Natural Gas Storage Inventory, Related Parties, Current

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SCAA Contract Term, in years

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Volume Of Gas Storage Inventory

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Bcf	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) Bcf	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Bcf	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) Bcf	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Bcf
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs incurred	$ 2,647	$ 2,385	$ 9,567	$ 7,997
Energy Services
Related Party Transaction
Revenue from related parties	9,129	9,869	$ 71,546	102,118
Term of agreements			1 year
Purchases from related party	$ 8,431	$ 22,114	$ 79,956	$ 114,811
Inventories \| Energy Services
Related Party Transaction
Volume of gas storage inventory (in bcf of natural gas) \| Bcf	2.6	4.0	2.6	4.0	7.7
Natural gas storage inventory, related parties, current	$ 6,809	$ 19,410	$ 6,809	$ 19,410	$ 33,057
SCAAs \| Energy Services
Related Party Transaction
SCAA contract term (in years)			3 years
Related party costs incurred	5,691	16,894	$ 10,898	23,590
SCAAs \| Other Current Liabilities \| Energy Services
Related Party Transaction
Related party security deposits	10,700	10,600	10,700	10,600	$ 10,600
Exclusive of Transactions Pursuant SCAAs \| Energy Services
Related Party Transaction
Related party costs incurred	$ 2,380	$ 1,551	$ 45,413	$ 34,259