RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)													3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2017 bbl renewal	Feb. 15, 2017 renewal	Nov. 01, 2016 bbl / d	Aug. 31, 2016 bbl / d bbl renewal	Apr. 29, 2016 bbl / d terminal	May 15, 2015 renewal	May 14, 2015 bbl / d	Dec. 11, 2014 bbl / d bbl renewal	Oct. 01, 2014 bbl / d	Sep. 30, 2014 renewal	May 14, 2014 bbl / d renewal	Sep. 01, 2011	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) renewal	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal													2
Term of Renewal													5 years
Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal				2
Term of Renewal				5 years
Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement				10 years
DCR Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement											7 years 8 months
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal											2
Term of Renewal											5 years
Delaware City Products Pipeline - Magellan [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement			2 years 5 months
East Coast Terminals [Member] | East Coast Terminals commercial agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number Of Refined Product Terminals Acquired | terminal					4
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity					15,000
Delaware Truck Loading Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement						10 years 8 months
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal						2
Term of Renewal						5 years
Toledo Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement											7 years 8 months
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal											2
Term of Renewal											5 years
West Ladder Rack Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement										7 years 3 months
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal										2
Term of Renewal										5 years
Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement								10 years
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal								2
Term of Renewal								5 years
Delaware City Pipeline Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement						10 years 8 months
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal						2
Term of Renewal						5 years
Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement		20 years
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal		2
Term of Renewal		10 years
Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement												15 years
PBFX Operating Company LP [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction | $													$ 11,600,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction | $													56,202,000	$ 36,549,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Omnibus Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction | $													1,654,000	844,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction | $													1,618,000	$ 1,122,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Delaware City Products Pipeline [Member] | Delaware City Pipeline Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity							50,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Delaware City Products Pipeline - Magellan [Member] | Delaware City Pipeline Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity			14,500
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline - North [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity				50,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline - South [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity				70,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline - Midway Tank [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Maximum Storage Capacity | bbl				55,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline - Belridge Tanks [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity				770,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline - Emidio Tanks [Member] | Torrance Valley Pipeline Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity				900,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Delaware City Rail Unloading Terminal [Member] | DCR Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity											85,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Toledo Truck Unloading Terminal [Member] | Toledo Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity											5,500
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Delaware City West Heavy Crude Unloading Rack [Member] | West Ladder Rack Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity									40,000
PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Toledo Tank Farm [Member] | Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity								4,400
Oil And Gas Plant, Maximum Storage Capacity | bbl								3,849,271
PBF LLC [Member] | Fourth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, annual fee | $													6,900,000
PBF LLC [Member] | Fifth Amended and Restated O&M Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, annual fee | $													$ 6,696,000
Refined Clean Product [Member] | PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Delaware City Truck Rack [Member] | Delaware City Terminaling Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity							30,000
LPGs [Member] | PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Delaware City Truck Rack [Member] | Delaware City Terminaling Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Collaborative Agreement, Minimum Throughput Capacity							5,000
Minimum [Member] | East Coast Terminals [Member] | East Coast Terminals commercial agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement															3 months
Maximum [Member] | East Coast Terminals [Member] | East Coast Terminals commercial agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement															5 years
Torrance Valley Pipeline Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage													50.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Chalmette Storage Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of Agreement	10 years
Number of Contract Renewals | renewal	2
Term of Renewal	5 years
Subsequent Event [Member] | PBF Logistics LP [Member] | Chalmette Storage Tank [Member] | Chalmette Storage Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oil And Gas Plant, Maximum Storage Capacity | bbl	625,000