Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The components, as reported on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, of the total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash presented on the Statement of Cash Flows are as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended December 31, 2019				Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
	Balance at October 1, 2019		Balance at December 31, 2019		Balance at October 1, 2018		Balance at December 31, 2018

Cash and Temporary Cash Investments	$	20,428	$	34,966	$	229,606	$	109,754
Hedging Collateral Deposits	6,832		9,666		3,441		2,784
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash	$	27,260	$	44,632	$	233,047	$	112,538

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and changes for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, net of related tax effect, are as follows (amounts in parentheses indicate debits) (in thousands):



	Gains and Losses on Derivative Financial Instruments			Gains and Losses on Securities Available for Sale			Funded Status of the Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans			Total
Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
Balance at October 1, 2019	$	34,675		$	—		$	(86,830	)	$	(52,155	)
Other Comprehensive Gains and Losses Before Reclassifications	376			—			—			376
Amounts Reclassified From Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(5,321		)	—			—			(5,321		)
Cumulative Effect of Adoption of Authoritative Guidance for Hedging	950			—			—			950
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	30,680		$	—		$	(86,830	)	$	(56,150	)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
Balance at October 1, 2018	$	(28,611	)	$	7,437		$	(46,576	)	$	(67,750	)
Other Comprehensive Gains and Losses Before Reclassifications	31,774			—			—			31,774
Amounts Reclassified From Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	14,723			—			—			14,723
Reclassification Adjustment for the Cumulative Effect of Adoption of Authoritative Guidance for Financial Assets and Liabilities	—			(7,437		)	—			(7,437		)
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	17,886		$	—		$	(46,576	)	$	(28,690	)

Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The details about the reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (amounts in parentheses indicate debits to the income statement) (in thousands):



Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss						Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented
	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Gains (Losses) on Derivative Financial Instrument Cash Flow Hedges:
Commodity Contracts		$7,541			($18,522	)	Operating Revenues
Commodity Contracts	2			(902		)	Purchased Gas
Foreign Currency Contracts	(191		)	(1,093		)	Operating Revenues
	7,352			(20,517		)	Total Before Income Tax
	(2,031		)	5,794			Income Tax Expense
		$5,321			($14,723	)	Net of Tax

Schedule of Other Current Assets

The components of the Company’s Other Current Assets are as follows (in thousands):



	At December 31, 2019		At September 30, 2019

Prepayments	$	9,135	$	12,728
Prepaid Property and Other Taxes	15,340		14,361
Federal Income Taxes Receivable	42,389		42,388
State Income Taxes Receivable	5,576		8,579
Fair Values of Firm Commitments	9,803		7,538
Regulatory Assets	14,588		11,460
	$	96,831	$	97,054

Schedule of Other Assets

The components of the Company’s Other Assets are as follows (in thousands):



	At December 31, 2019		At September 30, 2019

Federal Income Taxes Receivable	$	21,273	$	—
Other	81		80
	$	21,354	$	80

Schedule of Other Accruals and Current Liabilities

The components of the Company’s Other Accruals and Current Liabilities are as follows (in thousands):



	At December 31, 2019		At September 30, 2019

Accrued Capital Expenditures	$	59,933	$	33,713
Regulatory Liabilities	50,713		50,332
Reserve for Gas Replacement	1,100		—
Liability for Royalty and Working Interests	20,052		18,057
Non-Qualified Benefit Plan Liability	13,194		13,194
Other	28,611		24,304
	$	173,603	$	139,600