LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of June 30, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJI:
Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility	$	400,000	$	216,100	(A)	$	183,900	August 2022
Revolving Credit Facility	50,000		50,000			—		September 2019
Total SJI	450,000		266,100			183,900
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	200,000		77,200		(B)	122,800		August 2022
Uncommitted Bank Line	10,000		—			10,000		August 2018 (C)
Total SJG	210,000		77,200			132,800
Total	$	660,000	$	343,300		$	316,700

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $6.1 million.

(B) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $0.8 million.

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