Note 6 - Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Notes Tables

Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	2022			2021
Spire
3.31% Notes Payable, due December 15, 2022	$	25.0		$	25.0
3.54% Senior Notes, due February 27, 2024		150.0			150.0
0.75% Remarketable Senior Notes, due March 1, 2026		175.0			175.0
3.13% Senior Notes, due September 1, 2026		130.0			130.0
3.93% Senior Notes, due March 15, 2027		100.0			100.0
4.70% Senior Notes, due August 15, 2044		250.0			250.0
Total principal of Spire Missouri long-term debt (see below)		1,648.0			1,348.0
Total principal of Spire Alabama long-term debt (see below)		575.0			625.0
Other subsidiaries' long-term debt:
5.00% First Mortgage Bonds, due September 30, 2031		42.0			42.0
2.95% Notes, with annual principal payments through December 2034		123.9			129.6
3.52% First Mortgage Bonds, due September 30, 2049		40.0			40.0
Total principal of long-term debt		3,258.9			3,014.6
Less: Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs		(19.2	)		(19.7	)
Less: Current portion		(281.2	)		(55.8	)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	2,958.5		$	2,939.1
Spire Missouri
First Mortgage Bonds:
3.40% Series, due August 15, 2023	$	250.0		$	250.0
Floating Rate Series, due December 2, 2024		300.0			—
3.40% Series, due March 15, 2028		45.0			45.0
7.00% Series, due June 1, 2029	19.3			19.3
2.84% Series, due November 15, 2029		275.0			275.0
7.90% Series, due September 15, 2030		30.0			30.0
3.68% Series, due September 15, 2032		50.0			50.0
6.00% Series, due May 1, 2034		99.3			99.3
6.15% Series, due June 1, 2036		54.5			54.5
4.63% Series, due August 15, 2043		99.9			99.9
4.23% Series, due September 15, 2047		70.0			70.0
3.30% Series, due June 1, 2051		305.0			305.0
4.38% Series, due September 15, 2057		50.0			50.0
Total principal of Spire Missouri long-term debt		1,648.0			1,348.0
Less: Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs		(10.3	)		(9.6	)
Less: Current portion		(250.0	)		—
Spire Missouri long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	1,387.7		$	1,338.4
Spire Alabama
3.86% Notes, due December 22, 2021	$	—		$	50.0
3.21% Notes, due September 15, 2025		35.0			35.0
2.88% Notes, due December 1, 2029		100.0			100.0
2.04% Notes, due December 15, 2030		150.0			150.0
5.90% Notes, due January 15, 2037		45.0			45.0
4.31% Notes, due December 1, 2045		80.0			80.0
3.92% Notes, due January 15, 2048		45.0			45.0
4.64% Notes, due January 15, 2049		90.0			90.0
4.02% Notes, due January 15, 2058		30.0			30.0
Total principal of Spire Alabama long-term debt		575.0			625.0
Less: Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs		(3.5	)		(3.8	)
Less: Current portion		—			(50.0	)
Spire Alabama long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	571.5		$	571.2

Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

	2023		2024		2025		2026		2027
Spire	$	281.2	$	156.6	$	342.0	$	312.5	$	108.1
Spire Missouri		250.0		—		300.0		—		—
Spire Alabama		—		—		35.0		—		—