FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value [Abstract]

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: RESTRICTED INVESTMENTS — SJI and SJG maintain margin accounts with certain counterparties to support their risk management activities associated with hedging commodities. The balances required to be held in these margin accounts increase as the net value of the outstanding energy-related contracts with the respective counterparties decrease.

The following table provides SJI's (including SJG) and SJG's balances of Restricted Investments as well as presents a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that total to the amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):


	As of June 30, 2020
Balance Sheet Line Item	SJI		SJG
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	7,267	$	2,144
Restricted Investments	11,402		3,448
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	18,669	$	5,592


	As of December 31, 2019
Balance Sheet Line Item	SJI		SJG
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	6,417	$	2,678
Restricted Investments	21,964		4,073
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	28,381	$	6,751

The carrying amounts of the Restricted Investments for both SJI and SJG approximate their fair values at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, which would be included in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy (see Note 13).

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Accounts receivable are recorded net of an allowance for credit losses. A summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020		Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
SJI (includes SJG and all other consolidated subsidiaries):
Balance at beginning of period	$	23,533	$	19,829
Provision for expected credit losses	9,715		14,578
Recoveries of accounts previously written off	319		562
Uncollectible accounts written off	(3,157)		(4,559)

Balance at end of period	$	30,410	$	30,410

SJG:
Balance at beginning of period	$	14,902	$	14,032
Provision for expected credit losses	1,608		3,472
Recoveries of accounts previously written off	159		291
Uncollectible accounts written off	(2,197)		(3,323)

Balance at end of period	$	14,472	$	14,472

As discussed in Note 8, as a result of a July 2, 2020 BPU Order, during the second quarter 2020, ETG and SJG deferred amounts of incremental costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic as regulatory assets. As of June 30, 2020, the amounts recorded within this regulatory asset related to the allowance for credit losses is approximately $9.0 million and $0.7 million for ETG and SJG, respectively, and are included in the provision for expected losses shown in the tables above.

NOTES RECEIVABLE-AFFILIATES - See Note 3.

LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES - SJG provides financing to customers for the purpose of attracting conversions to natural gas heating systems from competing fuel sources. The terms of these loans call for customers to make monthly payments over periods ranging from five to ten years, with no interest. The carrying amounts of such loans were $3.1 million and $3.7 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The current portion of these receivables is reflected in Accounts Receivable and the non-current portion is reflected in Contract Receivables on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The carrying amounts noted above are net of unamortized discounts resulting from imputed interest in the amount of $0.4 million and $0.5 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The annualized amortization to interest is not material to SJI’s or SJG's condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition, as part of the EET/EEP programs, SJG provides funding to customers to upgrade equipment for the purpose of promoting energy efficiency. The terms of these loans range from two to ten years. The carrying amounts of such loans were $38.2 million and $33.5 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. On the condensed consolidated balance sheets of SJI and SJG, the current portion of EET/EEP loans receivable totaled $5.3 million and $4.6 million and is reflected in Accounts Receivable as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and the non-current portion totaled $32.9 million and $28.9 million and is reflected in Contract Receivables as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Given the risk of uncollectibility is low due to the oversight and preapproval required by the BPU, no allowance for credit loss has been recognized. There have been no impacts to this risk of uncollectibility as a result of COVID-19.

The carrying amounts of these receivables approximate their fair value at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, which would be included in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy (see Note 13).

CREDIT RISK - As of June 30, 2020, SJI had approximately $10.5 million, or 24.1%, of the current and noncurrent Derivatives – Energy Related Assets transacted with two counterparties. These counterparties are investment-grade rated.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS NOT CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE - The fair value of a financial instrument is the market price to sell an asset or transfer a liability at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of SJI's and SJG's financial instruments approximate their fair values at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, except as noted below.

•For Long-Term Debt, in estimating the fair value, SJI and SJG use the present value of remaining cash flows at the balance sheet date. SJI and SJG based the estimates on interest rates available at the end of each period for debt with similar terms and maturities (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, see Note 13).

•The estimated fair values of SJI's long-term debt (which includes SJG and all consolidated subsidiaries), including current maturities, as of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were $2.73 billion. The carrying amounts of SJI's long-term debt, including current maturities, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were $2.68 billion and $2.54 billion, respectively. SJI's carrying amounts as of June 30, 2020 are net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $29.3 million and unamortized debt discounts of $5.3 million. SJI's carrying amounts as of December 31, 2019 are net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $25.5 million and unamortized debt discounts of $5.3 million.

•The estimated fair values of SJG's long-term debt, including current maturities, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were $982.9 million and $915.2 million, respectively. The carrying amounts of SJG's long-term debt, including current maturities, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were $962.4 million and $965.1 million, respectively. The carrying amounts as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $8.9 million and $6.3 million, respectively.

OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - The carrying amounts of SJI's and SJG's other financial instruments approximate their fair values at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.