INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 25, 2014		Jan. 09, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	100.00%	[1]		100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]
Current tax benefit	$ 16,719		$ 0
Deferred tax expense	32,960		7,444
Total tax expense	49,679		7,444
Provision at Federal statutory rate, amount	44,493		6,598
State income taxes (ned federal income tax), amount	6,623		819
Non deductible/nontaxable items, amount	178		18
Other, amount	$ (1,615)		$ 9
Provision at Federal statutory rate, as a percent	35.00%		35.00%
State income taxes (net federal income tax), as a percent	5.20%		4.30%
Non deductible/nontaxable items, as a percent	0.10%		0.10%
Other, as a percent	(1.30%)		0.10%
Effective tax rate	39.00%		39.50%
PBF Energy [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	71.90%			71.90%		56.40%		40.90%

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