| **Variable Interest Entities (Details) - Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary - USD ($) $ in Thousands** | Jul. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 |
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| **Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]**                                                                             |          |          |
| Total equity method investments in non-utility activities                                                             | $ 195,812     | $ 170,171     |
| Cardinal Pipeline Company                                                                                             |          |          |
| **Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]**                                                                             |          |          |
| Total equity method investments in non-utility activities                                                             | 15,320        | 16,073        |
| Pine Needle Company                                                                                                   |          |          |
| **Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]**                                                                             |          |          |
| Total equity method investments in non-utility activities                                                             | 18,921        | 18,689        |
| South Star Energy Services                                                                                            |          |          |
| **Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]**                                                                             |          |          |
| Total equity method investments in non-utility activities                                                             | 40,799        | 40,965        |
| Hardy Storage                                                                                                         |          |          |
| **Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]**                                                                             |          |          |
| Total equity method investments in non-utility activities                                                             | 39,568        | 37,179        |
| Constitution Pipeline Company                                                                                         |          |          |
| **Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]**                                                                             |          |          |
| Total equity method investments in non-utility activities                                                             | 72,769        | 57,255        |
| Atlantic Coast Pipeline                                                                                               |          |          |
| **Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]**                                                                             |          |          |
| Total equity method investments in non-utility activities                                                             | $ 8,435       | $ 10          |

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Carrying amount of the assets in the reporting entity's statement of financial position that relate to the reporting entity's variable interest in the Variable Interest Entity (VIE), where the reporting entity is not the VIE's primary beneficiary.
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