DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016
Description of Business [Line Items]
Cost of products and other	$ 4,411,809	$ 3,904,258	$ 13,326,396	$ 9,634,989
Number of Reportable Segments | segment			1
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6)	45	$ 374	438
Income tax (benefit) expense	(4,292)	2,291	2,040	29,287
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense as reflected below)	389,591	404,045	1,225,014	972,223
Depreciation and amortization expense	70,338	51,336	181,238	151,473
Cost of Revenue	4,871,738	4,359,639	14,732,648	10,758,685
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense as reflected below)	54,693	39,912	130,092	111,272
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,572	1,342	10,355	4,417
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	3,799	1,621	11,218	1,621
Loss on sale of assets	28	8,159	940	11,381
Costs and Expenses	$ 4,925,232	4,407,431	$ 14,862,817	10,884,134
PBF Energy [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	96.60%		96.60%		96.50%
Torrance Valley Pipeline Company [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%		50.00%
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Cost of products and other		3,904,258		9,634,989
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense as reflected below)		404,045		972,223
Depreciation and amortization expense		0		0
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense as reflected below)		39,912		111,272
Depreciation and amortization expense		52,678		155,890
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		(1,621)		(1,621)
Loss on sale of assets		(8,159)		(11,381)
Costs and Expenses		4,407,431		10,884,134
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Description of Business [Line Items]
Cost of products and other		0		0
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense as reflected below)		0		0
Depreciation and amortization expense		51,336		151,473
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense as reflected below)		0		0
Depreciation and amortization expense		(51,336)		(151,473)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		0		0
Loss on sale of assets		$ 0		$ 0