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Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - Components of Net Periodic Pension Expense and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Pension Benefits |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ 2.8 | $ 2.6 | $ 5.6 | $ 5.1
Interest cost | 5.8 | 6.8 | 11.6 | 13.6
Expected return on assets | (9.4) | (9.1) | (18.8) | (18.1)
Curtailment gain | (1.1) | 0.0 | (1.1) | 0.0
Amortization of: |  |  |  |
Prior service cost (benefit) | 0.0 |  | 0.1 | 0.1
Actuarial loss | 3.8 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 3.9
Net cost (benefit) | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 4.6
Change in associated regulatory liabilities | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Net cost (benefit) after change in regulatory liabilities | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 4.6
Other Postretirement Benefits |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |  |  |
Service cost | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1
Interest cost | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4
Expected return on assets | (0.2) | (0.2) | (0.4) | (0.4)
Curtailment gain | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Amortization of: |  |  |  |
Prior service cost (benefit) | (0.1) | (0.2) | (0.2) | (0.3)
Actuarial loss | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0
Net cost (benefit) | (0.1) | (0.1) | (0.1) | (0.2)
Change in associated regulatory liabilities | (0.4) | (0.4) | (0.7) | (0.7)
Net cost (benefit) after change in regulatory liabilities | $ (0.5) | $ (0.5) | $ (0.8) | $ (0.9)

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