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FAIR VALUE - DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finance leases	$ 21,400	$ 74,200
NJR
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	3,200	3,400
Natural Gas Distribution
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	9,200	9,200
Fair market value | Clean Energy Ventures | Solar Asset Financing
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	163,100	149,200
Level 2 | Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	2,102,845	2,102,845
Level 2 | Fair market value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 2,343,730	$ 2,417,748

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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