RATES AND REGULATORY ACTIONS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Abstract]
RATES AND REGULATORY ACTIONS	RATES AND REGULATORY ACTIONS: SJG is subject to the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Effective October 1, 2014, the BPU granted SJG a base rate increase of $20.0 million, which was predicated in part upon a 7.10% rate of return on rate base that included a 9.75% return on common equity. The $20.0 million base rate increase includes approximately $7.5 million associated with previously approved Accelerated Infrastructure Replacement Program (AIRP) investments that were rolled into rate base. SJG was also permitted to recover regulatory assets contained in its petition and reduce its composite depreciation rate from 2.4% to 2.1%. In January 2015, SJG filed a petition with the BPU seeking to continue offering energy efficiency programs through June 2018 with a proposed budget of $56.0 million and with the same rate recovery mechanism that exists for its current energy efficiency programs. There have been no other significant regulatory actions or changes to SJG's rate structure since December 31, 2014. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of SJI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

RATES AND REGULATORY ACTIONS:

SJG is subject to the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU).

Effective October 1, 2014, the BPU granted SJG a base rate increase of $20.0 million, which was predicated in part upon a 7.10% rate of return on rate base that included a 9.75% return on common equity. The $20.0 million base rate increase includes approximately $7.5 million associated with previously approved Accelerated Infrastructure Replacement Program (AIRP) investments that were rolled into rate base. SJG was also permitted to recover regulatory assets contained in its petition and reduce its composite depreciation rate from 2.4% to 2.1%.

In January 2015, SJG filed a petition with the BPU seeking to continue offering energy efficiency programs through June 2018 with a proposed budget of $56.0 million and with the same rate recovery mechanism that exists for its current energy efficiency programs.

There have been no other significant regulatory actions or changes to SJG's rate structure since December 31, 2014. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of SJI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.