Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Income per limited partner unit

The following table sets forth the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted income per limited partner unit computations:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2012		2011
Common Unitholders’ interest in net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners under the two-class method of MLPs	$	86,241	$	31,660
Weighted average Common Units outstanding—basic (thousands)	92,820		57,133
Potentially dilutive Common Units (thousands)	82		60
Weighted average Common Units outstanding—diluted (thousands)	92,902		57,193