Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Table)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables provide the components of our accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) balances, net of the related tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive income.

	Available- for-Sale Securities			Interest Rate Agreement Cash Flow Hedges			Commodity Contracts Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2013	$	5,448		$	37,906		$	(4,476	)	$	38,878
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	2,369			(14,448		)	11,709			(370		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(227		)	1,343			(2,790		)	(1,674		)
Net current-period other comprehensive income	2,142			(13,105		)	8,919			(2,044		)
March 31, 2014	$	7,590		$	24,801		$	4,443		$	36,834

	Available- for-Sale Securities			Interest Rate Agreement Cash Flow Hedges			Commodity Contracts Cash Flow Hedges			Total
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2012	$	5,661		$	(44,273	)	$	(8,995	)	$	(47,607	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	1,135			34,900			2,153			38,188
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(1,708		)	873			6,320			5,485
Net current-period other comprehensive income	(573		)	35,773			8,473			43,673
March 31, 2013	$	5,088		$	(8,500	)	$	(522	)	$	(3,934	)

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following tables detail reclassifications out of AOCI for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. Amounts in parentheses below indicate decreases to net income in the statement of income.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Affected Line Item in the Statement of Income
	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities	$	358		Operation and maintenance expense
	358			Total before tax
	(131		)	Tax expense
	$	227		Net of tax
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate agreements	$	(1,057	)	Interest charges
Commodity contracts	7,184			Purchased gas cost
	6,127			Total before tax
	(2,416		)	Tax expense
	$	3,711		Net of tax
Total reclassifications	$	3,938		Net of tax

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Affected Line Item in the Statement of Income
	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities	$	2,689		Operation and maintenance expense
	2,689			Total before tax
	(981		)	Tax expense
	$	1,708		Net of tax
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate agreements	$	(873	)	Interest charges
Commodity contracts	(5,201		)	Purchased gas cost
	(6,074		)	Total before tax
	2,348			Tax benefit
	$	(3,726	)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications	$	(2,018	)	Net of tax

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Affected Line Item in  the Statement of Income
	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities	$	358		Operation and maintenance expense
	358			Total before tax
	(131		)	Tax expense
	$	227		Net of tax
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate agreements	$	(2,115	)	Interest charges
Commodity contracts	4,574			Purchased gas cost
	2,459			Total before tax
	(1,012		)	Tax expense
	$	1,447		Net of tax
Total reclassifications	$	1,674		Net of tax

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Affected Line Item in  the Statement of Income
	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities	$	2,689		Operation and maintenance expense
	2,689			Total before tax
	(981		)	Tax expense
	$	1,708		Net of tax
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate agreements	$	(1,375	)	Interest charges
Commodity contracts	(10,361		)	Purchased gas cost
	(11,736		)	Total before tax
	4,543			Tax benefit
	$	(7,193	)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications	$	(5,485	)	Net of tax