CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PBF HOLDINGS (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 538,783	$ 119,034
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	140,863	86,417
Stock-based compensation	4,725	2,750
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations	(1,204)	(3,118)
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	(31,602)	(13,362)
Gain on sale of assets	(162)	(48)
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs	16,462	12,654
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(101,752)	(74,083)
Inventories	(378,538)	31,165
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	25,612	(42,745)
Accounts payable	(76,008)	203,865
Accrued expenses	268,649	52,513
Deferred revenue	(6,017)	(208,661)
Amounts due to/from related parties	3,998	14,721
Other assets and liabilities	(15,740)	(18,375)
Net cash provided by operations	388,069	162,727
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(253,454)	(201,906)
Expenditures for deferred turnaround cost	(58,423)	(15,859)
Expenditures for other assets	(13,446)	(10,584)
Investment in subsidiary	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	74,343	30,826
Net cash used in investing activities	(250,980)	(197,523)
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	395,000	745,000
Proceeds from members' capital contributions	328,664	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to members	(283,680)	(186,684)
Repayments of revolver borrowings	(410,000)	(730,000)
Deferred financing costs and other	(10,382)	(669)
Net cash used in financing activities	146,288	(162,078)
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	90,761	31,632
Proceeds from Rail Facility revolver borrowings	35,925	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	283,377	(196,874)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	76,970	254,291
Cash and equivalents, end of period	360,347	57,417
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery	0	21,357
Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	538,783	119,034
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,123	14,273
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations	0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Gain on sale of assets	(186)	(254)
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs	4,607	3,541
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	811,424	(958,402)
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(69,105)	(224,005)
Inventories	(322,231)	(187,760)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	25,583	(34,886)
Accounts payable	(76,856)	278,675
Accrued expenses	133,070	118,507
Deferred revenue	(6,017)	1,882
Amounts due to/from related parties	(890,671)	870,141
Other assets and liabilities	(1,851)	122
Net cash provided by operations	161,673	868
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(44,993)	(75,099)
Expenditures for deferred turnaround cost	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0
Investment in subsidiary	(22,990)
Proceeds from sale of assets	74,343	30,826
Net cash used in investing activities	6,360	(44,273)
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	395,000	745,000
Proceeds from members' capital contributions	328,664
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to members	(283,680)	(186,684)
Repayments of revolver borrowings	(410,000)	(730,000)
Deferred financing costs and other	(7,164)	(1,661)
Net cash used in financing activities	113,581	(141,713)
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	90,761	31,632
Proceeds from Rail Facility revolver borrowings	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	281,614	(185,118)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	76,179	241,926
Cash and equivalents, end of period	357,793	56,808
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery		0
Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	(818,711)	958,402
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	125,053	72,144
Stock-based compensation	4,725	2,750
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations	(1,204)	(3,118)
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	(31,602)	(13,362)
Gain on sale of assets	24	206
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs	11,855	9,113
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(776)	149,922
Inventories	24,320	218,925
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	29	(7,859)
Accounts payable	(20,905)	(74,810)
Accrued expenses	(2,376)	(65,994)
Deferred revenue	0	(210,543)
Amounts due to/from related parties	947,290	(855,420)
Other assets and liabilities	(13,889)	(18,497)
Net cash provided by operations	223,833	161,859
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(152,755)	(126,807)
Expenditures for deferred turnaround cost	(58,423)	(15,859)
Expenditures for other assets	(13,446)	(10,584)
Investment in subsidiary	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(224,624)	(153,250)
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0	0
Proceeds from members' capital contributions	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0	0
Deferred financing costs and other	0	992
Net cash used in financing activities	0	(20,365)
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	0	0
Proceeds from Rail Facility revolver borrowings	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(791)	(11,756)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	791	12,365
Cash and equivalents, end of period	0	609
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery		21,357
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	7,287	0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	687	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations	0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Gain on sale of assets	0	0
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(31,871)	0
Inventories	(80,627)	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Accounts payable	24,171	0
Accrued expenses	137,955	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties	(52,621)	0
Other assets and liabilities	0	0
Net cash provided by operations	4,981	0
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(55,706)	0
Expenditures for deferred turnaround cost	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0
Investment in subsidiary	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(55,706)	0
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0	0
Proceeds from members' capital contributions	22,990
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0	0
Deferred financing costs and other	(3,218)	0
Net cash used in financing activities	55,697	0
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	0	0
Proceeds from Rail Facility revolver borrowings	35,925
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,972	0
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and equivalents, end of period	4,972	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery		0
Combining and Consolidated Adjustments [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	811,424	(958,402)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations	0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	0	0
Gain on sale of assets	0	0
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs	0	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(811,424)	958,402
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Accounts payable	(2,418)	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Amounts due to/from related parties	0	0
Other assets and liabilities	0	0
Net cash provided by operations	(2,418)	0
Cash flow from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	0	0
Expenditures for deferred turnaround cost	0	0
Expenditures for other assets	0	0
Investment in subsidiary	22,990
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	22,990	0
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	0	0
Proceeds from members' capital contributions	(22,990)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to members	0	0
Repayments of revolver borrowings	0	0
Deferred financing costs and other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(22,990)	0
Proceeds from intercompany notes payable	0	0
Proceeds from Rail Facility revolver borrowings	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,418)	0
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	0	0
Cash and equivalents, end of period	(2,418)	0
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisition of Toledo refinery		$ 0