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Number of Receive-variable Interest Rate Swap Agreements

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Contractual rate at which a foreign currency can be purchased or sold.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, before tax, of reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for gain (loss) from derivative designated and qualifying as net investment hedge.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) agreement	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) agreement	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 09, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 08, 2021 USD ($)	May 03, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
AOCI, Net Investment Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax	$ (8,000,000)	$ (13,000,000)	$ (9,000,000)	$ (22,000,000)
Term Loan \| 2021 UGI Corporation Senior Credit Facility
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 215,000,000	$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Forward Starting, Pay-fixed, Receive-variable Interest Rate Swap Agreement
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of receive-variable interest rate swap agreements \| agreement	2		2
Forward Starting, Pay-fixed, Receive-variable Interest Rate Swap Agreement \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 125,000,000		$ 125,000,000
Variable interest rate	0.0069		0.0069
IRPAs
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0				$ 0
Pre-tax net losses associated with interest rate hedges	$ 4,000,000		$ 4,000,000
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount percent of required need coverage	90.00%		90.00%