Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Propane	$ 797,059	$ 637,283
Other	79,588	46,529
Total, Revenues	876,647	683,812
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - propane (excluding depreciation shown below)	429,563	429,980
Cost of sales - other (excluding depreciation shown below)	22,521	13,828
Operating and administrative expenses	243,517	159,910
Depreciation	38,323	20,931
Amortization	11,028	3,257
Other income, net	(8,171)	(4,190)
Total, costs and expenses	736,781	623,716
Operating income	139,866	60,096
Interest expense	(41,196)	(16,533)
Income before income taxes	98,670	43,563
Income tax expense	(627)	(450)
Net income	98,043	43,113
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1,378)	(588)
Net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P.	96,665	42,525
General partner's interest in net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P.	5,219	1,991
Limited partners' interest in net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P.	$ 91,446	$ 40,534
Income per limited partner unit - basic and diluted:
Basic (in dollars per unit)	0.93	0.55
Diluted (in dollars per unit)	0.93	0.55
Average limited partner units outstanding (thousands):
Basic (in units)	92,820	57,133
Diluted (in units)	92,902	57,193