Financial Instruments (Table)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of financial instrument assets and liabilities at fair value

The following table shows the fair values of our risk management assets and liabilities at September 30, 2020 and 2019.

	September 30
	2020			2019
	(In thousands)
Assets from risk management activities, current	$	5,687		$	1,586
Assets from risk management activities, noncurrent	74,991			225
Liabilities from risk management activities, current	(2,015		)	(4,552		)
Liabilities from risk management activities, noncurrent	—			(1,249		)
Net assets (liabilities)	$	78,663		$	(3,990	)

Financial instruments on the balance sheet

The following tables present the fair value and balance sheet classification of our financial instruments as of September 30, 2020 and 2019. The gross amounts of recognized assets and liabilities are netted within our consolidated balance sheets to the extent that we have netting arrangements with the counterparties. However, as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, no gross amounts and no cash collateral were netted within our consolidated balance sheet.

	Balance Sheet Location	Assets		Liabilities
		(In thousands)
September 30, 2020
Designated As Hedges:
Interest rate contracts	Deferred charges and other assets / Deferred credits and other liabilities	$	73,055	$	—
Total		73,055		—
Not Designated As Hedges:
Commodity contracts	Other current assets / Other current liabilities	5,687		(2,015		)
Commodity contracts	Deferred charges and other assets / Deferred credits and other liabilities	1,936		—
Total		7,623		(2,015		)
Gross / Net Financial Instruments		$	80,678	$	(2,015	)

	Balance Sheet Location	Assets		Liabilities
		(In thousands)
September 30, 2019
Not Designated As Hedges:
Commodity contracts	Other current assets / Other current liabilities	$	1,586	$	(4,552	)
Commodity contracts	Deferred charges and other assets / Deferred credits and other liabilities	225		(1,249		)
Total		1,811		(5,801		)
Gross / Net Financial Instruments		$	1,811	$	(5,801	)

Other comprehensive income from hedging table

The following table summarizes the gains and losses arising from hedging transactions that were recognized as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. The amounts included in the table below exclude gains and losses arising from ineffectiveness because these amounts are immediately recognized in the statement of comprehensive income as incurred.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30
	2020		2019
	(In thousands)
Increase (decrease) in fair value:
Interest rate agreements	$	53,241	$	(25,966	)
Recognition of losses in earnings due to settlements:
Interest rate agreements	3,647		3,022
Total other comprehensive income (loss) from hedging, net of tax	$	56,888	$	(22,944	)

Expected recognition in earnings of deferred losses in AOCI table

The following amounts, net of deferred taxes, represent the expected recognition in earnings of the deferred net losses recorded in AOCI associated with our interest rate agreements, based upon the fair values of these agreements at the date of settlement. The remaining amortization periods for these settled amounts extend through fiscal 2049. However, the table below does not include the expected recognition in earnings of our outstanding interest rate agreements as those financial instruments have not yet settled.

	Interest Rate Agreements
	(In thousands)
2021	$	(4,569	)
2022	(4,569		)
2023	(4,569		)
2024	(4,569		)
2025	(4,569		)
Thereafter	(91,657		)
Total	$	(114,502	)