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Basis of Presentation and General Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 item
Basis of Presentation and General Information
Total number of vessels	22
Number of fuel-efficient ECO-design VLGCs having 84,000 cbm	19
Number of VLGCs having 82,000 cbm	3

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Represents the number of fuel-efficient Eco-design Very Large Gas Carrier vessels in current fleet having a capacity of 84,000 cubic meters.

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Represents the number of Very Large Gas Carrier vessels in current fleet having a capacity of 82,000 cubic meters.

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Represents the total number of vessels owned by the entity.

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