LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	66,900	(A)	$	133,100	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—			10,000		August 2016
Total SJG	210,000		66,900			143,100
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facility	400,000		278,000		(B)	122,000		February 2018
Total SJI	400,000		278,000			122,000
Total	$	610,000	$	344,900		$	265,100

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $2.1 million.

(B) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $3.3 million.