CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PBF HOLDINGS (Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 241,745	$ 626,705	$ 519,375	$ 914,749
Accounts receivable	774,907	615,881
Accounts receivable - affiliate	19,938	7,631
Accounts receivable - affiliate	11,600	0
Inventories	2,310,692	1,863,560
Prepaid expense and other current assets	44,439	40,536
Due from related parties	0	0
Total current assets	3,403,321	3,154,313
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,805,149	2,728,699
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in equity method investee	172,752	179,882
Deferred charges and other assets, net	801,415	504,003
Total assets	7,182,637	6,566,897
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	441,483	530,365
Accounts payable - affiliate	36,045	37,863
Accrued expenses	1,809,571	1,462,729
Deferred revenue	3,296	12,340
Due to related parties	0	0
Total current liabilities	2,297,226	2,043,297
Long-term debt	1,625,201	1,576,559
Affiliate notes payable	0	86,298
Deferred tax liabilities	46,340	45,699
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Other long-term liabilities	213,344	226,111
Total liabilities	4,182,111	3,977,964
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	2,352,772	2,155,863
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)	659,891	446,519
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,024)	(25,962)
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	2,987,639	2,576,420
Noncontrolling interest	12,887	12,513
Total equity	3,000,526	2,588,933
Total liabilities and equity	7,182,637	6,566,897
Notes Payable, Current	6,831	0
Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	200,136	530,085	456,179	882,820
Accounts receivable	718,960	599,147
Accounts receivable - affiliate	1,392	2,432
Accounts receivable - affiliate	0
Inventories	2,064,678	1,680,058
Prepaid expense and other current assets	23,245	27,443
Due from related parties	27,591,736	24,141,120
Total current assets	30,600,147	26,980,285
Property, plant and equipment, net	23,884	33,772
Investment in subsidiaries	0	705,034
Investment in equity method investee	0	0
Deferred charges and other assets, net	27,934	12,317
Total assets	30,651,965	27,731,408
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	310,158	360,260
Accounts payable - affiliate	34,815	37,077
Accrued expenses	1,467,974	1,094,581
Deferred revenue	3,214	10,901
Due to related parties	23,949,841	22,027,065
Total current liabilities	25,766,002	23,529,884
Long-term debt	1,548,591	1,496,085
Affiliate notes payable		86,298
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	308,940
Other long-term liabilities	27,906	30,208
Total liabilities	27,651,439	25,142,475
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	2,352,772	2,155,863
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)	659,891	446,519
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,024)	(25,962)
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	2,987,639	2,576,420
Noncontrolling interest	12,887	12,513
Total equity	3,000,526	2,588,933
Total liabilities and equity	30,651,965	27,731,408
Notes Payable, Current	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	9,124	56,717	20,531	6,236
Accounts receivable	9,781	7,999
Accounts receivable - affiliate	17,946	4,504
Accounts receivable - affiliate	11,600
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expense and other current assets	21,194	12,933
Due from related parties	22,923,564	21,883,569
Total current assets	22,993,209	21,965,722
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,543,193	2,452,877
Investment in subsidiaries	429,035	440,377
Investment in equity method investee	0	0
Deferred charges and other assets, net	773,447	491,673
Total assets	26,738,884	25,350,649
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	112,773	157,277
Accounts payable - affiliate	1,327	786
Accrued expenses	125,490	201,935
Deferred revenue	74	1,438
Due to related parties	26,558,885	24,031,520
Total current liabilities	26,805,380	24,392,956
Long-term debt	46,938	45,908
Affiliate notes payable		0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Other long-term liabilities	181,293	192,204
Total liabilities	27,033,611	24,631,068
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	1,723,480	1,714,997
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)	(2,022,858)	(999,693)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,236)	(8,236)
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	(307,614)	707,068
Noncontrolling interest	12,887	12,513
Total equity	(294,727)	719,581
Total liabilities and equity	26,738,884	25,350,649
Notes Payable, Current	6,831
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	32,485	41,366	44,534	28,968
Accounts receivable	46,166	8,735
Accounts receivable - affiliate	600	695
Accounts receivable - affiliate	0
Inventories	246,014	183,502
Prepaid expense and other current assets	0	160
Due from related parties	6,144,950	4,692,799
Total current assets	6,470,215	4,927,257
Property, plant and equipment, net	238,072	242,050
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in equity method investee	172,752	179,882
Deferred charges and other assets, net	34	13
Total assets	6,881,073	5,349,202
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	18,552	14,291
Accounts payable - affiliate	(97)	0
Accrued expenses	216,107	166,213
Deferred revenue	8	1
Due to related parties	6,151,524	4,658,903
Total current liabilities	6,386,094	4,839,408
Long-term debt	29,672	34,566
Affiliate notes payable		0
Deferred tax liabilities	46,340	45,699
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Other long-term liabilities	4,145	3,699
Total liabilities	6,466,251	4,923,372
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	357,332	374,067
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)	57,490	51,763
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	414,822	425,830
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	414,822	425,830
Total liabilities and equity	6,881,073	5,349,202
Notes Payable, Current	0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	(1,463)	$ (1,869)	$ (3,275)
Accounts receivable	0	0
Accounts receivable - affiliate	0	0
Accounts receivable - affiliate	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expense and other current assets	0	0
Due from related parties	(56,660,250)	(50,717,488)
Total current assets	(56,660,250)	(50,718,951)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(429,035)	(1,145,411)
Investment in equity method investee	0	0
Deferred charges and other assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(57,089,285)	(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	(56,660,250)	(50,717,488)
Total current liabilities	(56,660,250)	(50,718,951)
Long-term debt	0	0
Affiliate notes payable		0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(308,940)
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(56,969,190)	(50,718,951)
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Member’s equity	(2,080,812)	(2,089,064)
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)	1,965,368	947,930
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	8,236	8,236
Total PBF Holding Company LLC equity	(107,208)	(1,132,898)
Noncontrolling interest	(12,887)	(12,513)
Total equity	(120,095)	(1,145,411)
Total liabilities and equity	(57,089,285)	$ (51,864,362)
Notes Payable, Current	$ 0