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ACQUISITIONS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of goodwill
The following table represents total goodwill of Laclede Group and Laclede Gas:
($ Millions)
Laclede Group
 
Laclede Gas
Acquisition
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
MGE
$
210.2

 
$
247.1

 
$
210.2

 
$
247.1

Alagasco
727.6

 

 

 

Total
$
937.8

 
$
247.1

 
$
210.2

 
$
247.1

The following table presents the total goodwill activity for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014:
($ Millions)
Laclede Group
 
Laclede Gas
September 30, 2013
$
247.1

 
$
247.1

MGE:
 
 
 
Working capital and other adjustments to acquisition cost
(25.9
)
 
(25.9
)
Sale of NEG
(11.0
)
 
(11.0
)
Alagasco Acquisition
727.6

 

September 30, 2014
$
937.8

 
$
210.2

Missouri Gas Energy (MGE)
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
The following table summarizes the fair value of the MGE assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:
($ Millions)
September 1, 2013
Assets:
 
Utility plant
$
671.1

Other property and investments
3.3

Goodwill
210.2

Other Property and Investments
884.6

Accounts receivable and other current assets
36.0

Inventories
62.7

Total Current Assets
983.3

Deferred Charges:
 
Regulatory assets
81.4

Other
14.3

Total Deferred Charges
95.7

Total Assets Acquired
$
1,079.0

 
 
Liabilities:
 
Accounts payable
$
19.8

Taxes accrued
17.2

Other
28.9

Total Current Liabilities
65.9

Pension and postretirement benefit costs
24.5

Asset retirement obligations
32.1

Other
16.3

Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
72.9

Total Liabilities Assumed
138.8

Net Assets Acquired
$
940.2

Schedule of Pro Forma Information
The amount of revenue and earnings of MGE included in Laclede Gas' Statements of Income and the Company's Statements of Consolidated Income subsequent to the September 1, 2013 acquisition date are as follows:
($ Millions, except per share data)
Year ended September 30, 2014
September 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013
Total net revenues
$
554.2

$
22.0

Net Income
39.5

1.8

Earnings per share:
 
 
Basic
$
1.10

$
0.07

Diluted
$
1.10

$
0.07

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations as if the MGE acquisition had occurred on October 1, 2012 and the Alagasco acquisition has occurred on October 1, 2013, respectively. The pro forma financial information does not reflect the costs of any integration activities. The pro forma results include estimates and assumptions, which management believes are reasonable. The unaudited pro forma financial information below is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had Alagasco or MGE been part of the Company as of the beginning of fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
Twelve Months Ended September 30,
($ Millions, except per share data)
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Total net revenues
$
2,187.1

 
$
2,051.5

 
$
1,581.4

Net Income
133.5

 
102.0

 
81.7

Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
3.11

 
$
2.50

 
$
2.52

Diluted
$
3.10

 
$
2.49

 
$
2.51

The amount of revenue and earnings of Alagasco included in our Statements of Consolidated Income subsequent to the Closing Date are as follows:
($ Millions, except per share data)
September 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014
Total net revenues
$
19.7

Net Loss
(2.9
)
Earnings/(loss) per share:
 
Basic
$
(0.08
)
Diluted
$
(0.08
)
Alagasco
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
The following table summarizes the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the Alagasco acquisition:
($ Millions)
August 31, 2014
Assets:
 
Utility plant
$
892.7

Accounts receivable
37.3

Inventories
47.7

Prepayments and other
26.6

Total Current Assets
1,004.3

Deferred Charges:
 
Regulatory assets
99.5

Deferred tax asset
278.4

Pension and other postretirement
25.7

Other
18.2

Total Deferred Charges
421.8

Total Assets Acquired
$
1,426.1

 
 
Liabilities:
 
Accounts payable
$
32.9

Customer deposits
19.9

Taxes accrued
28.4

Regulatory liabilities


Current portion of long-term debt
15.0

Other
92.2

Total Current Liabilities
188.4

Pension and postretirement benefit costs
27.9

Asset retirement obligations
30.6

Regulatory liabilities
56.1

Long-term debt
249.8

Other
15.8

Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
380.2

Total Liabilities Assumed
$
568.6

 
 
Laclede Group
 
Goodwill
$
727.6

Deferred Tax Elimination
(267.8
)
 
 
Net Assets Acquired
$
1,317.3