CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PBF HOLDINGS (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ 69,711	$ (202,531)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	28,142	21,752
Stock-based compensation	1,020	507
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	1,339	6,348
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	692
Non-cash change inventory repurchase obligations	(8,153)	(19,690)
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	4,391
Gain on sale of assets	0	(2,503)
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	4,182	2,443
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(159,050)	(180,988)
Inventories	22,060	54,144
Other current assets	(15,202)	30,902
Accounts payable	116,163	62,886
Accrued expenses	150,707	(115,680)
Deferred revenue	1,804	76,043
Other assets and liabilities	(9,101)	(7,417)
Net cash provided by (used in) operations	211,066	(268,701)
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(56,152)	(23,396)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(2,166)	(14,041)
Expenditures for other assets	(835)	(4,890)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	3,211
Net cash used in investing activities	(59,153)	(39,116)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes	0	665,806
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	255,000
Proceeds from catalyst lease	0	9,452
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	0	250
Distribution to members	(25,892)	0
Repayment of long-term debt	0	(651,044)
Deferred financing costs and other	(733)	(15,558)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(33,709)	263,906
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	118,204	(43,911)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	285,884	50,166
Cash and equivalents, end of period	404,088	6,255
Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	77,155	(202,531)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,391	2,760
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		0
Non-cash change inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees		4,391
Gain on sale of assets		0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(480,866)	81,506
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(43,507)	(470,445)
Inventories	(52,846)	(512,253)
Other current assets	(14,802)	(15,709)
Accounts payable	39,652	12,065
Accrued expenses	159,378	21,876
Deferred revenue	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties	411,435	489,773
Other assets and liabilities	1,430	(1,682)
Net cash provided by (used in) operations	101,420	(590,249)
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(6,736)	(5,685)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets		0
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,736)	(5,685)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes		665,806
Proceeds from long-term debt		255,000
Proceeds from catalyst lease		0
Proceeds from member's capital contributions		250
Distribution to members	(32,976)
Repayment of long-term debt		(308,750)
Deferred financing costs and other	(733)	(15,558)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(33,709)	596,748
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	60,975	814
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	241,926	3,124
Cash and equivalents, end of period	302,901	3,938
Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	480,866	(81,506)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	23,751	18,992
Stock-based compensation	1,020	507
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	1,339	6,348
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		692
Non-cash change inventory repurchase obligations	(8,153)	(19,690)
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees		0
Gain on sale of assets		(2,503)
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	4,182	2,443
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(115,543)	289,457
Inventories	74,906	566,397
Other current assets	(400)	46,611
Accounts payable	76,511	50,821
Accrued expenses	(4,309)	(137,556)
Deferred revenue	1,804	76,043
Amounts due to/from related parties	(384,204)	(489,773)
Other assets and liabilities	(10,531)	(5,735)
Net cash provided by (used in) operations	141,239	321,548
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(49,416)	(17,711)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(2,166)	(14,041)
Expenditures for other assets	(835)	(4,890)
Proceeds from sale of assets		3,211
Net cash used in investing activities	(52,417)	(33,431)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0
Proceeds from catalyst lease		9,452
Proceeds from member's capital contributions		0
Distribution to members	0
Repayment of long-term debt		(342,294)
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	0	(332,842)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	88,822	(44,725)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	12,365	47,042
Cash and equivalents, end of period	101,187	2,317
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	0	0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		0
Non-cash change inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees		0
Gain on sale of assets		0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties	0	0
Other assets and liabilities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operations	0	0
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	0	0
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets		0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0
Proceeds from catalyst lease		0
Proceeds from member's capital contributions		0
Distribution to members	0
Repayment of long-term debt		0
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and equivalents, end of period	0	0
Combining and Consolidated Adjustments [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	(480,866)	81,506
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		0
Non-cash change inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees		0
Gain on sale of assets		0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	480,866	(81,506)
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties	0	0
Other assets and liabilities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operations	0	0
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	0	0
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets		0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0
Proceeds from catalyst lease		0
Proceeds from member's capital contributions		0
Distribution to members	0
Repayment of long-term debt		0
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and equivalents, end of period	0	0
PBF Holding Company LLC [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	77,155	(202,531)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	28,142	21,752
Stock-based compensation	1,020	507
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	1,339	6,348
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	692
Non-cash change inventory repurchase obligations	(8,153)	(19,690)
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	4,391
Gain on sale of assets	0	(2,503)
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	4,182	2,443
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(159,050)	(180,988)
Inventories	22,060	54,144
Other current assets	(15,202)	30,902
Accounts payable	116,163	62,886
Accrued expenses	155,069	(115,680)
Deferred revenue	1,804	76,043
Amounts due to/from related parties	27,231	0
Other assets and liabilities	(9,101)	(7,417)
Net cash provided by (used in) operations	242,659	(268,701)
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(56,152)	(23,396)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(2,166)	(14,041)
Expenditures for other assets	(835)	(4,890)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	3,211
Net cash used in investing activities	(59,153)	(39,116)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes	0	665,806
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	255,000
Proceeds from catalyst lease	0	9,452
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	0	250
Distribution to members	(32,976)	0
Repayment of long-term debt	0	(651,044)
Deferred financing costs and other	(733)	(15,558)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(33,709)	263,906
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	149,797	(43,911)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	254,291	50,166
Cash and equivalents, end of period	$ 404,088	$ 6,255