expenses
 
Other
 
Balance at
end of
year
 
September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Reserves deducted from assets in the consolidated balance sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
7,072

 
$
9,137

 
$
(9,841
)
(1) 
$
6,368

 
Other reserves:
 
 

 


 
 
Other, principally environmental and property and casualty liability
$
33,465

 
$
10,173

 
$
(9,558
)
(3) 
$
34,080

(5) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Reserves deducted from assets in the consolidated balance sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
11,384

 
$
10,651

 
$
(14,963
)
(1) 
$
7,072

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other reserves:
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Other, principally environmental and property and casualty liability
$
38,707

 
$
(1,547
)
 
$
(2,940
)
(3) 
$
33,465

(5) 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(755
)
(4) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Reserves deducted from assets in the consolidated balance sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
10,369

 
$
19,193

 
$
(22,735
)
(1) 
$
11,384

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,557

(2) 
 
 
Other reserves:
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Other, principally environmental and property and casualty liability
$
16,011

 
$
2,335

 
$
18,495

(2) 
$
38,707

(5) 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(3,678
)
(3) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,544

(4) 
 
 
(1)
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries
(2)
Acquisition adjustments
(3)
Payments, net
(4)
Other adjustments
(5)
At September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009 UGI Utilities had insurance indemnification receivables associated with its property and casualty liabilities totaling $8,163, $882 and $750, respectively.