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LINES OF CREDIT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]  
LINES OF CREDIT
LINES OF CREDIT:
 
Credit facilities and available liquidity as of December 31, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

Company

Total Facility

Usage

Available Liquidity

Expiration Date
SJG:

 

 

 

 
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility

$
200,000


$
101,400


$
98,600


May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines

10,000




10,000


August 2015












Total SJG

210,000


101,400


108,600


 












SJI:

 

 

 

 









Revolving Credit Facility

400,000


157,900


242,100


February 2018 (A)












Total SJI

400,000


157,900


242,100


 












Total

$
610,000


$
259,300


$
350,700


 

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $13.6 million.

    
The SJG facilities are restricted as to use and availability specifically to SJG; however, if necessary, the SJI facilities can also be used to support SJG’s liquidity needs. Borrowings under these credit facilities are at market rates. The weighted average interest rate on these borrowings, which changes daily, was 0.83%, 1.04% and 1.10% at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Average borrowings outstanding under these credit facilities, not including letters of credit, during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were $267.0 million and $325.6 million, respectively. The maximum amounts outstanding under these credit facilities, not including letters of credit, during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were $390.7 million and $459.0 million, respectively.

SJG renewed its $10.0 million line of credit during the third quarter of 2014.

The SJI and SJG facilities are provided by a syndicate of banks and contain one financial covenant limiting the ratio of indebtedness to total capitalization (as defined in the respective credit agreements) to not more than 0.65 to 1, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter. SJI and SJG were in compliance with this covenant as of December 31, 2014.
    
SJG manages a commercial paper program under which SJG may issue short-term, unsecured promissory notes to qualified investors up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of $200.0 million.  The notes have fixed maturities which vary by note, but may not exceed 270 days from the date of issue. Proceeds from the notes are used for general corporate purposes.  SJG uses the commercial paper program in tandem with the new $200.0 million revolving credit facility and does not expect the principal amount of borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper program and the credit facility at any time to exceed an aggregate of $200.0 million.