Segment Information (Table)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Income statements and capital expenditures for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 by segment are presented in the following tables:


	Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Distribution		Pipeline and Storage		Eliminations		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Operating revenues from external parties	$	875,887	$	38,593	$	—	$	914,480
Intersegment revenues	763		121,120		(121,883)		—
Total operating revenues	876,650		159,713		(121,883)		914,480
Purchased gas cost	411,072		(1,244)		(121,568)		288,260
Operation and maintenance expense	108,802		30,156		(315)		138,643
Depreciation and amortization expense	82,870		32,415		—		115,285
Taxes, other than income	64,352		9,100		—		73,452
Operating income	209,554		89,286		—		298,840
Other non-operating income	835		5,237		—		6,072
Interest charges	10,712		11,298		—		22,010
Income before income taxes	199,677		83,225		—		282,902
Income tax expense	45,985		19,239		—		65,224
Net income	$	153,692	$	63,986	$	—	$	217,678
Capital expenditures	$	306,016	$	150,793	$	—	$	456,809


	Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
	Distribution		Pipeline and Storage		Eliminations		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Operating revenues from external parties	$	827,840	$	47,723	$	—	$	875,563
Intersegment revenues	664		100,453		(101,117)		—
Total operating revenues	828,504		148,176		(101,117)		875,563
Purchased gas cost	397,558		99		(100,789)		296,868
Operation and maintenance expense	114,352		38,221		(328)		152,245
Depreciation and amortization expense	76,074		28,988		—		105,062
Taxes, other than income	60,243		8,364		—		68,607
Operating income	180,277		72,504		—		252,781
Other non-operating income	1,954		2,933		—		4,887
Interest charges	16,362		10,867		—		27,229
Income before income taxes	165,869		64,570		—		230,439
Income tax expense	36,112		15,654		—		51,766
Net income	$	129,757	$	48,916	$	—	$	178,673
Capital expenditures	$	404,247	$	124,939	$	—	$	529,186

Balance sheet information at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 by segment is presented in the following tables:


	December 31, 2020
	Distribution		Pipeline and Storage		Eliminations		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	10,235,658	$	3,526,485	$	—	$	13,762,143
Total assets	$	15,694,179	$	3,757,875	$	(2,976,175)	$	16,475,879


	September 30, 2020
	Distribution		Pipeline and Storage		Eliminations		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	9,944,978	$	3,410,369	$	—	$	13,355,347
Total assets	$	14,578,176	$	3,647,907	$	(2,867,051)	$	15,359,032