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Acquisitions (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	May. 29, 2015 EUR (€)	May. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) competitors	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) propane_distribution_business
Business Acquisition
Long-term debt					$ 3,699.8	$ 3,510.8
Number of competitors challenging agreement \| competitors					2
Totalgaz SAS
Business Acquisition
Transaction related costs					$ 16.1
France SAS \| Totalgaz SAS
Business Acquisition
Cash consideration	€ 451.8	$ 496.6
Estimated working capital included in purchase price	€ 30.0	$ 33.0
Divestiture period following acquisition (in months)	15 months	15 months
Amerigas OLP \| Several Retail Propane Distribution Businesses
Business Acquisition
Cash consideration					20.8	$ 15.7	$ 20.0
Number of distribution businesses acquired \| propane_distribution_business							2
Energy Services \| Retail Natural Gas Marketing Business
Business Acquisition
Cash consideration					20.0
Energy Services \| Non-working Interest in Natural Gas Acreage
Business Acquisition
Cash consideration							$ 23.0
Term Loan \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| France SAS
Business Acquisition
Long-term debt \| €	€ 600.0
Term Loan \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| France SAS \| Totalgaz SAS
Business Acquisition
Long-term debt \| €	€ 600.0
Hungary \| Flaga \| Total LPG
Business Acquisition
Cash consideration					$ 17.6
Poland \| Flaga \| BP LPG
Business Acquisition
Cash consideration							$ 36.0
Subsequent Event \| France SAS \| Totalgaz SAS
Business Acquisition
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Assets			€ 1.1	$ 1.2