LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of June 30, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage		Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	127,600	$	72,400	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—		10,000		Various
Total SJG	210,000		127,600		82,400
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facility	400,000		251,500		148,500		February 2018 (A)
Total SJI	400,000		251,500		148,500
Total	$	610,000	$	379,100	$	230,900

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $13.1 million.