DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Ownership Percentage) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 12, 2013		Jun. 10, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 18, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares outstanding	96,867,147	[1]	96,591,060	[1]		96,543,352	[1]	96,541,758	[1]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]		100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]
PBF LLC [Member] | Series A Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares outstanding	57,201,674		57,027,225			72,972,131		72,974,072
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	59.10%		59.00%			75.60%		75.60%
PBF Energy [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares outstanding	39,665,473		39,563,835			23,571,221		23,567,686
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	40.90%		41.00%		24.40%	24.40%		24.40%

[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.