Long-term Debt - Schedule of Composition of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	$ 2,137.0	$ 2,092.0
Less: Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs	(14.4)	(16.4)
Less: Current portion	(40.0)	(175.5)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	2,082.6	1,900.1
Spire Missouri
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	930.0	880.0
Less: Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs	(5.0)	(5.6)
Less: Current portion		(50.0)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	925.0	824.4
Spire Missouri \| Floating-rate note due December 1, 2021
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	100.0
Spire Missouri \| 5.5% Series, due May 1, 2019
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt		50.0
Spire Missouri \| 3.0% Series, due March 15, 2023
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	55.0	55.0
Spire Missouri \| 3.4% Series, due August 15, 2023
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	250.0	250.0
Spire Missouri \| 3.4% Series, due March 15, 2028
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	45.0	45.0
Spire Missouri \| 7.0% Series, due June 1, 2029
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	25.0	25.0
Spire Missouri \| 7.9% Series, due September 15, 2030
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	30.0	30.0
Spire Missouri \| 3.68% Series, due September 15, 2032
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	50.0	50.0
Spire Missouri \| 6.0% Series, due May 1, 2034
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	100.0	100.0
Spire Missouri \| 6.15% Series, due June 1, 2036
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	55.0	55.0
Spire Missouri \| 4.625% Series, due August 15, 2043
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	100.0	100.0
Spire Missouri \| 4.23% Series, due September 15, 2047
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	70.0	70.0
Spire Missouri \| 4.38% Series, due September 15, 2057
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	50.0	50.0
Spire Alabama
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	415.0	325.0
Less: Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs	(2.8)	(2.4)
Less: Current portion	(40.0)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	372.2	322.6
Spire Alabama \| 5.20% Notes, due January 15, 2020
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	40.0	40.0
Spire Alabama \| 3.86% Notes, due December 22, 2021
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	50.0	50.0
Spire Alabama \| 3.21% Notes, due September 15, 2025
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	35.0	35.0
Spire Alabama \| 5.90% Notes, due January 15, 2037
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	45.0	45.0
Spire Alabama \| 4.31% Notes, due December 1, 2045
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	80.0	80.0
Spire Alabama \| 3.92% Notes, due January 15, 2048
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	45.0	45.0
Spire Alabama \| 4.64% Notes, due January 15, 2049
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	90.0
Spire Alabama \| 4.02% Notes, due January 15, 2058
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	30.0	30.0
Spire \| 2.55% Senior Notes, due August 15, 2019
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt		125.0
Spire \| 2.52% Senior Notes, due September 1, 2021
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	35.0	35.0
Spire \| 3.31% Notes Payable, due December 15, 2022
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	25.0	25.0
Spire \| 3.54% Senior Notes, due February 27, 2024
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	150.0	150.0
Spire \| 3.13% Senior Notes, due September 1, 2026
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	130.0	130.0
Spire \| 3.93% Senior Notes, due March 15, 2027
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	100.0	100.0
Spire \| 4.70% Senior Notes, due August 15, 2044
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	250.0	250.0
Subsidiaries
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	102.0
Subsidiaries \| 4.14% First Mortgage Bonds, due September 30, 2021
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	20.0	20.0
Subsidiaries \| 5.00% First Mortgage Bonds, due September 30, 2031
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	42.0	42.0
Subsidiaries \| 3.52% First Mortgage Bonds, due September 30, 2049
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt	$ 40.0
Subsidiaries \| Non-interest-bearing Note, due December 27, 2022
Long-term Debt
Total principal of long-term debt		$ 10.0

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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