Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment comprise the following at September 30:



	2012		2011
Utilities:
Distribution	$	2,047.8	$	1,951.9
Transmission	85.4		83.4
General and other, including work in process	162.5		165.7
Total Utilities	2,295.7		2,201.0

Non-utility:
Land	175.0		98.5
Buildings and improvements	283.3		214.8
Transportation equipment	246.5		112.6
Equipment, primarily cylinders and tanks	3,041.1		2,127.6
Electric generation	254.3		230.0
Other, including work in process	223.2		300.0
Total non-utility	4,223.4		3,083.5
Total property, plant and equipment	$	6,519.1	$	5,284.5

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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