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Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components 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 June 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Service cost
 
$
2.6

 
$
2.5

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.2

Interest cost
 
6.7

 
6.2

 
0.2

 
0.2

Expected return on assets
 
(8.0
)
 
(7.9
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.2
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 

 

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.2
)
Actuarial loss
 
2.7

 
2.5

 

 
0.1

Net benefit cost
 
4.0

 
3.3

 
0.1

 
0.1

Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
0.9

 
0.9

Net expense
 
$
4.0

 
$
3.3

 
$
1.0

 
$
1.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
Nine Months Ended June 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Service cost
 
$
7.6

 
$
7.4

 
$
0.6

 
$
0.5

Interest cost
 
19.9

 
18.8

 
0.7

 
0.6

Expected return on assets
 
(24.0
)
 
(23.8
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(0.5
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
0.2

 
0.2

 
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
Actuarial loss
 
8.1

 
7.5

 

 
0.1

Net benefit cost
 
11.8

 
10.1

 
0.4

 
0.3

Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
2.6

 
2.8

Net expense
 
$
11.8

 
$
10.1

 
$
3.0

 
$
3.1