INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 12, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 12, 2013 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 18, 2012 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	100.00%	[1]		100.00%	[1]		100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]	40.90%	41.00%	24.40%	24.40%
Current tax benefit	$ (1,744)			$ 0
Deferred tax benefit	(17,567)			(898)		0
Total tax benefit	(19,311)		0	(898)		0
Provision at Federal statutory rate, amount	(13,693)			2,620
State income taxes (ned federal income tax), amount	(1,917)			367
Non deductible/nontaxable items, amount	2,377			2,438
Adjustment to deferred tax assets and liabilities for change in tax rates due to business mix, amount	(4,983)			(4,983)
Other, amount	$ (1,095)			$ (1,340)
Provision at Federal statutory rate, as a percent	35.00%			35.00%
State income taxes (net federal income tax), as a percent	4.90%			4.90%
Non deductible/nontaxable items, as a percent	(6.08%)			32.57%
Adjustment to deferred tax assets and liabilities for change in tax rates due to business mix, as a percent	12.70%			(66.60%)
Other, as a percent	2.80%			(17.90%)
Effective tax rate	49.30%			(12.00%)

[1] Assumes all of the holders of PBF LLC Series A Units exchange their PBF LLC Series A Units for shares of PBF Energy’s Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.