| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2408402 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Detail) (http://www.par-petro.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsDetail)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000821483 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  | |||
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]  | |||
Asset retirement obligation - beginning of period  | |||
Obligations acquired  | |||
Accretion expense  | |||
Revision in estimate  | (  | ||
Liabilities settled during period  | (  | ||
Asset retirement obligation - end of period  | 8,909,000    | 2,580,000    | |