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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] |
Analysis of Change in ARO Liability | The following is an analysis of the change in the Company’s AROs for the fiscal years ended September 30:
(Thousands) | 2018 |  | 2017
| NJNG | NJRCEV |  | NJNG | NJRCEV
Balance at October 1 | $ | 24,825 |  | $ | 6,595 |  |  | $ | 23,521 |  | $ | 4,858 |
Accretion | 1,366 |  | 198 |  |  | 1,304 |  | 245 |
Additions | 1,880 |  | 517 |  |  | 729 |  | 1,492 |
Revisions in estimated cash flows | (2,133 | ) | — |  |  | (245 | ) | — |
Retirements | (298 | ) | — |  |  | (484 | ) | — |
Reclassification to held for sale or sold | — |  | (4,262 | ) |  | — |  | — |
Balance at period end | $ | 25,640 |  | $ | 3,048 |  |  | $ | 24,825 |  | $ | 6,595 |
Schedule of Future Accretion | Accretion for the next five years, for the fiscal years ended September 30, is estimated to be as follows:
| Estimated
(Thousands) | Accretion
2019 | $ | 1,557 |
2020 | 1,627 |
2021 | 1,702 |
2022 | 1,778 |
2023 | 1,863 |
Total | $ | 8,527 |

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