CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PBF HOLDINGS (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 214,085	$ 804,037	$ 242,671
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	118,001	97,650	56,919
Stock-based compensation	3,753	2,954	2,516
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	(4,691)	3,724	(7,316)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	2,768	5,215
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	(20,492)	4,576	25,329
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	4,391	0
Gain on sale of assets	(183)	(2,329)	0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	16,728	12,684	9,769
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(92,851)	(187,544)	(279,315)
Inventories	45,991	(80,097)	(512,054)
Other current assets	(42,455)	49,971	(56,953)
Accounts payable	42,236	73,990	249,765
Accrued expenses	209,479	35,892	395,093
Deferred revenue	(202,777)	21,309	122,895
Other assets and liabilities	(20,716)	(31,543)	(5,252)
Net cash provided by operations	291,329	812,433	249,282
Cash flow from investing activities:
Acquisition of Toledo refinery, net of cash received from sale of assets	0	0	(168,156)
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(318,394)	(175,900)	(488,721)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(64,616)	(38,633)	(62,823)
Expenditures for other assets	(32,692)	(8,155)	(23,339)
Proceeds from sale of assets	102,428	3,381	4,700
Other	0	0	(854)
Net cash used in investing activities	(313,274)	(219,307)	(739,193)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	1,450,000	0	0
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	0	0	408,397
Proceeds from Senior Secured Notes	0	665,806	0
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	430,000	488,894
Proceeds from catalyst lease	14,337	9,452	18,624
Distribution to members	(157,745)	(160,965)	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	(1,435,000)	0	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery	(21,357)	(103,642)	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	(1,184,597)	(220,401)
Repayment of seller note inventory	0	0	(299,645)
Deferred financing costs and other	0	(8,408)	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(186,969)	(357,408)	384,620
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(208,914)	235,718	(105,291)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	285,884	50,166	155,457
Cash and equivalents, end of period	76,970	285,884	50,166
Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	238,876	805,312	242,671
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	19,296	13,466	4,877
Stock-based compensation	0	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	0	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	4,391
Gain on sale of assets	(388)	0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	4,575	2,125	1,241
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(722,673)	(1,921,040)	(326,170)
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(281,386)	(306,999)	0
Inventories	(153,782)	(664,225)	0
Other current assets	(40,416)	78	(8,896)
Accounts payable	109,988	193,151	4,456
Accrued expenses	222,194	419,735	46,724
Deferred revenue	7,766	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties	626,623	1,736,986
Other assets and liabilities	(1,140)	(9,023)	(1,029)
Net cash provided by operations	29,533	273,957	(36,126)
Cash flow from investing activities:
Acquisition of Toledo refinery, net of cash received from sale of assets			0
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(127,653)	(16,546)	(17,202)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	0	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	102,428	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties			(750,630)
Other			0
Net cash used in investing activities	(25,225)	(16,546)	(767,832)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	1,450,000
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	31,835
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	0		408,397
Proceeds from Senior Secured Notes		665,806
Proceeds from long-term debt		430,000	470,000
Proceeds from catalyst lease	0	0	0
Distribution to members	(215,846)	(160,965)
Repayments of revolver borrowings	(1,435,000)
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery	0	(103,642)
Repayments of long-term debt		(823,749)	(201,250)
Repayment of seller note inventory			0
Deferred financing costs and other	(1,044)	(26,059)	(10,737)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(170,055)	(18,609)	666,410
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(165,747)	238,802	(137,548)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	241,926	3,124	140,672
Cash and equivalents, end of period	76,179	241,926	3,124
Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	722,673	1,921,040	326,170
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	98,705	84,184	52,042
Stock-based compensation	3,753	2,954	2,516
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	(4,691)	3,724	(7,316)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	2,768	5,215
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	(20,492)	4,576	25,329
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	0
Gain on sale of assets	205	(2,329)
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	12,153	10,559	8,527
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	188,535	119,455	(279,315)
Inventories	199,773	584,128	(512,054)
Other current assets	(2,039)	49,893	(48,057)
Accounts payable	(67,752)	(119,161)	245,309
Accrued expenses	(7,377)	(389,392)	348,369
Deferred revenue	(210,543)	21,309	122,895
Amounts due to/from related parties	(611,902)	(1,751,707)
Other assets and liabilities	(19,263)	(22,521)	(4,222)
Net cash provided by operations	281,738	519,480	285,408
Cash flow from investing activities:
Acquisition of Toledo refinery, net of cash received from sale of assets			(168,156)
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(190,741)	(159,354)	(471,519)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(64,616)	(38,633)	(62,823)
Expenditures for other assets	(32,692)	(8,155)	(23,339)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	3,381	4,700
Amounts due to/from related parties			0
Other			(854)
Net cash used in investing activities	(288,049)	(202,761)	(721,991)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	0
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	1,757		0
Proceeds from Senior Secured Notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0	18,894
Proceeds from catalyst lease	14,337	9,452	18,624
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery	(21,357)	0
Repayments of long-term debt		(360,848)	(19,151)
Repayment of seller note inventory			(299,645)
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0	(512)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(5,263)	(351,396)	468,840
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(11,574)	(34,677)	32,257
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	12,365	47,042	14,785
Cash and equivalents, end of period	791	12,365	47,042
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	0	0	0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	0	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	0
Gain on sale of assets	0	0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0	0
Inventories	0	0	0
Other current assets	0	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties	0	0
Other assets and liabilities	0	0	0
Net cash provided by operations	0	0	0
Cash flow from investing activities:
Acquisition of Toledo refinery, net of cash received from sale of assets			0
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	0	0	0
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	0	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties			0
Other			0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	0
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	0		0
Proceeds from Senior Secured Notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0	0
Proceeds from catalyst lease	0	0	0
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt		0	0
Repayment of seller note inventory			0
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	0	0	0
Cash and equivalents, end of period	0	0	0
Combining and Consolidated Adjustments [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	(722,673)	(1,921,040)	(326,170)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	0	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0	0
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	0
Gain on sale of assets	0	0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	722,673	1,921,040	326,170
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0	0
Inventories	0	0	0
Other current assets	0	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties	0	0
Other assets and liabilities	0	0	0
Net cash provided by operations	0	0	0
Cash flow from investing activities:
Acquisition of Toledo refinery, net of cash received from sale of assets			0
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	0	0	0
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	0	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties			750,630
Other			0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0	750,630
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	0
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	0		0
Proceeds from Senior Secured Notes		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0	0
Proceeds from catalyst lease	0	0	0
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt		0	0
Repayment of seller note inventory			0
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	0	0	(750,630)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	0	0	0
Cash and equivalents, end of period	0	0	0
PBF Holding [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	238,876	805,312	242,671
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	118,001	97,650	56,919
Stock-based compensation	3,753	2,954	2,516
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligation	(4,691)	3,724	(7,316)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	2,768	5,215
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	(20,492)	4,576	25,329
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees	0	4,391	0
Gain on sale of assets	(183)	(2,329)	0
Pension and other post retirement benefits costs	16,728	12,684	9,768
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(92,851)	(187,544)	(279,315)
Inventories	45,991	(80,097)	(512,054)
Other current assets	(42,455)	49,971	(56,953)
Accounts payable	42,236	73,990	249,765
Accrued expenses	214,817	30,343	395,093
Deferred revenue	(202,777)	21,309	122,895
Amounts due to/from related parties	14,721	(14,721)	0
Other assets and liabilities	(20,403)	(31,544)	(5,251)
Net cash provided by operations	311,271	793,437	249,282
Cash flow from investing activities:
Acquisition of Toledo refinery, net of cash received from sale of assets	0	0	(168,156)
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(318,394)	(175,900)	(488,721)
Expenditures for deferred turnarounds cost	(64,616)	(38,633)	(62,823)
Expenditures for other assets	(32,692)	(8,155)	(23,339)
Proceeds from sale of assets	102,428	3,381	4,700
Amounts due to/from related parties			0
Other	0	0	(854)
Net cash used in investing activities	(313,274)	(219,307)	(739,193)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	1,450,000	0	0
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	31,835	0	0
Proceeds from member's capital contributions	1,757	0	408,397
Proceeds from Senior Secured Notes	0	665,806	0
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	430,000	488,894
Proceeds from catalyst lease	14,337	9,452	18,624
Distribution to members	(215,846)	(160,965)	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	(1,435,000)	0	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery	(21,357)	(103,642)	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	(1,184,597)	(220,401)
Repayment of seller note inventory	0	0	(299,645)
Deferred financing costs and other	(1,044)	(26,059)	(11,249)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(175,318)	(370,005)	384,620
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(177,321)	204,125	(105,291)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	254,291	50,166	155,457
Cash and equivalents, end of period	$ 76,970	$ 254,291	$ 50,166