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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value, by Type, Alternative [Abstract] |
Schedule of Long-Term Debt | Based on these criteria, the fair market value of long-term debt, including current portion, was as follows:
| At September 30
| 2024 Carrying Amount |  | 2024 Fair Value |  | 2023 Carrying Amount |  | 2023 Fair Value
| (Thousands)
Long-Term Debt | $ | 2,688,243 |  |  | $ | 2,656,888 |  |  | $ | 2,384,485 |  |  | $ | 2,210,478 |
Schedule of Other Investments | The components of the Company’s Other Investments are as follows (in thousands):
| At September 30
| 2024 |  | 2023
| (Thousands)
Life Insurance Contracts | $ | 44,808 |  |  | $ | 42,242 |
Equity Mutual Fund | 19,523 |  |  | 15,837 |
Fixed Income Mutual Fund | 17,374 |  |  | 15,897 |
| $ | 81,705 |  |  | $ | 73,976 |
Schedule of Derivative Financial Instruments Designated and Qualifying as Cash Flow Hedges on the Statements of Financial Performance |
The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments on the Statement of Financial Performance for the Year Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships |  | Amount of Derivative Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Year Ended September 30, |  | Location of Derivative Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet into the Consolidated Statement of Income |  | Amount of Derivative Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet into the Consolidated Statement of Income for the Year Ended September 30,
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |  |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Commodity Contracts |  | $ | 286,392 |  |  | $ | 708,234 |  |  | Operating Revenue |  | $ | 217,012 |  |  | $ | (88,015) |
Foreign Currency Contracts |  | 502 |  |  | (28) |  |  | Operating Revenue |  | (357) |  |  | (641) |
Total |  | $ | 286,894 |  |  | $ | 708,206 |  |  |  |  | $ | 216,655 |  |  | $ | (88,656) |

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