NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS PBF LLC Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended		36 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 19, 2016	Aug. 17, 2016	Apr. 05, 2016	Oct. 13, 2015	May 15, 2015	Feb. 06, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 17, 2014	May 14, 2014	Mar. 26, 2014	Jan. 10, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Ownership Percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%		100.00%	100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.0331%
Shares outstanding	102,767,291	91,151,815	102,767,291	113,124,949	113,124,949			102,505,208		91,134,120		96,884,206		96,883,566	96,867,147	96,867,147
Ownership Percentage of Equity Held	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%			100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Series A Units [Member] | PBF LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares outstanding	4,985,358	9,170,696	4,985,358	3,920,902	4,120,902			5,111,358		5,366,043		9,213,374		27,213,374	42,201,674	57,201,674
Ownership Percentage of Equity Held	4.90%	10.10%	4.90%	3.50%	3.60%			5.00%		5.90%		9.50%		28.10%	43.60%	59.10%
Class A Common Stock [Member] | PBF Energy Inc. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage of Equity Held	95.10%		95.10%	96.50%	96.40%
Class A Common Stock [Member] | PBF Energy [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares outstanding	97,781,933	81,981,119	97,781,933	109,204,047	109,004,047			97,393,850		85,768,077		87,670,832		69,670,192	54,665,473	39,665,473
Ownership Percentage of Equity Held	95.10%	89.90%	95.10%					95.00%		94.10%		90.50%		71.90%	56.40%	40.90%
Secondary Public Offering [Member] | Series A Units [Member] | PBF LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares	(3,804,653)	(48,000,000)
Secondary Public Offering [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares			67,754,653