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Energy Services Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 7 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2015
May 31, 2015
Energy Services        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable        
Sale of trade receivables $ 286.4ugi_AggregateTradeReceivablesSoldToConsolidatedSpecialPurposeSubsidiary
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= ugi_EnergyServicesMember
$ 269.0ugi_AggregateTradeReceivablesSoldToConsolidatedSpecialPurposeSubsidiary
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= ugi_EnergyServicesMember
   
Energy Services Funding Corporation        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable        
Sale of undivided interests in its trade receivables to the commercial paper conduit 105.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromAccountsReceivableSecuritization
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporationMember
92.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromAccountsReceivableSecuritization
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporationMember
   
Outstanding balance of trade receivables 96.5ugi_OutstandingBalanceOfEsfcTradeReceivables
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporationMember
88.5ugi_OutstandingBalanceOfEsfcTradeReceivables
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporationMember
   
Outstanding balance of trade receivables sold 43.0ugi_TradeReceivablesSoldToCommercialPaperConduit
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporationMember
35.5ugi_TradeReceivablesSoldToCommercialPaperConduit
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporationMember
   
Forecast | Maximum        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable        
Receivables facility     $ 75ugi_ReceivablePurchaseFacility
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
$ 150ugi_ReceivablePurchaseFacility
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember