DEBT (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
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Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	5. DEBT 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement On May 2, 2018, PBF Holding and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as borrowers or subsidiary guarantors, replaced its existing asset-based revolving credit agreement dated as of August 15, 2014 (the “August 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement”) with a new asset-based revolving credit agreement (the “2018 Revolving Credit Agreement"). The 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement has a maximum commitment of $3,400,000, a maturity date of May 2023 and redefines certain components of the Borrowing Base (as defined in the credit agreement) to make more funding available for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Borrowings under the 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at the Alternative Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin (all as defined in the credit agreement). The Applicable Margin ranges from 0.25% to 1.00% for Alternative Base Rate Loans and from 1.25% to 2.00% for Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans, in each case depending on the Company’s corporate credit rating. In addition, an accordion feature allows for commitments of up to $3,500,000. The LC Participation Fee ranges from 1.00% to 1.75% depending on the Company’s corporate credit rating and the Fronting Fee is capped at 0.25%. The 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary covenants and restrictions on the activities of PBF Holding and its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, limitations on incurring additional indebtedness, liens, negative pledges, guarantees, investments, loans, asset sales, mergers, acquisitions and prepayment of other debt, distributions, dividends and the repurchase of capital stock, transactions with affiliates and the ability of PBF Holding to change the nature of its business or its fiscal year; all as defined in the credit agreement. In addition, the 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement has a financial covenant which requires that if at any time Excess Availability, as defined in the credit agreement, is less than the greater of (i) 10% of the lesser of the then existing Borrowing Base and the then aggregate Revolving Commitments of the Lenders (the “Financial Covenant Testing Amount”), and (ii) $100,000, and until such time as Excess Availability is greater than the Financial Covenant Testing Amount and $100,000 for a period of 12 or more consecutive days, PBF Holding will not permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined in the credit agreement and determined as of the last day of the most recently completed quarter, to be less than 1.0 to 1.0. At both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there was $350,000 outstanding under the revolving credit agreements.

5. DEBT

2018 Revolving Credit Agreement

On May 2, 2018, PBF Holding and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as borrowers or subsidiary guarantors, replaced its existing asset-based revolving credit agreement dated as of August 15, 2014 (the “August 2014 Revolving Credit Agreement”) with a new asset-based revolving credit agreement (the “2018 Revolving Credit Agreement"). The 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement has a maximum commitment of $3,400,000, a maturity date of May 2023 and redefines certain components of the Borrowing Base (as defined in the credit agreement) to make more funding available for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Borrowings under the 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at the Alternative Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin (all as defined in the credit agreement). The Applicable Margin ranges from 0.25% to 1.00% for Alternative Base Rate Loans and from 1.25% to 2.00% for Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans, in each case depending on the Company’s corporate credit rating. In addition, an accordion feature allows for commitments of up to $3,500,000. The LC Participation Fee ranges from 1.00% to 1.75% depending on the Company’s corporate credit rating and the Fronting Fee is capped at 0.25%.

The 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary covenants and restrictions on the activities of PBF Holding and its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, limitations on incurring additional indebtedness, liens, negative pledges, guarantees, investments, loans, asset sales, mergers, acquisitions and prepayment of other debt, distributions, dividends and the repurchase of capital stock, transactions with affiliates and the ability of PBF Holding to change the nature of its business or its fiscal year; all as defined in the credit agreement.

In addition, the 2018 Revolving Credit Agreement has a financial covenant which requires that if at any time Excess Availability, as defined in the credit agreement, is less than the greater of (i) 10% of the lesser of the then existing Borrowing Base and the then aggregate Revolving Commitments of the Lenders (the “Financial Covenant Testing Amount”), and (ii) $100,000, and until such time as Excess Availability is greater than the Financial Covenant Testing Amount and $100,000 for a period of 12 or more consecutive days, PBF Holding will not permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined in the credit agreement and determined as of the last day of the most recently completed quarter, to be less than 1.0 to 1.0.

At both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there was $350,000 outstanding under the revolving credit agreements.