| Submission | Sep. 25, 2024 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0000356309 |
| Registrant Name | NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP |
| Form Type | S-3 |
| Submission Type | S-3ASR |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings | Sep. 25, 2024 USD ($) shares |
| Offering: 1 | |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Rule 457(r) | true |
| Security Type | Equity |
| Security Class Title | Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share |
| Amount Registered | shares | 5,285,941 |
| Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit | 47.32 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 250,130,728.12 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01476% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 36,919.30 |
| Offering Note | (a) The shares may be sold from time to time by the Registrant pursuant to the NJR Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "Plan"). This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or similar transaction or as a result of other anti-dilution provisions, pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). (b) The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act and estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the common stock on September 23, 2024 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. |
| Offering: 2 | |
| Offering: | |
| Rule 415(a)(6) | true |
| Security Type | Equity |
| Security Class Title | Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share |
| Amount Registered | shares | 2,714,059 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 94,802,081 |
| Carry Forward Form Type | S-3 |
| Carry Forward File Number | 333-259848 |
| Carry Forward Initial Effective Date | Sep. 28, 2021 |
| Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward | $ 10,343 |
| Offering Note | (a) The shares may be sold from time to time by the Registrant pursuant to the Plan. This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or similar transaction or as a result of other anti-dilution provisions, pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act. (b) Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, 2,714,059 shares registered hereunder are unsold securities previously registered on Registration Statement No. 333-259848 filed on September 28, 2021 (the "Prior Registration Statement"). Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, the $10,343 filing fee previously paid in connection with such unsold securities will continue to be applied to such unsold securities. As a result, the offer of unsold securities under the Prior Registration Statement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement. (c) The Maximum Aggregate Offering price was calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 2021, which was $34.93. |
| Fees Summary | Sep. 25, 2024 USD ($) |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 344,932,809.12 |
| Previously Paid Amount | 0 |
| Total Fee Amount | 36,919.30 |
| Total Offset Amount | 0 |
| Net Fee | $ 36,919.30 |
