Note 6 - Financing - Capitalized Interest Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Interest Paid Capitalized	$ 2.3	$ 1.1	$ 5.8	$ 3.2
Spire Missouri [Member]
Interest Paid Capitalized	1.0	0.2	2.1	0.3
Spire Alabama Inc [Member]
Interest Paid Capitalized	$ 0.5	$ 0.9	$ 1.8	$ 2.5

Amount of cash paid for interest capitalized, classified as investing activity.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 230
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-Paragraph 13
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-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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