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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Income Tax Reconciliation By Applying Federal Income Tax Rate) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
U.S. Income Before Income Taxes $ 139,796nfg_IncomeFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes $ 137,568nfg_IncomeFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
Income Tax Expense, Computed at U.S. Federal Statutory Rate of 35% 48,929us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 48,149us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Increase (Reduction) in Taxes Resulting from State Income Taxes 8,085us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 8,133us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Increase (Reduction) in Taxes Resulting From Miscellaneous (1,958)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther (966)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther
Total Income Taxes $ 55,056nfg_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIncludingDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit $ 55,316nfg_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIncludingDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Federal Statutory Rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate