DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities

A summary of NJR's credit facility and NJNG's commercial paper program and credit facility are as follows:

(Thousands)	June 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			Expiration Dates
NJR
Bank revolving credit facilities(1)	$	425,000		$	425,000		September 2020
Notes outstanding at end of period	$	244,625		$	39,350
Weighted average interest rate at end of period	1.36		%	1.17		%
Amount available at end of period (2)	$	168,977		$	369,176
Bank revolving credit facilities(3)	$	—		$	100,000		October 2015
Amount available at end of period	$	—		$	100,000
NJNG
Bank revolving credit facilities (1)	$	250,000		$	250,000		May 2019
Commercial paper outstanding at end of period	$	—		$	27,000
Weighted average interest rate at end of period	—		%	.20		%
Amount available at end of period (4)	$	249,269		$	222,269

(1) Committed credit facilities, which require commitment fees on the unused amounts.

(2) Letters of credit outstanding total $11.4 million and $16.5 million as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively, which reduces amount available by the same amount.

(3) Uncommitted credit facilities, which require no commitment fees.

(4) Letters of credit outstanding total $731,000 as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, which reduces the amount available by the same amount.