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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 03, 2014 ppm	Dec. 31, 2010 ppm	Mar. 01, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Rent expense	$ 98,473us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	$ 70,581us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	$ 41,563us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Inventory purchases	40,444	38,383	30,335
Environmental Matters
Restricted cash for environmental liabilities	1,521	12,117
Percent of tax benefit received from increases in tax basis paid to stockholders	85.00%
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	100.00%pbf_OwnershipPercentageOfEquityHeld
PBF Energy [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Environmental Matters
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	89.90%	40.90%
Environmental Issue [Member]
Environmental Matters
Environmental liability	10,476	9,869
Discount rate used for environmental liability assessment	8.00%
Undiscounted liability	15,502
Expected future payments	5,676
Expected payment period	5 years
Restricted cash for environmental liabilities	0	12,117
Maximum amount of sulfur allowed in heating oil (in ppm)	80			10	15
Environmental Issue [Member] \| Valero [Member]
Environmental Matters
Maximum pre-disposal environmental obligations of Valero	20,000
Environmental Issue [Member] \| PBF Energy and Valero [Member]
Environmental Matters
Term of insurance policies	10 years
Payments to acquire environmental insurance policies	$ 75,000
Environmental Issue [Member] \| Sunoco, Inc. [Member]
Environmental Matters
Loss Contingency Accrual, Insurance-Related Assessment, Expiration Of Liability Period						20 years
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
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
Additional States Requiring Heating Oils	5
Northeastern states [Member] \| Environmental Issue [Member]
Environmental Matters
Maximum amount of sulfur allowed in heating oil (in ppm)	500