CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Operating Activities:
Net Income	$ 45.2	$ 46.9
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	37.8	33.7
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits	22.1	22.4
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(186.8)	(77.6)
Unamortized purchased gas adjustments	(2.8)	(45.7)
Deferred purchased gas costs	7.9	12.6
Accounts payable	85.5	18.0
Delayed/advance customer billings – net	(13.7)	8.9
Taxes accrued	(16.9)	(18.8)
Inventories	11.8	11.9
Other assets and liabilities	18.5	20.3
Other	1.7	0.9
Net cash provided by operating activities	10.3	33.5
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(89.3)	(62.4)
Settlement for acquisition of EnergySouth	3.8	0.0
Other	(0.4)	(0.4)
Net cash used in investing activities	(85.9)	(62.8)
Financing Activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	0.0	80.0
Repayment of long-term debt	0.0	(80.0)
Issuance of short-term debt - net	107.7	39.1
Issuance of common stock	0.1	1.1
Dividends paid	(22.8)	(19.9)
Other	(4.0)	(0.2)
Net cash provided by financing activities	81.0	20.1
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	5.4	(9.2)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	5.2	13.8
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	10.6	4.6
Supplemental disclosure of cash paid for:
Interest	(14.3)	(12.9)
Income taxes	(0.1)	(0.1)
Laclede Gas
Operating Activities:
Net Income	38.0	39.4
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	22.7	21.8
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits	16.9	17.2
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(136.0)	(66.9)
Unamortized purchased gas adjustments	9.3	(31.8)
Deferred purchased gas costs	7.9	12.6
Accounts payable	50.3	8.6
Delayed/advance customer billings – net	(14.0)	5.6
Taxes accrued	(12.6)	(15.2)
Inventories	9.0	12.6
Other assets and liabilities	16.7	17.7
Other	0.5	0.3
Net cash provided by operating activities	8.7	21.9
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(61.2)	(43.4)
Other	0.1	(0.1)
Net cash used in investing activities	(61.1)	(43.5)
Financing Activities:
Issuance of short-term debt - net	69.2	41.1
Dividends paid	(14.0)	(19.9)
Other	(0.9)	0.0
Net cash provided by financing activities	54.3	21.2
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	1.9	(0.4)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	2.1	1.7
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	4.0	1.3
Supplemental disclosure of cash paid for:
Interest	(7.9)	(4.1)
Income taxes	0.0	0.0
Alagasco
Operating Activities:
Net Income	10.3	9.9
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	12.3	11.7
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits	6.3	6.0
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(28.1)	(14.2)
Unamortized purchased gas adjustments	(11.5)	(13.9)
Accounts payable	17.0	13.1
Delayed/advance customer billings – net	0.3	3.3
Taxes accrued	(2.7)	(3.5)
Inventories	5.9	0.4
Other assets and liabilities	(1.1)	1.5
Other	0.3	0.6
Net cash provided by operating activities	9.0	14.9
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(21.8)	(18.7)
Other	(0.6)	(0.3)
Net cash used in investing activities	(22.4)	(19.0)
Financing Activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	0.0	80.0
Repayment of long-term debt	0.0	(80.0)
Issuance of short-term debt - net	20.5	12.0
Return of capital to Spire	0.0	(9.0)
Dividends paid	(6.7)	(7.5)
Other	(0.4)	1.5
Net cash provided by financing activities	13.4	(3.0)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	0.0	(7.1)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	0.0	7.2
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	0.0	0.1
Supplemental disclosure of cash paid for:
Interest	(3.1)	(3.2)
Income taxes	$ 0.0	$ 0.0