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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details)
Mar. 31, 2015
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Basis and Index Related Purchase and Sales Contracts  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Outstanding derivative contracts notional amount 315,300,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ sji_ContractTypeAxis
= sji_BasisAndIndexRelatedPurchaseAndSalesContractsMember
Natural Gas (in MMdts) | Derivative Transaction Type, Purchase  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Outstanding derivative contracts notional amount 55,900,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= sji_NaturalGasInMmdtsMember
/ sji_DerivativeCommodityContractsByTransactionTypeAxis
= sji_DerivativeTransactionTypePurchaseMember
Natural Gas (in MMdts) | Derivative Transaction Type, Sale  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Outstanding derivative contracts notional amount 45,700,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= sji_NaturalGasInMmdtsMember
/ sji_DerivativeCommodityContractsByTransactionTypeAxis
= sji_DerivativeTransactionTypeSaleMember
Electricity (in MMmwh) | Derivative Transaction Type, Purchase  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Outstanding derivative contracts notional amount 2,700,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= sji_ElectricityInMmmwhMember
/ sji_DerivativeCommodityContractsByTransactionTypeAxis
= sji_DerivativeTransactionTypePurchaseMember
Electricity (in MMmwh) | Derivative Transaction Type, Sale  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Outstanding derivative contracts notional amount 2,700,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= sji_ElectricityInMmmwhMember
/ sji_DerivativeCommodityContractsByTransactionTypeAxis
= sji_DerivativeTransactionTypeSaleMember