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Vessels and other fixed assets, net - Capital leases (Details) $ in Thousands | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 17, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 27, 2013 USD ($)
New Yangzijiang Vessels |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Description of Capital leases, Term of contract |  | Bareboat charter for eight years |  |
Capital leased assets, Number of vessels |  | 4 |  |
Vessel Capacity |  | 64,000 |  |
Payments to acquire equipment on lease |  |  | $ 20,680 |
Proceeds from Long-term Capital Lease Obligations |  |  | 20,680 |
Vessel purchase price obligation |  | $ 6,000 |  |
Interest and finance costs |  | 7,477 | 3,088 |
Capital leased assets, Net book value |  | 228,679 | 120,992 |
Accumulated amortization |  | $ 10,144 | $ 3,056 |
CSSC Vessels |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Description of Capital leases, Term of contract |  | Bareboat charter for ten years |  |
Capital leased assets, Number of vessels | 2 |  |  |
Vessel Capacity | 208,000 |  |  |
CSSC First Vessel |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vessel purchase price obligation | $ 12,960 |  |  |
CSSC Second Vessel |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vessel purchase price obligation | 12,000 |  |  |
Financed by SWS owner | CSSC First Vessel |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecorded unconditional, Purchase price obligation | 43,200 |  |  |
Financed by SWS owner | CSSC Second Vessel |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecorded unconditional, Purchase price obligation | $ 40,000 |  |  |
Merger and Pappas Transaction | Five newbuilding vessels |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Description of Capital leases, Term of contract |  | ten-year bareboat charters |  |
Capital leased assets, Number of vessels |  |  | 3 | 5
Vessel Capacity |  |  |  | 208,000
Merger and Pappas Transaction | Five newbuilding vessels | Minimum |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vessel purchase price obligation |  |  |  | $ 12,000
Merger and Pappas Transaction | Five newbuilding vessels | Maximum |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vessel purchase price obligation |  |  |  | 12,960
Merger and Pappas Transaction | Financed by SWS owner | Five newbuilding vessels | Minimum |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecorded unconditional, Purchase price obligation |  |  |  | 39,968
Merger and Pappas Transaction | Financed by SWS owner | Five newbuilding vessels | Maximum |  |  |  |
Vessels [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecorded unconditional, Purchase price obligation |  |  |  | $ 43,152

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