Discontinued Operations - Impact of our discontinued operation cash flow hedges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Loss reclassified from AOCI for effective portion of natural gas marketing commodity contracts	$ (2,612)	$ (52,651)
Gain (loss) arising from ineffective portion of natural gas marketing commodity contracts	111	(19)
Gain on discontinuance of cash flow hedging of natural gas marketing commodity contracts reclassified from AOCI	10,579	0
Total impact on purchased gas cost reflected in income from discontinued operations	$ 8,078	$ (52,670)

The amount of net gains or losses on a cash flow hedge reclassified to purchased gas cost from accumulated other comprehensive income or representing the ineffective portion of the hedge.

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The amount of net gains or losses on a cash flow hedge reclassified in the period to purchased gas cost from accumulated other comprehensive income

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The net gain (loss) recognized in earnings during the reporting period representing the amount of the cash flow hedges' ineffectiveness.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The amount of net gain (loss) reclassified into earnings in the period when cash flow hedge is discontinued because it is probable that the original forecasted transactions will not occur by the end of the original period or an additional two month time period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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