NONCONTROLLING INTEREST OF PBF ENERGY AND PBFX (Ownership Percentage) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	100.00%	100.00%
Shares, outstanding	102,763,507	102,767,291
Ownership percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Common Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares sold in public offering (in shares)	34,384,173	34,384,173
Public Unit Holders [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares sold in public offering (in shares)	15,924,676	15,924,676
PBF Energy [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	95.20%	95.10%
Shares, outstanding	97,816,106	97,781,933
PBF LLC [Member] \| Common Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares sold in public offering (in shares)	18,459,497	18,459,497
PBF LLC [Member] \| Series A Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in PBF LLC	4.80%	4.90%
Shares, outstanding	4,947,401	4,985,358
Collins Pipeline Company And T&M Terminal Company [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest in Limited Partnerships	$ 303
Limited Partner [Member] \| Public Unit Holders [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	46.30%	46.30%
Limited Partner [Member] \| PBF LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	53.70%	53.70%
Collins Pipeline Company [Member] \| Chalmette Refining [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage			80.00%
T&M Terminal Company [Member] \| Chalmette Refining [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage	80.00%