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Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Retirement Benefits [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,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Service cost
 
$
3.0

 
$
2.6

 
$
0.3

 
$
0.2

Interest cost
 
6.2

 
6.7

 
0.2

 
0.2

Expected return on assets
 
(8.4
)
 
(8.0
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.2
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
0.1

 

 
(0.2
)
 
(0.1
)
Actuarial loss
 
4.2

 
2.7

 
0.1

 

Net benefit cost
 
5.1

 
4.0

 
0.2

 
0.1

Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
(0.1
)
 
0.9

Net benefit cost after change in regulatory liabilities
 
$
5.1

 
$
4.0

 
$
0.1

 
$
1.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
Nine Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Service cost
 
$
9.0

 
$
7.6

 
$
0.7

 
$
0.6

Interest cost
 
18.5

 
19.9

 
0.6

 
0.7

Expected return on assets
 
(25.0
)
 
(24.0
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(0.5
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
0.2

 
0.2

 
(0.5
)
 
(0.4
)
Actuarial loss
 
12.5

 
8.1

 
0.2

 

Net benefit cost
 
15.2

 
11.8

 
0.5

 
0.4

Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
(0.4
)
 
2.6

Net benefit cost after change in regulatory liabilities
 
$
15.2

 
$
11.8

 
$
0.1

 
$
3.0