CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PBF HOLDINGS (Statement of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues	$ 19,828,155	$ 19,151,455	$ 20,138,687
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	18,514,054	17,803,314	18,269,078
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation	880,701	812,652	738,824
General and administrative expenses	140,150	95,794	120,443
Gain on sale of asset	(895)	(183)	(2,329)
Depreciation and amortization expense	178,996	111,479	92,238
Total cost and expenses	19,713,006	18,823,056	19,218,254
Income from operations	115,149	328,399	920,433
Other income (expense)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease	3,969	4,691	(3,724)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	0	(2,768)
Interest expense, net	(98,001)	(94,214)	(108,629)
Net income	21,117	238,876	805,312
Comprehensive income	8,779	233,279	798,747
Issuer [Member]
Revenues	19,847,045	16,190,178	7,622,924
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	18,467,533	16,486,851	8,537,996
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation	218	(482)	0
General and administrative expenses	123,692	82,284	105,135
Gain on sale of asset	(277)	(388)	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	13,583	12,856	8,051
Total cost and expenses	18,604,749	16,581,121	8,651,182
Income from operations	1,242,296	(390,943)	(1,028,258)
Other income (expense)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	(1,131,321)	722,673	1,921,040
Change in fair value of catalyst lease	0	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			0
Interest expense, net	(89,858)	(92,854)	(87,470)
Net income	21,117	238,876	805,312
Comprehensive income	8,779	233,279	798,747
Guarantors Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues	1,402,253	7,641,498	16,141,408
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	1,522,901	5,996,684	13,356,727
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation	880,339	813,134	738,824
General and administrative expenses	16,259	13,510	15,308
Gain on sale of asset	0	205	(2,329)
Depreciation and amortization expense	164,525	98,623	84,187
Total cost and expenses	2,584,024	6,922,156	14,192,717
Income from operations	(1,181,771)	719,342	1,948,691
Other income (expense)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease	3,969	4,691	(2,768)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			(3,724)
Interest expense, net	(6,225)	(1,360)	(21,159)
Net income	(1,184,027)	722,673	1,921,040
Comprehensive income	(1,194,031)	724,930	1,921,267
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues	1,007,407	0	0
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	952,170	0	0
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation	144	0	0
General and administrative expenses	199	0	0
Gain on sale of asset	(618)	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	888	0	0
Total cost and expenses	952,783	0	0
Income from operations	54,624	0	0
Other income (expense)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease	0	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			0
Interest expense, net	(1,918)	0	0
Net income	52,706	0	0
Comprehensive income	52,706	0	0
Combining and Consolidated Adjustments [Member]
Revenues	(2,428,550)	(4,680,221)	(3,625,645)
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation	(2,428,550)	(4,680,221)	(3,625,645)
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation	0	0	0
General and administrative expenses	0	0	0
Gain on sale of asset	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	0	0	0
Total cost and expenses	(2,428,550)	(4,680,221)	(3,625,645)
Income from operations	0	0	0
Other income (expense)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	1,131,321	(722,673)	(1,921,040)
Change in fair value of catalyst lease	0	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			0
Interest expense, net	0	0	0
Net income	1,131,321	(722,673)	(1,921,040)
Comprehensive income	1,141,325	(724,930)	(1,921,267)
PBF Holding [Member]
Other income (expense)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	0
Net income	$ 21,117