UNUSED LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

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

Company	Total Facility		Usage		Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	110,000	$	90,000	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—		10,000		August 2014
Total SJG	210,000		110,000		100,000
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facility	$	400,000	$	245,300	$	154,700	February 2018 (A)
Term Line of Credit	50,000		50,000		—		November 2015 (B)
Total SJI	450,000		295,300		154,700
Total	$	660,000	$	405,300	$	254,700

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $27.8 million.

(B) See Note 16 - Subsequent Events.