DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Secured Notes Issued in 2012 [Member] Senior Notes [Member] PBF Holding Company LLC [Member]	Dec. 18, 2012 Initial Public Offering [Member] PBF LLC [Member]	Dec. 12, 2012 Initial Public Offering [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 12, 2013 Secondary Public Offering [Member] PBF LLC [Member]	Jun. 12, 2013 Secondary Public Offering [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Secondary Public Offering [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Public offering (in shares)			23,567,686		15,950,000
Public offering, offering price per share			$ 26.00		$ 27.00
Percentage of voting interest acquired		24.40%		16.60%
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs						$ 1,388
Debt fixed interest rate	8.25%