SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Gas in Storage

The following table summarizes gas in storage, at average cost by company as of:

	December 31, 2017				September 30, 2017
($ in thousands)	Gas in Storage			Bcf	Gas in Storage			Bcf
Energy Services		$	144,456	51.9		$	122,884	53.9
Natural Gas Distribution		58,991		16.5		79,179		21.8
Total		$	203,447	68.4		$	202,063	75.7

Accounts Receivable by Subsidiary

Customer accounts receivable include outstanding billings from the following subsidiaries as of:

(Thousands)	December 31, 2017				September 30, 2017
Energy Services	$	246,203	76	%	$	150,322	77	%
Natural Gas Distribution (1)	72,067		22		37,432		19
Clean Energy Ventures	3,072		1		2,655		1
NJRHS and other	4,064		1		6,058		3
Total	$	325,406	100	%	$	196,467	100	%

(1) Does not include unbilled revenues of $70.1 million and $7.2 million as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively.