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Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details) - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2015 - ICBCL Agreement - Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary - vessel | Total
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction | 4
Sale and leaseback term | 10 years
Option to repurchase vessel under sale and leaseback (earliest) | 5 years

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- Definition Sale Leaseback Transaction, Number of Vessels + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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