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DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	May 14, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 11, 2014	Dec. 12, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014
Description of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC						100.00%pbf_OwnershipPercentageOfEquityHeld
PBF Energy Inc. [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC						89.90%
IPO [Member] \| Common Units [Member] \| PBF Energy Inc. [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering	15,812,500
PBF Logistics LP [Member] \| PBF LLC [Member] \| Delaware City West Heavy Crude Unloading Rack [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Total purchase price			$ 150,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			135,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned		15,000	15,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		589,536
Oil And Gas Plant, Unloading Capacity			40,000
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Ownership Percentage		51.10%	51.10%
PBF Logistics LP [Member] \| PBF LLC [Member] \| Delaware City West Heavy Crude Unloading Rack [Member] \| Subordinated Units [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units		15,886,553	15,886,553	15,886,553
PBF Logistics LP [Member] \| PBF LLC [Member] \| Delaware City West Heavy Crude Unloading Rack [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units		663,589	663,589	1,284,524
PBF Logistics LP [Member] \| PBF LLC [Member] \| Toledo Storage Facility [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Total purchase price				150,000	150,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				135,000	135,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned				$ 15,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares				620,935	620,935