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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Utility Inventory

The following table summarizes gas in storage, at average cost by company as of:

	December 31, 2012						September 30, 2012
($ in thousands)	Gas in Storage				Bcf		Gas in Storage				Bcf
NJNG		$	123,624		19.8			$	145,379		22.2
NJRES		192,321			57.6			119,814			45.5
Total		$	315,945		77.4			$	265,193		67.7

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Tabular disclosure of all information related to inventories for utilities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)

-Number 43

-Chapter 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-05.6(a))

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