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Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Component of net periodic pension expense and other postretirement benefit costs
Net periodic pension expense and other postretirement benefit costs include the following components:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other
Postretirement Benefits
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
 
$
2.3

 
$
2.8

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.2

Interest cost
 
6.4

 
5.9

 
0.2

 
0.2

Expected return on assets
 
(7.3
)
 
(6.9
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service benefit
 

 

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Actuarial loss
 
2.0

 
3.8

 

 
0.1

Net benefit cost
 
3.4

 
5.6

 
0.1

 
0.3

Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
0.9

 
0.8

Net expense
 
$
3.4

 
$
5.6

 
$
1.0

 
$
1.1