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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, RECEIVABLE BY SUBSIDIARY (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Billed | $ 189,970 |  | $ 240,281 |
Receivable by Susidiary Percentage | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Unbilled revenues | 7,231 |  | 7,429 |
NJRES [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Billed | 142,566 |  | 194,263 |
Receivable by Susidiary Percentage | 75.00% |  | 81.00% |
NJNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Billed | 41,281 | [1] | 43,045 | [1]
Receivable by Susidiary Percentage | 22.00% | [1] | 18.00% | [1]
NJRCEV [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Billed | 594 |  | 293 |
Receivable by Susidiary Percentage | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
NJRHS and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Billed | $ 5,529 |  | $ 2,680 |
Receivable by Susidiary Percentage | 3.00% |  | 1.00% |
[1] | Does not include unbilled revenues of $7.2 million and $7.4 million as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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