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Long-term debt, current and non-current, textual (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 22, 2021 USD ($) | May 21, 2021 USD ($) | May 20, 2021 | Jul. 07, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) installment item | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) item
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Vessels Collateral For Debt | item |  |  |  |  |  | 30 | 30
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms |  |  |  |  |  | The loan agreements are repayable in quarterly or semi-annual installments plus one balloon installment per loan agreement to be paid together with the last installment |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,320 | $ 2,742
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis |  |  |  |  |  | LIBOR plus margin |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,819 |
Debt Instrument Collateral Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 615,327 |
Compensating Balance, Description |  |  |  |  |  | Under the secured term loans outstanding as of June 30, 2021, 30 vessels of the Company’s fleet are mortgaged with first preferred or priority ship mortgages, having an aggregate carrying value of $615,327. |
Gain on extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ (158) |
8.375% Senior Unsecured Bond |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date |  |  |  |  |  | Jun. 22, 2021 |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000 |
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms |  |  |  |  |  | payable semi-annually in arrears in June and December of each year. |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,080 |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,000 |
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description |  |  |  |  |  | The New Bond includes financial and other covenants. The Company will take all necessary actions to list the New Bond in the Oslo Stock Exchange. |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 9.50% |  |  |  |  | 8.375% |
Debt Instrument, Call Feature |  |  |  |  |  | The New Bond is callable in whole or in parts in June 2024 at a price equal to 103.35% of nominal value; between June 2025 to December 2025 at a price equal to 101.675% of the nominal value and after December 2025 at a price equal to 100% of nominal value. |
8.375% Senior Unsecured Bond | In June 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 103.35% |
8.375% Senior Unsecured Bond | Between June 2025 to December 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 101.675% |
8.375% Senior Unsecured Bond | After December 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
9.5% Senior Unsecured Bond |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date |  |  |  |  |  | Sep. 27, 2018 |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms |  |  |  |  |  | payable semi-annually in arrears in March and September of each year. |
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description |  |  |  |  |  | The Bond includes financial and other covenants and is trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “DIASH01”. |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 9.50% |
Bond repurchased | $ 78,838 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 106.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Fees paid |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,272 |
Gain on extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  | 57 |
Nominal value of bond repurchased |  |  |  | $ 8,000 |  |  |
Nominal value of bond refinanced | $ 74,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Nominal value of bond held |  |  |  |  |  | $ 82,200 |
Debt Instrument, Call Feature |  |  |  |  |  | The Bond is callable in whole or in parts in three years at a price equal to 103.8% of nominal value; in four years at a price equal to 101.9% of the nominal value and in four and a half years at a price equal to 100% of nominal value. |
Debt extinguishment, amount | 800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt refinanced, amount excluding extinguishment | $ 73,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
9.5% Senior Unsecured Bond | Additional Issuance of Bond on one or more occasions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000 |
9.5% Senior Unsecured Bond | Officers And Directors [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,200 |
9.5% Senior Unsecured Bond | In three years [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 103.80% |
9.5% Senior Unsecured Bond | In four years [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 101.90% |
9.5% Senior Unsecured Bond | In four and a half years [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan Margin Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 2.15% |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan Margin Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% |
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Secured Debt |  | $ 91,000 |  |  | $ 50,160 |  |
Debt Instrument, Number of installments | installment |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payments |  |  |  |  |  | quarterly |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal |  |  |  |  |  | $ 994 |
Debt Instrument, Balloon Payment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,310 |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  |  |  |  |  | May 20, 2026 |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 736 |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis |  |  | LIBOR |  |  | LIBOR |
Loan Margin Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |

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