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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES - SCHEDULE OF FUTURE COMMITTED EXPENSES (Details) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Current charges recoverable through BGSS | $ 63,800
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | 378,193
2020 | 366,341
2021 | 230,054
2022 | 181,129
2023 | 159,346
Thereafter | 669,927
Energy Services |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | 263,496
2020 | 194,521
2021 | 66,551
2022 | 36,560
2023 | 26,139
Thereafter | 8,023
Energy Services | Natural gas purchases |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | 212,509
2020 | 98,677
2021 | 12,253
2022 | 0
2023 | 0
Thereafter | 0
Energy Services | Storage demand fees |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | 16,112
2020 | 26,227
2021 | 15,648
2022 | 11,749
2023 | 6,953
Thereafter | 2,599
Energy Services | Pipeline demand fees |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | 34,875
2020 | 69,617
2021 | 38,650
2022 | 24,811
2023 | 19,186
Thereafter | $ 5,424
Energy Services | Minimum |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Storage and pipeline capacity, contract term | 1 year
Energy Services | Maximum |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Storage and pipeline capacity, contract term | 10 years
Natural Gas Distribution |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | $ 114,697
2020 | 171,820
2021 | 163,503
2022 | 144,569
2023 | 133,207
Thereafter | 661,904
Natural Gas Distribution | Natural gas purchases |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | 50,881
2020 | 44,346
2021 | 34,879
2022 | 34,844
2023 | 35,939
Thereafter | 38,281
Natural Gas Distribution | Storage demand fees |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | 18,400
2020 | 33,881
2021 | 24,162
2022 | 15,696
2023 | 9,037
Thereafter | 6,613
Natural Gas Distribution | Pipeline demand fees |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees, Next Five Fiscal Years |
2019 | 45,416
2020 | 93,593
2021 | 104,462
2022 | 94,029
2023 | 88,231
Thereafter | $ 617,010

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