Financing Arrangements and Long-term Debt - Schedule of Spire Missouri and Alabama Short-term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Spire Alabama \| Spire Note
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowings outstanding	$ 97.4
Lowest borrowings outstanding	18.5
Highest borrowings outstanding	$ 161.3
Weighted average interest rate	2.10%
Borrowings outstanding	$ 33.0	$ 128.7	$ 73.7
Weighted average interest rate	1.90%	2.30%	2.80%
Spire Alabama \| Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowings outstanding	$ 2.9
Highest borrowings outstanding	$ 50.0
Weighted average interest rate	1.80%
Borrowings outstanding	$ 50.0
Weighted average interest rate	1.90%
Spire Missouri \| Spire Note
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowings outstanding	$ 283.9
Lowest borrowings outstanding	39.6
Highest borrowings outstanding	$ 429.5
Weighted average interest rate	2.10%
Borrowings outstanding	$ 39.6	$ 386.4	$ 232.9
Weighted average interest rate	1.90%	2.30%	2.80%
Spire Missouri \| Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowings outstanding	$ 12.0
Highest borrowings outstanding	$ 185.1
Weighted average interest rate	1.80%
Borrowings outstanding	$ 185.1
Weighted average interest rate	1.80%
Spire
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowings outstanding	$ 636.4
Lowest borrowings outstanding	436.1
Highest borrowings outstanding	$ 856.6
Weighted average interest rate	2.10%
Borrowings outstanding	$ 560.6	$ 743.2	$ 512.0
Weighted average interest rate	1.90%	2.30%	2.80%
Spire \| Term Loan
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowings outstanding	$ 5.7
Highest borrowings outstanding	$ 150.0
Weighted average interest rate	2.10%
Borrowings outstanding	$ 150.0
Weighted average interest rate	2.10%
Spire \| Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowings outstanding	$ 0.2
Highest borrowings outstanding	$ 23.1
Weighted average interest rate	1.90%
Spire \| Commercial Paper Notes
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average borrowings outstanding	$ 615.6
Lowest borrowings outstanding	175.5
Highest borrowings outstanding	$ 856.6
Weighted average interest rate	2.10%
Borrowings outstanding	$ 175.5	$ 743.2	$ 512.0
Weighted average interest rate	1.80%	2.30%	2.80%

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