Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
ASSETS
Property, Plant and Equipment		$ 12,773,470	$ 12,551,909
Less - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		6,074,626	5,985,432
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Total		6,698,844	6,566,477
Current Assets
Cash and Temporary Cash Investments		244,475	46,048
Hedging Collateral Deposits	[1]	1,600	91,670
Receivables - Net of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts of $43,925 and $40,228, Respectively		332,410	361,626
Unbilled Revenue		87,110	30,075
Gas Stored Underground		23,780	32,364
Materials and Supplies - at average cost		43,599	40,637
Unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs		78,739	99,342
Other Current Assets		61,117	59,369
Total Current Assets		872,830	761,131
Other Assets
Recoverable Future Taxes		107,467	106,247
Unamortized Debt Expense		8,473	8,884
Other Regulatory Assets		73,321	67,101
Deferred Charges		75,253	77,472
Other Investments		72,870	95,025
Goodwill		5,476	5,476
Prepaid Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Costs		206,629	196,597
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		12,170	9,175
Other		1,581	2,677
Total Other Assets		563,240	568,654
Total Assets		8,134,914	7,896,262
Capitalization:
Common Stock, $1 Par Value Authorized - 200,000,000 Shares; Issued and Outstanding - 91,786,806 Shares and 91,478,064 Shares, Respectively		91,787	91,478
Paid in Capital		1,025,639	1,027,066
Earnings Reinvested in the Business		1,713,176	1,587,085
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(293,746)	(625,733)
Total Comprehensive Shareholders’ Equity		2,536,856	2,079,896
Long-Term Debt, Net of Current Portion and Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs		2,084,363	2,083,409
Total Capitalization		4,621,219	4,163,305
Current and Accrued Liabilities
Notes Payable to Banks and Commercial Paper		250,000	60,000
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		399,000	549,000
Accounts Payable		168,387	178,945
Amounts Payable to Customers		154	419
Dividends Payable		43,598	43,452
Interest Payable on Long-Term Debt		43,142	17,376
Customer Advances		31,314	26,108
Customer Security Deposits		28,829	24,283
Other Accruals and Current Liabilities		239,097	257,327
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		331,521	785,659
Total Current and Accrued Liabilities		1,535,042	1,942,569
Other Liabilities
Deferred Income Taxes		879,676	698,229
Taxes Refundable to Customers		360,276	362,098
Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability		263,707	259,947
Other Regulatory Liabilities		191,499	188,803
Other Post-Retirement Liabilities		2,998	3,065
Asset Retirement Obligations		161,221	161,545
Other Liabilities		119,276	116,701
Total Other Liabilities		1,978,653	1,790,388
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)		0	0
Total Capitalization and Liabilities		$ 8,134,914	$ 7,896,262

[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.