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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Utility Inventory

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

	March 31, 2015						September 30, 2014
($ in thousands)	Gas in Storage				Bcf		Gas in Storage				Bcf
NJRES		$	65,030		22.0			$	191,250		56.5
NJNG		6,372			1.5			86,266			21.3
Total		$	71,402		23.5			$	277,516		77.8

Accounts Receivable by Subsidiary

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

(Thousands)	March 31, 2015						September 30, 2014
NJRES	$	171,563		52	%		$	142,566		75	%
NJNG (1)	153,642			46			41,281			22
NJRCEV	1,127			—			594			—
NJRHS and other	5,046			2			5,529			3
Total	$	331,378		100	%		$	189,970		100	%

(1) Does not include unbilled revenues of $42.9 million and $7.2 million as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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