SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Gas in Storage

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

	March 31, 2018				September 30, 2017
($ in thousands)	Gas in Storage			Bcf	Gas in Storage			Bcf
Energy Services		$	51,915	18.6		$	122,884	53.9
Natural Gas Distribution		19,254		4.7		79,179		21.8
Total		$	71,169	23.3		$	202,063	75.7

Accounts Receivable by Subsidiary

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

(Thousands)	March 31, 2018				September 30, 2017
Energy Services	$	179,218	60	%	$	150,322	77	%
Natural Gas Distribution (1)	112,884		38		37,432		19
Clean Energy Ventures	2,834		1		2,655		1
NJRHS and other	3,888		1		6,058		3
Total	$	298,824	100	%	$	196,467	100	%

(1) Does not include unbilled revenues of $55.4 million and $7.2 million as of March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively.

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations

The major classes of assets and liabilities included within the disposal group as held for sale are as follows:

(Thousands)	March 31, 2018
Assets held for sale:
Property, plant and equipment - wind equipment, at cost		$	244,972
Property, plant and equipment - accumulated depreciation, wind equipment		(21,561		)
Prepaid and accrued taxes		1,226
Other noncurrent assets		261
		$	224,898
Liabilities held for sale:
Asset retirement obligation		$	4,262