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REGULATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities]
Regulatory assets and liabilities included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, are comprised of the following:
(Thousands)
2013
2012
Regulatory assets-current
 
 
Underrecovered gas costs
$
953

$
7,053

Conservation Incentive Program
18,887

25,681

New Jersey Clean Energy Program
14,532


Total current regulatory assets
$
34,372

$
32,734

Regulatory assets-noncurrent
 
 
Environmental remediation costs
 
 
Expended, net of recoveries
$
46,968

$
59,745

Liability for future expenditures
183,600

182,000

Deferred income taxes
10,718

11,405

Derivatives, net
19


SAVEGREEN
30,004

26,025

New Jersey Clean Energy Program

5,619

Postemployment and other benefit costs
101,415

142,495

Deferred Superstorm Sandy costs
14,822


Other noncurrent regulatory assets
14,656

13,974

Total noncurrent regulatory assets
$
402,202

$
441,263

Regulatory liability-current
 
 
Derivatives, net
1,456

1,169

Total current regulatory liabilities
$
1,456

$
1,169

Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent
 
 
Cost of removal obligation
$
79,315

$
65,994

Derivatives, net

1,000

Other noncurrent regulatory liabilities
332

83

Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities
$
79,647

$
67,077