LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of June 30, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
Commercial Paper Program/ Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	14,100	(A)	$	185,900	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—			10,000		August 2016	(B)
Total	$	210,000	$	14,100	(A)	$	195,900

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

(B) SJG anticipates renewing the Uncommitted Bank Lines prior to expiration.