FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value [Abstract]

Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents

The following table provides SJI's (including SJG) and SJG's balances of Restricted Investments as well as presents a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that total to the amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2020
Balance Sheet Line Item	SJI		SJG
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	7,267	$	2,144
Restricted Investments	11,402		3,448
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	18,669	$	5,592

	As of December 31, 2019
Balance Sheet Line Item	SJI		SJG
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	6,417	$	2,678
Restricted Investments	21,964		4,073
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	28,381	$	6,751

Reconciliation of restricted cash

The following table provides SJI's (including SJG) and SJG's balances of Restricted Investments as well as presents a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that total to the amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2020
Balance Sheet Line Item	SJI		SJG
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	7,267	$	2,144
Restricted Investments	11,402		3,448
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	18,669	$	5,592

	As of December 31, 2019
Balance Sheet Line Item	SJI		SJG
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	6,417	$	2,678
Restricted Investments	21,964		4,073
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	28,381	$	6,751

Schedule of allowance for credit losses

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Accounts receivable are recorded net of an allowance for credit losses. A summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020		Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
SJI (includes SJG and all other consolidated subsidiaries):
Balance at beginning of period	$	23,533	$	19,829
Provision for expected credit losses	9,715		14,578
Recoveries of accounts previously written off	319		562
Uncollectible accounts written off	(3,157)		(4,559)
Balance at end of period	$	30,410	$	30,410
SJG:
Balance at beginning of period	$	14,902	$	14,032
Provision for expected credit losses	1,608		3,472
Recoveries of accounts previously written off	159		291
Uncollectible accounts written off	(2,197)		(3,323)
Balance at end of period	$	14,472	$	14,472