LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of June 30, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJI:
Revolving Credit Facilities	$	450,000	$	303,300	(A)	$	146,700	August 2017; February 2018	(C)
Total SJI	450,000		303,300			146,700
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	200,000		3,600		(B)	196,400		May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Line	10,000		—			10,000		August 2017	(C)
Total SJG	210,000		3,600			206,400
Total	$	660,000	$	306,900		$	353,100

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $9.8 million.

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

(C) SJI and SJG anticipate that the credit facilities expiring in August 2017 will be renewed for a multi-year period.