LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of March 31, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJI:
Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility	$	400,000	$	141,000	(A)	$	259,000	August 2022
Revolving Credit Facility	50,000		50,000			—		September 2019
Total SJI	450,000		191,000			259,000
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	200,000		64,000		(B)	136,000		August 2022
Uncommitted Bank Line	10,000					10,000		August 2018 (C)
Total SJG	210,000		64,000			146,000
Total	$	660,000	$	255,000		$	405,000

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $6.0 million.

(B) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $0.9 million.

(C) SJG expects to renew this facility prior to expiration.