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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]        
Effective income tax rate 24.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 16.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Forecasted annual ITC for effective tax rate calculation     $ 18,300,000njr_ForecastedAnnualITCforEffectiveTaxRateCalculation  
Forecasted annual PTC for effective tax rate calculation     187,000njr_ForecastedAnnualPTCforEffectiveTaxRateCalculation  
Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Derivative Instruments and Related Transactions 88,673,000njr_UnrealizedGainLossfromDerivativeInstrumentsandRelatedTransactions (65,652,000)njr_UnrealizedGainLossfromDerivativeInstrumentsandRelatedTransactions    
ITC carryforward, expiration period     20 years  
Forecast [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Forecasted annual ITC for effective tax rate calculation       25,100,000njr_ForecastedAnnualITCforEffectiveTaxRateCalculation
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Forecasted annual PTC for effective tax rate calculation       2,000,000njr_ForecastedAnnualPTCforEffectiveTaxRateCalculation
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards 169,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
  153,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration term 20 years      
Deferred tax assets, operating loss carryforwards 10,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
  9,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Valuation allowance 211,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
  212,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
ITC carryforward     $ 7,500,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember