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Fixed assets - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 7 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 24, 2014 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 10, 2014 USD ($)
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels |  |  | 34 |  |  |  |
Advances for vessels under construction - related party |  |  | $ 18,172 | $ 66,641 |  |  |
Excess between the fair value of the contracted vessels and the contractual cash consideration |  |  | 0 | 36,417 | $ 0 |  |
2013 Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount drawn down |  |  | $ 115,000 |  |  |  |
Master Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | 5 |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Fair value of vessels under construction acquired |  | $ 347,917 |  |  |  |  |
Advances for vessels under construction - related party |  |  | $ 7,921 |  |  |  | $ 30,224
Excess between the fair value of the contracted vessels and the contractual cash consideration |  | $ 36,417 | $ 10,251 |  |  |  |
Contracted price | $ 311,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Master Agreement Product Carriers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
DWT | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Master Agreement Post Panamax Container Carriers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
TEU | 9,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
M/T Active |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of vessel acquisition |  |  | Mar. 31, 2015 |  |  |  |
DWT |  |  | 50,136 |  |  |  |
M/V Akadimos (renamed to "CMA CGM Amazon") |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of vessel acquisition |  |  | Jun. 10, 2015 |  |  |  |
DWT |  |  | 115,145 |  |  |  |
M/T Amadeus |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of vessel acquisition |  |  | Jun. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |
DWT |  |  | 50,108 |  |  |  |
M/V Adonis (CMA CGM Uruguay) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of vessel acquisition |  |  | Sep. 18, 2015 |  |  |  |
DWT |  |  | 115,639 |  |  |  |
M/T Active, M/V Akadimos (renamed to "CMA CGM Amazon"), MT Amadeus and M/V Adonis (renamed to ''CMA CGM Uruguay'' |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition of vessel |  |  | $ 230,000 |  |  |  |
Amount of available cash paid for acquisition of vessel |  |  | 115,000 |  |  |  |
Fair value of vessels acquired |  |  | 256,166 |  |  |  |
Advances for vessels under construction - related party |  |  |  | 22,303 |  |  |
Excess between the fair value of the contracted vessels and the contractual cash consideration |  |  |  | 26,166 |  |  |
M/T Active, M/V Akadimos (renamed to "CMA CGM Amazon"), MT Amadeus and M/V Adonis (renamed to ''CMA CGM Uruguay'' | 2013 Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount drawn down |  |  | 115,000 |  |  |  |
M/T Agisilaos, M/T Avax, M/T Akeraios, M/T Apostolos, M/V Archimidis and M/V Agamemnon |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel improvement costs capitalized |  |  | $ 826 |  |  |  |
M/T Ayrton II and M/T Amore Mio II |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel improvement costs capitalized |  |  |  | $ 183 |  |  |
Number of vessels acquired out of the total agreed | Master Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Rights Of First Refusal | Master Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | 6 |  |  |  |  | 2 |

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