ALAGASCO ACQUISITION

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

ALAGASCO ACQUISITION

ALAGASCO ACQUISITION

The Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the common stock of Alagasco (Alagasco Transaction) from Energen Corporation (Energen) for $1,600.0, including cash and assumed debt. The acquisition date (Closing Date) was September 2, 2014, with an effective time under the Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA) of 11:59 p.m. on August 31, 2014. Under the terms of the SPA, the Company acquired 100% of Alagasco's common stock, representing all of the issued and outstanding stock of Alagasco. The Alagasco Transaction was subject to certain post-closing adjustments for cash, indebtedness and working capital as discussed below. Total cash consideration paid, net of cash acquired and debt assumed, at closing was $1,305.2. The Company and Energen agreed to the final reconciliation of net assets and $8.6 was paid by the Company to Energen on January 6, 2015.

The payment of funds in January 2015 effectively increased the Company's purchase price for Alagasco, net of cash acquired and debt assumed, to $1,313.8 and increased goodwill related to the transaction to $736.2. The Alagasco Transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations.” The Company determined that the Alagasco Transaction met the scope exceptions for pushdown accounting, and as such the excess consideration transferred over the fair value of assets acquired was recorded at Laclede Group. The Company and Energen made an election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to treat the Alagasco Transaction as a deemed purchase and sale of assets for tax purposes. As a result, the existing deferred tax assets and liabilities were re-measured as of the Closing Date.