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Transactions with Related Parties - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011
Related Party Transaction
Number of vessels	36
Vessel operating expenses	$ 12,665	$ 11,629	$ 10,866
General and administrative expenses	5,716	6,234	6,253
Executive services agreement with CGP
Related Party Transaction
General and administrative expenses	1,688	1,688	1,688
Capital Ship Management Corp. | Fixed fee management agreement
Related Party Transaction
Vessel operating expenses	117	488	981
Capital Ship Management Corp. | Floating fee management agreement
Related Party Transaction
Vessel operating expenses	$ 11,483	10,100	8,865
Capital Ship Management Corp. | Crude Carriers Corp. ("Crude") management agreement
Related Party Transaction
Number of vessels	3					5
Vessel operating expenses	$ 1,065	$ 1,041	$ 1,020
Sales and purchase fee			1.00%
Commercial service fee			1.25%
Management agreement termination fees				$ 10,347	$ 10,124
Management agreement waiver terms	Effective from January 1, 2017 the Manager agreed to waive going forward (i) the sale and purchase fee equal to 1% of the gross purchase or sale price upon the consummation of any purchase or sale of the three vessels and (ii) the commercial services fee equal to 1.25% of all gross charter revenues generated by each of the three vessels for commercial services rendered.

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This item represents the commercial services fee in all gross charter revenues generated by vessels of Crude Carriers Corp (a subsidiary of Capital Product Partners LP) for commercial services rendered.

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Agreement with the manager to waive going forward the sale and purchase fee and the commercial services fee.

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Number of vessels owned and/ or to be acquired by the partnership.

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This item represents a sale and purchase fee as a percentage of the gross purchase or sale price upon the consummation of any purchase or sale of a vessel acquired by Crude Carriers, a subsidiary of Capital Product Partners LP.

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Related party vessel operating expenses consist of crewing, repairs and maintenance, insurance, stores, spares, lubricants, management fees and miscellaneous expenses.

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The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 2
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