Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	$ (11.9)	$ (9.4)	$ (10.2)
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	48.4	50.8	61.6
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(26.3)	(23.7)	(8.0)
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	90.9	54.8	30.8
Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(0.1)		(2.5)
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	18.1		19.7
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(12.6)
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	0.0
U.S. stock/bond mutual funds | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	0.0	0.0	0.0
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	18.1	20.5	19.7
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(0.1)		(2.5)
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	0.0		0.0
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(12.2)	(12.3)
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	0.0	0.0
Gasoline and heating oil contracts | Spire Missouri
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(0.4)
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	0.0
Other | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	0.0	0.0	0.0
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	17.6	15.5	11.9
Other | Interest rate swaps
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	0.0	0.0	0.0
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	66.9	43.4	15.2
Gas Utility | Operating Segments | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	0.0	0.0	0.0
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	18.1	20.5	19.7
Gas Utility | Operating Segments | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(0.1)		(2.5)
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	0.0		0.0
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(12.2)	(12.3)
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	0.0	0.0
Gas Utility | Operating Segments | Gasoline and heating oil contracts
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(0.4)
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	0.0
Gas Marketing | Operating Segments | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(7.0)	(6.9)	(4.3)
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	0.0	0.5	3.0
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(8.9)	(8.9)	(4.5)
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gas Marketing | Operating Segments | Natural gas commodity contracts
ASSETS
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(4.8)	(2.5)	(3.4)
Derivative asset after the effects of netting	12.7	14.3	27.0
LIABILITIES
Effects of netting and cash margin receivables/payables	(4.8)	(2.5)	(3.5)
Derivative liability after the effects of netting	24.0	11.4	15.6
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	36.0	36.9	34.3
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	13.1	12.7	0.4
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	18.2		22.2
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	12.6
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	18.1	20.5	19.7
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.1		2.5
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	12.2	12.3
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Gasoline and heating oil contracts | Spire Missouri
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.4
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Other | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	17.6	15.5	11.9
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Other | Interest rate swaps
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	18.1	20.5	19.7
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.1		2.5
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	12.2	12.3
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | Gasoline and heating oil contracts
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.4
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Gas Marketing | Operating Segments | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.2	0.9	0.2
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.5	0.4	0.4
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Gas Marketing | Operating Segments | Natural gas commodity contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	24.3	23.3	37.5
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	103.0	65.7	38.2
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0		0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0		0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gasoline and heating oil contracts | Spire Missouri
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other | Interest rate swaps
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	66.9	43.4	15.2
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0		0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | Gasoline and heating oil contracts
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gas Marketing | Operating Segments | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	6.8	6.5	7.1
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	8.4	8.5	4.1
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gas Marketing | Operating Segments | Natural gas commodity contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	17.5	16.8	30.4
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	27.7	13.8	18.9
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	1.1	0.1	0.2
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0		0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts | Spire Missouri
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0		0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Gasoline and heating oil contracts | Spire Missouri
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other | Interest rate swaps
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | U.S. stock/bond mutual funds
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0		0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Gas Utility | Operating Segments | Gasoline and heating oil contracts
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Gas Marketing | Operating Segments | NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Gas Marketing | Operating Segments | Natural gas commodity contracts
ASSETS
Derivative asset before effects of netting	0.0	0.0	0.0
LIABILITIES
Derivative liability before effects of netting	$ 1.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.2