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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2015	Oct. 29, 2015	Oct. 13, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of Delaware Economic Development Authority loan to grant				$ 0	$ 4,000
Proceeds from sale of assets				$ 168,270	$ 74,343
Subsequent Event [Member] \| PBF Energy [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share		$ 0.3
Stockholders' Equity, Capital Distributions		$ 30,752
Chalmette Refining L.L.C. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 322,000
Estimated inventory and working capital acquired	$ 233,083
Public Offering [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| PBF Energy Inc. [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues			11,500,000
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity			$ 344,000
Over-Allotment Option [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| PBF Energy Inc. [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues			1,500,000
MOEM Pipeline [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Charlmette Refining [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Collins Pipeline Company [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Charlmette Refining [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	80.00%