Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Note 1 — Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of PAR Technology Corporation (the “Company” or “PAR”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial statement and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X pertaining to interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, such unaudited financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10Q (“Quarterly Report”). Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for any future period. Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period classification. The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management of the Company to make a number of estimates, judgements and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the period. Significant items subject to such estimates, judgements and assumptions include: the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, equity based compensation, and valuation allowances for receivables, inventories and deferred income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On November 4, 2015, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (“Springer-Miller APA”), pursuant to which it sold substantially all of the assets for its hotel/spa technology business owned and operated by the Company’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries under PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc., Springer-Miller International, LLC and Springer Miller Canada, ULC (collectively “PSMS”). Accordingly, the results of operations of PSMS have been classified as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 205-20 (Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations). Additionally, the assets and associated liabilities have been classified as discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets. All prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Refer to Note 2 “Divestiture and Discontinued Operations” in these Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion, including the terms of the transaction. The interim consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of PAR Technology Corporation (the “Company” or “PAR”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial statement and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X pertaining to interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, such unaudited financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10Q (“Quarterly Report”). Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for any future period. Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period classification.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management of the Company to make a number of estimates, judgements and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the period. Significant items subject to such estimates, judgements and assumptions include: the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, equity based compensation, and valuation allowances for receivables, inventories and deferred income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

On November 4, 2015, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (“Springer-Miller APA”), pursuant to which it sold substantially all of the assets for its hotel/spa technology business owned and operated by the Company’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries under PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc., Springer-Miller International, LLC and Springer Miller Canada, ULC (collectively “PSMS”). Accordingly, the results of operations of PSMS have been classified as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 205-20 (Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations). Additionally, the assets and associated liabilities have been classified as discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets. All prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Refer to Note 2 “Divestiture and Discontinued Operations” in these Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion, including the terms of the transaction.

The interim consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).