SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)														0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 12, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 18, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 12, 2013 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 10, 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]	Jan. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jan. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Jan. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Tax Receivable Agreement [Member]	Jan. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] PBF LLC [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares																15,000,000
Public offering, offering price per share																$ 28.00
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock, shares														15,000,000
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%	24.40%					56.40%
Tax receivable agreement liability																	$ 439,600,000
Dividends declared per share																			$ 0.30
Annual retainer															10,000
Daily consulting rate															$ 2,000

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