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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value | The following table reflects the fair value of NJR's derivative assets and liabilities recognized on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:
|  |  | Fair Value
|  |  | December 31, 2012 |  | September 30, 2012
(Thousands) | Balance Sheet Location | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NJRES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Derivatives - current |  | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 97 |
| Derivatives - noncurrent |  | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | 70 |  |  | 15 |
Fair value of derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 186 |  |  | $ | 112 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NJNG: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial derivative contracts | Derivatives - current |  | $ | 2,713 |  |  | $ | 1,747 |  |  | $ | 6,203 |  |  | $ | 5,034 |
| Derivatives - noncurrent |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | — |
NJRES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Physical forward commodity contracts | Derivatives - current |  | 13,416 |  |  | 10,423 |  |  | 19,590 |  |  | 9,530 |
| Derivatives - noncurrent |  | 84 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 658 |  |  | 216 |
Financial derivative contracts | Derivatives - current |  | 29,289 |  |  | 10,392 |  |  | 22,112 |  |  | 27,779 |
| Derivatives - noncurrent |  | 391 |  |  | 1,700 |  |  | 600 |  |  | 2,902 |
Fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  | $ | 45,893 |  |  | $ | 24,289 |  |  | $ | 50,163 |  |  | $ | 45,461 |
Total fair value of derivatives |  |  | $ | 46,021 |  |  | $ | 24,360 |  |  | $ | 50,349 |  |  | $ | 45,573 |
Schedule of Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location | The following table reflects the effect of derivative instruments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as of:
(Thousands) | Location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives | Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | December 31,
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | 2012 |  | 2011
NJRES: |  |  |  |
Physical commodity contracts | Operating revenues | $ | (5,635 | ) |  | $ | (11,908 | )
Physical commodity contracts | Gas purchases | (206 | ) |  | 4,275 |
Financial derivative contracts | Gas purchases | 29,202 |  |  | 62,454 |
Total unrealized and realized (losses) gains | $ | 23,361 |  |  | $ | 54,821 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance | The following table reflect the effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on OCI as of:
(Thousands) | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) (1) | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income (Effective Portion) | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
| Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31,
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships: | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011
Foreign currency contracts | $ | (95 | ) | $ | (76 | ) | $ | 79 |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
(1) | The settlement of foreign currency transactions over the next twelve months is expected to result in the reclassification of $9,000 from OCI into earnings. The maximum tenor is April 2015
Schedule of Derivative Instruments | NJNG and NJRES had the following outstanding long (short) derivatives as of:
|  |  | Volume (Bcf)
|  |  | December 31, 2012 | September 30, 2012
NJNG | Futures |  | 20.6 |  | 16.1 |
| Swaps |  | — |  | 3.4 |
NJRES | Futures |  | (27.1 | ) | (28.6 | )
| Swaps |  | (0.7 | ) | 13.2 |
| Options |  | — |  | 4.4 |
| Physical |  | (12.4 | ) | (3.5 | )
Schedule of Due to (from) Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations | The Company maintains broker margin accounts for NJNG and NJRES. The balances by company, are as follows:
(Thousands) | Balance Sheet Location | December 31, 2012 | September 30, 2012
NJNG | Broker margin - Current assets | $ | 1,011 |  | $ | 1,713 |
NJRES | Broker margin - Current assets | $ | 7,730 |  | $ | 20,216 |
Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor | The amounts presented below have not been reduced by any collateral received or netting and exclude accounts receivable for NJNG retail natural gas sales and services.
(Thousands) | Gross Credit Exposure
Investment grade |  | $ | 194,354 |  |
Noninvestment grade |  | 2,510 |  |
Internally rated investment grade |  | 30,934 |  |
Internally rated noninvestment grade |  | 10,174 |  |
Total |  | $ | 237,972 |  |

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