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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |
Fair value of financial instruments | The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the Company are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Classification of Estimated Fair Value
($ Millions) | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |  | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
As of September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 16.1 |  |  | $ | 16.1 |  |  | $ | 16.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term debt | 287.1 |  |  | 287.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 287.1 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 1,851.0 |  |  | 1,937.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,937.3 |  |  | — |
As of September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 53.0 |  |  | $ | 53.0 |  |  | $ | 52.8 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term debt | 74.0 |  |  | 74.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 74.0 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 912.7 |  |  | 954.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 954.1 |  |  | — |
Laclede Gas |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |
Fair value of financial instruments | The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis for Laclede Gas are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Classification of Estimated Fair Value
($ Millions) | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |  | Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
As of September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term debt | 238.6 |  |  | 238.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 238.6 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt | 807.9 |  |  | 876.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 876.2 |  |  | — |
As of September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 23.9 |  |  | $ | 23.9 |  |  | $ | 23.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term debt | 120.7 |  |  | 120.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 120.7 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt | 887.7 |  |  | 930.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 930.4 |  |  | — |

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