Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity PBF LLC STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	PBF LLC [Member]	PBF LLC [Member] Common Stock [Member] Series A Units [Member]	PBF LLC [Member] Common Stock [Member] Series C Units [Member]	PBF LLC [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	PBF LLC [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	PBF LLC [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	PBF LLC [Member] Treasury Stock [Member]
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015					6,056,719		4,985,358,000	97,781,933,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 2,095,857	$ (23,289)	$ (83,454)	$ 448,560	$ (150,804)	$ 1,909,395	$ 51,061	$ 1,271,770	$ (24,770)	$ 404,596	$ 357,542	$ (150,804)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	222,926	(2,503)	170,811	54,618		318,405			(2,592)	280,888	40,109
Exercise of warrants and options (in shares)							25,550,000	11,650,000
Exercise of warrants and options	886			(172)		(172)	$ (8,173)	$ 8,001
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock (in shares)							(1,090,006,000)	1,090,006,000
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock	0					1,058		$ 1,058
Stock issued during period (in shares)								10,000,000,000
Stock issued during period	275,300					(275,300)		$ (275,300)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)					(31,244)
Distribution To Unitholders						(173,147)				(139,433)	(33,714)
Noncontrolling Interest	138,378			83,434		138,378		$ 54,944			83,434
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures (in shares)								320,458,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures						743		$ 743
Stock based compensation	22,656			4,360		22,656		18,296			4,360
Treasury stock purchases	(743)				$ (743)	(743)						(743)
Other	(8,816)	1,353	496	(4,718)		(4,053)	$ 75	$ 24	1,400	(790)	(4,762)
Ending balance, shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016					6,087,963		3,920,902,000	109,204,047,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	2,570,684	(24,439)	(44,852)	545,640	$ (151,547)	2,487,820	$ 42,963	$ 1,630,136	(25,962)	545,261	446,969	(151,547)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	482,457	(942)	415,517	67,882		550,271			(974)	500,077	51,168
Exercise of warrants and options (in shares)							64,373,000	462,500,000
Exercise of warrants and options	9,935			(598)		(598)	$ (598)
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock (in shares)							(196,580,000)	196,580,000
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock	0					0	$ (2,307)	$ 2,307
Redemption of Units (in shares)							(21,231,000)	21,231,000
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)					(44,921)
Distribution To Unitholders						(182,803)				(136,367)	(46,436)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures (in shares)								702,404,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures						1,038		$ 1,038
Stock based compensation	26,848			5,345		26,848		21,503			5,345
Treasury stock purchases	(1,038)				$ (1,038)	(1,038)						(1,038)
Other	(3,795)	0	(2,096)	(2,754)		(3,035)		$ 15		(2,096)	(954)
Ending balance, shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017					6,132,884		3,767,464,000	110,586,762,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	2,902,949	(25,381)	236,786	566,295	$ (152,585)	2,878,503	$ 40,058	$ 1,654,999	(26,936)	906,875	456,092	(152,585)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	178,274	2,953	128,315	47,006		183,129			2,983	137,838	42,308
Exercise of warrants and options (in shares)							137,496,000	708,091,000
Exercise of warrants and options	13,965					(8,536)	$ (2,594)	$ (5,942)
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock (in shares)							(2,698,635,000)	2,698,635,000
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock	3					0	$ (17,302)	$ 17,302
Stock issued during period (in shares)								6,000,000,000
Stock issued during period	(287,284)					(287,284)		$ (287,284)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)					(141,377)			141,377,000
Distribution To Unitholders						(190,881)				(141,349)	(49,532)
Noncontrolling Interest	34,820			6,256		34,820		$ 28,564			6,256
Stock-based compensation (in shares)								43,311,000
Stock based compensation	25,454			5,757		25,454		$ 19,697			5,757
Treasury stock purchases	0				$ (8,215)	0		8,215				(8,215)
Other	(6,880)	0	0	1,114		9,476		$ (331)		10,921	(1,114)
Ending balance, shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018					6,274,261		1,206,325,000	119,895,422,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 3,248,479	$ (22,428)	$ 225,838	$ 572,014	$ (160,800)	$ 3,219,249	$ 20,162	$ 2,009,788	$ (23,953)	$ 914,285	$ 459,767	$ (160,800)