REGULATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Regulated Operations [Abstract]

Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities

Regulatory assets and liabilities included on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are comprised of the following:

(Thousands)	December 31, 2013		September 30, 2013
Regulatory assets-current
Conservation Incentive Program	$	15,080	$	18,887
Underrecovered gas costs	—		953
New Jersey Clean Energy Program	12,809		14,532
Total current	$	27,889	$	34,372
Regulatory assets-noncurrent
Environmental remediation costs
Expended, net of recoveries	$	41,762	$	46,968
Liability for future expenditures	183,600		183,600
Deferred income taxes	10,718		10,718
Derivatives at fair value, net	—		19
SAVEGREEN	29,673		30,004
Postemployment and other benefit costs	99,722		101,415
Deferred Superstorm Sandy costs	14,870		14,822
Other	10,664		14,656
Total noncurrent	$	391,009	$	402,202
Regulatory liability-current
Overrecovered gas costs	$	6,016	$	—
Derivatives at fair value, net	6,551		1,456
Total current	$	12,567	$	1,456
Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent
Cost of removal obligation	$	76,772	$	79,315
Other	618		332
Total noncurrent	$	77,390	$	79,647