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Nature of Operations (Details) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
Nature of Operations (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 21, 2019 USD ($) shares	Aug. 20, 2019	Aug. 01, 2019 shares	Sep. 30, 2020 county	Sep. 30, 2019 shares
Investment [Line Items]
Number of counties of operation \| county				1
AmeriGas Propane \| AmeriGas Partners
Investment [Line Items]
General Partner held a general partner interest in AmeriGas Partners (as a percentage)		1.00%
Percentage of limited partnership interest in AmeriGas Partners (as a percentage)		25.50%
AmeriGas Propane \| AmeriGas OLP
Investment [Line Items]
Effective ownership interest in AmeriGas OLP (as a percentage)		27.00%
Merger Sub
Investment [Line Items]
Total cash paid \| $	$ 529
Merger Sub \| Common Stock
Investment [Line Items]
Consideration paid (in shares) \| shares	34,612,847		34,613,000		34,613,000