Overview	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Overview	Note 1—Overview Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Par” or the “Company”) own, manage, and maintain interests in energy and infrastructure businesses. Our strategy is to identify, acquire, and operate energy and infrastructure companies with attractive competitive positions. Currently, we operate in three primary business segments: 1) Refining - Our refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii, produces ultra-low sulfur diesel (“ULSD”), gasoline, jet fuel, marine fuel, low sulfur fuel oil (“LSFO”), and other associated refined products primarily for consumption in Hawaii. Our refinery in Newcastle, Wyoming produces gasoline, ULSD, jet fuel, and other associated refined products that are primarily marketed in Wyoming and South Dakota. 2) Retail - Our retail outlets sell gasoline, diesel, and retail merchandise throughout the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai. Our retail network includes Hele and “76” branded retail sites, company-operated convenience stores, 7-Eleven operated convenience stores, other sites operated by third parties, and unattended cardlock locations. 3) Logistics - We own and operate terminals, pipelines, a single-point mooring (“SPM”) and trucking operations to distribute refined products throughout the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Molokai, and Kauai. In addition, we own and operate a crude oil pipeline gathering system, a refined products pipeline, storage facilities, and loading racks in Wyoming. We also own and operate a jet fuel storage facility and pipeline that serve Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. We also own a 42.3% equity investment in Laramie Energy, LLC (“Laramie Energy”), a joint venture entity operated by Laramie Energy II, LLC (“Laramie”) and focused on producing natural gas in Garfield, Mesa, and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado. Our Corporate and Other reportable segment includes administrative costs, our Texadian operations, and several small non-operated oil and gas interests that were owned by our predecessor.

Note 1—Overview

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Par” or the “Company”) own, manage, and maintain interests in energy and infrastructure businesses. Our strategy is to identify, acquire, and operate energy and infrastructure companies with attractive competitive positions. Currently, we operate in three primary business segments:

1) Refining - Our refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii, produces ultra-low sulfur diesel (“ULSD”), gasoline, jet fuel, marine fuel, low sulfur fuel oil (“LSFO”), and other associated refined products primarily for consumption in Hawaii. Our refinery in Newcastle, Wyoming produces gasoline, ULSD, jet fuel, and other associated refined products that are primarily marketed in Wyoming and South Dakota.

2) Retail - Our retail outlets sell gasoline, diesel, and retail merchandise throughout the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai. Our retail network includes Hele and “76” branded retail sites, company-operated convenience stores, 7-Eleven operated convenience stores, other sites operated by third parties, and unattended cardlock locations.

3) Logistics - We own and operate terminals, pipelines, a single-point mooring (“SPM”) and trucking operations to distribute refined products throughout the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Molokai, and Kauai. In addition, we own and operate a crude oil pipeline gathering system, a refined products pipeline, storage facilities, and loading racks in Wyoming. We also own and operate a jet fuel storage facility and pipeline that serve Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.

We also own a 42.3% equity investment in Laramie Energy, LLC (“Laramie Energy”), a joint venture entity operated by Laramie Energy II, LLC (“Laramie”) and focused on producing natural gas in Garfield, Mesa, and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado.

Our Corporate and Other reportable segment includes administrative costs, our Texadian operations, and several small non-operated oil and gas interests that were owned by our predecessor.