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EQUITY (Ownership Percentage) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Apr. 29, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 01, 2017	Nov. 01, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	100.00%		100.00%			100.00%
Shares, outstanding (in shares)	121,100,766		121,100,766			121,080,516
Ownership percentage	100.00%		100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 10.6	$ 15.6	$ 22.8	$ 27.0
Common Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares sold in public offering (in shares)	62,107,210		62,107,210		62,001,349	45,348,663
PBF Energy [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	99.00%		99.00%			99.00%
Shares, outstanding (in shares)	119,894,441		119,894,441			119,874,191
Public Unit Holders [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares sold in public offering (in shares)	32,153,579		32,153,579		32,047,718	25,395,032
PBF LLC [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares sold in public offering (in shares)	29,953,631		29,953,631		29,953,631	19,953,631
PBF LLC [Member] \| Series A Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	1.00%		1.00%			1.00%
Shares, outstanding (in shares)	1,206,325		1,206,325			1,206,325
PBF Logistics LP [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Conversion Ratio To Common Units (in shares)							1
Collins Pipeline Company And T&M Terminal Company [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			$ 0.2
Limited Partner [Member] \| Public Unit Holders [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	51.80%		51.80%		51.70%	56.00%
Limited Partner [Member] \| PBF LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	48.20%		48.20%		48.30%	44.00%
T&M Terminal Company [Member] \| Chalmette Refining [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage	80.00%		80.00%
Collins Pipeline Company [Member] \| Chalmette Refining [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage								80.00%