Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 06, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	PKPL
Entity Registrant Name	Park Place Energy Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001648636
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		49,981,482