| Sep'19 | Sep'18 | Sep'17 | Sep'16 | Sep'15 | Sep'14 | Sep'13 | Sep'12 | Sep'11 | Sep'10 | Sep'09 | Sep'08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash Flows From Operating Activities | |||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | |||||||||||
511,406 | 603,064 | 396,421 | 350,104 | 315,075 | 289,817 | 243,194 | 216,717 | 207,601 | 205,839 | 190,978 | 180,331 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | |||||||||||
391,456 | 361,083 | 319,633 | 293,096 | 274,796 | 253,987 | 236,928 | 246,093 | 233,155 | 216,960 | 217,208 | 200,442 |
Charged to other accounts | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | 679 | 484 | 228 | 173 | 94 | 147 |
Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
132,004 | 158,271 | 227,183 | 193,556 | 192,886 | 189,952 | 141,336 | 104,319 | 117,353 | 196,731 | 129,759 | 97,940 |
One-time income tax benefit | |||||||||||
0 | -158,782 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Asset impairments | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,288 | 30,270 | 0 | 5,382 | 0 |
Gain on sale of discontinued operations | |||||||||||
0 | 0 | 12,931 | 0 | 0 | - | 8,203 | 9,868 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Discontinued cash flow hedging for commodity contracts | |||||||||||
0 | 0 | 10,579 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
11,121 | 12,863 | 14,064 | 14,760 | 15,980 | 14,721 | 17,814 | 19,222 | 11,586 | 12,655 | 14,494 | 14,032 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | |||||||||||
9,464 | 7,865 | 6,469 | 5,667 | 5,922 | 9,409 | 8,480 | 8,147 | 9,438 | 11,908 | 10,364 | 10,665 |
Equity Component of AFUDC | |||||||||||
11,165 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other | |||||||||||
-1,169 | -5,437 | -97 | -1,019 | -359 | -541 | 2,887 | 493 | 961 | 1,245 | -1,177 | -5,492 |
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | |||||||||||
-18,724 | 29,208 | 58,696 | 4,847 | -48,240 | 41,408 | 73,669 | -32,578 | 96 | 40,401 | -244,713 | 97,018 |
(Increase) decrease in gas stored underground | |||||||||||
-35,594 | -18,921 | 35,126 | -20,577 | -33,234 | 31,996 | -31,979 | -28,417 | -27,737 | -54,014 | -194,287 | 54,726 |
(Increase) decrease in other current assets | |||||||||||
26,590 | -60,424 | -9,991 | 18,739 | 11,951 | 24,411 | -15,644 | -20,989 | 38,048 | 18,387 | -117,737 | 120,882 |
(Increase) decrease in deferred charges and other assets | |||||||||||
58,403 | 10,049 | -102,254 | 24,860 | -51,614 | -28,875 | -111,069 | 50,055 | 53,519 | -14,886 | 106,231 | -22,476 |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | |||||||||||
9,908 | -11,857 | 53,017 | -5,195 | -59,112 | 60,465 | 31,912 | -64,234 | 23,904 | 58,069 | -181,978 | 39,902 |
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities | |||||||||||
-103,895 | 74,707 | -78,651 | -44,482 | 896 | 2,413 | -44,491 | 7,889 | -57,495 | -48,992 | -717 | 60,026 |
Increase (decrease) in deferred credits and other liabilities | |||||||||||
47,976 | 31,923 | -66,056 | 14,334 | -56,025 | -19,552 | -96,658 | 21,424 | 71,691 | 64,266 | 84,320 | 23,090 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
968,769 | 1,124,662 | 867,090 | 794,990 | 811,914 | 732,813 | 613,127 | 586,917 | 582,844 | 726,476 | 919,233 | 370,933 |
Cash Flows From Investing Activities | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | |||||||||||
1,693,477 | 1,467,591 | 1,137,089 | 1,086,950 | 963,621 | 824,441 | 845,033 | 732,858 | 622,965 | 542,636 | 509,494 | 472,273 |
Acquisition | |||||||||||
0 | 0 | 86,128 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations | |||||||||||
4,000 | 3,000 | 140,253 | 0 | 0 | - | 153,023 | 128,223 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Purchases of debt and equity securities | |||||||||||
29,153 | 46,401 | 53,597 | 32,551 | 29,527 | 32,734 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proceeds from sale of debt and equity securities | |||||||||||
6,070 | 22,360 | 31,792 | 27,019 | 24,889 | 24,872 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Maturities of debt securities | |||||||||||
20,299 | 15,716 | 9,332 | 6,290 | 6,235 | 5,215 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Use tax refund | |||||||||||
0 | 790 | 29,790 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other, net | |||||||||||
-8,601 | -8,560 | -9,341 | -6,460 | -5,422 | -2,109 | 4,904 | 4,625 | 4,421 | 66 | 7,707 | 10,736 |
Net cash used in investing activities | |||||||||||
-1,683,660 | -1,463,566 | -1,056,306 | -1,079,732 | -956,602 | -824,979 | -696,914 | -609,260 | -627,386 | -542,702 | -517,201 | -483,009 |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities | |||||||||||
Net decrease in short-term debt | |||||||||||
-110,865 | 128,035 | -382,066 | 371,884 | 261,232 | -171,289 | -208,070 | 354,141 | 83,306 | 54,268 | -283,981 | 200,174 |
Net proceeds from equity offering | |||||||||||
694,103 | 395,092 | 98,755 | 98,574 | 0 | 390,205 | 0 | 0 | 7,796 | 8,766 | 27,687 | 25,466 |
Issuance of common stock through stock purchase and employee retirement plans | |||||||||||
19,323 | 19,563 | 26,523 | 34,278 | 30,952 | 4,274 | 46 | 1,606 | - | - | - | - |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | |||||||||||
1,045,221 | 0 | 884,911 | 0 | 499,060 | 0 | 493,793 | 0 | 394,466 | 0 | 445,623 | 0 |
Settlement of interest rate swaps | |||||||||||
90,141 | 0 | 36,996 | 0 | -13,364 | 0 | 66,626 | 0 | -20,079 | 0 | -1,938 | 0 |
Repurchase of common stock | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12,535 | 0 | 100,450 | 0 | 0 |
Interest rate swaps cash collateral | |||||||||||
0 | 0 | -25,670 | 25,670 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Repayment of long-term debt | |||||||||||
575,000 | 0 | 250,000 | 0 | 500,000 | 0 | 131 | 257,034 | 360,131 | 131 | 407,353 | 10,284 |
Cash dividends paid | |||||||||||
245,717 | 214,906 | 191,931 | 175,126 | 160,018 | 146,248 | 128,115 | 125,796 | 124,011 | 124,287 | 121,460 | 117,288 |
Debt issuance costs | |||||||||||
11,254 | 0 | 6,775 | 317 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Repurchase of equity awards | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | 7,985 | 8,717 | 5,150 | 5,219 | 5,299 | 1,191 | 0 | 0 |
Other | |||||||||||
0 | -1,518 | 0 | 0 | -5,522 | 0 | - | - | 27,803 | 0 | 0 | - |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |||||||||||
725,670 | 326,266 | 168,091 | 303,623 | 131,083 | 68,225 | 85,747 | -44,837 | 44,009 | -163,025 | -337,546 | 98,068 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
10,779 | -12,638 | -21,125 | 18,881 | -13,605 | -23,941 | 1,960 | -67,180 | -533 | 20,749 | 64,486 | -14,008 |
CASH PAID (RECEIVED) DURING THE PERIOD FOR: | |||||||||||
Interest | |||||||||||
- | - | - | 154,748 | 151,334 | 156,606 | 148,461 | 150,606 | 157,976 | - | - | - |
Income taxes | |||||||||||
- | - | - | 7,794 | 1,802 | -610 | 10,008 | -432 | -8,329 | - | - | - |