Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class A Common Stock [Member]	Class B Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class B Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Common Stock [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Common Stock [Member] Class B Common Stock [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013				39,665,473	40				0
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 1,715,256			$ 40	$ 0	$ 657,499	$ 3,579	$ (6,988)	$ 0	$ 1,061,126
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	65,933						(38,237)	(11,091)		115,261
Net income attributable to PBF Energy	(38,237)
Exercise of PBF Energy Company LLC warrants and options	(78)									(78)
Distributions to former controlling interest holders	(87,187)									(87,187)
Stockholders' Equity, Distributions To Controlling Interest Holders of PBFX	(7,397)									(7,397)
Stock based compensation, shares				24,896
Stock based compensation	7,181					5,573				1,608
Dividends	(88,613)						(88,613)
Stock issued during period, shares				48,000,000
Stock issued during period	0			$ 48		942,341		(6,219)		(936,170)
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock, shares				56,696	1
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock		$ 0
Record deferred tax assets and liabilities and tax receivable agreement obligation	(105,005)					(105,005)
Noncontrolling Interest	0					8,017				(8,017)
Record noncontrolling interest upon completion of PBFX Offering	335,957									335,957
Treasury stock purchases, shares				5,765,946					5,765,946
Treasury stock purchases	(142,731)								$ (142,731)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014				81,981,119	39				5,765,946
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	1,693,316			$ 88	$ 0	1,508,425	(123,271)	(24,298)	$ (142,731)	475,103
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	197,639						146,401	2,005		49,233
Net income attributable to PBF Energy	146,401
Stockholders' Equity, Warrants And Options Exercised, Shares Issued				12,766
Exercise of PBF Energy Company LLC warrants and options	90					2,797				(2,707)
Distributions to former controlling interest holders	(19,386)									(19,386)
Stockholders' Equity, Distributions To Controlling Interest Holders of PBFX	(23,458)									(23,458)
Stock based compensation, shares				238,988					6,002
Stock based compensation	13,497					9,218				4,279
Dividends	(106,584)						(106,584)
Stock issued during period, shares				11,500,000								3,804,653
Stock issued during period	344,000			$ 1		343,999					$ 0	$ 4		$ 40,968	$ (996)	$ (39,976)
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock, shares				529,178									11
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock	0
Record deferred tax assets and liabilities and tax receivable agreement obligation	(12,046)					(12,046)
Noncontrolling Interest	0					11,390				(11,390)
Treasury stock purchases, shares				284,771					284,771
Treasury stock purchases	(8,073)								$ (8,073)
Stockholders' Equity, Other	(89)
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination	16,951									16,951
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015		97,781,933	28	97,781,933	28				6,056,719
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	2,095,857			$ 93	$ 0	1,904,751	(83,454)	(23,289)	$ (150,804)	448,560
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders	89									89
Comprehensive income (loss)	222,926							(2,503)		54,618
Net income attributable to PBF Energy	170,811
Stockholders' Equity, Warrants And Options Exercised, Shares Issued				11,650
Exercise of PBF Energy Company LLC warrants and options	886					1,058				(172)
Distributions to former controlling interest holders	(21,947)						(15,219)			(6,728)
Stockholders' Equity, Distributions To Controlling Interest Holders of PBFX	(33,714)									(33,714)
Stock based compensation, shares				320,458
Stock based compensation	22,656					18,296				4,360
Dividends	(117,486)						(117,486)
Stock issued during period, shares				10,000,000
Stock issued during period	275,300			$ 1		275,299
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock, shares				1,090,006
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock	0
Record deferred tax assets and liabilities and tax receivable agreement obligation	(2,613)					(2,613)
Record noncontrolling interest upon completion of PBFX Offering						54,944					$ 138,378					$ 83,434
Treasury stock purchases, shares									31,244
Treasury stock purchases	(743)								$ (743)
Stockholders' Equity, Other	(8,816)					(5,947)	496	1,353		(4,718)
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination	0
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016		109,204,047	28	109,204,047	28				6,087,963
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 2,570,684			$ 94	$ 0	$ 2,245,788	$ (44,852)	$ (24,439)	$ (151,547)	$ 545,640