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REGULATORY MATTERS - Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jun. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current $ 37.5 $ 27.6 $ 27.0
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 730.7 737.6 644.6
Total Regulatory Assets 773.6 778.1 671.6
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 22.4 32.4 29.4
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 105.7 119.3 114.9
Total Regulatory Liabilities 128.1 179.9 196.6
Rate Stabilization and Equalization (RSE) adjustment      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 2.9 12.2 10.3
Unbilled service margin      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 6.4 6.4 5.4
Refundable negative salvage      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 9.3 10.8 10.8
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 9.3 16.2 16.2
Unamortized purchased gas adjustments      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 0.0 28.2 52.3
Other      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 3.8 3.0 2.9
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 13.8 15.5 15.1
Postretirement liabilities      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 27.2 28.9 24.5
Accrued cost of removal      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 55.4 58.7 59.1
Total Regulatory Liabilities (current)      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 22.4 60.6 81.7
Total Regulatory Liabilities (non-current)      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 105.7 119.3 114.9
Pension and postretirement benefit costs      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 26.9 22.0 21.6
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 434.4 448.7 424.6
Unamortized purchased gas adjustments      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 5.4 12.9 0.0
Other      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 10.6 5.6 5.4
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 29.6 29.1 28.0
Future income taxes due from customers      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 146.4 134.5 130.3
Accrued cost of removal      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 81.2 78.9 19.5
Purchased gas costs      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 14.7 24.1 20.9
Energy efficiency      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 24.4 22.3 21.3
Total Regulatory Assets (current)      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 42.9 40.5 27.0
Total Regulatory Assets (non-current)      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 730.7 737.6 644.6
Laclede Gas      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 23.7 16.2 17.5
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 562.6 573.6 558.0
Total Regulatory Assets 586.9 602.7 575.5
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 1.3 0.6 0.0
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 65.7 70.6 70.9
Total Regulatory Liabilities 67.0 71.2 92.3
Laclede Gas | Unamortized purchased gas adjustments      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 0.0 0.0 20.8
Laclede Gas | Other      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 1.3 0.6 0.6
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 10.3 11.9 11.8
Laclede Gas | Accrued cost of removal      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 55.4 58.7 59.1
Laclede Gas | Total Regulatory Liabilities (current)      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 1.3 0.6 21.4
Laclede Gas | Total Regulatory Liabilities (non-current)      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 65.7 70.6 70.9
Laclede Gas | Pension and postretirement benefit costs      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 20.2 15.5 15.2
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 352.1 368.0 362.9
Laclede Gas | Unamortized purchased gas adjustments      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 0.6 12.9 0.0
Laclede Gas | Other      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 3.5 0.7 2.3
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 25.0 24.7 22.6
Laclede Gas | Future income taxes due from customers      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 146.4 134.5 130.3
Laclede Gas | Purchased gas costs      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 14.7 24.1 20.9
Laclede Gas | Energy efficiency      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 24.4 22.3 21.3
Laclede Gas | Total Regulatory Assets (current)      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 24.3 29.1 17.5
Laclede Gas | Total Regulatory Assets (non-current)      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 562.6 573.6 558.0
Alagasco      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 13.8 11.4 9.5
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 167.5 163.6 86.6
Total Regulatory Assets 186.1 175.0 96.1
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 21.1 31.8 28.8
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 40.0 48.7 44.3
Total Regulatory Liabilities 61.1 108.7 104.6
Alagasco | Rate Stabilization and Equalization (RSE) adjustment      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 2.9 12.2 10.3
Alagasco | Unbilled service margin      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 6.4 6.4 5.4
Alagasco | Refundable negative salvage      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 9.3 10.8 10.8
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 9.3 16.2 16.2
Alagasco | Unamortized purchased gas adjustments      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 0.0 28.2 31.5
Alagasco | Other      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 2.5 2.4 2.3
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 3.5 3.6 3.6
Alagasco | Postretirement liabilities      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 27.2 28.9 24.5
Alagasco | Total Regulatory Liabilities (current)      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Current 21.1 60.0 60.3
Alagasco | Total Regulatory Liabilities (non-current)      
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items]      
Regulatory Liabilities: Non-current 40.0 48.7 44.3
Alagasco | Pension and postretirement benefit costs      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 6.7 6.5 6.4
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 82.3 80.7 61.7
Alagasco | Unamortized purchased gas adjustments      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 4.8 0.0 0.0
Alagasco | Other      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 7.1 4.9 3.1
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 4.0 4.0 5.4
Alagasco | Accrued cost of removal      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current 81.2 78.9 19.5
Alagasco | Total Regulatory Assets (current)      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Current 18.6 11.4 9.5
Alagasco | Total Regulatory Assets (non-current)      
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]      
Regulatory Assets: Non-current $ 167.5 $ 163.6 $ 86.6