LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

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

Company	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	136,600	(A)	$	63,400	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—			10,000		August 2016
Total SJG	210,000		136,600			73,400
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facility	400,000		305,400		(B)	94,600		February 2018
Total SJI	400,000		305,400			94,600
Total	$	610,000	$	442,000		$	168,000

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $2.2 million.

(B) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $8.1 million.