Annual lump fee payable to Interchart, as part of the Services Agreement for brokering and commercial services.

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Monthly lump fee payable to Interchart, as part of the Services Agreement for brokering and commercial services.

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Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Date of maturity or expiration of arrangements with a related party (for example, but not limited to, leasing and debt arrangements between related parties), in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Transactions With Related Parties - Additional Information - Interchart (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 11, 2014 shares	Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2014 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Jul. 31, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014 $ / shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares to acquire business \| shares	10,820,840
Exchange rate EUR/USD				1.05		1.34
Interchart Shipping Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition date				Feb. 25, 2014
Percentage of total outstanding common shares					33.00%
Payment to acquire business \| $					$ 200
Shares to acquire business \| shares					4,520
Fair value per share transferred \| $ / shares							$ 72.55
Services Agreement \| Interchart Shipping Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual lump sum fee		$ 525	€ 500,000
Expiration date of agreement				Oct. 01, 2014
New Services Agreement \| Interchart Shipping Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Monthly lump sum fee \| $				$ 275
Expiration date of agreement				Dec. 31, 2017