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BUSINESS SEGMENT AND OTHER OPERATIONS DATA (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
Information related to the Company's various business segments and other operations is detailed below:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31,
(Thousands)
2014
2013
Operating revenues
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
 
 
External customers
$
208,727

$
233,469

Energy Services
 
 
External customers (1)
600,562

633,691

Intercompany
3,126

4,018

Clean Energy Ventures
 
 
External customers
6,235

2,173

Subtotal
818,650

873,351

Home Services and Other
 
 
External customers
8,600

9,072

Intercompany
411

202

Eliminations
(3,537
)
(4,220
)
Total
$
824,124

$
878,405

Depreciation and amortization
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
10,545

$
9,835

Energy Services
22

12

Clean Energy Ventures
3,591

2,511

Midstream
2

1

Subtotal
14,160

12,359

Home Services and Other
238

207

Eliminations
(12
)
—

Total
$
14,386

$
12,566

Interest income (2)
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
90

$
261

Midstream
239

268

Subtotal
329

529

Home Services and Other
—

—

Eliminations
(239
)
(233
)
Total
$
90

$
296

(1)
Includes sales to Canada, which accounted for 4.7 percent and 3.8 percent of total operating revenues during the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2)
Included in other income on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31,
(Thousands)
2014
2013
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
4,609

$
3,984

Energy Services
513

616

Clean Energy Ventures
1,817

1,186

Midstream
250

398

Subtotal
7,189

6,184

Home Services and Other
6

111

Total
$
7,195

$
6,295

Income tax provision (benefit)
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
14,166

$
14,183

Energy Services
45,877

(11,273
)
Clean Energy Ventures
(19,721
)
(2,044
)
Midstream
1,492

996

Subtotal
41,814

1,862

Home Services and Other
(452
)
(191
)
Eliminations
(495
)
(166
)
Total
$
40,867

$
1,505

Equity in earnings of affiliates
 
 
Midstream
$
3,775

$
2,942

Eliminations
(980
)
(800
)
Total
$
2,795

$
2,142

Net financial earnings (loss)
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
28,186

$
27,639

Energy Services
16,436

7,374

Clean Energy Ventures
9,008

3,614

Midstream
2,120

1,434

Subtotal
55,750

40,061

Home Services and Other
(592
)
(201
)
Eliminations
(49
)
—

Total
$
55,109

$
39,860

Capital expenditures
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
36,748

$
35,401

Clean Energy Ventures
55,345

24,917

Subtotal
92,093

60,318

Home Services and Other
11

205

Total
$
92,104

$
60,523

Investments in equity investees
 
 
Midstream
$
547

$
—

Total
$
547

$
—
Reconciliation of Consolidated Net Financial Earnings to Consolidated Net Income
A reconciliation of consolidated NFE to consolidated net income is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31,
(Thousands)
2014
2013
Consolidated net financial earnings
$
55,109

$
39,860

Less:
 
 
Unrealized (gain) loss from derivative instruments and related transactions
(88,673
)
65,652

Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory
(8,765
)
(22,880
)
Tax adjustments
29,227

(10,605
)
Consolidated net income
$
123,320

$
7,693
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated
The Company's assets for the various business segments and business operations are detailed below:
(Thousands)
December 31,
2014
September 30,
2014
Assets at end of period:
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
2,236,569

$
2,143,684

Energy Services
597,702

457,080

Clean Energy Ventures
450,030

380,707

Midstream
152,539

153,891

Subtotal
3,436,840

3,135,362

Home Services and Other
93,480

82,413

Intercompany assets (1)
(86,028
)
(58,971
)
Total
$
3,444,292

$
3,158,804

(1)
Consists of transactions between subsidiaries that are eliminated and reclassified in consolidation.