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Note 13 - Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits - Targeted and Actual Plan Assets by Category (Details) | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
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Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 100.00% | 100.00%
Return seeking assets, actual | 100.00% | 100.00%
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member] | Return Seeking Assets [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 70.00% | 70.00%
Return seeking assets, actual | 74.30% | 74.50%
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member] | Liability Hedging Assets [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 30.00% | 30.00%
Return seeking assets, actual | 22.80% | 23.10%
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan, Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 0.00% | 0.00%
Return seeking assets, actual | 2.90% | 2.40%
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 100.00% | 100.00%
Return seeking assets, actual | 100.00% | 100.00%
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member] | Return Seeking Assets [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 70.00% | 70.00%
Return seeking assets, actual | 68.70% | 72.80%
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member] | Liability Hedging Assets [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 30.00% | 30.00%
Return seeking assets, actual | 25.30% | 25.50%
Pension Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan, Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 0.00% | 0.00%
Return seeking assets, actual | 6.00% | 1.70%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 100.00% |
Return seeking assets, actual | 100.00% | 100.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 60.00% |
Return seeking assets, actual | 58.70% | 59.20%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 40.00% |
Return seeking assets, actual | 40.50% | 38.90%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Missouri [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan, Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 0.00% |
Return seeking assets, actual | 0.80% | 1.90%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 100.00% |
Return seeking assets, actual | 100.00% | 100.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 60.50% |
Return seeking assets, actual | 57.70% | 60.50%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Spire Alabama Inc [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Return seeking assets, target | 39.50% |
Return seeking assets, actual | 42.30% | 39.50%

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