Note 8 - Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits - Net Pension Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Pension Plan [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$ 4.8	$ 5.5	$ 15.6	$ 16.4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	5.4	5.5	15.8	15.3
Expected return on plan assets	(7.7)	(8.5)	(24.1)	(23.6)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1.1)	(0.9)	(3.4)	(2.4)
Amortization of actuarial loss	2.5	3.8	9.8	11.6
Loss on lump-sum settlements	17.8	11.2	29.5	15.0
Subtotal	21.7	16.6	43.2	32.3
Regulatory adjustment	(6.9)	1.3	2.5	19.9
Net pension cost	14.8	17.9	45.7	52.2
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	3.5	3.9	11.2	11.7
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	3.8	3.5	10.9	10.5
Expected return on plan assets	(5.7)	(5.7)	(17.6)	(16.9)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.5)	(0.2)	(1.5)	(0.5)
Amortization of actuarial loss	2.0	2.8	7.6	8.5
Loss on lump-sum settlements	17.3	9.1	24.1	9.1
Subtotal	20.4	13.4	34.7	22.4
Regulatory adjustment	(8.3)	(1.4)	1.3	13.7
Net pension cost	12.1	12.0	36.0	36.1
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	1.1	1.3	3.8	4.2
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	1.1	1.1	3.4	3.5
Expected return on plan assets	(1.2)	(1.4)	(4.0)	(4.5)
Amortization of prior service credit	(0.6)	(0.6)	(1.8)	(1.8)
Amortization of actuarial loss	0.5	1.0	2.2	3.1
Loss on lump-sum settlements	0.5	2.1	5.4	5.9
Subtotal	1.4	3.5	9.0	10.4
Regulatory adjustment	1.1	2.5	0.5	5.6
Net pension cost	2.5	6.0	9.5	16.0
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	1.9	1.7	5.8	5.4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	1.6	1.4	4.6	4.4
Expected return on plan assets	(4.3)	(4.0)	(12.8)	(12.1)
Amortization of prior service credit	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.8
Amortization of actuarial loss	(0.5)	(0.4)	(1.7)	(1.2)
Subtotal	(1.0)	(1.0)	(3.3)	(2.7)
Regulatory adjustment	(0.1)	3.5	3.2	10.1
Net pension cost	(1.1)	2.5	(0.1)	7.4
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	1.6	1.5	4.8	4.6
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	1.2	1.1	3.4	3.3
Expected return on plan assets	(2.9)	(2.6)	(8.6)	(8.1)
Amortization of prior service credit	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.6
Amortization of actuarial loss	(0.5)	(0.4)	(1.5)	(1.1)
Subtotal	(0.4)	(0.2)	(1.3)	(0.7)
Regulatory adjustment	0.4	3.8	4.5	11.3
Net pension cost	0.0	3.6	3.2	10.6
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member]
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.7
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	0.4	0.3	1.1	1.0
Expected return on plan assets	(1.3)	(1.3)	(3.9)	(3.8)
Amortization of prior service credit	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Subtotal	(0.5)	(0.7)	(1.7)	(1.9)
Regulatory adjustment	(0.5)	(0.4)	(1.4)	(1.3)
Net pension cost	$ (1.0)	$ (1.1)	$ (3.1)	$ (3.2)