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BUSINESS SEGMENT AND OTHER OPERATIONS DATA (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract] 
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Information related to the Company's various business segments and other operations is detailed below:
(Thousands)
 
 
 
Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
2011
2010
2009
Operating revenues
 
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
 
 
 
External customers
$
971,724

$
937,433

$
1,082,001

Intercompany
—

8,047

—

Energy Services



External customers
1,996,997

1,671,655

1,496,628

Intercompany
55,306

13,389

2,114

Clean Energy Ventures
 
 
 
External customers
862

—

—

Segment subtotal
3,024,889

2,630,524

2,580,743

Retail and Other
 
 
 
External customers
39,626

30,216

13,831

Intercompany
334

335

177

Eliminations
(55,640
)
(21,771
)
(2,291
)
Total
$
3,009,209

$
2,639,304

$
2,592,460

Depreciation and amortization


 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
33,140

$
31,464

$
29,417

Energy Services
61

153

205

Clean Energy Ventures
421

—

—

Midstream Assets
6

6

—

Segment subtotal
33,628

31,623

29,622

Retail and Other
742

644

706

Total
$
34,370

$
32,267

$
30,328

Interest income (1)


 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
1,133

$
1,973

$
2,779

Energy Services
9

15

570

Midstream Assets
901

933

523

Segment subtotal
2,043

2,921

3,872

Retail and Other
43

4

44

Eliminations
(870
)
(907
)
(496
)
Total
$
1,216

$
2,018

$
3,420

(1)
Included in other income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
(Thousands)
 
 
 
Fiscal Years Ended September 30,
2011
2010
2009
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
 
 
 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
14,875

$
16,618

$
18,706

Energy Services
995

1,439

322

Clean Energy Ventures
84

2

—

Midstream Assets
3,165

2,418

1,951

Segment subtotal
19,119

20,477

20,979

Retail and Other
504

774

353

Eliminations
—

—

(318
)
Total
$
19,623

$
21,251

$
21,014

Income tax provision (benefit)


 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
40,322

$
38,417

$
39,729

Energy Services
3,281

23,250

(24,259
)
Clean Energy Ventures
(11,604
)
(410
)
—

Midstream Assets
4,702

4,301

1,969

Segment subtotal
36,701

65,558

17,439

Retail and Other
1,033

(727
)
(5,845
)
Eliminations
(69
)
(139
)
(218
)
Total
$
37,665

$
64,692

$
11,376

Equity in earnings of affiliates


 
Midstream Assets
$
14,904

$
12,996

$
6,886

Segment subtotal
14,904

12,996

6,886

Eliminations
(3,065
)
(2,979
)
267

Total
$
11,839

$
10,017

$
7,153

Net financial earnings (loss)



Natural Gas Distribution
$
71,322

$
70,242

$
65,403

Energy Services
18,583

24,814

31,179

Clean Energy Ventures
6,761

(593
)
—

Midstream Assets
6,780

6,444

2,873

Segment subtotal
103,446

100,907

99,455

Retail and Other
3,087

857

1,666

Eliminations
—

—

(151
)
Total
$
106,533

$
101,764

$
100,970

Capital expenditures



Natural Gas Distribution
$
101,993

$
93,821

$
81,246

Clean Energy Ventures
71,989

555

—

Segment subtotal
173,982

94,376

81,246

Retail and Other
3,549

3,003

388

Total
$
177,531

$
97,379

$
81,634

Investments in equity method investees



Midstream Assets
$
—

$
4,300

$
43,843

Total
$
—

$
4,300

$
43,843

Reconciliation of Consolidated Net Financial Earnings to Consolidated Net Income [Text Block]
A reconciliation of consolidated net financial earnings to consolidated net income is as follows:
(Thousands)
2011
2010
2009
Consolidated net financial earnings
$
106,533

$
101,764

$
100,970

Less:



Unrealized loss (gain) from derivative instruments and related transactions, net of taxes (1)
23,320

(16,825
)
39,254

Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory, net of taxes
(18,086
)
1,132

34,474

Consolidated net income
$
101,299

$
117,457

$
27,242


(1)
Excludes unrealized losses related to an intercompany transaction between NJNG and NJRES that have been eliminated in consolidation of approximately $130,000, and $228,000 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. There was no related intercompany transaction between NJNG and NJRES for fiscal 2009.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Text Block]
The Company's assets for the various business segments and business operations are detailed below:
(Thousands)
2011
2010
2009
Assets at end of period:


 
Natural Gas Distribution
$
1,942,691

$
1,904,545

$
1,797,165

Energy Services
400,882

432,380

327,532

Clean Energy Ventures
80,234

645

—

Midstream Assets
159,940

159,882

153,609

Segment subtotal
2,583,747

2,497,452

2,278,306

Retail and Other
87,066

85,219

69,411

Intercompany assets (1)
(21,369
)
(19,538
)
(26,687
)
Total
$
2,649,444

$
2,563,133

$
2,321,030

(1)
Consists of transactions between subsidiaries that are eliminated and reclassified in consolidation.