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FAIR VALUE - DEBT (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Capital Leased Assets, Noncurrent, Fair Value Disclosure $ 55,400,000njr_CapitalLeasedAssetsFairValueDisclosure $ 57,700,000njr_CapitalLeasedAssetsFairValueDisclosure
Level 2 [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Long-term debt, fair value 682,845,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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[1] 557,845,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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Level 2 [Member] | Fair Market Value [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Long-term debt, fair value $ 720,903,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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$ 586,909,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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[1] (1)Excludes capital leases of $55.4 million and $57.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively.