LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of March 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage		Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	129,600	$	70,400	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—		10,000		August 2015
Total SJG	210,000		129,600		80,400
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facility	400,000		156,400		243,600		February 2018 (A)
Total SJI	400,000		156,400		243,600
Total	$	610,000	$	286,000	$	324,000

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