INCOME TAXES Income Taxes (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 subsidiary	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Number Of Subsidiaries Acquired | subsidiary			2
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 737	$ 299		$ 1,209	$ (64)
Deferred income taxes	5,161	(5,576)		5,123	27,060
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ 5,898	$ (5,277)		$ 6,332	26,996
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