COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 10, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2017 group	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2014 ppm	Mar. 01, 2011	Nov. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) ppm	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 gallon shipment	Dec. 31, 2010 ppm	Dec. 19, 2016	Aug. 17, 2016	Apr. 05, 2016	Oct. 13, 2015	May 15, 2015	Feb. 06, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Rent expense								$ 125,433,000	$ 129,768,000	$ 126,060,000
Inventory purchases								64,050,000	53,364,000	$ 36,139,000
Environmental Matters
Environmental liability								$ 8,289,000	$ 9,434,000
Percent of tax benefit received from increases in tax basis paid to stockholders								85.00%
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Ownership Percentage								100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%			100.00%	100.00%		100.00%
Ownership Percentage of Equity Held								100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%		100.00%			100.00%		100.00%
Payable to Related Parties, Tax Receivable Agreement								$ 362,142,000	$ 611,392,000
PBF Energy Inc. [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member]
Environmental Matters
Ownership Percentage of Equity Held								96.70%	96.50%	95.10%			96.40%
PBF Energy [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member]
Environmental Matters
Ownership Percentage of Equity Held									96.50%		89.90%					95.00%		94.10%
Environmental Issue [Member]
Environmental Matters
Number of environmental groups appealing Ethanol Permit | group		2
Expected payment period								5 years
Maximum amount of sulfur allowed in heating oil (in ppm) | ppm					10			80
Environmental Issue [Member] | PBF Energy and Valero [Member]
Environmental Matters
Term of insurance policies								10 years
Payments to acquire environmental insurance policies								$ 75,000,000
Environmental Issue [Member] | Sunoco, Inc. [Member]
Environmental Matters
Loss Contingency Accrual, Insurance-Related Assessment, Expiration Of Liability Period						20 years
Environmental Issue [Member] | PBF Logistics Products Terminals LLC [Member]
Environmental Matters
Environmental liability								$ 1,923,000	$ 2,173,000
Discount rate used for environmental liability assessment								1.83%
Undiscounted liability								$ 2,087,000
Expected future payments								$ 1,250,000
Expected payment period								5 years
Environmental Issue [Member] | Torrance Refinery [Member]
Environmental Matters
Environmental liability								$ 136,487,000	142,456,000
Expected future payments								32,426,000
Term of insurance policies			10 years
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value								$ 100,000
Advanced Renewable Identification Number Requirements [Member]
Environmental Matters
Renewable Fuels Standard Requirements Increase							19.00%
Total Renewable Identification Number Requirements [Member]
Environmental Matters
Renewable Fuels Standard Requirements Increase							7.00%
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-cancelable operating lease term								1 year
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-cancelable operating lease term								20 years
Maximum [Member] | PBF Logistics Products Terminals LLC [Member]
Environmental Matters
Expected future payments								$ 250,000
Maximum [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member] | Valero [Member]
Environmental Matters
Maximum pre-disposal environmental obligations of Valero								$ 20,000,000
Maximum [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member] | PBF Logistics Products Terminals LLC [Member]
Environmental Matters
Expected payment period								10 years
Executive [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Employee Agreements
Potential lump sum payment as a multiple of base salary								1.50
Potential payment upon death or disability as a multiple of base salary								0.50
Executive [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Employee Agreements
Potential lump sum payment as a multiple of base salary								2.99
New York [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member]
Environmental Matters
Maximum amount of sulfur allowed in heating oil (in ppm) | ppm												15
Pennsylvania [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member]
Environmental Matters
Maximum amount of sulfur allowed in heating oil (in ppm) | ppm												500
Chalmette Refinery [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member]
Environmental Matters
Expected payment period								30 years
Term of insurance policies								10 years
Payments to acquire environmental insurance policies								$ 100,000,000
Environmental Costs Recognized, Recovery Credited to Expense								3,936,000
Paulsboro Refinery [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member]
Environmental Matters
Environmental liability								$ 10,282,000	$ 10,792,000
Discount rate used for environmental liability assessment								8.00%
Undiscounted liability								$ 15,804,000
Expected future payments								$ 6,095,000
Expected payment period								5 years
Torrance Refinery [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member]
Environmental Matters
Payments to acquire environmental insurance policies			$ 100,000
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Environmental Remediation Contingency [Domain]
Environmental Matters
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value				$ 41,000
DNREC [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Environmental Remediation Contingency [Domain]
Environmental Matters
Number Of Barge Shipments | shipment											17
Number Of Gallons Of Crude Oil | gallon											35,700,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 150,000
Number Of Days Barge Shipments Made											15 days