Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net income	$ 148,148	$ 411,803
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization	162,565	145,975
Stock-based compensation	12,658	6,329
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations	4,556	(8,982)
Deferred income taxes	27,813	0
Change in non-cash lower of cost or market inventory adjustment	(320,833)	81,147
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations	29,317	53,370
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs	25,894	19,340
Equity (income) loss in investee	(1,621)	0
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	11,381	(1,133)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(194,898)	155,645
Due to/from affiliates	8,194	12,566
Inventories	54,052	(110,830)
Prepaid expense and other current assets	(20,203)	(22,995)
Accounts payable	50,297	(122,748)
Accrued expenses	308,047	(342,781)
Deferred revenue	8,029	2,947
Other assets and liabilities	(21,880)	(21,884)
Net cash provided by operations	291,516	257,769
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of Torrance refinery and related logistics assets	(971,932)	0
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(187,743)	(287,931)
Expenditures for deferred turnaround costs	(138,936)	(39,725)
Expenditures for other assets	(27,735)	(7,275)
Chalmette Acquisition working capital settlement	2,659	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	13,030	168,270
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,315,975)	(166,661)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Contributions from PBF LLC related to TVPC	175,000	0
Distributions to members	(92,503)	0
Proceeds from affiliate notes payable	635	29,773
Repayment of affiliate notes payable	(517)	0
Proceeds from Rail Facility revolver borrowings	0	102,075
Repayments of Rail Facility revolver borrowings	11,457	71,938
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	550,000	0
Proceeds from catalyst lease	7,927	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	629,085	59,910
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(395,374)	151,018
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	914,749	218,403
Cash and equivalents, end of period	519,375	369,421
Non-cash activities:
Accrued distributions	0	268,066
Distribution of assets to PBF Energy Company LLC	173,426	15,975
Accrued construction in progress and unpaid fixed assets	$ 16,813	$ 4,670