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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Useful Lives of Property and Equipment) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Ships | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 30 years
Ships | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 35 years
Ship improvements | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 3 years
Ship improvements | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 25 years
Buildings and improvements | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 10 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 40 years
Computer hardware and software | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 3 years
Computer hardware and software | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 10 years
Transportation equipment and other | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 3 years
Transportation equipment and other | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 30 years
Leasehold improvements | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 3 years
Leasehold improvements | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 30 years

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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