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Loss Contingency, Number of Alleged Violations

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Loss Contingency, Number of Civil Actions

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Purchases made during the period under arrangements in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from one or more suppliers.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Volume that must be purchased within the specified time period of the agreement to avoid penalties or unfavorable effects on pricing, among other adverse consequences.

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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 08, 2021 USD ($) violation	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / Mcf MMcf	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2021 civilAction
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of alleged violations \| violation	4
Damages sought, value \| $	$ 1.6
Number of civil actions \| civilAction					3
Purchases under contract \| $		$ 352.6	$ 149.4	$ 58.5
Supply Commitment
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Contract term		1 year
Purchase commitment volume		13,200
Supply Commitment \| Weighted Average
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Fixed price contracts ( (USD per Mcf) \| $ / Mcf		5.39
Supply Commitment \| Short-term Contract with Customer
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Contract term		1 year
Purchase commitment volume		55,600
Supply Commitment \| Long-term Contract with Customer Within Two To Three Years
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchase commitment volume		89,100
Supply Commitment \| Long-term Contract with Customer Within Two To Three Years \| Minimum
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Contract term		2 years
Supply Commitment \| Long-term Contract with Customer Within Two To Three Years \| Maximum
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Contract term		3 years