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PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Assumed Medical Cost Trend Rates and Effect of 1% Changed (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Schedule of Effect of One Percentage Point Change [Line Items]    
Rate to which the medical cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate medical cost trend rate) 5.00% 5.00%
Year the rate reaches the ultimate trend 2020 2020
Assumed 1% change in the assumed medical cost trend rate [Abstract]    
Effect of 1% increase on net periodic postretirement benefit cost $ 1.6  
Effect of 1% decrease on net periodic postretirement benefit cost (1.5)  
Effect of 1% increase on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 9.2  
Effect of 1% decrease on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation $ (8.5)  
Laclede Gas and MGE    
Schedule of Effect of One Percentage Point Change [Line Items]    
Medical cost trend assumed for next year 7.00% 7.50%
Laclede Gas    
Assumed 1% change in the assumed medical cost trend rate [Abstract]    
Effect of 1% increase on net periodic postretirement benefit cost $ 1.5  
Effect of 1% decrease on net periodic postretirement benefit cost (1.4)  
Effect of 1% increase on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 8.7  
Effect of 1% decrease on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation $ (8.0)  
Alagasco    
Schedule of Effect of One Percentage Point Change [Line Items]    
Medical cost trend assumed for next year 7.00% 7.25%
Assumed 1% change in the assumed medical cost trend rate [Abstract]    
Effect of 1% increase on net periodic postretirement benefit cost $ 0.1  
Effect of 1% decrease on net periodic postretirement benefit cost (0.1)  
Effect of 1% increase on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 0.5  
Effect of 1% decrease on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation $ (0.5)