COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended														12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 12, 2013		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]	Dec. 31, 2013 Environmental Issue [Member] ppm	Dec. 31, 2010 Environmental Issue [Member] ppm	Dec. 31, 2012 Environmental Issue [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Environmental Issue [Member] Valero [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Environmental Issue [Member] PBF Energy and Valero [Member]	Mar. 01, 2011 Environmental Issue [Member] Sunoco, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Executive [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Executive [Member] Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Rent expense	$ 70,581,000		$ 41,563,000		$ 29,233,000
Inventory purchases	38,383,000		30,335,000		30,773,000
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-cancelable operating lease term																					1 year	20 years
Employee Agreements
Potential lump sum payment as a multiple of base salary																							1.50	2.99
Potential payment upon death or disability as a multiple of base salary																							0.50
Environmental Matters
Environmental liability															9,869,000		9,669,000
Discount rate used for environmental liability assessment															8.00%
Undiscounted liability															14,874,000
Expected future payments															5,838,000
Expected payment period															5 years
Restricted cash for environmental liabilities	12,117,000		12,114,000												12,117,000		12,114,000
Maximum pre-disposal environmental obligations of Valero																		20,000,000
Term of insurance policies																			10 years
Payments to acquire environmental insurance policies																			$ 75,000,000
Loss Contingency Accrual, Insurance-Related Assessment, Expiration Of Liability Period																				20 years
Maximum amount of sulfur allowed in heating oil (in ppm)															10	15
Percent of tax benefit received from increases in tax basis paid to stockholders	85.00%
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%

[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.