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Utility Regulatory Assets and Liabilities and Regulatory Matters (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Associated with Utilities | The following regulatory assets and liabilities associated with Utilities are included in our accompanying balance sheets at September 30:
| 2014 |  | 2013
Regulatory assets: |  |  |
Income taxes recoverable | $ | 110.7 |  |  | $ | 106.1 |
Underfunded pension and postretirement plans | 110.1 |  |  | 94.5 |
Environmental costs | 14.6 |  |  | 17.1 |
Deferred fuel and power costs | 11.8 |  |  | 8.3 |
Removal costs, net | 16.8 |  |  | 13.3 |
Other | 4.2 |  |  | 5.6 |
Total regulatory assets | $ | 268.2 |  |  | $ | 244.9 |
Regulatory liabilities (a): |  |  |
Postretirement benefits | $ | 18.6 |  |  | $ | 16.5 |
Environmental overcollections | 0.3 |  |  | 2.6 |
Deferred fuel and power refunds | 0.3 |  |  | 8.3 |
State tax benefits — distribution system repairs | 10.1 |  |  | 8.4 |
Other | 3.2 |  |  | 1.5 |
Total regulatory liabilities | $ | 32.5 |  |  | $ | 37.3 |

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