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NONCONTROLLING INTEREST OF PBF ENERGY (Owenership Percentage) (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 12, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member] | Jun. 12, 2013 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member] | Dec. 18, 2012 PBF Energy [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 PBF LLC [Member] Series A Units [Member] | Jun. 12, 2013 PBF LLC [Member] Series A Units [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 PBF LLC [Member] Series A Units [Member] | Jun. 12, 2013 Secondary Public Offering [Member] Class A Common Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public offering (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,950,000
Shares outstanding | 96,819,101 | [1] | 96,591,060 | [1] | 96,543,352 | [1] | 39,581,613 | 39,563,835 | 23,571,221 |  | 57,237,488 | 57,027,225 | 72,972,131 |
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC | 100.00% | [1] | 100.00% | [1] | 100.00% | [1] | 40.90% | 41.00% | 24.40% | 24.40% | 59.10% | 59.00% | 75.60% |
[1] | Assumes all of the holders of PBF LLC Series A Units exchange their PBF LLC Series A Units for shares of PBF Energy’s Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.

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