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Acquisition Of Crude - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Jun. 09, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 Crude Carriers Corp. | Sep. 30, 2011 Crude Carriers Corp. | Sep. 30, 2011 Units issued to Crude Carriers Corp. Shareholders | Sep. 30, 2011 Acquisition of Crude Carriers Corp. by Partnership - Crude Employee Equity Incentive Plan | Jun. 30, 2011 Partnership Units | Sep. 30, 2011 Partnership General Partner | Jun. 09, 2011 Partnership General Partner | Dec. 31, 2011 Capital General Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price consideration for the acquisition of Crude Carriers Corp - units issued to Crude Carriers Corp shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 157,064 | $ 155,559 |  |  |  |  |
Common units issued | 13,685,000 | 88,440,710 | 69,372,077 |  |  |  |  |  | 24,344,176 |  | 142,000 |  |  |
Shares exchange ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.56 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price consideration of Crude Carriers Corp - fair value attributable to precombination services of Crude Carriers Corp Equity Incentive plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,505 |  |  |  |
Number of Crude Carriers' Corp incentive plan shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 399,400 |  |  |  |
Number of Partnership units after the conversion of Crude Carriers' Corp incentive plan shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 623,064 |  |  |  |
Number of general partner units converted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 499,346 | 142,000 |
Interest of CGP in the partnership | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00%
Acquisition related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,225 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common unit price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8.2 |  | $ 6.39 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common unit price used to determine the exchange ratio of the unit for share transaction |  |  |  |  | $ 10.35 |  |  | $ 11.27 |  |  |  |  |  |
Charter Revenues |  | 116,520 | 84,012 | 98,517 |  |  | 13,327 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,399 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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