SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Utility Inventory [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes gas in storage, at average cost by company as of:

	March 31, 2012				September 30, 2011
($ in thousands)	Gas in Storage			Bcf	Gas in Storage			Bcf
NJNG		$	67,104	10.7		$	159,328	23.1
NJRES		108,105		41.9		135,147		36.8
Total		$	175,209	52.6		$	294,475	59.9