PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

The net periodic pension cost for the Company included the following components:



($ Millions)	Three Months Ended December 31,
Laclede Group	2014			2013
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	4.3		$	2.4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	7.5			6.0
Expected return on plan assets	(9.4		)	(6.6		)
Amortization of prior service cost and other	0.1			0.1
Amortization of prior regulatory assets and liabilities	1.5			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	1.9			1.8
Sub-total	5.9			3.7
Regulatory adjustment	3.4			2.9
Net pension cost	$	9.3		$	6.6

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the Company consisted of the following components:



($ Millions)	Three Months Ended December 31,
Laclede Group	2014			2013
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	3.2		$	2.8
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	2.8			2.2
Expected return on plan assets	(3.3		)	(1.7		)
Amortization of prior service credit	0.2			—
Amortization of actuarial loss and other	1.3			1.5
Amortization of prior regulatory assets and liabilities	(0.4		)	—
Sub-total	3.8			4.8
Regulatory adjustment	(2.3		)	(2.4		)
Net postretirement benefit cost	$	1.5		$	2.4

The net periodic pension cost for Laclede Gas included the following components:



($ Millions)	Three Months Ended December 31,
Laclede Gas	2014			2013
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	2.8		$	2.4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	5.9			6.0
Expected return on plan assets	(7.3		)	(6.6		)
Amortization of prior service cost and other	0.1			0.1
Amortization of actuarial loss	1.9			1.8
Sub-total	3.4			3.7
Regulatory adjustment	3.4			2.9
Net pension cost	$	6.8		$	6.6

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost for Laclede Gas consisted of the following components:



($ Millions)	Three Months Ended December 31,
Laclede Gas	2014			2013
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	3.1		$	2.8
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	2.1			2.2
Expected return on plan assets	(2.0		)	(1.7		)
Amortization of prior service cost	0.2			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	1.3			1.5
Sub-total	4.7			4.8
Regulatory adjustment	(2.3		)	(2.4		)
Net postretirement benefit cost	$	2.4		$	2.4

The net periodic pension cost for Alagasco included the following components:



($ Millions)	Three Months Ended December 31,
Alagasco	2014			2013
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	1.5		$	2.1
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	1.6			1.7
Expected return on plan assets	(2.1		)	(2.2		)
Amortization of prior regulatory assets and liabilities	1.5			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	—			1.3
Settlement charge	—			0.8
Sub-total	2.5			3.7
Regulatory adjustment	—			—
Net pension cost	$	2.5		$	3.7

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost for Alagasco consisted of the following components:



($ Millions)	Three Months Ended December 31,
Alagasco	2014			2013
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	0.1		$	0.3
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	0.7			0.7
Expected return on plan assets	(1.3		)	(1.0		)
Amortization of actuarial loss and other	—			(0.1		)
Amortization of prior regulatory assets and liabilities	(0.4		)	—
Amortization of transition obligation	—			0.2
Sub-total	(0.9		)	0.1
Regulatory adjustment	—			—
Net postretirement benefit cost	$	(0.9	)	$	0.1