SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments of Business

Information about SJI’s operations in different reportable operating segments is presented below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Operating Revenues:
Gas Utility Operations	$	234,459		$	196,814
Energy Group:
Wholesale Energy Operations	190,343			127,517
Retail Gas and Other Operations	40,201			36,878
Retail Electric Operations	44,035			48,957
Subtotal Energy Group	274,579			213,352
Energy Services:
On-Site Energy Production	21,157			19,612
Appliance Service Operations	520			1,658
Subtotal Energy Services	21,677			21,270
Corporate and Services	13,000			11,596
Subtotal	543,715			443,032
Intersegment Sales	(21,770		)	(17,203		)
Total Operating Revenues	$	521,945		$	425,829

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Operating Income (See Note 1):
Gas Utility Operations	$	92,801		$	81,225
Energy Group:
Wholesale Energy Operations	75,657			(11,626		)
Retail Gas and Other Operations	(5,758		)	(1,667		)
Retail Electric Operations	(208		)	1,306
Subtotal Energy Group	69,691			(11,987		)
Energy Services:
On-Site Energy Production	(554		)	(1,969		)
Appliance Service Operations	503			(72		)
Subtotal Energy Services	(51		)	(2,041		)
Corporate and Services	(4,571		)	1,667
Total Operating Income	$	157,870		$	68,864
Depreciation and Amortization:
Gas Utility Operations	$	20,315		$	17,362
Energy Group:
Wholesale Energy Operations	23			28
Retail Gas and Other Operations	75			83
Subtotal Energy Group	98			111
Energy Services:
On-Site Energy Production	10,271			11,593
Appliance Service Operations	—			54
Subtotal Energy Services	10,271			11,647
Corporate and Services	3,214			401
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	33,898		$	29,521
Interest Charges (See Note 1):
Gas Utility Operations	$	6,728		$	5,878
Energy Group:
Wholesale Energy Operations	—			3,059
Retail Gas and Other Operations	146			85
Subtotal Energy Group	146			3,144
Energy Services:
On-Site Energy Production	3,847			5,814
Midstream	426			510
Corporate and Services	7,470			4,731
Subtotal	18,617			20,077
Intersegment Borrowings	(4,645		)	(3,332		)
Total Interest Charges	$	13,972		$	16,745

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Income Taxes (See Note 1):
Gas Utility Operations	$	21,836		$	29,911
Energy Group:
Wholesale Energy Operations	19,127			(6,319		)
Retail Gas and Other Operations	(1,534		)	(447		)
Retail Electric Operations	(58		)	535
Subtotal Energy Group	17,535			(6,231		)
Energy Services:
On-Site Energy Production	(1,157		)	(3,069		)
Appliance Service Operations	131			(17		)
Subtotal Energy Services	(1,026		)	(3,086		)
Midstream	62			(84		)
Corporate and Services	(1,992		)	1,360
Total Income Taxes	$	36,415		$	21,870
Property Additions (See Note 1):
Gas Utility Operations	$	50,237		$	62,280
Energy Group:
Wholesale Energy Operations	5			3
Retail Gas and Other Operations	173			295
Subtotal Energy Group	178			298
Energy Services:
On-Site Energy Production	1,113			7,349
Appliance Service Operations	—			6
Subtotal Energy Services	1,113			7,355
Midstream	211			152
Corporate and Services	3,345			93
Total Property Additions	$	55,084		$	70,178

	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Identifiable Assets:
Gas Utility Operations	$	2,930,127		$	2,865,974
Energy Group:
Wholesale Energy Operations	150,330			208,785
Retail Gas and Other Operations	57,497			56,935
Retail Electric Operations	32,149			34,923
Subtotal Energy Group	239,976			300,643
Energy Services:
On-Site Energy Production	584,349			582,587
Appliance Service Operations	491			1,338
Subtotal Energy Services	584,840			583,925
Midstream	64,831			63,112
Discontinued Operations	1,751			1,757
Corporate and Services	640,996			711,038
Intersegment Assets	(572,441		)	(661,363		)
Total Identifiable Assets	$	3,890,080		$	3,865,086