INFORMATION BY OPERATING SEGMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of operating segment information

($ Millions)
Laclede Group	Gas Utility		Gas Marketing		Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
Revenues from external customers	$	581.4	$	37.8	$	0.4		$	—		$	619.6
Intersegment revenues	1.0		24.4		0.5			(25.9		)	—
Total Operating Revenues	582.4		62.2		0.9			(25.9		)	619.6
Operating Expenses
Gas Utility
Natural and propane gas	329.8		—		—			(25.5		)	304.3
Other operation and maintenance	97.4		—		—			(0.3		)	97.1
Depreciation and amortization	32.0		—		—			—			32.0
Taxes, other than income taxes	38.0		—		—			—			38.0
Total Gas Utility Operating Expenses	497.2		—		—			(25.8		)	471.4
Gas Marketing	—		58.6		—			—			58.6
Other	—		—		2.4			(0.1		)	2.3
Total Operating Expenses	497.2		58.6		2.4			(25.9		)	532.3
Operating Income (Loss)	$	85.2	$	3.6	$	(1.5	)	$	—		$	87.3
Net Economic Earnings (Loss)	$	49.8	$	0.4	$	(4.5	)	$	—		$	45.7
Three Months Ended December 31, 2013
Revenues from external customers	$	435.2	$	33.2	$	0.2		$	—		$	468.6
Intersegment revenues	0.1		19.5		0.4			(20.0		)	—
Total Operating Revenues	435.3		52.7		0.6			(20.0		)	468.6
Operating Expenses
Gas Utility
Natural and propane gas	261.6		—		—			(19.8		)	241.8
Other operation and maintenance	62.5		—		—			(0.2		)	62.3
Depreciation and amortization	20.0		—		—			—			20.0
Taxes, other than income taxes	28.6		—		—			—			28.6
Total Gas Utility Operating Expenses	372.7		—		—			(20.0		)	352.7
Gas Marketing	—		51.8		—			—			51.8
Other	—		—		1.2			—			1.2
Total Operating Expenses	372.7		51.8		1.2			(20.0		)	405.7
Operating Income (Loss)	$	62.6	$	0.9	$	(0.6	)	$	—		$	62.9
Net Economic Earnings (Loss)	$	35.8	$	0.8	$	(0.3	)	$	—		$	36.3

The Company's total asset detail is as follows:

($ Millions)	December 31,			September 30,
Laclede Group	2014			2014
Total Assets:
Gas Utility	$	4,735.6		$	4,520.0
Gas Marketing	152.7			156.7
Other	1,576.1			1,575.7
Eliminations	(1,175.9		)	(1,178.4		)
Total Assets	$	5,288.5		$	5,074.0

Schedule of the reconciliation of consolidated net economic earnings to consolidated net income

The following table reconciles the Company's Net Income (GAAP) to Net Economic Income (Non-GAAP):

($ Millions)	Three Months Ended December 31,
Laclede Group	2014			2013
Net income (GAAP)	$	47.1		$	35.6
Unrealized (gain) loss on energy-related derivative contracts	(3.0		)	0.4
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustments	1.2			(0.1		)
Acquisition, divestiture and restructuring activities	0.4			0.4
Net Economic Earnings (Non-GAAP)	$	45.7		$	36.3