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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Feb. 26, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Feb. 26, 2015
Feb. 25, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]            
Common stock, authorized (in shares)       120,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 60,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized  
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio 2us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1          
Amount of Transitional Energy Facility Assessment and Public Utilities Assessment included in revenues and cost of sales   $ 600,000sji_RevenueBasedTaxesIncludedInRevenueAndCostOfSales $ 400,000sji_RevenueBasedTaxesIncludedInRevenueAndCostOfSales      
Impairment charges   0us-gaap_ExplorationAbandonmentAndImpairmentExpense 0us-gaap_ExplorationAbandonmentAndImpairmentExpense      
Amount of costs related to interests in proved and unproved properties in Pennsylvania, net of amortization   $ 8,900,000sji_ProvedAndUnprovedGasPropertyCosts       $ 8,900,000sji_ProvedAndUnprovedGasPropertyCosts
Shares of treasury stock held (in shares)   227,432us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares       263,578us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares