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Financing - Additional Information (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 23, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 15, 2020
USD ($)
Mar. 26, 2020
USD ($)
bank
Feb. 28, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 14, 2016
bank
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Long-term Debt         $ 975,000,000.0   $ 975,000,000.0    
Common stock issued           $ 9,500,000   $ 9,500,000  
Common Stock $1.00 par value                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Common stock issued (in shares) | shares           112,758   112,758  
Common stock issued           $ 100,000   $ 100,000  
Liabilities | Lender Concentration Risk                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Line of credit facility, number of banks in agreement | bank                 11
Spire                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Term loan bear interest rate per annum             0.40%    
Short-term borrowings used to support lending to Utilities         398,100,000   $ 398,100,000    
Present value of stock purchase contract payment recorded as liability         35,000,000.0        
Spire | Common Stock $1.00 par value                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Price divided by applicable market value to determine number of shares per stock purchase contract | $ / shares       $ 50.00          
Spire | 2021 Series A 0.75% Remarketable Senior Notes                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Stated interest rate       0.75%          
Debt instrument, maturity date       Mar. 01, 2026          
Debt instrument, payment terms       The Company will make quarterly interest payments on the RSNs at the rate of 0.75% per year and quarterly contract adjustment payments on the stock purchase contracts at the rate of 6.75%.          
Common stock issued (in shares) | shares       3,500,000          
Common stock issued       $ 175,000,000.0          
Net proceeds after underwriting fees and other issuance costs       $ 169,300,000          
Units price | $ / shares       $ 50          
Percentage of undivided beneficial ownership interest       5.00%          
Principal amount       $ 1,000          
Stock purchase contracts rate       6.75%          
Spire | 2021 Series A 0.75% Remarketable Senior Notes | Stock Purchase Contract                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Units price | $ / shares       $ 50          
Spire | Term Loan                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Line of credit facility, number of banks in agreement | bank     2            
Long-term Debt     $ 150,000,000.0            
Team loan interest rate description             The term loan bore interest at the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the loan agreement) plus 0.85% per annum.    
Term loan bear interest rate per annum             1.10%    
Spire | Term Loan | LIBOR                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Term loan bear interest rate per annum     0.85%            
Spire | Senior Notes | 2021 Series A 0.75% Remarketable Senior Notes                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Debt amount       $ 175,000,000.0          
Stated interest rate       0.75%          
Spire | Maximum | Common Stock $1.00 par value                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Number of shares to be purchased per stock purchase contract, settlement rate | shares       0.7783          
Spire | Minimum | Common Stock $1.00 par value                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Number of shares to be purchased per stock purchase contract, settlement rate | shares       0.6354          
Spire Missouri | Term Loan                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Term loan bear interest rate per annum             0.80%    
Spire Alabama | Senior Notes | Private Placement | Series 2020 Senior Notes due 2030                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Long-term debt   $ 150,000,000.0              
Stated interest rate   2.04%              
Debt instrument, maturity date   Dec. 15, 2030              
Debt instrument, payment terms             Interest is payable semi-annually.    
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity         $ 975,000,000.0   $ 975,000,000.0    
Minimum required ratio of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) times interest expense as required by the line of credit covenant         70.00%   70.00%    
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings | Maximum                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Debt to total capitalization ratio         0.60   0.60    
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings | Spire                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity         $ 300,000,000.0   $ 300,000,000.0    
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings | Spire Missouri                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity         475,000,000.0   475,000,000.0    
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings | Spire Alabama                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity         200,000,000.0   200,000,000.0    
Commercial Paper Notes                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Debt amount         $ 975,000,000.0   $ 975,000,000.0    
Debt term             365 days    
Commercial Paper Notes | Spire                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Term loan bear interest rate per annum             0.30%    
Unsecured Term Loan | Spire Missouri                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Debt amount $ 250,000,000.0                
Debt term 364 days                
Prepayment penalty $ 0                
Unsecured Term Loan | Spire Missouri | LIBOR                  
Debt Instrument And Equity Units [Line Items]                  
Interest rate 0.65%