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REPORTING SEGMENT AND OTHER OPERATIONS DATA (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
Information related to the Company's various reporting segments and other operations is detailed below:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
(Thousands)20202019
Operating revenues
Natural Gas Distribution
External customers$195,729 $219,623 
Clean Energy Ventures
External customers6,370 6,212 
Energy Services
External customers (1)
227,349 368,304 
Intercompany2,128 2,111 
Storage and Transportation
External customers12,447 8,405 
Intercompany657 667 
Subtotal444,680 605,322 
Home Services and Other
External customers12,410 12,492 
Intercompany167 415 
Eliminations(2,952)(3,193)
Total$454,305 $615,036 
Depreciation and amortization
Natural Gas Distribution$19,169 $16,817 
Clean Energy Ventures5,433 6,316 
Energy Services (2)
42 29 
Storage and Transportation2,640 1,681 
Subtotal27,284 24,843 
Home Services and Other260 246 
Eliminations(182)(452)
Total$27,362 $24,637 
Interest income (3)
Natural Gas Distribution$82 $107 
Energy Services— 37 
Storage and Transportation694 697 
Subtotal776 841 
Home Services and Other132 491 
Eliminations(239)(1,146)
Total$669 $186 
(1)Includes sales to Canada for the Energy Services segment, which are immaterial.
(2)The amortization of acquired wholesale energy contracts is excluded above and is included in natural gas purchases - nonutility on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(3)Included in other income, net on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Three Months Ended
December 31,
(Thousands)20202019
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
Natural Gas Distribution$8,974 $7,832 
Clean Energy Ventures5,034 4,492 
Energy Services680 1,226 
Storage and Transportation3,982 2,822 
Subtotal18,670 16,372 
Home Services and Other1,116 272 
Eliminations— (574)
Total$19,786 $16,070 
Income tax provision (benefit)
Natural Gas Distribution$8,367 $8,635 
Clean Energy Ventures(3,086)(3,834)
Energy Services12,122 10,752 
Storage and Transportation646 702 
Subtotal18,049 16,255 
Home Services and Other118 219 
Eliminations(726)(3)
Total$17,441 $16,471 
Equity in earnings of affiliates
Storage and Transportation$3,193 $3,664 
Eliminations(518)(275)
Total$2,675 $3,389 
Net financial earnings (loss)
Natural Gas Distribution$49,467 $43,856 
Clean Energy Ventures(10,274)(8,179)
Energy Services1,500 (5,122)
Storage and Transportation3,508 3,004 
Subtotal44,201 33,559 
Home Services and Other(62)1,109 
Eliminations518 263 
Total$44,657 $34,931 
Capital expenditures
Natural Gas Distribution$79,246 $77,797 
Clean Energy Ventures22,335 45,699 
Storage and Transportation7,613 2,561 
Subtotal109,194 126,057 
Home Services and Other686 126 
Total$109,880 $126,183 
Investments in equity investees
Storage and Transportation$286 $509 
Total$286 $509 
Reconciliation of Consolidated NFE to Consolidated Net Income A reconciliation of consolidated NFE to consolidated net income is as follows:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
(Thousands)20202019
Net financial earnings$44,657 $34,931 
Less:
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments and related transactions(37,491)(41,766)
Tax effect8,913 9,931 
Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory(7,532)(8,887)
Tax effect1,790 2,112 
NFE tax adjustment(2,068)(2,211)
Net income$81,045 $75,752 
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,
2020		September 30,
2020
Assets at end of period:
Natural Gas Distribution$3,531,162 $3,531,477 
Clean Energy Ventures838,586 814,277 
Energy Services259,463 244,836 
Storage and Transportation854,476 844,799 
Subtotal5,483,687 5,435,389 
Home Services and Other156,544 138,375 
Intercompany assets (1)
(243,326)(257,287)
Total$5,396,905 $5,316,477 
(1)Consists of transactions between subsidiaries that are eliminated and reclassified in consolidation.