FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value [Abstract]

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

RESTRICTED INVESTMENTS — SJI and SJG maintain margin accounts with certain counterparties to support their risk management activities associated with hedging commodities. The balances required to be held in these margin accounts increase as the net value of the outstanding energy-related contracts with the respective counterparties decrease. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, SJI's balances (including SJG) in these accounts totaled $16.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, held by the counterparties, which is recorded in Restricted Investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, SJG's balance held by the counterparties totaled $2.1 million and $1.3 million and was recorded in Restricted Investments on the condensed balance sheets.

The carrying amounts of the Restricted Investments for both SJI and SJG approximate their fair values at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, which would be included in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy (see Note 13).

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):


	As of September 30, 2019
Balance Sheet Line Item	SJI		SJG
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	4,602	$	1,347
Restricted Investments	16,271		2,084
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	20,873	$	3,431


	As of December 31, 2018
Balance Sheet Line Item	SJI		SJG
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	30,030	$	1,984
Restricted Investments	1,649		1,278
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	31,679	$	3,262

NOTES RECEIVABLE-AFFILIATES - As of September 30, 2019, SJI had approximately $13.6 million included in Notes Receivable - Affiliate on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, due from Energenic, which is secured by its cogeneration assets for energy service projects. This note is subject to a reimbursement agreement that secures reimbursement for SJI, from its joint venture partner, of a proportionate share of any amounts that are not repaid.

LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES - SJG provides financing to customers for the purpose of attracting conversions to natural gas heating systems from competing fuel sources. The terms of these loans call for customers to make monthly payments over periods ranging from five to ten years, with no interest. The carrying amounts of such loans were $4.1 million and $5.3 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The current portion of these receivables is reflected in Accounts Receivable and the non-current portion is reflected in Contract Receivables on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The carrying amounts noted above are net of unamortized discounts resulting from imputed interest in the amount of $0.5 million and $0.7 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The annualized amortization to interest is not material to SJI’s or SJG's condensed consolidated financial statements. The carrying amounts of these receivables approximate their fair value at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, which would be included in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy (see Note 13).

CREDIT RISK - As of September 30, 2019, SJI had approximately $17.3 million, or 30.7%, of the current and noncurrent Derivatives – Energy Related Assets transacted with two counterparties. These counterparties are investment-grade rated.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS NOT CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE - The fair value of a financial instrument is the market price to sell an asset or transfer a liability at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of SJI's and SJG's financial instruments approximate their fair values at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, except as noted below.

•For Long-Term Debt, in estimating the fair value, SJI and SJG use the present value of remaining cash flows at the balance sheet date. SJI and SJG based the estimates on interest rates available at the end of each period for debt with similar terms and maturities (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, see Note 13).

•The estimated fair values of SJI's long-term debt (which includes SJG and all consolidated subsidiaries), including current maturities, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, were $2.69 billion and $2.91 billion, respectively. The carrying amounts of SJI's long-term debt, including current maturities, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, were $2.36 billion and $2.84 billion, respectively. SJI's carrying amounts as of September 30, 2019 are net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $25.7 million and unamortized debt discounts of $5.3 million. SJI's carrying amounts as of December 31, 2018 are net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $27.0 million.

•The estimated fair values of SJG's long-term debt, including current maturities, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, were $934.2 million and $895.1 million, respectively. The carrying amounts of SJG's long-term debt, including current maturities, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, were $893.9 million and $893.4 million, respectively. The carrying amounts as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $6.4 million and $6.8 million, respectively.

OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - The carrying amounts of SJI's and SJG's other financial instruments approximate their fair values at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.