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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - INCOME STATEMENT RELATED DISCLOSURES (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected reclassification from OCI into earnings | $ (32,000) |  |  |
Maximum tenor | 1 year 3 months 1 day |  |  |
Foreign Currency Contract [Member] | Gas Purchases [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) | (151,000) | [1] | (95,000) | [1]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income (Effective Portion) | 97,000 |  | 79,000 |
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) | 0 |  | 0 |
NJRES [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives | (65,145,000) |  | 23,361,000 |
NJRES [Member] | Physical Commodity Contracts [Member] | Operating Revenues [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives | (82,000) |  | (5,635,000) |
NJRES [Member] | Physical Commodity Contracts [Member] | Gas Purchases [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives | (24,993,000) |  | (206,000) |
NJRES [Member] | Financial Commodity Contracts [Member] | Gas Purchases [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives | (40,070,000) |  | 29,202,000 |
NJNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments, gain (loss) recognized in regulatory assets and liabilities net | $ 6,600,000 |  | $ (6,200,000) |
[1] | The settlement of foreign currency transactions over the next twelve months is expected to result in the reclassification of $(32,000) from OCI into earnings. The maximum tenor is April 2015

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