Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 14, 2013
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	PAR PETROLEUM CORP/CO
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000821483
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		152,693,842
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2