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Vessels (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 M/T Aristarchos (renamed M/T Aristotelis)	Dec. 31, 2013 M/T Agamemnon II	Sep. 11, 2013 Anax Container Carrier S.A.	Sep. 11, 2013 Thiseas Container Carrier S.A.	Sep. 11, 2013 Cronus Container Carrier S.A.	Mar. 20, 2013 Hercules Container Carrier S.A.	Mar. 27, 2013 Iason Container Carrier S.A.	Jun. 30, 2014 Ayrton II and Amore Mio II
Property Plant And Equipment
Fair value of vessels acquired					$ 54,000	$ 54,000	$ 54,000	$ 54,000	$ 54,000
Date of vessel acquisition / sale			Nov. 28, 2013	Nov. 05, 2013	Sep. 11, 2013	Sep. 11, 2013	Sep. 11, 2013	Mar. 20, 2013	Mar. 27, 2013
DWT			51,604	51,238
TEU	5,000				5,000	5,000	5,000
Year built			2013	2008	2013	2013	2013
Initial acquisition expenses			111
Vessel improvement costs capitalized										183
Net proceeds from sale of vessel				32,192
Gain / (loss) on sale of vessel				(7,073)
Vessel carrying value	1,148,531	1,176,819		38,923
Purchase price			$ 38,141

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Initial expenses capitalized for vessels' acquisitions.

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The fair value of the vessel at the time of the acquisition.

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The vessels' capacity in twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU).

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The cash proceeds net of commissions and expenses from the sale of vessels.

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The vessel's size in deadweight tonnage (DWT).

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Vessel improvement expenses that were capitalized in the period.

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This element represents vessels' book value, net of accumulated depreciation.

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The year that the vessel was built.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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