UNUSED LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of June 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage		Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	93,000	$	107,000	May 2015
Uncommitted Bank Lines (B)	10,000		—		10,000		August 2013
Total SJG	210,000		93,000		117,000
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facility	$	400,000	$	180,300	$	219,700	February 2018 (A)
Term Line of Credit	50,000		50,000		—		November 2013
Total SJI	450,000		230,300		219,700
Total	$	660,000	$	323,300	$	336,700

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $27.6 million.

(B) Although there can be no assurances, SJG anticipates renewing the remaining line of credit during the third quarter 2013.