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DEBT - CREDIT FACILITIES (Details) (USD $) | Mar. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
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Commercial Paper [Member] | NJNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding at end of period | $ 107,500,000 |  | $ 135,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 0.17% |  | 0.18% |
Debt Shelf Facilities Long term [Member] | NJR [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding at end of period | 100,000,000 |  | 100,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 2.74% |  | 2.74% |
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | NJR [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding at end of period | 180,600,000 |  | 144,800,000 |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 1.15% |  | 1.16% |
Letter of Credit [Member] | NJR [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding, amount | 18,900,000 |  | 13,900,000 |
Bank Credit Facilities, EDA Bonds [Member] | NJNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank credit facilities | 100,000,000 | [1],[2] | 100,000,000 | [1],[2]
Bank Credit Facilities Short term [Member] | NJNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank credit facilities | 250,000,000 | [1] | 200,000,000 | [1]
Amount available at end of period | 142,500,000 |  | 65,000,000 |
Bank Credit Facilities Short term [Member] | NJR [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank credit facilities | 325,000,000 | [1] | 325,000,000 | [1]
Amount available at end of period | 125,510,000 | [3] | 166,339,000 | [3]
Debt Shelf Facilities Long term [Member] | NJR [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank credit facilities | 175,000,000 | [4],[5] | 175,000,000 | [4],[5]
Amount available at end of period | 75,000,000 |  | 75,000,000 |
Debt Shelf Facility MetLife [Member] | NJR [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank credit facilities | 100,000,000 |  | 100,000,000 |
Debt Shelf Facility Prudential [Member] | NJR [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank credit facilities | $ 75,000,000 |  | $ 75,000,000 |
[1] | Committed credit facilities, which require commitment fees on the unused amounts.
[2] | There were no borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.
[3] | Letters of credit outstanding total $18.9 million and $13.9 million as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively, which reduces amount available.
[4] | NJR's ability to issue debt under the $100 million and $75 million debt shelf facilities expires May 2013 and June 2014, respectively.
[5] | Uncommitted, long-term debt shelf facilities, which require no commitment fees on the unused amounts.

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