QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 6,535,988	$ 5,478,951	$ 5,017,225	$ 4,754,473	$ 4,748,568	$ 4,513,204	$ 3,858,467	$ 2,800,185	$ 21,786,637		$ 15,920,424		$ 13,123,929
Income (loss) from operations	253,516	587,157	(111,149)	694	139,827	129,710	234,770	(5,424)	730,218	[1]	498,883	[1]	360,111
Net income (loss)	260,386	347,226	(104,151)	(20,030)	71,762	56,444	120,648	(23,336)	483,431		225,518		195,533
Net income attributable to PBF Energy	$ 241,892	$ 314,365	$ (109,663)	$ (31,077)	$ 54,558	$ 42,111	$ 103,530	$ (29,388)	$ 415,517		$ 170,811		$ 146,401
Earnings (loss) per common share - assuming dilution	$ 2.14	$ 2.85	$ (1.01)	$ (0.29)	$ 0.54	$ 0.43	$ 1.06	$ (0.30)	$ 3.73		$ 1.74		$ 1.65
Inventory Valuation Reserves	$ (300,456)	$ (498,045)			$ (595,988)	$ (796,503)			$ (300,456)		$ (595,988)
Change in Non-cash Lower of Cost or Market Adjustment	$ 197,589				$ 200,515				$ 295,532		$ 521,348		$ (427,226)

[1] (1)The Logistics segment includes 100% of the income from operations of TVPC as TVPC is consolidated by PBFX. PBFX records net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the 50% equity interest in TVPC held by PBF Holding. PBF Holding (included in the Refining segment) records equity income in investee related to its 50% noncontrolling ownership interest in TVPC. For the purposes of the consolidated PBF Energy financial statements, PBF Holding’s equity income in investee and PBFX’s net income attributable to noncontrolling interest eliminate in consolidation. As the acquisition of PBFX’s 50% interest in TVPC was completed in the third quarter of 2016, there was no impact on comparative 2015 disclosures.