REGULATORY ASSETS AND REGULATORY LIABILITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Regulatory Assets

SJI's and SJG's Regulatory Assets consisted of the following items (in thousands):

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Environmental Remediation Costs:
Expended - Net	$	93,724	$	71,997
Liability for Future Expenditures	176,805		153,047
Deferred Asset Retirement Obligation Costs	42,283		43,014
Deferred Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs	85,693		85,693
Deferred Gas Costs - Net	15,245		—
Conservation Incentive Program Receivable	32,429		27,567
Societal Benefit Costs Receivable	906		—
Deferred Interest Rate Contracts	7,280		7,365
Energy Efficiency Tracker	1,994		219
Pipeline Supplier Service Charges	862		2,122
Pipeline Integrity Cost	5,160		4,810
AFUDC - Equity Related Deferrals	12,331		12,434
Other Regulatory Assets	2,745		2,478
Total Regulatory Assets	$	477,457	$	410,746

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities

SJI's and SJG's Regulatory Liabilities consisted of the following items (in thousands):

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Excess Plant Removal Costs	$	23,485	$	28,226
Deferred Revenues - Net	—		17,800
Societal Benefit Costs	—		3,095
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	23,485	$	49,121