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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		20 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 01, 2019
Related Party Transaction
General Partner contribution to AmeriGas Propane, L.P.		$ 0	$ 1,602,000
General Partner \| Reimbursed Expenses or Payments
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs and expenses		147,287,000	147,591,000
General Partner \| UGI Corp \| General and Administrative Services
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs and expenses		3,713,000	3,684,000
Affiliated Entity \| Energy Services \| Propane Purchases
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs and expenses		$ 0	$ 0
Forecast
Related Party Transaction
General Partner contribution to AmeriGas Propane, L.P.				$ 225,000,000
Capital Unit, Class B
Related Party Transaction
Number of volume days of weighted average price of Partnership's common units	20 days
Basis points on annualized yield	130.00%
Period from initial issuance, holders may elect to convert units	5 years
Conversion ratio	1
Trading price (as a percent)	110.00%