South Jersey Gas Company Statements of Income (Statement) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Total Operating Revenues	$ 1,991,996	$ 1,541,383	$ 1,628,626
Operations and Maintenance	265,140	272,171	276,093
Depreciation	131,778	118,715	99,753
Energy and Other Taxes	1,435	11,918	11,996
Total Operating Expenses	1,642,876	1,259,161	1,427,421
Operating Income (Loss)	349,120	282,222	201,205
Other Income and Expense	4,592	7,979	4,208
Interest Charges	(127,130)	(118,534)	(114,477)
Income Before Income Taxes	226,582	171,667	90,936
Income Taxes	(47,107)	(22,664)	(21,061)
Net Income	88,565	157,042	76,917
South Jersey Gas Company
Total Operating Revenues	618,426	571,787	569,226
Cost of Sales - (Excluding depreciation and amortization)	190,887	181,262	211,344
Operations and Maintenance	143,205	143,277	139,537
Depreciation	80,243	71,026	65,965
Energy and Other Taxes	4,877	4,987	4,886
Total Operating Expenses	419,212	400,552	421,732
Operating Income (Loss)	199,214	171,235	147,494
Other Income and Expense	5,971	5,536	4,376
Interest Charges	(39,133)	(33,388)	(31,654)
Income Before Income Taxes	166,052	143,383	120,216
Income Taxes	(38,414)	(35,324)	(32,822)
Net Income	$ 127,638	$ 108,059	$ 87,394