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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Gross

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Oil and Gas Refinery Commitment

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Deferred Payment Arrangement, Amount

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Purchase And Supply Commitment, Deferred Payment Arrangement, Percentage Of Receivables And Inventory

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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The net quantity of proved reserves as of the balance sheet date. Proved oil reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable.

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Number of shares of stock issued during the period pursuant to acquisitions.

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Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) mbpd in Thousands, Mcf in Thousands, MBbls in Millions			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 11, 2019 USD ($) mbpd shares MBbls	Jan. 09, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) mbpd Mcf	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2019 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Oil and gas refinery \| mbpd				200
Reserves \| Mcf				423,878
Debt extinguishment and commitment costs				$ (4,224,000)	$ (8,633,000)	$ 0
Proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 118,741,000	$ 616,706,000	$ 354,682,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt extinguishment and commitment costs			$ (5,400,000)
Washington Refinery Acquisition \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration transferred, net working capital	$ 358,000,000
Oil and gas refinery \| mbpd	42
Reserves \| MBbls	2.9
Consideration transferred	$ 326,700,000
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 289,700,000
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition (in shares) \| shares	2,363,776
Term Loan Facility \| GS Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 250,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 228,900,000
Term Loan Facility \| GS Term Loan Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	6.75%
Term Loan Facility \| GS Term Loan Facility \| Base Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	5.75%
Term Loan \| Par Pacific Term Loan \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 45,000,000
Term Loan \| Par Pacific Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Washington Refinery Intermediation Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of receivables and inventory for deferred payment	95.00%
Amount of deferred payment arrangement	$ 90,000,000.0
Laramie Energy Company \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Agreement amount to divest producing property							$ 17,500,000