REGULATORY ASSETS AND REGULATORY LIABILITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Regulatory Assets

SJI's and SJG's Regulatory Assets consisted of the following items (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Environmental Remediation Costs:
Expended - Net	$	89,873	$	71,997
Liability for Future Expenditures	161,681		153,047
Deferred Asset Retirement Obligation Costs	42,716		43,014
Deferred Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs	85,693		85,693
Deferred Gas Costs - Net	3,598		—
Conservation Incentive Program Receivable	31,933		27,567
Societal Benefit Costs Receivable	443		—
Deferred Interest Rate Contracts	7,298		7,365
Energy Efficiency Tracker	511		219
Pipeline Supplier Service Charges	1,355		2,122
Pipeline Integrity Cost	5,061		4,810
AFUDC - Equity Related Deferrals	12,422		12,434
Other Regulatory Assets	2,728		2,478
Total Regulatory Assets	$	445,312	$	410,746

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities

SJI's and SJG's Regulatory Liabilities consisted of the following items (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Excess Plant Removal Costs	$	24,655	$	28,226
Deferred Revenues - Net	—		17,800
Societal Benefit Costs	—		3,095
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	24,655	$	49,121