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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION (Parenthetical) - $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
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Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 1 | $ 1
Common stock, authorized (in shares) | 70,000,000 | 70,000,000
Common stock, outstanding (in shares) | 48,263,243 | 45,650,642
Spire Missouri |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 1 | $ 1
Common stock, authorized (in shares) | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000
Common stock, outstanding (in shares) | 24,577 | 24,577
Spire Missouri | 2.0% Series, due August 15, 2018 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 2.00% | 2.00%
Spire Missouri | 5.5% Series, due May 1, 2019 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.50% | 5.50%
Spire Missouri | 3.0% Series, due March 15, 2023 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.00% | 3.00%
Spire Missouri | 3.4% Series, due August 15, 2023 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.40% | 3.40%
Spire Missouri | 3.4% Series, due March 15, 2028 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.40% | 3.40%
Spire Missouri | 7.0% Series, due June 1, 2029 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 7.00% | 7.00%
Spire Missouri | 7.9% Series, due September 15, 2030 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 7.90% | 7.90%
Spire Missouri | 6.0% Series, due May 1, 2034 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 6.00% | 6.00%
Spire Missouri | 6.15% Series, due June 1, 2036 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 6.15% | 6.15%
Spire Missouri | 4.625% Series, due August 15, 2043 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.625% | 4.625%
Spire Missouri | 4.38% Series, due September 15, 2057 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.38% | 4.38%
Spire Missouri | 4.38% Series, due September 15, 2057 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.23% | 4.23%
Spire Missouri | 3.68% Series, due September 15, 2032 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.68% | 3.68%
Spire Alabama |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01
Common stock, authorized (in shares) | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000
Common stock, outstanding (in shares) | 1,972,052 | 1,972,052
Spire Alabama | 5.2% Notes, due January 15, 2020 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.20% | 5.20%
Spire Alabama | 3.86% Notes, due December 23, 2021 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.86% | 3.86%
Spire Alabama | 3.21% Notes, due September 15, 2025 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.21% | 3.21%
Spire Alabama | 5.9% Notes, due January 15, 2037 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.90% | 5.90%
Spire Alabama | 4.31% Notes, due December 1, 2045 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.31% | 4.31%
Other | 3.10% Note, due December 30, 2018 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.10% | 3.10%
Other | 4.14% First Mortgage Bonds, due September 30, 2021 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.14% | 4.14%
Other | 5.00% First Mortgage Bonds, due September 30, 2031 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.00% | 5.00%
Spire | 2.52% Senior Notes, due September 1, 2021 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 2.55% | 2.55%
Spire | 2.0% Series A Remarketable Subordinated Notes, due April 1, 2022 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 2.52% | 2.52%
Spire | 3.31% Notes Payable, due December 15, 2022 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.31% | 3.31%
Spire | 2.0% Series A Remarketable Subordinated Notes, due April 1, 2022 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 2.00% | 2.00%
Spire | 3.13% Senior Notes, due September 1, 2026 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.13% | 3.13%
Spire | 3.93% Senior Notes, due March 15, 2027 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.93% | 3.93%
Spire | 4.70% Senior Notes, due August 15, 2044 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.70% | 4.70%
Spire | 3.54% Senior Notes, due February 27, 2024 |  |
Long - Term Debt - Laclede Gas: |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.54% | 3.54%

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