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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
ASSETS    
Property, plant and equipment $ 8,789,599us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 8,447,700us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 1,763,521us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 1,721,794us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net property, plant and equipment 7,026,078us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 6,725,906us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Current assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 95,525us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 42,258us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable, net 511,830us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 343,400us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Gas stored underground 143,154us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventoryGasStoredUnderground 278,917us-gaap_EnergyRelatedInventoryGasStoredUnderground
Other current assets 67,128us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 111,265us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 817,637us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 775,840us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Goodwill 742,029us-gaap_Goodwill 742,029us-gaap_Goodwill
Deferred charges and other assets 340,900us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 350,929us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets 8,926,644us-gaap_Assets 8,594,704us-gaap_Assets
Shareholders' equity    
Common stock, no par value (stated at $.005 per share) 505us-gaap_CommonStockValue 502us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital 2,192,100us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 2,180,151us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Retained earnings 1,075,177us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 917,972us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (128,088)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (12,393)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Shareholders' equity 3,139,694us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 3,086,232us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Long-term debt 2,455,217us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 2,455,986us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Total capitalization 5,594,911us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity 5,542,218us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
Current liabilities    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 295,589us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 308,086us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other current liabilities 497,927us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 405,869us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Short-term debt 224,986us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 196,695us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Total current liabilities 1,018,502us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 910,650us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred income taxes 1,338,755us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities 1,286,616us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Regulatory cost of removal obligation 441,655ato_RegulatoryCostOfRemovalLiability 445,387ato_RegulatoryCostOfRemovalLiability
Pension and postretirement liabilities 350,889us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 340,963us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred credits and other liabilities 181,932us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 68,870us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total shareholders' equity and liabilities $ 8,926,644us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity $ 8,594,704us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity