CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PBF HOLDINGS (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 65,072	$ 48,179	$ 148,148	$ 411,803
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
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
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment			11,381	(1,133)
Equity Method Investment, Controlling Interest in Income (Loss) of Subsidiary	0	0	0	0
Equity (income) loss in investee	(1,621)	0	(1,621)	0
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:
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)
Investment in subsidiary			0	0
Chalmette Acquisition working capital settlement			2,659	0
Acquisition of Torrance refinery and related logistics assets			(971,932)	0
Proceeds from sale of assets			13,030	168,270
Net cash used in investing activities			(1,315,975)	(166,661)
Proceeds from catalyst lease			(7,927)	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to Parent			0
Distribution to members			(92,503)	0
Proceeds from affiliate notes payable			635	29,773
Repayment of affiliate notes payable			(517)	0
Proceeds from revolver borrowings			550,000	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Other Long-term Debt				102,075
Repayments of Debt			(11,457)
Net cash provided by financing activities			629,085	59,910
Proceeds from members' capital contributions			(175,000)	0
Repayments of Rail Facility revolver borrowings				(71,938)
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	519,375	369,421
Issuer [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	65,072	48,179	148,148	411,803
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			10,828	13,085
Stock-based compensation			0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations			0	0
Deferred income taxes			0
Change in non-cash lower of cost or market inventory adjustment			(320,833)	(2,091)
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations			29,317	0
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs			5,249	5,769
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment			2,418	(251)
Equity Method Investment, Controlling Interest in Income (Loss) of Subsidiary	438,249	262,000	1,123,054	793,606
Equity (income) loss in investee	0	0	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			(205,816)	149,427
Due to/from affiliates			(1,624,741)	(729,595)
Inventories			56,792	(34,187)
Prepaid expense and other current assets			(6,330)	(17,976)
Accounts payable			37,074	(113,856)
Accrued expenses			661,974	(206,906)
Deferred revenue			6,559	2,947
Other assets and liabilities			(7,573)	(3,430)
Net cash provided by operations			(83,880)	268,345
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment			(16,244)	(188,364)
Expenditures for deferred turnaround costs			0	0
Expenditures for other assets			0	0
Investment in subsidiary			12,800	5,000
Chalmette Acquisition working capital settlement			0
Acquisition of Torrance refinery and related logistics assets			(971,932)
Proceeds from sale of assets			0	60,902
Net cash used in investing activities			(975,376)	(122,462)
Proceeds from catalyst lease			0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to Parent			0
Distribution to members			(92,503)	0
Proceeds from affiliate notes payable			635	29,773
Repayment of affiliate notes payable			(517)
Proceeds from revolver borrowings			550,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Other Long-term Debt				0
Repayments of Debt			0
Net cash provided by financing activities			632,615	29,773
Proceeds from members' capital contributions			(175,000)	0
Repayments of Rail Facility revolver borrowings				0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(426,641)	175,656
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period			882,820	185,381
Cash and equivalents, end of period	456,179	361,037	456,179	361,037
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	(425,021)	(292,138)	(1,064,415)	(852,587)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			144,011	130,513
Stock-based compensation			12,658	6,329
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations			4,556	(8,982)
Deferred income taxes			0
Change in non-cash lower of cost or market inventory adjustment			0	83,238
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations			0	53,370
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs			20,645	13,571
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment			97	(232)
Equity Method Investment, Controlling Interest in Income (Loss) of Subsidiary	0	0	0	0
Equity (income) loss in investee	0	0	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			3,695	7,589
Due to/from affiliates			1,588,690	818,461
Inventories			0	(54,258)
Prepaid expense and other current assets			(11,768)	(5,019)
Accounts payable			16,943	(654)
Accrued expenses			(353,030)	(27,197)
Deferred revenue			0	0
Other assets and liabilities			(14,210)	(18,276)
Net cash provided by operations			347,872	145,866
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment			(172,174)	(99,567)
Expenditures for deferred turnaround costs			(138,936)	(39,725)
Expenditures for other assets			(27,735)	(7,275)
Investment in subsidiary			0	0
Chalmette Acquisition working capital settlement			2,659
Acquisition of Torrance refinery and related logistics assets			0
Proceeds from sale of assets			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			(341,504)	(146,567)
Proceeds from catalyst lease			(7,927)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to Parent			0
Distribution to members			0	0
Proceeds from affiliate notes payable			0	0
Repayment of affiliate notes payable			0
Proceeds from revolver borrowings			0
Proceeds from Issuance of Other Long-term Debt				0
Repayments of Debt			0
Net cash provided by financing activities			7,927	0
Proceeds from members' capital contributions			0	0
Repayments of Rail Facility revolver borrowings				0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			14,295	(701)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period			6,236	704
Cash and equivalents, end of period	20,531	3	20,531	3
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	(13,228)	30,138	(58,639)	58,981
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			7,726	2,377
Stock-based compensation			0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations			0	0
Deferred income taxes			27,813
Change in non-cash lower of cost or market inventory adjustment			0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations			0	0
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs			0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment			8,866	(650)
Equity Method Investment, Controlling Interest in Income (Loss) of Subsidiary	0	0	0	0
Equity (income) loss in investee	(1,621)	0	(1,621)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			7,223	(1,371)
Due to/from affiliates			44,245	(76,300)
Inventories			(2,740)	(22,385)
Prepaid expense and other current assets			(2,105)	0
Accounts payable			(5,126)	(8,404)
Accrued expenses			(897)	(108,678)
Deferred revenue			1,470	0
Other assets and liabilities			(97)	(178)
Net cash provided by operations			26,118	(156,608)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment			675	0
Expenditures for deferred turnaround costs			0	0
Expenditures for other assets			0	0
Investment in subsidiary			0	0
Chalmette Acquisition working capital settlement			0
Acquisition of Torrance refinery and related logistics assets			0
Proceeds from sale of assets			13,030	107,368
Net cash used in investing activities			13,705	107,368
Proceeds from catalyst lease			0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to Parent			(12,800)
Distribution to members			0	(10,000)
Proceeds from affiliate notes payable			0	0
Repayment of affiliate notes payable			0
Proceeds from revolver borrowings			0
Proceeds from Issuance of Other Long-term Debt				102,075
Repayments of Debt			(11,457)
Net cash provided by financing activities			(24,257)	25,137
Proceeds from members' capital contributions			0	(5,000)
Repayments of Rail Facility revolver borrowings				(71,938)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			15,566	(24,103)
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period			28,968	34,334
Cash and equivalents, end of period	44,534	10,231	44,534	10,231
Combining and Consolidated Adjustments [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	438,249	262,000	1,123,054	793,606
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			0	0
Stock-based compensation			0	0
Change in fair value of catalyst lease obligations			0	0
Deferred income taxes			0
Change in non-cash lower of cost or market inventory adjustment			0	0
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations			0	0
Pension and other post retirement benefit costs			0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment			0	0
Equity Method Investment, Controlling Interest in Income (Loss) of Subsidiary	(438,249)	(262,000)	(1,123,054)	(793,606)
Equity (income) loss in investee	0	0	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			0	0
Due to/from affiliates			0	0
Inventories			0	0
Prepaid expense and other current assets			0	0
Accounts payable			1,406	166
Accrued expenses			0	0
Deferred revenue			0	0
Other assets and liabilities			0	0
Net cash provided by operations			1,406	166
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment			0	0
Expenditures for deferred turnaround costs			0	0
Expenditures for other assets			0	0
Investment in subsidiary			(12,800)	(5,000)
Chalmette Acquisition working capital settlement			0
Acquisition of Torrance refinery and related logistics assets			0
Proceeds from sale of assets			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			(12,800)	(5,000)
Proceeds from catalyst lease			0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distribution to Parent			12,800
Distribution to members			0	10,000
Proceeds from affiliate notes payable			0	0
Repayment of affiliate notes payable			0
Proceeds from revolver borrowings			0
Proceeds from Issuance of Other Long-term Debt				0
Repayments of Debt			0
Net cash provided by financing activities			12,800	5,000
Proceeds from members' capital contributions			0	5,000
Repayments of Rail Facility revolver borrowings				0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			1,406	166
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period			(3,275)	(2,016)
Cash and equivalents, end of period	$ (1,869)	$ (1,850)	$ (1,869)	$ (1,850)