SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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:

	June 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
($ in thousands)	Gas in Storage			Bcf	Gas in Storage			Bcf
NJNG		$	114,927	20.3		$	159,328	23.1
NJRES		100,232		45.6		135,147		36.8
Total		$	215,159	65.9		$	294,475	59.9