Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial Segment Information By Segment

Quarter Ended March 31, 2016 (Thousands)
	Exploration and Production	Pipeline and Storage	Gathering	Utility	Energy Marketing	Total Reportable Segments	All Other	Corporate and Intersegment Eliminations	Total Consolidated
Revenue from External Customers	$143,783	$56,276	$113	$212,737	$35,436	$448,345	$561	$226	$449,132
Intersegment Revenues	$—	$23,292	$21,545	$5,364	$312	$50,513	$—	$(50,513)	$—
Segment Profit: Net Income (Loss)	$(213,335)	$21,194	$7,568	$31,960	$3,484	$(149,129)	$(23)	$1,465	$(147,687)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2016 (Thousands)
	Exploration and Production	Pipeline and Storage	Gathering	Utility	Energy Marketing	Total Reportable Segments	All Other	Corporate and Intersegment Eliminations	Total Consolidated
Revenue from External Customers	$295,749	$109,630	$238	$356,585	$60,420	$822,622	$1,266	$439	$824,327
Intersegment Revenues	$—	$45,477	$40,184	$9,028	$624	$95,313	$—	$(95,313)	$—
Segment Profit: Net Income (Loss)	$(450,421)	$42,470	$12,490	$50,566	$4,707	$(340,188)	$166	$3,226	$(336,796)

(Thousands)	Exploration and Production	Pipeline and Storage	Gathering	Utility	Energy Marketing	Total Reportable Segments	All Other	Corporate and Intersegment Eliminations	Total Consolidated
Segment Assets:
At March 31, 2016	$1,622,264	$1,664,920	$487,421	$1,984,921	$91,671	$5,851,197	$77,689	$(127,862)	$5,801,024
At September 30, 2015	$2,439,801	$1,590,525	$444,358	$1,934,730	$90,676	$6,500,090	$77,350	$(12,501)	$6,564,939

Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 (Thousands)
	Exploration and Production	Pipeline and Storage	Gathering	Utility	Energy Marketing	Total Reportable Segments	All Other	Corporate and Intersegment Eliminations	Total Consolidated
Revenue from External Customers	$165,521	$55,758	$89	$309,974	$64,167	$595,509	$388	$230	$596,127
Intersegment Revenues	$—	$23,054	$17,365	$6,521	$211	$47,151	$—	$(47,151)	$—
Segment Profit: Net Income (Loss)	$(53,562)	$23,377	$6,405	$38,238	$3,373	$17,831	$98	$(1,260)	$16,669

Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 (Thousands)
	Exploration and Production	Pipeline and Storage	Gathering	Utility	Energy Marketing	Total Reportable Segments	All Other	Corporate and Intersegment Eliminations	Total Consolidated
Revenue from External Customers	$370,186	$107,504	$235	$520,047	$120,333	$1,118,305	$1,271	$460	$1,120,036
Intersegment Revenues	$—	$44,515	$41,793	$11,055	$417	$97,780	$—	$(97,780)	$—
Segment Profit: Net Income (Loss)	$(26,842)	$44,155	$18,028	$60,831	$6,199	$102,371	$93	$(1,055)	$101,409