Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
ASSETS
Property, Plant and Equipment		$ 13,457,342	$ 13,103,639
Less - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		6,882,961	6,719,356
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Total		6,574,381	6,384,283
Current Assets
Cash and Temporary Cash Investments		52,569	31,528
Hedging Collateral Deposits	[1]	102,370	88,610
Receivables - Net of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts of $41,483 and $31,639, Respectively		339,421	205,294
Unbilled Revenue		49,551	17,000
Gas Stored Underground		6,302	33,669
Materials, Supplies and Emission Allowances		48,887	53,560
Unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs		3,751	33,128
Other Current Assets		68,265	59,660
Total Current Assets		671,116	522,449
Other Assets
Recoverable Future Taxes		123,709	121,992
Unamortized Debt Expense		9,735	10,589
Other Regulatory Assets		57,693	60,145
Deferred Charges		81,646	59,939
Other Investments		103,164	149,632
Goodwill		5,476	5,476
Prepaid Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Costs		178,102	149,151
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		1	0
Other		0	1,169
Total Other Assets		559,526	558,093
Total Assets		7,805,023	7,464,825
Capitalization:
Common Stock, $1 Par Value Authorized - 200,000,000 Shares; Issued and Outstanding - 91,449,226 Shares and 91,181,549 Shares, Respectively		91,449	91,182
Paid in Capital		1,018,784	1,017,446
Earnings Reinvested in the Business		1,407,683	1,191,175
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(654,254)	(513,597)
Total Comprehensive Shareholders’ Equity		1,863,662	1,786,206
Long-Term Debt, Net of Current Portion and Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs		2,081,529	2,628,687
Total Capitalization		3,945,191	4,414,893
Current and Accrued Liabilities
Notes Payable to Banks and Commercial Paper		218,000	158,500
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		549,000	0
Accounts Payable		135,775	171,655
Amounts Payable to Customers		3,422	21
Dividends Payable		41,608	41,487
Interest Payable on Long-Term Debt		17,376	17,376
Customer Advances		0	17,223
Customer Security Deposits		20,766	19,292
Other Accruals and Current Liabilities		218,139	194,169
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		802,076	616,410
Total Current and Accrued Liabilities		2,006,162	1,236,133
Other Liabilities
Deferred Income Taxes		709,598	660,420
Taxes Refundable to Customers		348,480	354,089
Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability		252,471	245,636
Other Regulatory Liabilities		196,589	200,643
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Liabilities		4,756	7,526
Asset Retirement Obligations		207,047	209,639
Other Liabilities		134,729	135,846
Total Other Liabilities		1,853,670	1,813,799
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)		0	0
Total Capitalization and Liabilities		$ 7,805,023	$ 7,464,825

[1] Netting Adjustments represent the impact of legally-enforceable master netting arrangements that allow the Company to net gain and loss positions held with the same counterparties. The net asset or net liability for each counterparty is recorded as an asset or liability on the Company’s balance sheet.