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Above market acquired charters - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 26, 2016	Oct. 24, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Above market acquired charters acquisition			$ 4,267
M/T Amor
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Above market acquired charters acquisition		$ 1,061
M/V CMA CGM Magdalena
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Above market acquired charters acquisition	$ 3,206
WACC used for calculation of above market acquired time charter	7.50%

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The acquisition of the asset arising from the difference between the existing value of the charter assumed at the time of a vessel acquisition and the value of the charter prevailing in the market at this time, for vessels acquired during the period.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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