DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Derivative [Line Items]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Open NYMEX/ICE and OTCBB natural gas futures and swap positions at September 30, 2015 were as follows:

	Gas Utility			Gas Marketing
	MMBtu (millions)	Avg. Price Per MMBtu		MMBtu (millions)	Avg. Price Per MMBtu
NYMEX/ICE Open short futures positions
Fiscal 2016	—	$	—	13.34	$	3.26
Fiscal 2017	—	—		2.13	3.42
NYMEX/ICE Open long futures/swap positions
Fiscal 2016	29.02	3.19		7.06	3.17
Fiscal 2017	1.57	3.04		2.77	3.43
Fiscal 2018	—	—		0.12	3.37
ICE Open long basis swap positions
Fiscal 2016	—	—		23.29	0.27
Fiscal 2017	—	—		9.04	0.45
Fiscal 2018	—	—		1.09	0.50
ICE Open short basis swap positions
Fiscal 2016	—	—		10.62	0.17
Fiscal 2017	—	—		1.40	0.20
OTC Open long futures/swap positions
Fiscal 2016	4.43	3.99		—	—
Fiscal 2017	0.32	3.64		—	—

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Consolidated Income and Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	Location of Gain (Loss)
	Recorded in Income	2015			2014			2013
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
Effective portion of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives:
Gas Marketing natural gas contracts		$	(4.3	)	$	(4.6	)	$	4.9
Gas Utility gasoline and heating oil contracts		(1.2		)	0.1			0.1
Total		$	(5.5	)	$	(4.5	)	$	5.0
Effective portion of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to income:
Natural gas contracts	Gas Marketing Operating Revenues	$	1.7		$	4.2		$	—
	Gas Marketing Operating Expenses	(5.2		)	(1.5		)	(0.5		)
Subtotal		(3.5		)	2.7			(0.5		)
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Gas Utility Other Operating Expenses	(0.9		)	(0.2		)	0.2
Total		$	(4.4	)	$	2.5		$	(0.3	)
Ineffective portion of gain (loss) on derivatives     recognized in income:
Natural gas contracts	Gas Marketing Operating Revenues	$	—		$	(0.1	)	$	(0.4	)
	Gas Marketing Operating Expenses	(0.5		)	0.1			(0.3		)
Subtotal		(0.5		)	—			(0.7		)
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Gas Utility Other Operating Expenses	0.1			(0.2		)	(0.1		)
Total		$	(0.4	)	$	(0.2	)	$	(0.8	)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments*
Gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives:
Natural gas commodity contracts	Gas Marketing Operating Revenues	$	(1.3	)	$	(8.7	)	$	(0.9	)
NYMEX / ICE natural gas contracts	Gas Marketing Operating Revenues	(9.6		)	3.0			—
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Other Income and (Income Deductions) - Net	(0.2		)	—			0.1
Total		$	(11.1	)	$	(5.7	)	$	(0.8	)

* Gains and losses on Laclede Gas’ natural gas derivative instruments, which are not designated as hedging instruments for financial reporting purposes, are deferred pursuant to the Missouri Utilities' PGA clauses and initially recorded as regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities. These gains and losses are excluded from the table above because they have no direct impact on the statements of income. Such amounts are recognized in the statements of income as a component of Regulated Gas Distribution Natural and Propane Gas operating expenses when they are recovered through the PGA clause and reflected in customer billings.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2015
	Asset Derivatives*			Liability Derivatives*
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Gas Utility:
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Accounts Receivable – Other	$	—	Accounts Receivable – Other	$	0.3
Gas Marketing:
Natural gas contracts	Derivative Instrument Assets	4.1		Derivative Instrument Assets	3.2
	Deferred Charges – Other	1.1		Deferred Charges – Other	0.5
Subtotal		5.2			4.0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Gas Utility:
Natural gas contracts	Accounts Receivable – Other	1.2		Accounts Receivable – Other	16.4
	Derivative Instrument Assets	—		Derivative Instrument Assets	5.7
	Deferred Charges – Other	—		Deferred Charges – Other	0.2
Subtotal		1.2			22.3
Gas Marketing:
NYMEX / ICE natural gas contracts	Derivative Instrument Assets	4.7		Derivative Instrument Assets	0.6
	Deferred Charges – Other	0.7		Deferred Charges – Other	0.7
Natural gas commodity	Derivative Instrument Assets	1.4		Derivative Instrument Assets	0.1
	Current Liabilities – Other	0.2		Current Liabilities – Other	1.4
	Deferred Credits – Other	0.1		Deferred Credits – Other	0.7
Subtotal		7.1			3.5
Total derivatives		$	13.5		$	29.8
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2014
	Asset Derivatives*			Liability Derivatives*
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Gas Utility:
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Accounts Receivable – Other	$	—	Accounts Receivable – Other	$	0.2
Gas Marketing:
Natural gas contracts	Derivative Instrument Assets	0.7		Derivative Instrument Assets	0.4
	Deferred Charges – Other	0.7		Deferred Charges – Other	0.2
Subtotal		1.4			0.8
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Gas Utility:
Natural gas contacts	Accounts Receivable – Other	2.4		Accounts Receivable – Other	5.2
	Derivative Instrument Assets	0.1		Derivative Instrument Assets	3.7
	Deferred Charges – Other	—		Deferred Charges – Other	0.4
Subtotal		2.5			9.3
Gas Marketing:
Natural gas contacts	Derivative Instrument Assets	3.5		Derivative Instrument Assets	1.4
	Deferred Charges – Other	0.3		Deferred Charges – Other	—
	Current Liabilities – Other	—		Current Liabilities – Other	0.5
Subtotal		3.8			1.9
Total derivatives		$	7.7		$	12.0

* The fair values of Asset Derivatives and Liability Derivatives exclude the fair value of cash margin receivables or payables with counterparties subject to netting arrangements. Fair value amounts of derivative contracts (including the fair value amounts of cash margin receivables and payables) for which there is a legal right to set off are presented net on the balance sheets. As such, the gross balances presented in the table above are not indicative of the Company’s net economic exposure. Refer to Note 9, Fair Value Measurements, for information on the valuation of derivative instruments.

Derivative instrument Reconciliation

Following is a reconciliation of the amounts in the tables above to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	2015			2014
Fair value of asset derivatives presented above	$	13.5		$	7.7
Fair value of cash margin receivables offset with derivatives	13.9			3.0
Netting of assets and liabilities with the same counterparty	(22.2		)	(7.9		)
Total	$	5.2		$	2.8
Derivative Instrument Assets, per Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Derivative instrument assets	$	4.6		$	3.2
Deferred Charges – Other	0.6			(0.4		)
Total	$	5.2		$	2.8
Fair value of liability derivatives presented above	$	29.8		$	12.0
Netting of assets and liabilities with the same counterparty	(22.2		)	(7.9		)
Total	$	7.6		$	4.1
Derivative Instrument Liabilities, per Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Current Liabilities – Other	$	6.8		$	—
Deferred Credits – Other	0.8			4.1
Total	$	7.6		$	4.1

Laclede Gas

Derivative [Line Items]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Laclede Gas’ derivative instruments consist primarily of NYMEX and OTCBB positions. The NYMEX is the primary national commodities exchange on which natural gas derivatives are traded. Open NYMEX and OTCBB natural gas futures positions at September 30, 2015 were as follows:

	MMBtu (millions)	Avg. Price Per MMBtu
NYMEX/ICE Open long futures/swap positions
Fiscal 2016	29.02	$	3.19
Fiscal 2017	1.57	3.04
OTC Open long futures/swap positions
Fiscal 2016	4.43	$	3.99
Fiscal 2017	0.32	3.64

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Consolidated Income and Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Income and Statements of Comprehensive Income
	Location of Gain (Loss)
	Recorded in Income	2015			2014			2013
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
Effective portion of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives:
Gasoline and heating oil contracts		$	(1.2	)	$	0.1		$	0.1
Effective portion of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to income:
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Gas Utility Other Operating Expenses	$	(0.9	)	$	(0.2	)	$	0.2
Ineffective portion of gain (loss) on derivatives     recognized in income:
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Gas Utility Other Operating Expenses	$	0.1		$	(0.2	)	$	(0.1	)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments*
Gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives:
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Other Income and (Income Deductions) - Net	$	(0.2	)	$	—		$	0.1

* Gains and losses on Laclede Gas’ natural gas derivative instruments, which are not designated as hedging instruments for financial reporting purposes, are deferred pursuant to the Laclede Gas’ PGA clauses and initially recorded as regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities. These gains and losses are excluded from the table above because they have no direct impact on the Statements of Income. Such amounts are recognized in the Statements of Income as a component of Regulated Gas Distribution Natural and Propane Gas operating expenses when they are recovered through the PGA clause and reflected in customer billings.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Balance Sheet at September 30, 2015
	Asset Derivatives*				Liability Derivatives*
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value			Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Accounts Receivable – Other	$	—		Accounts Receivable – Other	$	0.3
Subtotal		—				0.3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Natural gas contracts	Accounts Receivable – Other	1.2			Accounts Receivable – Other	16.4
OTCBB natural gas contracts	Derivative Instrument Assets	—			Derivative Instrument Assets	5.7
	Deferred Charges – Other	—			Deferred Charges – Other	0.2
Subtotal		1.2				22.3
Total derivatives		$	1.2			$	22.6
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Balance Sheet at September 30, 2014
	Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives*
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		*	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Accounts Receivable – Other	$	—		Accounts Receivable – Other	$	0.2
Subtotal		—				0.2
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Natural gas contacts	Accounts Receivable – Other	2.4			Accounts Receivable – Other	5.2
	Derivative Instrument Assets	0.1			Derivative Instrument Assets	3.7
Gasoline and heating oil contracts	Accounts Receivable – Other	—			Accounts Receivable – Other	0.4
Subtotal		2.5				9.3
Total derivatives		$	2.5			$	9.5

* The fair values of Asset Derivatives and Liability Derivatives exclude the fair value of cash margin receivables or payables with counterparties subject to netting arrangements. Fair value amounts of derivative contracts (including the fair value amounts of cash margin receivables and payables) for which there is a legal right to set off are presented net on the Balance Sheets. As such, the gross balances presented in the table above are not indicative of Laclede Gas' net economic exposure. Refer to Note 9, Fair Value Measurements, for information on the valuation of derivative instruments.

Derivative instrument Reconciliation

Following is a reconciliation of the amounts in the tables above to the amounts presented in Laclede Gas' Balance Sheets:

	2015			2014
Fair value of asset derivatives presented above	$	1.2		$	2.5
Fair value of cash margin receivables offset with derivatives	15.5			3.0
Netting of assets and liabilities with the same counterparty	(16.7		)	(5.9		)
Total	$	—		$	(0.4	)
Derivative Instrument Assets, per Balance Sheets:
Derivative instrument assets	$	—		$	(0.4	)
Total	$	—		$	(0.4	)
Fair value of liability derivatives presented above	$	22.6		$	9.5
Netting of assets and liabilities with the same counterparty	(16.7		)	(5.9		)
Total	$	5.9		$	3.6
Derivative Instrument Liabilities, per Balance Sheets:
Current Liabilities – Other	$	5.7		$	—
Deferred Credits – Other	0.2			3.6
Total	$	5.9		$	3.6