Long Term Purchase Commitment, Per Unit

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Loss Contingency, Number of Fatalities Under Investigation

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Loss Contingency, Number Of Incidents Investigated That Occurred During Period

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- Definition

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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- Definition

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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- Definition

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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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 27, 2024 incident fatality	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / Mcf MMcf	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchases under contract \| $		$ 105.7	$ 182.0	$ 352.6
Supply Commitment
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Contract term		1 year
Purchase commitment volume		6,800
Supply Commitment \| Weighted Average
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Fixed price contracts (USD per Mcf) \| $ / Mcf		3.10
Supply Commitment \| Short-term Contract with Customer
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Contract term		1 year
Purchase commitment volume		25,900
Supply Commitment \| Long-term Contract with Customer Within Two To Three Years
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Purchase commitment volume		38,700
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
National Transportation Safety Board
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of fatalities under investigation \| fatality	1
Jackson, Mississippi \| National Transportation Safety Board
Long Term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of incidents investigated that occurred during period \| incident	2