INFORMATION BY OPERATING SEGMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of operating segment information



(Thousands)	Gas Utility		Other		Adjustments & Eliminations		Total
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2012
Operating revenues	$	250,791	$	1,143	$	—	$	251,934
Net Economic Earnings	25,341		460		—		25,801
Total assets	1,809,722		1,008		—		1,810,730
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2011
Operating revenues	$	250,902	$	1,081	$	—	$	251,983
Net Economic Earnings	21,079		615		—		21,694
Total assets	1,753,859		2,176		—		1,756,035

Schedule of the reconciliation of net economic earnings to net income



Reconciliation of Net Economic Earnings to Net Income
	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
(Thousands)	2012			2011
Total Net Economic Earnings above	$	25,801		$	21,694
Add: Unrealized (loss) gain on energy-related derivative contracts, net of tax	(58		)	3
Net Income	$	25,743		$	21,697

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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