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Revenue Revenue - Disaggregation of revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ 175,915 | $ 91,238 | $ 516,039 | $ 330,512
Voyage Charters - Suezmax |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 90,267 | 271 | 243,771 | 12,905
Voyage Charters - Aframax |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 29,210 | 4,869 | 76,952 | 13,900
Voyage Charters - LR2 |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 16,712 | 0 | 40,312 | 0
Voyage Charters - Full Service Lightering |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 15,858 | 20,257 | 70,982 | 68,076
Voyage charter revenues |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 152,047 | 25,397 | 432,017 | 94,881
Time Charters - Aframax |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 7,784 | 12,318 | 31,608 | 36,975
Time Charters - Suezmax |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 2,909 | 9,167 | 13,063 | 35,918
Time Charters - LR2 |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 1,633 | 3,196 | 7,149 | 12,209
Time-charter revenues |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 12,326 | 24,681 | 51,820 | 85,102
Ship-to-ship support services, Other revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 8,217 | 7,980 | 22,452 | 28,210
Commercial management, Other revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 2,050 | 3,112 | 6,246 | 9,448
LNG terminal management, consultancy and other, Other revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 1,275 | 1,822 | 3,504 | 4,336
Other revenues |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 11,542 | 12,914 | 32,202 | 41,994
Net Pool - Suezmax |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 18,820 | 0 | 66,261
Net Pool - Aframax |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 4,832 | 0 | 23,195
Net Pool - LR2 |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 4,598 | 0 | 19,067
Net Pool - MR2 |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | (4) | 0 | 12
Net pool revenues |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | $ 28,246 | 0 | $ 108,535
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase in cost of goods and services sold | 73,600 |  | 202,400 |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Voyage charter revenues |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase in voyage charter revenue | $ 73,600 |  | $ 202,400 |

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