Debt Instrument, Covenant Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Higher Borrowing Capacity Option

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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The difference between the book value and the sale price of options, swaps, futures, forward contracts, and other derivative instruments. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings.

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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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The cash inflow associated with the amount received by a corporation from a shareholder during the period.

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Debt (Details)								6 Months Ended
Debt (Details)	Apr. 24, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 07, 2023 EUR (€)	Mar. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 13, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Settlement of Energy Services interest rate swap								$ (32,000,000)	$ 0
Interest rate swaps
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate		3.10%						3.10%
AmeriGas OLP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital contributions		$ 20,000,000
AmeriGas OLP \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital contributions	$ 11,000,000
Line of Credit \| UGI International Credit Facilities Agreement \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			5 years
Principal amount \| €			€ 300,000,000
Line of Credit \| UGI International Credit Facilities Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €			€ 500,000,000
Line of Credit \| UGI International Credit Facilities Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.70%
Line of Credit \| UGI International Credit Facilities Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.35%
Line of Credit \| UGI International Credit Facilities Agreement \| Bridge Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €			€ 100,000,000
Consolidated net leverage ratio			3.85
Line of Credit \| UGI International Credit Facilities Agreement \| Bridge Loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated net leverage ratio			4.25
Line of Credit \| UGI International Credit Facilities Agreement \| Bridge Loan \| Daily Non-cumulative Compounded Reference Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.35%
Line of Credit \| UGI International Credit Facilities Agreement \| Bridge Loan \| Daily Non-cumulative Compounded Reference Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.35%
Line of Credit \| UGI Utilities Credit Agreement \| Utilities \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 425,000,000
Line of Credit \| UGI Utilities Credit Agreement \| Utilities \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						0.10%
Line of Credit \| Energy Services Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 800,000,000
Fixed rate		4.53%						4.53%
Increase to limit					125,000,000
Quarterly installments					$ 2,000,000
Settlement of Energy Services interest rate swap				$ 32,000,000
Line of Credit \| Energy Services Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					3.25%
Line of Credit \| Energy Services Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.25%
Line of Credit \| Energy Services Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR adjustment rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					0.10%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 150,000,000
Option to increase capacity							$ 250,000,000
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							1.00%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							1.00%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							2.25%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							0.50%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate Margin \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							0.00%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate Margin \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							1.25%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| One-Month Interest Period (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							0.10%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Three-Month Interest Period (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							0.15%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Six-Month Interest Period (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							0.25%
Line of Credit \| Mountaineer Credit Agreement \| Mountaineer \| Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 20,000,000