Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
ASSETS
Property, Plant and Equipment		$ 11,710,155	$ 11,204,838
Less - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		6,088,803	5,695,328
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Total		5,621,352	5,509,510
Current Assets
Cash and Temporary Cash Investments		556,264	20,428
Hedging Collateral Deposits	[1]	7,699	6,832
Receivables - Net of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts of $26,462 and $25,778, Respectively		136,438	139,956
Unbilled Revenue		17,903	18,758
Gas Stored Underground		14,356	36,632
Materials and Supplies - at average cost		51,396	40,717
Unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs		0	2,246
Other Current Assets		47,652	97,054
Total Current Assets		831,708	362,623
Other Assets
Recoverable Future Taxes		116,758	115,197
Unamortized Debt Expense		12,724	14,005
Other Regulatory Assets		160,294	167,320
Deferred Charges		87,956	33,843
Other Investments		144,584	144,917
Goodwill		5,476	5,476
Prepaid Post-Retirement Benefit Costs		75,235	60,517
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		62,817	48,669
Other		81	80
Total Other Assets		665,925	590,024
Total Assets		7,118,985	6,462,157
Capitalization:
Common Stock, $1 Par Value Authorized - 200,000,000 Shares; Issued and Outstanding - 90,943,652 Shares and 86,315,287 Shares, Respectively		90,944	86,315
Paid in Capital		999,057	832,264
Earnings Reinvested in the Business		1,177,650	1,272,601
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(41,794)	(52,155)
Total Comprehensive Shareholders’ Equity		2,225,857	2,139,025
Long-Term Debt, Net of Current Portion and Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs		2,628,782	2,133,718
Total Capitalization		4,854,639	4,272,743
Current and Accrued Liabilities
Notes Payable to Banks and Commercial Paper		0	55,200
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		0	0
Accounts Payable		94,123	132,208
Amounts Payable to Customers		18,772	4,017
Dividends Payable		40,470	37,547
Interest Payable on Long-Term Debt		31,600	18,508
Customer Advances		561	13,044
Customer Security Deposits		15,226	16,210
Other Accruals and Current Liabilities		138,344	139,600
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		3,264	5,574
Total Current and Accrued Liabilities		342,360	421,908
Deferred Credits
Deferred Income Taxes		783,377	653,382
Taxes Refundable to Customers		357,945	366,503
Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability		227,043	221,699
Other Regulatory Liabilities		160,501	142,367
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Liabilities		127,237	133,729
Asset Retirement Obligations		128,666	127,458
Other Deferred Credits		137,217	122,368
Total Deferred Credits		1,921,986	1,767,506
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)		0	0
Total Capitalization and Liabilities		$ 7,118,985	$ 6,462,157

[1] Netting Adjustments represent the impact of legally-enforceable master netting arrangements that allow the Company to net gain and loss positions held with the same counterparties. The net asset or net liability for each counterparty is recorded as an asset or liability on the Company’s balance sheet.