LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Summary of Credit Facilities and Available Liquidity

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

Company	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	105,100	(A)	$	94,900	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—			10,000		August 2017
Total SJG	210,000		105,100			104,900
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facility	450,000		196,600		(B)	253,400		Various	(C)
Total SJI	450,000		196,600			253,400
Total	$	660,000	$	301,700		$	358,300

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $0.8 million.

(B) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $4.8 million.

(C) In September 2016, the Company entered into an unsecured $50.0 million, 364-day revolving credit agreement. The agreement matures September 2017, at which time the principal and any accrued but unpaid interest must be paid. At the annual request of the Company, but on not more than two occasions, the credit agreement may be extended for an additional period of 364 days. The 364-day revolving facility bears interest at a variable base rate or a variable London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), at the Company’s election.