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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Derivative Settlement Gain (Loss)

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Derivatives, Net

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Derivatives, Reduction In Revenue

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Derivatives, Settlement Payment

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Indicates line item in statement of income or comprehensive income that includes gain (loss) from disposal of discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of (gain) loss recognized for the (reversal of write-down) write-down to fair value, less cost to sell, of a discontinued operation.

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Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2024	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]					Loss on disposal of UGI International energy marketing business
Disposal group, held-for-sale, not discontinued operations \| UGID
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax impairment charges		$ 62				$ 62
Sale \| France
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash payment							$ 29
Pre-tax loss						$ 29
Sale \| Belgium
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash payment				$ 3
Pre-tax loss				$ 6
Sale \| United Kingdom
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash payment								$ 19
Pre-tax loss					$ 215
Net carrying value								$ 206
Sale \| Netherlands
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax impairment charges					$ 19
Settlement gain (loss)			$ 46
Reduction in revenue			42
Sale \| European energy marketing business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Settlement gain (loss)			$ (5)
Total settlement consideration	$ 5