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Utility Regulatory Assets and Liabilities and Regulatory Matters (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Associated with Gas Utility and Electric Utility | The following regulatory assets and liabilities associated with Utilities are included in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Regulatory assets (a): |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes recoverable |  | $ | 111.1 |  |  | $ | 110.7 |  |  | $ | 106.4 |
Underfunded pension and postretirement plans |  | 107.8 |  |  | 110.1 |  |  | 92.8 |
Environmental costs |  | 14.7 |  |  | 14.6 |  |  | 14.9 |
Deferred fuel and power costs |  | 16.7 |  |  | 11.8 |  |  | 0.4 |
Removal costs, net |  | 17.6 |  |  | 16.8 |  |  | 13.7 |
Other |  | 2.7 |  |  | 4.2 |  |  | 5.7 |
Total regulatory assets |  | $ | 270.6 |  |  | $ | 268.2 |  |  | $ | 233.9 |
Regulatory liabilities (a): |  |  |  |  |  |
Postretirement benefits |  | $ | 19.0 |  |  | $ | 18.6 |  |  | $ | 16.8 |
Environmental overcollections |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 2.3 |
Deferred fuel and power refunds |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 7.5 |
State tax benefits—distribution system repairs |  | 10.3 |  |  | 10.1 |  |  | 8.7 |
Other |  | 3.4 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | 1.3 |
Total regulatory liabilities |  | $ | 32.9 |  |  | $ | 32.5 |  |  | $ | 36.6 |
(a) Noncurrent regulatory assets are recorded in other assets and regulatory liabilities are recorded in other current and other noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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