Note 9 - Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Measurement and Measurement Inputs, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Text Block]

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The information presented below categorizes the assets and liabilities in the balance sheets that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis in periods subsequent to initial recognition.

The mutual funds included in Level 1 are valued based on exchange-quoted market prices of individual securities. The mutual funds included in Level 2 are valued based on the closing net asset value per unit.

Derivative instruments included in Level 1 are valued using quoted market prices on the NYMEX or the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Derivative instruments classified in Level 2 include physical commodity derivatives and interest rate swaps that are valued using broker or dealer quotation services whose prices are derived principally from, or are corroborated by, observable market inputs. Also included in Level 2 are certain derivative instruments that have values that are similar to, and correlate with, quoted prices for exchange-traded instruments in active markets. Derivative instruments included in Level 3 are valued using generally unobservable inputs that are based upon the best information available and reflect management’s assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability. There were no Level 3 balances as of September 30, 2023 or 2022. The Company’s and the Utilities’ policy is to recognize transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy, if any, as of the beginning of the interim reporting period in which circumstances change or events occur to cause the transfer.

The mutual funds are included in “Other investments” on the Company’s balance sheets and in “Other Property and Investments” on Spire Missouri’s balance sheets. Changes in their recurring valuations are recorded as unrealized investment gains or losses in the corresponding periodic income statement. Derivative assets and liabilities, including receivables and payables associated with cash margin requirements, are presented net on the balance sheets when a legally enforceable netting agreement exist between the Company, Spire Missouri or Spire Alabama and the counterparty to the derivative contract. For additional information on derivative instruments, see Note 10, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.

Spire

							Effects of
	Quoted						Netting
	Prices		Significant		Significant		and Cash
	in Active		Observable		Unobservable		Margin
	Markets		Inputs		Inputs		Receivables
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		/Payables			Total
As of September 30, 2023
ASSETS
Gas Utility:
U.S. stock/bond mutual funds	$	20.4	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	20.4
Gasoline and heating oil contracts		—		0.1		—		(0.1	)		—
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts		6.3		—		—		(6.3	)		—
Gas Marketing:
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts		10.1		—		—		(10.1	)		—
Natural gas commodity contracts		—		36.7		—		(3.6	)		33.1
Other:
U.S. stock/bond mutual funds		37.6		—		—		—			37.6
Interest rate swaps		—		44.2		—		—			44.2
Total	$	74.4	$	81.0	$	—	$	(20.1	)	$	135.3
LIABILITIES
Gas Utility:
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts	$	50.8	$	—	$	—	$	(44.0	)	$	6.8
Gas Marketing:
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts		21.8		—		—		(21.8	)		—
Natural gas commodity contracts		—		27.6		—		(3.6	)		24.0
Total	$	72.6	$	27.6	$	—	$	(69.4	)	$	30.8
As of September 30, 2022
ASSETS
Gas Utility:
U.S. stock/bond mutual funds	$	19.1	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	19.1
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts		57.8		—		—		(57.8	)		—
Gas Marketing:
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts		91.8		—		—		(91.8	)		—
Natural gas commodity contracts *		—		56.6		—		(4.0	)		52.6
Other:
U.S. stock/bond mutual funds		29.3		—		—		—			29.3
Interest rate swaps *		—		63.6		—		—			63.6
Total	$	198.0	$	120.2	$	—	$	(153.6	)	$	164.6
LIABILITIES
Gas Utility:
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts	$	30.7	$	—	$	—	$	(30.7	)	$	—
Gas Marketing:
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts		82.3		—		—		(82.3	)		—
Natural gas commodity contracts *		—		65.5		—		(4.0	)		61.5
Total	$	113.0	$	65.5	$	—	$	(117.0	)	$	61.5

* Subsequent to the issuance of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2022, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company identified an error in the fair value level presentation for certain line items in the Fair Value Measurements table. The presentation has been corrected to reflect the impacted line items in Level 2 rather than Level 1 as of September 30, 2022. This immaterial correction did not impact the reported fair values or the consolidated financial statements.

Spire Missouri

							Effects of
	Quoted						Netting
	Prices		Significant		Significant		and Cash
	in Active		Observable		Unobservable		Margin
	Markets		Inputs		Inputs		Receivables
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		/Payables			Total
As of September 30, 2023
ASSETS
U.S. stock/bond mutual funds	$	20.4	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	20.4
Gasoline and heating oil contracts		—		0.1		—		(0.1	)		—
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts		6.3		—		—		(6.3	)		—
Total	$	26.7	$	0.1	$	—	$	(6.4	)	$	20.4
LIABILITIES
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts	$	50.8	$	—	$	—	$	(44.0	)	$	6.8
As of September 30, 2022
ASSETS
U.S. stock/bond mutual funds	$	19.1	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	19.1
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts		57.8		—		—		(57.8	)		—
Total	$	76.9	$	—	$	—	$	(57.8	)	$	19.1
LIABILITIES
NYMEX/ICE natural gas contracts	$	30.7	$	—	$	—	$	(30.7	)	$	—

Spire Alabama

Spire Alabama occasionally utilizes a gasoline derivative program to stabilize the cost of fuel used in operations. As of September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, there were no gasoline derivatives outstanding.