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DEBT - NJR SHORT-TERM DEBT (Details) - NJR | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) mutualOption | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) debtInstrument | Aug. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Letters of Credit on Behalf of NJRES |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of debt instruments (in debt instruments) | debtInstrument |  | 7 |
Letters of credit outstanding, amount | $ 10,600,000 | $ 9,700,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of mutual options | mutualOption | 2 |  |
Number of mutual options, extension period | 1 year |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, incremental increase | $ 50,000,000 |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, maximum increase | 250,000,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Swingline Loan |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | 60,000,000 |  | $ 70,000,000
Line of Credit |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | 75,000,000 |  |
Committed Credit Facilities Due September 2026 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | 500,000,000 |  |
Committed Credit Facilities Due September 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 500,000,000 | $ 650,000,000 | $ 650,000,000

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