CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PBF HOLDINGS (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 111,988	$ 539,774
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	86,417	71,144
Stock-based compensation	2,750	1,707
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	(3,118)	6,929
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	2,076
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	(13,362)	5,126
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	4,391
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	(48)	(2,430)
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	12,654	9,513
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(74,083)	(179,989)
Inventories	31,165	85,179
Other current assets	(42,745)	36,971
Accounts payable	203,865	(39,153)
Accrued expenses	48,811	(56,404)
Deferred revenue	(208,661)	13,719
Other assets and liabilities	(20,249)	(29,731)
Net cash provided by operations	142,581	468,822
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(201,906)	(102,004)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(15,859)	(27,501)
Expenditures for other assets	(10,584)	(7,731)
Proceeds from sale of assets	30,826	3,381
Net cash used in investing activities	(197,523)	(133,855)
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	745,000	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	0	250
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes	0	665,806
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	430,000
Proceeds from catalyst lease	0	9,452
Distribution to members	(140,457)	(15,081)
Repayments of revolver borrowings	(730,000)	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquistion of Toledo refinery	(21,357)	(103,642)
Repayments of long-term debt	0	(1,184,597)
Deferred financing costs and other	(669)	(17,273)
Net cash used in financing activities	(173,525)	(215,085)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(228,467)	119,882
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	285,884	50,166
Cash and equivalents, end of period	57,417	170,048
Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	119,034	539,793
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	14,273	8,847
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	4,391
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	(254)	0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	3,541	1,594
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(958,402)	(1,654,329)
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(224,005)	(410,412)
Inventories	(187,760)	(540,547)
Other current assets	(34,886)	(8,501)
Accounts payable	278,675	63,779
Accrued expenses	118,507	347,790
Deferred revenue	1,882	3,912
Amounts due to/from related parties	870,141	1,710,567
Other assets and liabilities	122	(2,723)
Net cash provided by operations	868	64,161
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(75,099)	(13,859)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	31,632
Proceeds from sale of assets	30,826	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(44,273)	(13,859)
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	745,000
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from member's capital contributions		250
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes		665,806
Proceeds from long-term debt		430,000
Proceeds from catalyst lease		0
Distribution to members	(186,684)	(15,081)
Repayments of revolver borrowings	(730,000)
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquistion of Toledo refinery	0	(103,642)
Repayments of long-term debt		(823,749)
Deferred financing costs and other	(1,661)	(17,273)
Net cash used in financing activities	(141,713)	136,311
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(185,118)	186,613
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	241,926	3,124
Cash and equivalents, end of period	56,808	189,737
Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	958,402	1,654,310
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	72,144	62,297
Stock-based compensation	2,750	1,707
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	(3,118)	6,929
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	2,076
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	(13,362)	5,126
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	0
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	206	(2,430)
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	9,113	7,919
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	149,922	230,423
Inventories	218,925	625,726
Other current assets	(7,859)	45,472
Accounts payable	(74,810)	(77,121)
Accrued expenses	(65,994)	(404,194)
Deferred revenue	(210,543)	9,807
Amounts due to/from related parties	(855,420)	(1,710,567)
Other assets and liabilities	(18,497)	(27,008)
Net cash provided by operations	161,859	430,472
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(126,807)	(88,145)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(15,859)	(27,501)
Expenditures for other assets	(10,584)	(7,731)
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	3,381
Net cash used in investing activities	(153,250)	(119,996)
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from member's capital contributions		0
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0
Proceeds from catalyst lease		9,452
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquistion of Toledo refinery	(21,357)	0
Repayments of long-term debt		(360,848)
Deferred financing costs and other	992	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(20,365)	(351,396)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(11,756)	(40,920)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	12,365	47,042
Cash and equivalents, end of period	609	6,122
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	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	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	0
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	0	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 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 intercompany notes payable	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from member's capital contributions		0
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0
Proceeds from catalyst lease		0
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquistion of Toledo refinery	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt		0
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	0	0
Net increase (decrease) 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	(958,402)	(1,654,329)
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	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	0
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	0	0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	958,402	1,654,329
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Accounts payable	0	(25,811)
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 operations	0	(25,811)
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 intercompany notes payable	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from member's capital contributions		0
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0
Proceeds from catalyst lease		0
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquistion of Toledo refinery	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt		0
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	(25,811)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and equivalents, end of period	0	(25,811)
PBF Holding Company LLC [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	119,034	539,774
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	86,417	71,144
Stock-based compensation	2,750	1,707
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	(3,118)	6,929
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	2,076
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	(13,362)	5,126
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	4,391
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	(48)	(2,430)
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	12,654	9,513
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(74,083)	(179,989)
Inventories	31,165	85,179
Other current assets	(42,745)	36,971
Accounts payable	203,865	(39,153)
Accrued expenses	52,513	(56,404)
Deferred revenue	(208,661)	13,719
Amounts due to/from related parties	14,721	0
Other assets and liabilities	(18,375)	(29,731)
Net cash provided by operations	162,727	468,822
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(201,906)	(102,004)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(15,859)	(27,501)
Expenditures for other assets	(10,584)	(7,731)
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	31,632	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	30,826	3,381
Net cash used in investing activities	(197,523)	(133,855)
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	745,000	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	0	250
Proceeds from 8.25% senior secured notes	0	665,806
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	430,000
Proceeds from catalyst lease	0	9,452
Distribution to members	(186,684)	(15,081)
Repayments of revolver borrowings	(730,000)	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquistion of Toledo refinery	(21,357)	(103,642)
Repayments of long-term debt	0	(1,184,597)
Deferred financing costs and other	(669)	(17,273)
Net cash used in financing activities	(162,078)	(215,085)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(196,874)	119,882
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	254,291	50,166
Cash and equivalents, end of period	$ 57,417	$ 170,048