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DEBT (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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) | December 31, 2017 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | Expiration Dates
NJR |  |  |  |  |
Bank revolving credit facilities (1) | $ | 425,000 |  |  | $ | 425,000 |  |  | September 2020
Notes outstanding at end of period | $ | 327,200 |  |  | $ | 255,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 2.26 | % |  | 2.14 | % |  |
Amount available at end of period (2) | $ | 86,834 |  |  | $ | 156,601 |  |  |
Bank revolving credit facilities (1) | $ | 75,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | April 2018
Amount available at end of period | $ | 75,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
NJNG |  |  |  |  |
Bank revolving credit facilities (1) | $ | 250,000 |  |  | $ | 250,000 |  |  | May 2019
Commercial paper outstanding at end of period | $ | 46,000 |  |  | $ | 11,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate at end of period | 1.33 | % |  | 1.13 | % |  |
Amount available at end of period (3) | $ | 203,269 |  |  | $ | 238,269 |  |  |
(1) | Committed credit facilities, which require commitment fees on the unused amounts.
(2) | Letters of credit outstanding total $11 million and $13.4 million for December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively, which reduces amount available by the same amount.
(3) | Letters of credit outstanding total $731,000 for both December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, which reduces the amount available by the same amount.

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