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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Utility Inventory

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

	March 31, 2014						September 30, 2013
($ in thousands)	Gas in Storage				Bcf		Gas in Storage				Bcf
NJNG		$	12,582		2.1			$	104,979		20.4
NJRES		126,439			23.2			209,498			62.3
Total		$	139,021		25.3			$	314,477		82.7

Accounts Receivable by Subsidiary

Customer accounts receivable include outstanding billings from the following subsidiaries as of:

(Thousands)	March 31, 2014						September 30, 2013
NJRES	$	328,544		67	%		$	194,263		81	%
NJNG (1)	156,272			32			43,045			18
NJRCEV	565			—			293			—
NJRHS and other	2,560			1			2,680			1
Total	$	487,941		100	%		$	240,281		100	%

(1) Does not include unbilled revenues of $53.7 million and $7.4 million as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively.

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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