Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Income Per Limited Partner Unit

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P.	$	245,908		$	326,055		$	326,881		$	286,484
Adjust for general partner share and theoretical distributions of net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P. to the general partner in accordance with the two-class method for MLPs	(84,240		)	(123,918		)	(86,865		)	(66,894		)
Common Unitholders’ interest in net income attributable to AmeriGas Partners, L.P. under the two-class method for MLPs	$	161,668		$	202,137		$	240,016		$	219,590
Weighted average Common Units outstanding—basic (thousands)	92,954			92,914			92,939			92,905
Potentially dilutive Common Units (thousands)	66			49			75			65
Weighted average Common Units outstanding—diluted (thousands)	93,020			92,963			93,014			92,970