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DEBT (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities | A summary of NJR's credit facility and NJNG's commercial paper program and credit facility are as follows:
(Thousands) | June 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | Expiration Dates
NJR |  |  |  |  |
Bank revolving credit facility (1) | $ | 425,000 |  |  | $ | 325,000 |  |  | August 2017
Notes outstanding at end of period | $ | 93,500 |  |  | $ | 97,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 1.16 | % |  | 1.00 | % |  |
Amount available at end of period (2) | $ | 304,830 |  |  | $ | 210,110 |  |  |
Bank term loan (3) | $ | 100,000 |  |  | $ | 100,000 |  |  | September 2014
Loan outstanding at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | — | % |  | 0.74 | % |  |
Amount available at end of period | $ | 100,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Bank letter of credit facility (3) (4) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,000 |  |  | June 2014
NJNG |  |  |  |  |
Bank credit facility dedicated to EDA Bonds (1) (4) | $ | 100,000 |  |  | $ | 100,000 |  |  | August 2015
Bank revolving credit facility (1) | $ | 250,000 |  |  | $ | 250,000 |  |  | May 2019
Commercial paper outstanding at end of period | $ | 81,000 |  |  | $ | 168,600 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 0.11 | % |  | 0.13 | % |  |
Amount available at end of period (5) | $ | 168,269 |  |  | $ | 81,400 |  |  |
(1) | Committed credit facilities, which require commitment fees on the unused amounts.
(2) | Letters of credit outstanding total $26.7 million and $17.9 million as of June 30, 2014 and September 30, 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 June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively.
(5) | Letters of credit outstanding total $731,000 and $266,000 as of June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively, which reduces the amount available by the same amount.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of short-term or long-term contractual arrangements with lenders, including letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e),(f)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph f -Article 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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