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Dispositions and Acquisition (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2023 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 21, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Held for sale assets					$ 64		$ 295	$ 0
Stonehenge \| Energy Services
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Enterprise value	$ 190
Sale \| Sale of U.K. Energy Marketing Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash payment						$ 19
Pre-tax loss			$ 215
After tax loss		$ 151
Net carrying value						$ 206	$ 276
Sale \| Other UGI International Energy Marketing Businesses
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax impairment charges			$ 19
Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Sale of France Energy Marketing Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Held for sale assets					$ 10
Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Sale of France Energy Marketing Business \| Subsequent event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration paid \| €				€ 23