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Utility Regulatory Assets and Liabilities and Regulatory Matters (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Regulatory assets and liabilities associated with Gas Utility and Electric Utility | The following regulatory assets and liabilities associated with Gas Utility and Electric Utility are included in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
|  | June 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | June 30, 2013
Regulatory assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes recoverable |  | $ | 107.2 |  |  | $ | 106.1 |  |  | $ | 104.7 |
Underfunded pension and postretirement plans |  | 89.2 |  |  | 94.5 |  |  | 177.8 |
Environmental costs |  | 14.6 |  |  | 17.1 |  |  | 16.6 |
Deferred fuel and power costs |  | 9.4 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 4.1 |
Removal costs, net |  | 15.6 |  |  | 13.3 |  |  | 12.1 |
Other |  | 6.6 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 5.6 |
Total regulatory assets |  | $ | 242.6 |  |  | $ | 244.9 |  |  | $ | 320.9 |
Regulatory liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Postretirement benefits |  | $ | 17.5 |  |  | $ | 16.5 |  |  | $ | 14.2 |
Environmental overcollections |  | 1.6 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 2.9 |
Deferred fuel and power refunds |  | — |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 14.2 |
State tax benefits—distribution system repairs |  | 9.3 |  |  | 8.4 |  |  | 8.0 |
Other |  | 1.9 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 0.7 |
Total regulatory liabilities |  | $ | 30.3 |  |  | $ | 37.3 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |

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