PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Defined Benefit Plan [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans disclosures

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, net periodic benefit cost related to the employee and officer pension and other postretirement benefit plans for SJI consisted of the following components (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Service Cost	$	1,719		$	2,177
Interest Cost	4,229			5,108
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(5,193		)	(7,633		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost	26			71
Actuarial Loss	2,437			4,132
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	3,218			3,855
Capitalized Benefit Cost	(594		)	(483		)
Deferred Benefit Cost	(541		)	(751		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	2,083		$	2,621

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Service Cost	$	234		$	81
Interest Cost	628			217
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(1,149		)	(305		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost	(143		)	(31		)
Actuarial Loss	263			111
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	(167		)	73
Capitalized Benefit Cost	(56		)	(5		)
Deferred Benefit Cost	116			—
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	(107	)	$	68