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DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS (Details) (Ocean Transportation Segment [Member], Ssa Terminals Llc [Member])	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 facility
Ocean Transportation Segment [Member] | Ssa Terminals Llc [Member]
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
Ownership interest in SSAT (as a percent)	35.00%
Number of terminal facilities on which SSAT provides terminal and stevedoring services to Matnav and numerous carriers	6

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Represents the number of ports terminal facilities on which the investee provides terminal and stevedoring services.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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