Nature of Operations (Details Textuals)	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Nature of Operations (Textuals) [Abstract]
The number of states in which the company have market share	50
Common units held by the general partner and its wholly owned subsidiary Petrolane Incorporated	24,691,209
Common Units held by public	32,433,087
Limited partner interest held by AmeriGas Partners in AmeriGas OLP	99.00%
Subsidiary of Limited Partnership general partner interest in Eagle Olp	0.10%
Subsidiary of Limited Partnership Limited partner interest in Eagle Olp	99.90%
Employees of AmeriGas Partners and the Operating Partnerships	0
AmeriGas Propane Inc Partnership Interest In AmeriGas Partners [Member]
General Partner Interest [Line Items]
General Partner interest ownership percentage in AmeriGas Partners	1.00%
AmeriGas Propane Inc Partnership Interest In AmeriGas Olp [Member]
General Partner Interest [Line Items]
General Partner interest ownership percentage in AmeriGas Partners	1.01%

Common units held by the general partner and its wholly owned subsidiary.

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Common Units Held By Public.

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General Partner Interest.

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The equity interest of General Partner in AmeriGas Partners.

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Nature of operations.

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Number of employees in company and operating partnership.

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Number Of States In Which Company Have Market Share.

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Subsidiary Of Limited Partnership general partner interest in Eagle Olp.

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Subsidiary Of Limited Partnership Limited partner interest in Eagle Olp.

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055

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