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Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Financial Instruments (Abstract)

Derivative liabilities - Fair value (Table Text Block)

		June 30, 2012								December 31, 2011
		Interest Rate Swaps				Total				Interest Rate Swaps				Total
Short-term liabilities		$	(1,389	)		$	(1,389	)		$	(8,255	)		$	(8,255	)
Long-term liabilities		$	—			$	—			$	(4,422	)		$	(4,422	)
Total		$	(1,389	)		$	(1,389	)		$	(12,677	)		$	(12,677	)

Financial instruments - Balance Sheet (Table Text Block)

Liability derivatives
Balance sheet location		As of June 30,  2012 Fair value				As of December 31, 2011 Fair value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments - effective hedges
Financial instruments long-term liabilities.		$	—			$	4,422
Financial instruments short-term liabilities.		$	296				839
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments - ineffective hedges
Financial instruments short-term liabilities.		$	1,093				7,416
Total Derivatives		$	1,389			$	12,677

Schedule Of Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) In Statement Of Financial Performance (Table Text Block)

Derivatives for cash flow hedging relationships		Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)								Location of Gain/(loss) Reclassified into Income (Effective Portion)		Amount of Loss Reclassified from OCI into Income (Effective Portion)								Amount of Gain Remaining in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)								Location of Gain/(loss) Recognized in income (ineffective portion		Amount of Gain/ (Loss)  recognized in income
		2012				2011						2012				2011				2012				2011						2012				2011
Interest rate swaps			(1,857	)			(2,163	)		Interest expense and finance cost			(11,697	)			(10,791	)			9,840				8,628			Gain on interest rate swap agreement			1,447				—

Schedule Of Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis (Table Text Block)

Derivatives		Total				Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
December 31, 2011		$	(12,677	)			—			$	(12,677	)			—
June 30, 2012		$	(1,389	)			—			$	(1,389	)			—

Schedule Of Cash Flow Hedging Instruments (Table Text Block)

Bank		Currency		Notional Amount				Fixed Rate				Trade date		Value date		Maturity date		Fair market value as of June 30, 2012
HSH Nordbank		USD			11,500				3.8950	%		04.24.2008		04.30.2008		03.28.2013			296

Schedule Of Derivatives Not Designated As Cash Flow Hedging Instruments (Table Text Block)

Bank		Currency		Notional Amount				Fixed Rate				Trade date		Value date		Maturity date		Fair market value as of June 30, 2012
HSH Nordbank		USD			1,584				4.099	%		08.14.2008		08.20.2008		03.28.2013			43
HSH Nordbank		USD			46,000				3.5250	%		03.25.2008		03.27.2008		03.27.2013			1,050
Total derivative instruments fair value																			1,093

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