Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class A Common Stock [Member]	Class B Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class B Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Public Offering [Member] Common Stock [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Public Offering [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Common Stock [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Common Stock [Member] Class B Common Stock [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Secondary Public Offering [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Net income attributable to PBF Energy Inc. stockholders	$ 146,401
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014				81,981,119	39				5,765,946
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014	1,693,316			$ 88	$ 0	$ 1,508,425	$ (123,271)	$ (24,298)	$ (142,731)	$ 475,103
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	197,639						146,401	2,005		49,233
Exercise of warrants and options				12,766
Exercise of warrants and options	90					(2,797)				(2,707)
Distributions to PBF Energy Company LLC members	(19,386)									(19,386)
Distributions to PBF Logistics LP public unit holders	23,458									23,458
Stock based compensation				238,988					6,002
Stock based compensation	(13,497)					9,218				4,279
Dividends	(106,584)						(106,584)
Stock issued during period, shares											11,500,000			3,804,653	(11)
Stock issued during period	344,000										$ (1)	$ 343,999	$ 0	$ (4)		$ 40,968	$ 996	$ (39,976)
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock, shares				529,178
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock		$ 0
Record deferred tax assets and liabilities and tax receivable agreement obligation	12,046					12,046
Noncontrolling Interest	0					(11,390)				11,390
Treasury stock purchases, shares				(284,771)					(284,771)
Treasury stock purchases	8,073								$ (8,073)
Stockholders' Equity, Other	(89)									(89)
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination	(16,951)									16,951
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015				97,781,933	28				6,056,719
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	2,095,857			$ 93	$ 0	1,904,751	(83,454)	(23,289)	$ (150,804)	448,560
Net income attributable to PBF Energy Inc. stockholders	170,811
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	222,926						170,811	(2,503)		54,618
Exercise of warrants and options				11,650
Exercise of warrants and options	(886)					(1,058)				(172)
Distributions to PBF Energy Company LLC members	(21,947)						15,219			(6,728)
Distributions to PBF Logistics LP public unit holders	(33,714)									(33,714)
Stock based compensation				320,458
Stock based compensation	22,656					18,296				4,360
Dividends	(117,486)						(117,486)
Stock issued during period, shares											10,000,000
Stock issued during period	275,300										$ (1)	$ 275,299
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock, shares				1,090,006
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock	0
Record deferred tax assets and liabilities and tax receivable agreement obligation	(2,613)					(2,613)
Noncontrolling Interest	138,378
Record noncontrolling interest upon completion of PBFX Offering	138,378					54,944				83,434
Treasury stock purchases, shares									(31,244)
Treasury stock purchases	(743)								$ (743)
Stockholders' Equity, Other	8,816					(5,947)	(496)	(1,353)		4,718
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination	(8,816)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016		109,204,047	28	109,204,047	28				6,087,963
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	2,570,684			$ 94	$ 0	2,245,788	(44,852)	(24,439)	$ (151,547)	545,640
Net income attributable to PBF Energy Inc. stockholders	415,517
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	482,457							(942)		67,882
Exercise of warrants and options				462,500
Exercise of warrants and options	9,935			$ (1)						(598)
Distributions to PBF Energy Company LLC members	(4,584)									(4,584)
Distributions to PBF Logistics LP public unit holders	(44,636)									(44,636)
Stock based compensation				702,404
Stock based compensation	26,848					21,503				5,345
Dividends	(131,783)						(131,783)
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock, shares				196,580	(3)
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC Series A Units for Class A common stock	0
Record deferred tax assets and liabilities and tax receivable agreement obligation	(1,139)					(1,139)
Treasury stock purchases, shares									(44,921)
Treasury stock purchases	(1,038)								$ (1,038)
Stockholders' Equity, Other	(3,795)					1,055	(2,096)	0		(2,754)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017		110,586,762	25	110,565,531	25				6,132,884
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 2,902,949			$ 95	$ 0	$ 2,277,739	$ 236,786	$ (25,381)	$ (152,585)	$ 566,295