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PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Benefit Obligation Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | $ 794.7 | $ 652.3 |
Service cost | 20.5 | 15.3 | $ 17.3
Interest cost | 27.9 | 28.0 | 29.5
Actuarial (gain) loss | (0.9) | 85.8 |
Plan amendments | (20.7) | 5.1 |
Spire EnergySouth acquisition | 0.0 | 60.4 |
Settlement loss | 14.6 | 1.1 |
Special termination benefits | 0.9 | 1.6 |
Settlement benefits paid | (62.2) | (16.6) | (71.1)
Regular benefits paid | (26.0) | (38.3) |
Benefit obligation, end of year | 748.8 | 794.7 | 652.3
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year | 701.4 | 724.5 |
Postretirement Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | 259.2 | 239.2 |
Service cost | 11.0 | 10.9 | 12.8
Interest cost | 8.6 | 10.2 | 11.2
Actuarial (gain) loss | (22.1) | 7.1 |
Plan amendments | (1.4) | (1.8) |
Spire EnergySouth acquisition | 0.0 | 5.9 |
Special termination benefits | 0.0 | 2.6 |
Curtailments | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Retiree drug subsidy program | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Regular benefits paid | (17.5) | (15.1) |
Benefit obligation, end of year | 238.5 | 259.2 | 239.2
Spire Missouri | Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | 560.0 | 497.6 |
Service cost | 12.7 | 10.0 | 11.5
Interest cost | 19.5 | 21.7 | 23.3
Actuarial (gain) loss | (0.5) | 59.2 |
Plan amendments | 0.0 | 5.1 |
Spire EnergySouth acquisition | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Settlement loss | 12.2 | 0.0 |
Special termination benefits | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Settlement benefits paid | (43.5) | 0.0 | (58.2)
Regular benefits paid | (20.8) | (35.2) |
Benefit obligation, end of year | 539.6 | 560.0 | 497.6
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year | 500.4 | 517.7 |
Spire Missouri | Postretirement Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | 207.9 | 191.9 |
Service cost | 10.4 | 10.6 | 12.3
Interest cost | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.6
Actuarial (gain) loss | (20.9) | 6.7 |
Plan amendments | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Spire EnergySouth acquisition | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Special termination benefits | 0.0 | 2.6 |
Curtailments | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Retiree drug subsidy program | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Regular benefits paid | (12.0) | (12.0) |
Benefit obligation, end of year | 192.5 | 207.9 | 191.9
Spire Alabama | Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | 174.3 | 154.7 |
Service cost | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.8
Interest cost | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2
Actuarial (gain) loss | 1.6 | 26.6 |
Plan amendments | (20.7) | 0.0 |
Spire EnergySouth acquisition | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Settlement loss | 2.4 | 1.1 |
Special termination benefits | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Settlement benefits paid | (18.7) | (16.6) | (12.9)
Regular benefits paid | (3.0) | (3.1) |
Benefit obligation, end of year | 148.2 | 174.3 | 154.7
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year | 142.8 | 149.8 |
Spire Alabama | Postretirement Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | 45.4 | 47.3 |
Service cost | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5
Interest cost | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.6
Actuarial (gain) loss | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Plan amendments | (1.4) | (1.8) |
Spire EnergySouth acquisition | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Special termination benefits | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Curtailments | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Retiree drug subsidy program | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Regular benefits paid | (5.3) | (3.1) |
Benefit obligation, end of year | $ 40.6 | $ 45.4 | $ 47.3

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