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Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Net Periodic Pension Expense and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs
Net periodic pension expense and other postretirement benefit costs include the following components:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other
Postretirement Benefits
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
 
$
2.3

 
$
2.8

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.2

Interest cost
 
6.5

 
5.9

 
0.2

 
0.2

Expected return on assets
 
(7.3
)
 
(6.9
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
0.1

 
0.1

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Actuarial loss
 
1.9

 
3.7

 

 
0.1

Net benefit cost
 
3.5

 
5.6

 
0.1

 
0.3

Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
0.9

 
0.8

Net expense
 
$
3.5

 
$
5.6

 
$
1.0

 
$
1.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other
Postretirement Benefits
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
 
$
7.0

 
$
8.5

 
$
0.4

 
$
0.5

Interest cost
 
19.4

 
17.6

 
0.7

 
0.7

Expected return on assets
 
(22.0
)
 
(20.7
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost (benefit)
 
0.2

 
0.2

 
(0.4
)
 
(0.2
)
Actuarial loss
 
5.7

 
11.2

 
0.1

 
0.3

Net benefit cost
 
10.3

 
16.8

 
0.4

 
0.9

Change in associated regulatory liabilities
 

 

 
2.7

 
2.4

Net expense
 
$
10.3

 
$
16.8

 
$
3.1

 
$
3.3