CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PBF HOLDINGS (Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 114,019	$ 626,705	$ 1,310,230	$ 914,749
Accounts receivable	609,760	615,881
Accounts receivable - affiliate	26,489	7,631
Affiliate note receivable	11,600	0
Inventories	1,875,164	1,863,560
Prepaid expense and other current assets	58,370	40,536
Due from related party	0	0
Total current assets	2,695,402	3,154,313
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,793,029	2,728,699
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in equity method investee	174,047	179,882
Deferred charges and other assets, net	811,281	504,003
Total assets	6,473,759	6,566,897
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	437,640	530,365
Accounts payable - affiliate	31,409	37,863
Accrued expenses	1,594,300	1,462,729
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Deferred revenue	4,932	12,340
Due to related parties	0	0
Total current liabilities	2,068,281	2,043,297
Long-term debt	1,626,743	1,576,559
Affiliate notes payable	0	86,298
Deferred tax liabilities	50,822	45,699
Other long-term liabilities	223,106	226,111
Total liabilities	3,968,952	3,977,964
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	2,349,357	2,155,863
Retained earnings / (Accumulated deficit)	167,868	446,519
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,311)	(25,962)
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	2,491,914	2,576,420
Noncontrolling interest	12,893	12,513
Total equity	2,504,807	2,588,933
Total liabilities and equity	6,473,759	6,566,897
Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	78,302	530,085	1,257,959	882,820
Accounts receivable	577,813	599,147
Accounts receivable - affiliate	1,461	2,432
Affiliate note receivable	0
Inventories	1,654,143	1,680,058
Prepaid expense and other current assets	30,759	27,443
Due from related party	26,546,381	24,141,120
Total current assets	28,888,859	26,980,285
Property, plant and equipment, net	25,896	33,772
Investment in subsidiaries	7,524	705,034
Investment in equity method investee	0	0
Deferred charges and other assets, net	30,571	12,317
Total assets	28,952,850	27,731,408
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	240,234	360,260
Accounts payable - affiliate	31,347	37,077
Accrued expenses	1,316,523	1,094,581
Deferred revenue	4,899	10,901
Due to related parties	23,277,244	22,027,065
Total current liabilities	24,870,247	23,529,884
Long-term debt	1,548,024	1,496,085
Affiliate notes payable		86,298
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	29,772	30,208
Total liabilities	26,448,043	25,142,475
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	2,349,357	2,155,863
Retained earnings / (Accumulated deficit)	167,868	446,519
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,311)	(25,962)
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	2,491,914	2,576,420
Noncontrolling interest	12,893	12,513
Total equity	2,504,807	2,588,933
Total liabilities and equity	28,952,850	27,731,408
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	5,961	56,717	20,922	6,236
Accounts receivable	4,498	7,999
Accounts receivable - affiliate	24,428	4,504
Affiliate note receivable	11,600
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expense and other current assets	27,443	12,933
Due from related party	22,526,098	21,883,569
Total current assets	22,600,028	21,965,722
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,527,179	2,452,877
Investment in subsidiaries	431,662	440,377
Investment in equity method investee	0	0
Deferred charges and other assets, net	780,710	491,673
Total assets	26,339,579	25,350,649
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	185,231	157,277
Accounts payable - affiliate	159	786
Accrued expenses	141,382	201,935
Deferred revenue	20	1,438
Due to related parties	25,761,022	24,031,520
Total current liabilities	26,087,814	24,392,956
Long-term debt	47,406	45,908
Affiliate notes payable		0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	189,189	192,204
Total liabilities	26,324,409	24,631,068
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	1,720,206	1,714,997
Retained earnings / (Accumulated deficit)	(1,709,693)	(999,693)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,236)	(8,236)
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	2,277	707,068
Noncontrolling interest	12,893	12,513
Total equity	15,170	719,581
Total liabilities and equity	26,339,579	25,350,649
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	29,756	41,366	32,694	28,968
Accounts receivable	27,449	8,735
Accounts receivable - affiliate	600	695
Affiliate note receivable	0
Inventories	221,021	183,502
Prepaid expense and other current assets	168	160
Due from related party	5,683,279	4,692,799
Total current assets	5,962,273	4,927,257
Property, plant and equipment, net	239,954	242,050
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in equity method investee	174,047	179,882
Deferred charges and other assets, net	0	13
Total assets	6,376,274	5,349,202
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	12,175	14,291
Accounts payable - affiliate	(97)	0
Accrued expenses	136,395	166,213
Deferred revenue	13	1
Due to related parties	5,717,492	4,658,903
Total current liabilities	5,865,978	4,839,408
Long-term debt	31,313	34,566
Affiliate notes payable		0
Deferred tax liabilities	50,822	45,699
Other long-term liabilities	4,145	3,699
Total liabilities	5,952,258	4,923,372
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	362,598	374,067
Retained earnings / (Accumulated deficit)	61,418	51,763
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	424,016	425,830
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	424,016	425,830
Total liabilities and equity	6,376,274	5,349,202
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	(1,463)	$ (1,345)	$ (3,275)
Accounts receivable	0	0
Accounts receivable - affiliate	0	0
Affiliate note receivable	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expense and other current assets	0	0
Due from related party	(54,755,758)	(50,717,488)
Total current assets	(54,755,758)	(50,718,951)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(439,186)	(1,145,411)
Investment in equity method investee	0	0
Deferred charges and other assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(55,194,944)	(51,864,362)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	(1,463)
Accounts payable - affiliate	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Due to related parties	(54,755,758)	(50,717,488)
Total current liabilities	(54,755,758)	(50,718,951)
Long-term debt	0	0
Affiliate notes payable		0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(54,755,758)	(50,718,951)
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	(2,082,804)	(2,089,064)
Retained earnings / (Accumulated deficit)	1,648,275	947,930
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	8,236	8,236
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	(426,293)	(1,132,898)
Noncontrolling interest	(12,893)	(12,513)
Total equity	(439,186)	(1,145,411)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (55,194,944)	$ (51,864,362)