INCOME TAXES Income Taxes (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 subsidiary
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Number Of Subsidiaries Acquired | subsidiary			2
Deferred income taxes	$ (38)	$ 31,487
Income tax expense	434	32,273
Collins Pipeline Company And T&M Terminal Company [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax expense	224	799
PBF Energy Limited [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax expense	$ (210)	31,474
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Prior period error correction [Member] | PBF Energy Limited [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		121
Deferred income taxes		$ 30,602