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Shipbuilding Contracts (Detail) $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 15, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2013 vessel contract DWT | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2013 vessel
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of special purpose subsidiaries |  | 4 |  |  |
STX [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weight capacity in dead-weight tonne | DWT |  | 113,000.000 |  |  |
Number of shipbuilding contracts | contract |  | 4 |  |  |
Litigation settlement amount | $ | $ 32.4 |  |  |  |
Orders to Construct Newbuildings [Member] | STX [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels |  | 4 |  |  |
Additional Order Option Maximum [Member] | STX [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels |  | 12 |  |  |
Option To Order Exercised [Member] | STX [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels |  |  |  |  | 8
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Domain] | STX [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount of escrow account placed | $ |  |  | $ 0.6 | $ 0.6 |

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