NONCONTROLLING INTEREST OF PBF ENERGY AND PBF LOGISTICS LP (Allocation of Equity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Balance at January 1, 2015			$ 1,693,316	$ 1,715,256
Comprehensive income	$ 136,117	$ 21,265	223,883	98,886
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	22,668	24,859	38,492	130,756
Comprehensive income	158,785	46,124	262,375	229,642
Dividends and distributions			(70,840)	(114,007)
Record deferred tax asset and liabilities and tax receivable agreement associated with secondary offerings			(13,948)	(105,783)
Record allocation of noncontrolling interest upon completion of secondary offerings			0	0
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Shares received from PBFX			0
Stock-based compensation			5,394	2,923
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance				335,957
Exercise of PBF LLC options and warrants, net			87	(14)
Purchase of treasury stock			(4,000)
Balance at June 30, 2015	1,872,384	2,063,974	1,872,384	2,063,974
PBF Energy [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Balance at January 1, 2015			1,218,213	654,130
Comprehensive income			223,883	98,886
Dividends and distributions			(51,545)	(37,302)
Record deferred tax asset and liabilities and tax receivable agreement associated with secondary offerings			(13,948)	(105,783)
Record allocation of noncontrolling interest upon completion of secondary offerings			39,976	936,229
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Shares received from PBFX			11,390
Stock-based compensation			3,591	2,398
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance				0
Exercise of PBF LLC options and warrants, net			1,692	0
Purchase of treasury stock			(4,000)
Balance at June 30, 2015	1,429,252	1,548,558	1,429,252	1,548,558
Noncontrolling Interest - PBF LLC [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Balance at January 1, 2015			138,734	1,061,126
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests			21,265	128,065
Dividends and distributions			(8,262)	(76,705)
Record deferred tax asset and liabilities and tax receivable agreement associated with secondary offerings			0	0
Record allocation of noncontrolling interest upon completion of secondary offerings			(39,976)	(936,229)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Shares received from PBFX			0
Stock-based compensation			190	330
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance				0
Exercise of PBF LLC options and warrants, net			(1,605)	(14)
Purchase of treasury stock			0
Balance at June 30, 2015	110,346	176,573	110,346	176,573
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Balance at January 1, 2015			336,369	0
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests			17,227	2,691
Dividends and distributions			(11,033)	0
Record deferred tax asset and liabilities and tax receivable agreement associated with secondary offerings			0	0
Record allocation of noncontrolling interest upon completion of secondary offerings			0	0
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Shares received from PBFX			(11,390)
Stock-based compensation			1,613	195
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance				335,957
Exercise of PBF LLC options and warrants, net			0	0
Purchase of treasury stock			0
Balance at June 30, 2015	$ 332,786	$ 338,843	$ 332,786	$ 338,843