INCOME TAXES Income Taxes (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 subsidiary	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Number Of Subsidiaries Acquired | subsidiary			2
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 190	$ 389		$ 1,399	$ 1,474
Deferred income taxes	(4,482)	1,902		641	27,813
Income tax (benefit) expense	$ (4,292)	$ 2,291		$ 2,040	29,287
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