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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES - SCHEDULE OF FUTURE COMMITTED EXPENSES (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Current charges recoverable through BGSS | $ 62,300,000 njr_CurrentChargesRecoverableThroughBGSS |
Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 467,601,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember | [1]
2016 | 278,480,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember | [1]
2017 | 97,053,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember | [1]
2018 | 117,291,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember | [1]
2019 | 106,448,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember | [1]
Thereafter | 884,359,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember | [1]
NJRES [Member] | Natural Gas Purchases [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 272,131,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
2016 | 106,975,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
2017 | 5,673,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
2018 | 0 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
2019 | 0 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
Thereafter | 0 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
NJRES [Member] | Storage Demand Fees [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 21,019,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
2016 | 15,503,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
2017 | 4,274,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
2018 | 2,520,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
2019 | 1,782,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
Thereafter | 2,598,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
NJRES [Member] | Pipeline Demand Fees [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 61,654,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
2016 | 50,559,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
2017 | 23,246,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
2018 | 15,079,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
2019 | 7,212,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
Thereafter | 7,838,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
NJRES [Member] | Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 354,804,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
2016 | 173,037,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
2017 | 33,193,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
2018 | 17,599,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
2019 | 8,994,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
Thereafter | 10,436,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjresMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
NJRES [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Storage and pipeline capacity, contract term | 1 year |
NJRES [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Storage and pipeline capacity, contract term | 10 years |
NJNG [Member] | Natural Gas Purchases [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 50,539,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
2016 | 3,923,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
2017 | 113,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
2018 | 0 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
2019 | 0 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
Thereafter | 0 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesMember |
NJNG [Member] | Storage Demand Fees [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 21,143,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
2016 | 24,957,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
2017 | 17,910,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
2018 | 12,811,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
2019 | 9,299,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
Thereafter | 4,649,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_StorageDemandFeesMember |
NJNG [Member] | Pipeline Demand Fees [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 41,115,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
2016 | 76,563,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
2017 | 45,837,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
2018 | 86,881,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
2019 | 88,155,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
Thereafter | 869,274,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_PipelineDemandFeesMember |
NJNG [Member] | Natural Gas Purchases and Future Demand Fees [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2015 | 112,797,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
2016 | 105,443,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
2017 | 63,860,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
2018 | 99,692,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
2019 | 97,454,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
Thereafter | $ 873,923,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear / dei_LegalEntityAxis = njr_NjngMember / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = njr_NaturalGasPurchasesAndFutureDemandFeesMember |
[1] | Does not include amounts related to intercompany asset management agreements between NJRES and NJNG.

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