LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of March 31, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage		Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	47,700	$	152,300	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—		10,000		August 2014
Total SJG	210,000		47,700		162,300
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facility	400,000		293,800		106,200		February 2018 (A)
Total SJI	400,000		293,800		106,200
Total	$	610,000	$	341,500	$	268,500

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $17.2 million.