ALAGASCO ACQUISITION

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

ALAGASCO ACQUISITION

ALAGASCO ACQUISITION

The Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the common stock of Alagasco (Alagasco Transaction) from 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 of 11:59 p.m. on August 31, 2014. The Alagasco Transaction was subject to certain post-closing adjustments for cash, indebtedness and working capital as discussed below. Total cash consideration paid at closing, net of cash acquired and debt assumed, was $1,305.2. Subsequently, the Company and Energen agreed to a final reconciliation of net assets, and $8.6 was paid by the Company to Energen on January 6, 2015, effectively increasing the total net consideration to $1,313.8. This payment, offset partly by other immaterial purchase price adjustments in the second quarter of 2015, increased goodwill related to the transaction from $727.6 recorded as of September 30, 2014, to $735.8 as of March 31, 2015. 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.