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DEBT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments | The following table presents the long-term debt of the Company as of September 30:
(Thousands) | 2014 | 2013
NJNG |  |  |
First mortgage bonds: | Maturity date: |  |
5.00% | Series HH | December 1, 2038 | $ | — |  | $ | 12,000 |
4.50% | Series II | August 1, 2023 | 10,300 |  | 10,300 |
4.60% | Series JJ | August 1, 2024 | 10,500 |  | 10,500 |
4.90% | Series KK | October 1, 2040 | 15,000 |  | 15,000 |
5.60% | Series LL | May 15, 2018 | 125,000 |  | 125,000 |
Variable | Series MM | September 1, 2027 | 9,545 |  | 9,545 |
Variable | Series NN | August 1, 2035 | 41,000 |  | 41,000 |
Variable | Series OO | August 1, 2041 | 46,500 |  | 46,500 |
3.15% | Series PP | April 15, 2028 | 50,000 |  | 50,000 |
4.77% | Unsecured senior notes | March 15, 2014 | — |  | 60,000 |
3.58% | Series QQ | March 13, 2024 | 70,000 |  | — |
4.61% | Series RR | March 13, 2044 | 55,000 |  | — |
Capital lease obligation-buildings | June 1, 2021 | 18,726 |  | 20,381 |
Capital lease obligation-meters | Various dates | 31,143 |  | 31,261 |
Capital lease obligation-equipment | December 1, 2013 | — |  | 42 |
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt |  | (9,505 | ) | (68,643 | )
Total NJNG long-term debt | 473,209 |  | 362,886 |
NJR |  |  |
6.05% | Unsecured senior notes | September 24, 2017 | 50,000 |  | 50,000 |
1.94% | Unsecured senior notes | September 17, 2015 | 25,000 |  | 25,000 |
2.51% | Unsecured senior notes | September 17, 2018 | 25,000 |  | 25,000 |
3.25% | Unsecured senior notes | September 17, 2022 | 50,000 |  | 50,000 |
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt |  | (25,000 | ) | — |
Total NJR long-term debt | 125,000 |  | 150,000 |
Total long-term debt | $ | 598,209 |  | $ | 512,886 |
Schedule of Long-term Debt Redemption Requirements | Annual long-term debt redemption requirements, excluding capital leases, as of September 30, are as follows:
(Millions) | NJNG | NJR
2015 | $ | — |  | $ | 25.0 |
2016 | $ | — |  | $ | — |
2017 | $ | — |  | $ | 50.0 |
2018 | $ | 125.0 |  | $ | 25.0 |
2019 | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Thereafter | $ | 307.8 |  | $ | 50.0 |
Schedule of Sale Leaseback Transactions | Contractual commitments for capital lease payments, as of the fiscal years ended September 30, are as follows:
(Millions) | Lease Payments
2015 |  | $ | 11.9 |
2016 |  | 12.1 |
2017 |  | 11.0 |
2018 |  | 9.1 |
2019 |  | 6.3 |
Thereafter |  | 7.6 |
Subtotal |  | 58.0 |
Less: interest component |  | (8.1 | )
Total |  | $ | 49.9 |
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities | A summary of NJR's and NJNG's short-term bank facilities as of September 30, are as follows:
(Thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013
NJR |  |  |
Bank revolving credit facilities (1) | $ | 425,000 |  |  | $ | 325,000 |
Notes outstanding at end of period | $ | 148,000 |  |  | $ | 97,000 |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 1.08 | % |  | 1.00 | %
Amount available at end of period (2) | $ | 256,484 |  |  | $ | 210,110 |
Bank term loan | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,000 |
Loan outstanding at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,000 |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | — | % |  | 0.74 | %
Amount available at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Bank letter of credit facility (3) (4) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,000 |
NJNG |  |  |
Bank credit facility dedicated to EDA Bonds (1) (4) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,000 |
Bank revolving credit facilities (1) | $ | 250,000 |  |  | $ | 250,000 |
Commercial paper outstanding at end of period | $ | 153,000 |  |  | $ | 168,600 |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | .12 | % |  | .13 | %
Amount available at end of period (5) | $ | 96,269 |  |  | $ | 81,400 |
(1) | Committed credit facilities, which require commitment fees on the unused amounts.
(2) | Letters of credit outstanding total $20.5 million and $17.9 million as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which reduces amount available by the same amount.
(3) | Uncommitted, expired on June 5, 2014.
(4) | There were no borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(5) | Letters of credit outstanding total $731,000 and $266,000 as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which reduces amount available by the same amount.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of leases entered into in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller was accounted for as an operating or capital lease. If the sale of the asset(s) did not meet the requirements to be accounted for as a sale whether the transaction was accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing. Disclosure may also include a description of the terms of the sale-leaseback transaction, including future commitments, obligations, provisions, or circumstances that require or result in the seller-lessee's continuing involvement. For leasing transactions involving "Special Purpose Entities"', disclosure may include a general description of the significant terms of the leasing arrangement including renewal or purchase options, escalation clauses, obligations with respect to refinancing of the lessor's debt, significant penalties and the provisions of any significant guarantees, such as residual value guarantees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6452660&loc=d3e36991-112694 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6456341&loc=d3e50796-112755 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6456377&loc=d3e50824-112756 + Details
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